The core objective of this course is to address differentiation as a central concern in European studies, across academic disciplines from political science, public policy and public administration, to law, sociology and history. All modern political systems are differentiated; the EU is distinctly so. Precisely how and what the implications are for the EU and its member states remain contested. The course aims to conceptualize differentiation, discuss causes and effects of differentiation, and show how differentiation manifests itself internally in the EU and in the EU’s relations with non-members.

Date:
21-24 June 2022

Location:
University of Oslo, zoom

Course Language:
English

Lecturer:
– John Erik Fossum, Professor of Political Science, ARENA and EU3D Scientific Coordinator
– Jarle Trondal, Professor of Political Science, ARENA and University of Agder

Other contributors:
– Dirk Leuffen, Professor of political science and international politics at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, at the University of Konstanz, and work-package co-leader in EU3D
– Benjamin Leruth, Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society, University of Groningen
– Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Professor of International Relations in the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Professor of Political Science at Boston University
– Sieglinde Gstöhl, Director of the Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies and full-time Professor, College of Europe in Bruges

Registration:
Find more information here: https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/news-and-events/news/2022/phd-course-on-differentiation-announcement-2022.html
or email us: s.m.hoffmann@arena.uio.no.

Registration Deadline: May 15, 2022