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The BSoG is a leading hub for interdisciplinary teaching and cutting-edge research, rethinking Europe’s role in a changing world. It is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (VUB) and Vesalius College.
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Publication alert! 🔍

Our researcher @oberthuerseb.bsky.social and Kati Kulovesi recently published the piece "Shaping the EU’s 2040 Climate Target-Reforming the European Climate Law’s Procedural Climate Governance".

Read here 👇

#BSoG #EUClimateGovernance #2040target
Shaping the EU’s 2040 Climate Target-Reforming the European Climate Law’s Procedural Climate Governance
Prof Dr Kati Kulovesi and Prof Dr Sebastian Oberthür have published a blog on shaping the EU's 2040 climate target.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🍃🏭 Has the Green Deal become a “Clean Industrial Deal”? We reflect on one year of von der Leyen II: political realignments, omnibus ‘simplifications’. But also: what this means for ETS2, the 2040 target, democratic legitimacy & implementation. 🎧 Listen or watch 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/episode-23-W...
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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How can democratic debate thrive in an era of online polarisation, shifting political norms, and increasingly complex information ecosystems? Join us for Resilient Democracy Online, a three-day stakeholder event.
🗓 1 Dec – 3 Dec 2025
📍 BRIAS, Brussels
Register: www.brussels-school.be/output/event...
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Delighted to share that Tom Willaert, our Postdoctoral Researcher, has co-authored a new paper with Armin Pournaki, published in Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. #BSoG #BrusselsSchool #researcher
Extracting narrative signals from public discourse: a network-based approach - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Extracting narrative signals from public discourse: a network-based approach
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November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We’re proud to announce that, thanks to the coordination of Dean Prof. Dr @ftrauner.bsky.social, the BSoG has been granted the esteemed Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence status! 🇪🇺

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BSoG again recognised as Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Under the coordination of Dean Prof. Dr Florian Trauner, the BSoG has successfully applied for and received the status of a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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🎓 Congratulations to @nathalievanraemdonck.com on the successful public defence of her PhD, “What Others Afford – Sociotechnical shaping of normative processes on social media platforms,” defended today at the #VUB. 👏

#PhDdefence #BSoG #BrusselsSchool
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The launch of The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights by Prof. Dr Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas has been rescheduled to Wednesday, 11 December at 17:00!

👉 Register here: www.brussels-school.be/output/event...

#HumanRights #Roma #EU
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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📹 In this interview with Ard Tagesschau, BSoG's Dean, @ftrauner.bsky.social, comments on EU migration in Germany.

#Eu #migration #Germany #BSoG #BrusselsSchool
EU-Migrationsanalyse: Deutschland muss voraussichtlich keine zusätzlichen Migranten aus anderen Mitgliedsstaaten aufnehmen
EU-Migrationsanalyse: Deutschland muss voraussichtlich keine zusätzlichen Migranten aus anderen Mitgliedsstaaten aufnehmen
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November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Harald Kümmerle (Japanese Studies in Tokyo) and Johannes Thumfart (BSoG) have co-authored a new article titled
📄 “From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses”.

🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses
Abstract. This article examines the use of digital technologies by Germany and Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of two divergent epi
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November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Join the upcoming online Equality Talk on 17 Dec, where Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas will discuss their recently published edited volume, The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights.
Register here: 👉 uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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📚 New publication alert!

BSoG Prof. Dr Ilke Adam, together with Prof. Dr Jean Beaman and Mariska Jung, PhD candidate at the #VUB, have published their edited volume:
📕 A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe? Racialized #Minorities at the Centre
#antiracism #publication #research #migration #Europe
A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
This open access book explores anti-racist struggles and practices across a range of European contexts, tracing both change and continuity over time
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We are proud to announce that Dr @elieperot.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at the #BSoG and Programme Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in EU Policy Making, has been awarded the 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize. Congratulations! 👏 #PhD #GlobalStrategy
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Elie Perot wins 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize
BSoG is proud to announce that Dr. Elie Perot has been awarded the 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I just had an email exchange with a high school student headed to @bsog.be next year about my recent article with @luissimonn.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... She may have been being nice to her future academic advisor, but I'm still glad to see that open-access publications are
Levels of division: How wedge strategies shape international and domestic politics
States often seek to undermine their competitors in order to obtain a favorable balance of power. Yet, the literature on how they actually do that remains sparse and disconnected. We focus on how a...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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🇪🇺🇬🇧 Join the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Europe & LSE IDEAS for 🗣️ “The Future of EU–UK Collaboration: Taking Stock of Brexit & Geopolitical Strategy-Building.”
📘 With Prof. Dr. Richard Higgott (@csds.bsky.social, BSoG).
🕘 5 Nov 2025, 9:00–11:30
👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/eu-uk-coll...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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📢 TDI Yearly 2025 – EU Trade Defence and Increasing Geo-Economic Tensions
🗓️ Thursday, 11 December 2025 | 09:30–17:15
📍 U-Residence, VUB Campus (on-site & online)
💡Attendance is limited to 100 participants.
👉 Secure your spot now: www.brussels-school.be/output/event...

