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NEXTEUK Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on the Future of EU-UK Relations

Dear Follower,

We are very proud to inform you that the Centre for European Research has been awarded the prestigious Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on the Future of EU-UK Relationships (NEXTEUK) for the coming three years. NEXTEUK will fund research, teaching and public engagement activities related to the future of the European Union – United Kingdom relations. This is an outstanding achievement which recognises the hard work of CER and its team of experts in the past few years. The project brings an internationally recognised team of experts to lead on innovative and front edge research on the future of EU-UK relations.

Within this context our team will also expand soon as we are currently hiring. Finally we are starting the academic year with exciting events which involve debates on the use of referendums in Europe, the mobilisation of pro-European forces in Europe and the future of UK's democracy.

Looking forward to seeing you at our events.

Dr Sarah Wolff, Director of CER

Centre for European Research becomes prestigious Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on the Future of UK-EU Relations

NEXTEUK will offer a structured space for academic and policy reflection on the future of the EU-UK relationship. Specifically, the project will assess the historical achievements of the EU-UK relationship so far and identify best practice. It will analyse the roots of Brexit and its implications for European integration and British politics while offering forward-looking analysis on the future of the EU-UK relationship and formulate policy-relevant recommendations.

For more information, click here.

Referendums in Europe: People Power or Political Elite Device
Debating Europe Seminar series / NEXTEUK event

30 October 2019
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: QMUL, Mile End Rd, London E14 4NS

Chair:

Dr Stijn van Kessel (Centre for European Research, Queen Mary University of London)

Panelists:

Dr Saskia Hollander (INCLUDE / The Broker)

Professor Matt Qvortup (Coventry University)

Dr Mario Mendez (Centre for European Research, Queen Mary University of London)

Mobilising Around Europe: Pro and Anti-EU Politics in an Era of Populism and Nationalism
Roundtable & discussion co-funded by CER

7 November 2019
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Anatomy Museum, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

Chairs:
Dr Stijn van Kessel (Centre for European Research, Queen Mary University of London)
Professor Adam Fagan (King's College London)

Speakers:
Professor Tim Bale (Centre for European Research, Queen Mary University of London)
Dr Simona Guerra (University of Leicester)
Professor Carlo Ruzza (University of Trento)
Professor Sandra Seubert (Goethe University)

What's Next for British Democracy?
Debating Europe Seminar series / NEXTEUK event, co-sponsored by Le Fonds d'Alembert 2019 (French Foreign Affairs Ministry)
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9 December 2019
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London, 67-69 Lincoln Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB

Chair:
Dr Sarah Wolff (CER, Queen Mary University of London)

Panelists:
Professor Pauline Schnapper (Sorbonne Nouvelle University)
Professor Tim Bale (CER, Queen Mary University of London)

Further details on this event will soon be published on CER's events site.

A special event by our partners, The Centre for European and International Legal Affairs (CEILA) and the School of Law of Queen Mary University of London:

The Centre for European and International Legal Affairs (CEILA) and the School of Law are delighted to host the Annual Lecture on 'Migration as Decolonization', with Professor E. Tendayi Achiume (UCLA School of Law), UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. For more information and to register, click here.

CER is hiring!

We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant to work with us on our NEXTEUK project.
Application deadline: 30 October
For more information, click here.