Amsterdam Centre for European Studies - ACES
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The University of Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) is an interdisciplinary centre of excellence on contemporary Europe, the European Union, and its member states.
🔗https://aces.uva.nl/
🔗https://aces.uva.nl/
What does Europe look like under pressure?
On 10 December, we bring together Caroline De Gruyter (NRC), Erik Jones (European University Institute), and Sabine Gimbrère (City of Amsterdam) to discuss whether today’s crises are strengthening European cooperation or testing its limits.
On 10 December, we bring together Caroline De Gruyter (NRC), Erik Jones (European University Institute), and Sabine Gimbrère (City of Amsterdam) to discuss whether today’s crises are strengthening European cooperation or testing its limits.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
What does Europe look like under pressure?
On 10 December, we bring together Caroline De Gruyter (NRC), Erik Jones (European University Institute), and Sabine Gimbrère (City of Amsterdam) to discuss whether today’s crises are strengthening European cooperation or testing its limits.
On 10 December, we bring together Caroline De Gruyter (NRC), Erik Jones (European University Institute), and Sabine Gimbrère (City of Amsterdam) to discuss whether today’s crises are strengthening European cooperation or testing its limits.
🔺 What trade-offs—if any—must Europe make to secure its defence?
This pressing question was at the heart of our recent ACES roundtable, where four leading experts brought critical insights to a complex and evolving debate.
This pressing question was at the heart of our recent ACES roundtable, where four leading experts brought critical insights to a complex and evolving debate.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🔺 What trade-offs—if any—must Europe make to secure its defence?
This pressing question was at the heart of our recent ACES roundtable, where four leading experts brought critical insights to a complex and evolving debate.
This pressing question was at the heart of our recent ACES roundtable, where four leading experts brought critical insights to a complex and evolving debate.
🇪🇺 Exciting news from ACES!
We are honoured to have been once again awarded the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, a recognition of our ongoing commitment to advancing research, education, and debate on Europe and the European Union.
We are honoured to have been once again awarded the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, a recognition of our ongoing commitment to advancing research, education, and debate on Europe and the European Union.
September 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🇪🇺 Exciting news from ACES!
We are honoured to have been once again awarded the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, a recognition of our ongoing commitment to advancing research, education, and debate on Europe and the European Union.
We are honoured to have been once again awarded the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, a recognition of our ongoing commitment to advancing research, education, and debate on Europe and the European Union.
“The rise of far-right parties is not only about cultural conflict or immigration – it’s also about geography and the presence of the state,” said Professor Catherine E. De Vries.
On September 15, ACES opens the academic year with a timely lecture by Professor De Vries.
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On September 15, ACES opens the academic year with a timely lecture by Professor De Vries.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
“The rise of far-right parties is not only about cultural conflict or immigration – it’s also about geography and the presence of the state,” said Professor Catherine E. De Vries.
On September 15, ACES opens the academic year with a timely lecture by Professor De Vries.
🔗 lnkd.in/dJwGvKMh
On September 15, ACES opens the academic year with a timely lecture by Professor De Vries.
🔗 lnkd.in/dJwGvKMh
🎓 On September 15, ACES will kick off the 2025-2026 academic year with a lecture by Prof. Catherine E. De Vries: "Public Service Deprivation and the Rise of Populism in Europe."
👉 Registration: aces.uva.nl/content/even...
👉 Registration: aces.uva.nl/content/even...
July 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🎓 On September 15, ACES will kick off the 2025-2026 academic year with a lecture by Prof. Catherine E. De Vries: "Public Service Deprivation and the Rise of Populism in Europe."
👉 Registration: aces.uva.nl/content/even...
👉 Registration: aces.uva.nl/content/even...
📚 New Book: Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century.
ACES affiliates Matthijs Lok, Marjet Brolsma, and Robin de Bruin, together with colleagues from the University of Groningen, have co-edited a new volume: Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right?
ACES affiliates Matthijs Lok, Marjet Brolsma, and Robin de Bruin, together with colleagues from the University of Groningen, have co-edited a new volume: Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right?
July 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
📚 New Book: Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century.
ACES affiliates Matthijs Lok, Marjet Brolsma, and Robin de Bruin, together with colleagues from the University of Groningen, have co-edited a new volume: Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right?
ACES affiliates Matthijs Lok, Marjet Brolsma, and Robin de Bruin, together with colleagues from the University of Groningen, have co-edited a new volume: Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right?
💬 What are the legal and ethical boundaries of protest in democratic societies?
In many European democracies, acts of unlawful activism, often defended by protesters as necessary civil disobedience, have become both common and controversial.
🗓️ Join us for a critical conversation.
In many European democracies, acts of unlawful activism, often defended by protesters as necessary civil disobedience, have become both common and controversial.
🗓️ Join us for a critical conversation.
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
💬 What are the legal and ethical boundaries of protest in democratic societies?
In many European democracies, acts of unlawful activism, often defended by protesters as necessary civil disobedience, have become both common and controversial.
🗓️ Join us for a critical conversation.
In many European democracies, acts of unlawful activism, often defended by protesters as necessary civil disobedience, have become both common and controversial.
🗓️ Join us for a critical conversation.
💬 What does European strategic autonomy really mean in today’s shifting global landscape?
Join us on 11 June at 14:00 for an ACES seminar with Paola Subacchi, international economist and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.
Join us on 11 June at 14:00 for an ACES seminar with Paola Subacchi, international economist and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.
May 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
💬 What does European strategic autonomy really mean in today’s shifting global landscape?
Join us on 11 June at 14:00 for an ACES seminar with Paola Subacchi, international economist and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.
Join us on 11 June at 14:00 for an ACES seminar with Paola Subacchi, international economist and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.
With the holiday season upon us, we would like to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday season! We can’t wait to share many more memorable moments and events with you next year!
December 23, 2024 at 11:34 AM
With the holiday season upon us, we would like to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday season! We can’t wait to share many more memorable moments and events with you next year!