#TradeDefence #TDIYearly2025
October 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Students from the BSoG’s Master in Global Security and Strategy have published an insightful analysis with Carnegie Europe, exploring what a second #Trump administration could mean for #Europe. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸
Five Pillars for Europe in the Second Trump Era
The second Trump administration has shifted the cornerstones of the liberal international order. How the EU responds will determine not only its global standing but also the very integrity of the Euro...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Policy Brief Alert! 🚨

For the past three years, we've been studying the ethical and legal impacts of AI. Our key takeaways are now available here 👇 We hope future AI risk assessments become far more practical — and truly actionable.

Thanks to @titanthinking.bsky.social & @bsog.be
Policy Brief: Ethical & Legal Impact Assessments, and Citizen Participation in Technology: Lessons from TITAN
This policy brief explores how Ethical and Legal Impact Assessments (ELIAs) can be enhanced through citizen participation to ensure that emerging technologies — including AI systems and digital infras...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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We’re proud to announce that #PhD researcher Marta Paricio Montesinos has been awarded a new #FWO PhD grant for her project “Loose Threads in the #EU’s Regulation of Mineral Value Chains in CAHRAs.”
More here: www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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We’re proud to share that researchers from the Brussels School of Governance’s Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) have been recognised among the 2025 #EUInfluencer Awards by ZN Consulting!
Congratulations to our colleagues! 👏
#BSoG #CSDS
More info: znconsulting.com/articles/eui...
October 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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🌱 Join us on 26 Sept for a conversation on what it means to be an environmental defender at the frontlines of protecting ecosystems and communities’ wellbeing.

📍 BSoG, Pleinlaan 5, floor -1, room Lisbon
🗓️ 26 Sept | 10:00–12:00
👉 ow.ly/GTTB50X08tb

#BSoG #research #humanrights #environment
🌱 What does it mean to be an environmental defender today? Join us on 26 September at BSoG for a keynote by Claudia Ituarte-Lima 🎤 “On the Frontlines: Environmental Defenders in a Turbulent World” — exploring how law can empower, but also silence, those protecting our planet. 🗣️ A roundtable will follow with Lieselotte Viaene, Kata Dozsa & Wies Willems, sharing perspectives from the frontlines. 📍 BSoG, Pleinlaan 5, floor -1, room Lisbon 🗓️ 26 Sept | 10:00–12:00 👉 Register here: https://ow.ly/GTTB50X08tb #BSoG #research #humanrights #environment #sustainability
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🔍 Researchers from BSoG's Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy led a landmark study on how Belgium’s industry can cut CO₂ emissions by 2040–2050. Analysing 90 technologies, the report shows that a carbon-neutral industry is within reach:

#BSoG #VUB #research #decarbonisation #Belgium
BSoG researchers release landmark report on deep industrial emission reductions in Belgium
On 18 September 2025, BSoG-VUB researchers Tomas Wyns, Stijn Van der Perre and Gauri Khandekar presented the DEEPIN - Deep Industrial Emission Reductions for Belgium Report.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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🎓 We are proud to share that on 12 September, Nadia Tjahja successfully defended her PhD thesis "Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum".

Congratulations on this great achievement, Dr. Tjahja!
#PhD #BSoG #VUB #UNUCRIS
🎓 We are pleased to announce that on 12 September, Nadia Tjahja successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum". The BSoG would like to congratulate Dr. Tjahja on this great achievement! 👏 #PhD #BSoG #VUB #UNUCRIS #research #internetgovernance
September 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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💼 Work with us!

Our BA in International and European Law is welcoming applications for the following position:

Adjunct Professor - Business Law (BA Course)

⏳ Apply by 6 October: www.brussels-school.be/jobs/adjunct...

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#BSoG #vacancy #businesslaw
Adjunct Professor: Business Law (BA Course)
The Brussels School of Governance invites applications for the position of Adjunct Professor for the Spring Semester, beginning (at the end of) January 2026.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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📢 Save the date: 18 Sept

The DEEPIN project workshop will dive into deep industrial decarbonisation and how Belgian industry can help meet EU 2040 & 2050 climate goals 🌍⚙️

Register here: ow.ly/3tZm50WTTWs

#BSoG #research #decarbonisation #2050climateneutrality
On 18 September, we are hosting the DEEPIN project workshop on deep industrial decarbonisation 🌍⚙️ DEEPIN is a targeted research project supporting the Belgian government’s efforts to update its 2050 climate neutrality scenarios, specifically focusing on the role of industry. Register here: https://ow.ly/3tZm50WTTWs #BSoG #research #decarbonisation #2050climateneutrality
September 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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💼 New vacancy alert!

The Brussels School of Governance is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a grant as part of the research project CODE.

👇 Find out more and apply by 31 October:

#BSoG #vacancy #PostdoctoralResearch #CODE
Postdoctoral Fellowship "Geopolitics and Technology in the 21st Century"
The Brussels School of Governance invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship: "Geopolitics and Technology in the 21st Century"
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September 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM