Chair European Politics and Society RUG

11/10/2022

The new REGROUP project is officially kicking off on Thursday! You are kindly invited to join our free event in Groningen and hear the post-pandemic reflections on science, (dis)information, and democracy by virologist Ilaria Capua and political scientist Joshua Tucker.

Find more information here: https://binnenstadskerken.nl/wp/event/nieuwe-kerk/horizon-europe-project-regroup-lecture/

Are you attending? See our Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/2hMyj7usD

University of Groningen Faculty of Arts - University of Groningen University of Groningen - International Office - Faculty of Arts University College Groningen, University of Groningen Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen Horizon Europe Ilaria Capua Piero Tortola

Post-pandemic dilemmas: Knowledge, information, and democracy after Covid-19 The relationship between liberal-democracy, knowledge, and information is fraught with tensions. To thrive, democracies need ideas and…

21/09/2022

The RUG-led Horizon Europe project REGROUP (Rebuilding Governance and Resilience out of the Pandemic) will officially kick-off on October 13 with a public panel on the links between democracy, knowledge, and (dis)information.

Speakers: Ilaria Capua (University of Florida), and Joshua Tucker (New York University), moderated by Piero Tortola (RUG).

Nieuwe Kerk, 13 October 2022, 17:30-19:00
FREE ENTRANCE

More details at the link below.

The relationship between liberal-democracy, knowledge, and information is fraught with tensions. To thrive, democracies need ideas and information to flow...

22/02/2022

Amazing news for EPS!

RUG has just been awarded a big Horizon Europe grant to study the politics and governance of the post-pandemic over the period 2022-25, leading a consortium that includes 12 more research institutions across Europe.

The project, named REGROUP (Rebuilding governance and resilience out of the pandemic), will be led by Piero Tortola, and involve fellow EPS members Lars Rensmann, Ben Leruth, Leonie de Jonge and Lisa Gaufman, plus Saliha Metinsoy (International political economy) and Bharath Ganesh (Media and journalism studies).

We look forward to starting this exciting new venture!

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14/01/2022

A primer by EPS member Piero Tortola on the upcoming presidential election in Italy.

Piero Tortola (University of Groningen)

20/12/2021

New EPS publication out!

P. Pansardi and P.D.Tortola, "A “More Political” Commission? Reassessing EC Politicization through Language"

This article contributes to the study of the European Commission's (EC) politicization by examining this phenomenon from the angle of communication. We elaborate a novel approach based on two linguis...

17/12/2021

At a press conference, Lars Rensmann presented his study on antisemitism in the „Alternative for Germany“ party.

Acht Jahre nach ihrer Gründung kann kein Zweifel mehr daran bestehen, dass die einst als Anti-Euro-Partei gegründete „Alternative für Deutschland“ (AfD) sich mittlerweile zu einer in weiten Teilen völkisch-rechtsextremistischen Partei entwickelt hat.

11/06/2021

We are hiring and our team is expanding! Please note, share widely, apply--we are hiring two new full-time, tenure-track assistant professors in European Politics and Society at the EPS chair group.

The European Languages and Cultures (ELC) degree programme is looking for two enthusiastic assistant professors (in Dutch called UD: universitair docent) in European politics and society, who will contribute significantly to the bachelor's degree programme and especially the Politics and Society pro...

13/05/2021

We are hiring!

You will be part of the European Politics and Society (EPS) chair group, a team aiming at excellence in teaching and research. You will teach courses on European Politics and Society, predominantly within the interdisciplinary European Languages and Cultures (ELC) BA programme. This includes, among....

17/03/2021

Today, the colloquium at our Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics features my wonderful colleague and collaborator Samir Gandesha (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver). Samir will talk about "Scenes from a Traumatic History of Political Theory." Please join us (free access) at 16:00 CET. bit.do/demcpcolloquium

21/12/2020

Lars Rensmann on the EU expansion debate (on RTL Nieuws/in Dutch): "This is no time for an expansion of the European Union but for consolidation."

Brexit, een pandemie en een ruzie met Hongarije en Polen die op een haar na de hele EU-begroting had opgeblazen: de Europese Unie heeft veel op haar bord liggen. En toch zijn er gesprekken gaande over uitbreiding. Kan dat eigenlijk wel?

01/12/2020

We are very pleased to announce that ELC students Megan Daniels and Ola Medzinska, along with George Cummins, Shona Marshall and Skye Lim, are the co-winners of the Euidea Brexit visual award, with their remarkable short film "Overheard".

Join us in congratulating this fantastic team on their achievement and, if you haven't yet, go check out the video at the link below!

MADELEINA KAY Artwork Statement: My Brexiles portraits document the stories of 27 British citizens who have migrated from the UK (or chosen to remain living abroad) where Brexit was a key factor influencing their decision. The vividly coloured, cubist style portraits, represents their personal exper...