GEM-STONES (Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism - Sophistication of the Transnational Order, Networks and European Strategies) is an integrated research and PhD fellowship programme involving 8 degree awarding partner universities, 6 non-academic internship destinations and a publishing house. Its common research agenda is rooted in the shared observation that the proliferation of international institutions increases the complexity of the global system; managing the latter efficiently and fairly constitutes both a necessity and a challenge for the European union (EU).
In response to this shared observation, the 15 hired Early Stage Researchers (PhD fellows), their co-supervisors and non-academic mentors will collectively investigate 4 dimensions of the EU's capacity:
RESEARCH PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
How does the EU contribute towards the purposeful management of complex regimes ?
Emerald
EU's 'institutional capacity' to externalise its policies
- Epistemic premise: Logics of consequentialism.
- Conceptual Framework: Institutional analyses.
- Question: How do institution determinants affect the EU's capacity to provide purposeful management of complex regimes?
- Associated Calls for Applications: PhDs in Law: ESR1 & ESR2 - PhDs in Political Science: ESR3 & ESR4
Citrine
EU's 'networked capacity' to ensure greater policy coherence
- Epistemic premise: Logics of appropriateness.
- Conceptual framework: Network analyses.
- Question: How do networks determine the EU's capacity to rationalise complex regimes?
- Associated Calls for Applications: PhDs in Political Science: ESR5, ESR6,ESR7 & ESR8
Rubies
EU's 'relative capacity' compared to other regional organisations
- Epistemic premise: Comparative logics.
- Conceptual framework: Comparative regionalism.
- Question: How do interregional interactions affect the EU's capacity to provide purposeful regime complex management?
- Associated Calls for Applications: PhDs in International Relations: ESR9,ESR10 & ESR11
Sapphire
EU's 'framing capacity' to define appropriate behaviors
- Epistemic premise: Logics of appropriateness.
- Conceptual framework: Interpretative analyses.
- Question: How do interactions affect the EU's capacity to frame reasoned consensus underlying regime complex management?
- Associated Calls for Applications: PhD in Law: ESR13 - PhD in Political Science: ESR15 - PhDs in International Relations: ESR12 & ESR 14
In a nutshell, all doctoral and senior researchers involved in GEM-STONES will seek to find an answer to the question: Does the growing complexity of the global system strenghthen or weaken the EU's capacity to interact with the world.
Anchoring its ambitious research agenda, GEM-STONES will also setup a transnational doctoral school offering: (1) joint methods' training; (2) summer schools; (3) database compilation exercises; (4) joint scientific publications with Routledge; and (5) a dedicated internship programme.
Finally GEM-STONES will also actively contribute to the internationalisation of research and higher education through the institutionalisation of joint doctorates. Concretely, each of the 15 hired Early Stage Researchers will be jointly supervised by a set of academics from 2 universities leading - upon completion - to the award of a double doctoral degree.
Overall, GEM-STONES will provide its research community with an environment that is:
- International: 15 partner organisations from 8 countries involved in research and training spanning 3 continents (Europe, North America and Asia);
- Intersectoral: Internships and joint activities involving Early Stage Researchers, Academics, Civil Society Representatives as well as European and non-European decision makers;
- Interdisciplinary: the 15 hired Early Stage Researchers cover a host a fields ranging from legal scholarship, political science, political theory, political economy, international relations, European studies and other social sciences.
CALL FOR APPLICATION
DEADLINE: September 15th 2016 - 17.00 CET
PhDs in Law
PhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL & EUROPEAN LAW
Early Stage Researcher 1
THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE (AFSJ) AND THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL & TRADE LAW
Early Stage Researcher 2
THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL TRADE SYSTEM
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN EU LAW AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Early Stage Researcher 13
THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IN FRAMING THE LEGAL UNDERPINNINGS OF DISTRIBUTIVE GLOBAL JUSTICE
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Online applicationPhDs in Political Science
PhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & EU STUDIES
Early Stage Researcher 3
THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND THE EXTERNALISATION OF FOOD SECURITY
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Early Stage Researcher 4
THE INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION AND INSTITUTIONAL PROLIFERATION WITHIN THE GLOBAEL TRADE SYSTEM
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Early Stage Researcher 5
NETWORKED REGULATORY DIFFUSION: THE EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET AND COMPETING MARKET REPRESENTATIONS
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & EU STUDIES
Early Stage Researcher 6
NETWORKED MODES OF GOVERNANCE: THE EU IN THE FACE OF SLOW- AND FAST-BURNING CRISES
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Early Stage Researcher 7
NETWORKED GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY AND EUROPEAN NON-STATE ACTORS
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Early Stage Researcher 8
NETWORKED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS AND EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKET REFORM
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & EU STUDIES
Early Stage Researcher 15
THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY IN FRAMING DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONS
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Online applicationPhDs in International Relations
PhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & COMPARATIVE REGIONALISM
Early Stage Researcher 9
COMPARING COMPETING FORMS OF REGIONALISM AND THEIR IMPACT ON EU INTERRGIONALISM
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & COMPARATIVE REGIONALISM
Early Stage Researcher 10
COMPARING OVERLAPPING REGIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & COMPARATIVE REGIONALISM
Early Stage Researcher 11
COMPARING RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DIFFUSION IN REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS: THE EU, ECOWAS, UNASUR AND THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & EU STUDIES
Early Stage Researcher 12
THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE'S ROLE IN FRAMING RESPONSES TO EMERGING SECURITY CRISES
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Online applicationPhD POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & EU STUDIES
Early Stage Researcher 14
THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN BORDER CONTROLS IN THE FRAMING OF GLOBAL MIGRATION POLICIES
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GEM-STONES
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