06/08/2026
📚 Your summer reading list starts here.
Not sure what to read next? Let your future Master's inspire your next book. 👇
🌍If you're choosing MEAP (Master in European Affairs and Policies):
📖 Kairos — Jenny Erpenbeck. A powerful story of East Germany before and after the Berlin Wall, exploring memory, political change, and Europe's evolving identity.
📖 1984 — George Orwell. A timeless classic on power, freedom, surveillance, and democracy. Topics that still shape Europe today.
📖 The Mandarins — Simone de Beauvoir. Post-war Europe, political responsibility, and the intellectual debates that helped shape the continent.
📖 The Book Thief — Markus Zusak. A moving reflection on war, propaganda, and the values at the heart of the European project.
📖 The Republic — Plato. The ultimate classic on justice, leadership, and governance. Still relevant, after more than 2,000 years.
🌍 If you're choosing EU-MEDA (Master in EU-MED African Relations and Cooperation Policies):
📖 The Map of Love — Ahdaf Soueif. A journey between Egypt and Europe, exploring identity, history, and Mediterranean connections.
📖 Half of a Yellow Sun — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. A powerful story of conflict, colonial legacies, and nation-building in Africa.
📖 Another Country — James Baldwin. A thought-provoking novel about race, migration, belonging, and human connection.
📖 Martyr! — Kaveh Akbar. A contemporary exploration of migration, faith, identity, and the search for belonging.
📖 Tayeb Salih — Season of Migration to the North. An essential read to understand the historical and human dimensions of Euro-Mediterranean and African relations.
Which one will make it onto your reading list? 👇📚