CERGU - Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg

22/05/2026

Wrapping up another fantastic internal conference! At CERGU we work hard, but we also have fun!

08/05/2026

Den 9 maj firas Europadagen. Med anledning av det har vi talat med Markus Johansson om regelefterlevnad och samarbete i EU. Han är forskare i statsvetenskap och menar att Viktor Orbáns valförlust tidigare i vår kan få viss betydelse för EU:s beslutsfattande.

– Oavsett vilken inriktning den nya regeringen tar innebär maktskiftet i Ungern att EU:s kanske främsta enfant terrible är borta, vilket kan öppna för en mer samarbetsinriktad relation mellan EU och Ungern. Samtidigt är Ungern en relativt liten aktör i EU:s dagliga förhandlingar. Många beslut fattas med kvalificerad majoritet, vilket innebär att större medlemsstater ofta har större inflytande än små och medelstora länder, säger han.

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07/04/2026

Will the new Volvo battery factory in Mariestad end up like Northvolt? Tobias Wuttke, CERGU postdoctoral researcher, comments on the future prospects in this new interview with SVT, Swedish Television. Listen to what he has to say here:

”Ingen framgångssaga”. Så beskriver forskaren Tobias Wuttke satsningar på batterifabriker i Europa. Men i Mariestad planerar Volvo för just en sådan fabrik. – Vi kommer vara igång med bygget vid årsskiftet, säger projektledaren Fredrik Agelén.

10/03/2026

Last but not least, we are pleased to introduce Natalia Volvach, CERGU postdoctoral researcher! Read about Natalia, Tobias, and Ben on the CERGU website: https://www.gu.se/en/news/cergu-welcomes-natalia-volvach

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09/03/2026

Welcome to CERGU, Tobias! You can read more about what brought Tobias Wuttke to CERGU on our website: https://www.gu.se/en/news/new-cergu-postdoctoral-researcher

02/02/2026

Over the next few weeks, we will introduce our three new postdoctoral researchers. Today we are featuring Ben Rosher, who generously agreed to chat with us about being a CERGU postdoc.

Read about Ben on the CERGU website, and stay tuned as we present Tobias Wuttke and Natalia Volvach!

https://www.gu.se/en/news/cergu-welcomes-three-new-postdocs

28/01/2026

Report Launch: The MAGnituDE research group will be launching their newest report in one week.

Olga Sasunkevich, Andrea Spehar, and Oksana Shmulyar-Gréen are CERGU researchers active in MAGnituDe: Migration, Affective Geopolitics, and European Democracy in Times of Military Conflicts, funded by Horizon Europe.

The launch is scheduled for February 5th, 9:00–11:00, on the topic: Labour Market, Education, and Housing under Temporary Protection: A Comparative Report from the Baltic Sea Region.

Register via this link: https://forms.office.com/e/JJhZ7We1QZ

Read more about MAGnituDE here: https://magnitude-horizon.eu/

MAGnituDe - Migration, Affective Geopolitics and European Democracy in Times of Military Conflicts- is a research and innovation project funded by the

26/01/2026

Current events have kept CERGU network researchers busy, and political scientist Lisbeth Aggestam is no exception. Today, she lends her expertise to a feature article in Svenska Dagbladet - SvD. The article is available via the link below. Loosely translated the title is, 'This is Why Europe has Such Difficulty Speaking with One Voice'.

*Please note that this article is in Swedish.

Kravet på ett starkare europeiskt ledarskap återkommer i takt med att världspolitiken hårdnar. Samtidigt är EU konstruerat för att förhindra just den typ av koncentrerad makt som nu efterfrågas – på gott och ont.

09/12/2025

Today at 14.00 you'll have a chance to sip glögg and eat gingerbread cookies while crafting a bookmark! The end of term glögg mingle and bookmark workshop will be held at Humanisten - Göteborgs universitet in the Department of Historical Studies lunchroom. We hope to see you there!