The Center for International Relations Studies (CEFIR) is an integral part of the University of Liège (ULg) and has a team with a high international profile. It aims to develop knowledge about international issues such as emerging powers, international regionalism, EU foreign policy, international political economy, from both a political science and interdisciplinary perspective.

Call for papers - Conference: "The end of the region? The future of spatial constructs in the populist era", CEFIR, University of Liège, Deadline for submissions is 25 August 2017.

29/11/2017

"The end of the region? The future of spatial constructs in the populist era"

Trump, BREXIT, Russian-European crisis and the rise of populist parties in Europe and Turkey came as an existential challenge to regionalism in Europe, Eurasia and worldwide. The conference - organised by Centre for International Relations Studies of the University of Liège and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies and Columbia University (US), and co-funded by the European Union - seeks to address broad sets of questions about the effects of the above phenomena on the regions, broadly conceived.

In particular, the organisers invite papers which would look into the questions:

> 1 - To what extent the rise of 'economic nationalism' in the UK and the US puts an end on regionalisation processes in Europe, North-America, Trans-Atlantic trade and overall state of regional integration in different parts of the world.
> 2 -How the changes in the core of world economic system will affect regional integration and regional identities in other emerging regions in the world, i.e. Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, etc.
> 3 -Will a new regionalism be limited to 'shallow' free trade zones or new forms of protectionist regional blocs will emerge as compromise between globalism and localism?
> 4 -Will these new forms stick to neo-liberalism or will they adhere to other ideologies, thus, creating new spatial entities on totally different principles? How will such regions imagine themselves, other regions and structures of global governance?
> 5 -Will the region exist as an objective entity or will it degrade into fractured amalgam of communities prone to multidimensional disintegration under new tensions brining down regional orders and leading to inter-state conflicts?
> 6 -Where did it come from? The session will explore the ideational sources of the new forms of nationalism and populism. We would welcome papers looking into popular culture in order to explore how great and regional powers imagine themselves and surrounding neighbourhoods and how this imagination informs region-building processes.

Papers which consider the above and related questions through the prism of regional conditions in Eastern Europe, Black Sea region and Central Asia are particularly welcome.

> The conference will be held at the University of Liège on 29 November 2017
> Limited funding is available for travel and accommodation of paper-givers.
> 500-word abstracts with the title, research questions and methodology should be submitted via link: goo.gl/0xDZRp > Deadline for submissions is 25 August 2017

Participants will be invited to submit the papers for the inaugural issue of the European Journal of Eurasian Dialogues, which sets to launch dialogue between European intellectuals and policy makers and other regions. Selection results will be circulated by the end of August 2017.

> We will expect full papers to be submitted by mid-November
> For further queries contact: v.samokhvalov@ulg.ac.be

More informations on the Center for International Studies (CEFIR) on www.cefir.be

Sophie Wintgens présente une communication sur "El impacto de la fin del 'giro al la izquierda' sobre las relaciones entre China y América latina", ALACIP, à Montevideo (Uruguay) les 26-28 juillet 2017.

26/07/2017

Sophie Wintgens présente une communication sur "El impacto de la fin del 'giro al la izquierda' sobre las relaciones entre China y América latina" dans le cadre d'un panel sur "Las relaciones internacionales de América Latina ante un cambio de época: enfoques teóricos, escenarios y procesos" lors du Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencia Política (ALACIP) qui se tiendra à Montevideo (Uruguay) les 26-28 juillet 2017.

Interview Interview de S. Santander pour Le Soir sur Les six mois de présidence de D. Trump, jeudi 20 juillet

20/07/2017 - 16/08/2017

Interview réalisée par le journal Le Soir auprès de S. Santander sur les six mois de présidence de Donald Trump.

Antonios Vlassis (CEFIR-FNRS) at the Annual Congress of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Cartagena, 15-20 July 2017.

15/07/2017

CEFIR at the Annual Congress of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Cartagena, 15-20 July 2017.

Antonios Vlassis will present two papers:

- "International organizations and creation of global norms for cultural policies: the creative economy policy agenda-making for whom and for what?" (with Christiaan De Beukelaer, University of Melbourne)

- "The review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive: many political voices for one digital Europe?"

- and he will chair the panel "The Promise and Practice of ICTs".

Link: http://cartagena2017.iamcr.org/

Cindy Regnier a obtenu le Prix 2017 du Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège pour son travail de fin d’études présenté en 2016, consacré à la politique étrangère russe à l’égard du Venezuela, « entre balancing et new world order ».

28/06/2017

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Prix du Corps Consulaire 2017

28/06/2017

Le Prix 2017 du Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège a été décerné ce 27 juin à Mme Cindy Regnier, titulaire d'un master en Sciences politiques, orientation générale, finalité relations internationales, pour son travail de fin d'études présenté en 2016, consacré à la politique étrangère russe à l'égard du Venezuela, « entre balancing et new world order ».

Avec Vladimir Poutine, la Russie est perçue soit comme porteuse d'une alternative au modèle américain, soit comme une puissance déstabilisatrice des relations internationales. Cindy Regnier analyse cette polarisation en analysant le cas spécifique des relations de la Russie avec la république bolivarienne du Venezuela, pays dans la zone d'influence mais fortement opposé aux USA. Certains analystes voient dans ce rapprochement la volonté de faire émerger un monde multipolaire sur la scène internationale.

Qu'en est-il ? A la lumière des théories classiques, Cindy Regnier analyse les relations russo-vénézuéliennes selon l'hypothèse de « balancing » (le rapprochement est une réponse pour s'opposer à l'hégémonie américaine) ou selon la théorie libérale du « new world order » (la volonté serait de contribuer à construire un monde multipolaire).

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Pour Cindy Regnier, ces deux conceptions peuvent tour à tour éclairer différents éléments de la politique étrangère russe à l'égard du Venezuela. Toutefois, conclut-elle, « l'explication de 'balancing' maintient un caractère explicatif plus large, dès lors la Russie aurait comme objectif premier de se maintenir comme pôle de puissance sur la scène internationale et cela au détriment d'autres considérations. » Néanmoins « lorsque la position de puissance est assurée, la théorie libérale semble plus appropriée pour comprendre la politique étrangère de Moscou. Le droit international et les valeurs ont bien une influence sur la politique du Kremlin, lorsque celui-ci ne sent pas son statut de puissance internationale menacé, permettant ainsi de façonner un éventuel soft power. »

Désormais chercheuse au CEFIR (Center For International Relations Studies), Cindy Regnier vient d'entamer une thèse de doctorat à l'Université de Liège sur le thème : « 'Pays (ré)émergents', organisations régionales sécuritaires et l'influence des interprétations géopolitiques concurrentes. Le cas des relations entre la Russie et l'OTAN. »

Prix du Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège

Le prix institué par le Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège est remis annuellement depuis 2001 et récompense un travail de 2ecycle réalisé à l'Université de Liège, portant sur des questions de «relations internationales, bilatérales ou multilatérales ». Il est doté d'un montant de 3.000 euros. L'objectif est de susciter et d'encourager, chez de jeunes étudiants diplômés, des vocations pour la vie diplomatique ou des carrières de recherches dans le domaine des relations internationales.

Le Prix 2017 du Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège a été remis ce 27 juin 2017 au château de Colonster, en présence du recteur Albert Corhay, des membres du Jury, présidé par le Pr Michel Hermans, et des représentants du Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège.

Contacter la lauréate

Cindy Regnier, regniercindy.92@hotmail.be

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Professor Sebastian Santander was elected President of the Political Science Department of the University of Liège.

22/06/2017

Nous avons le plaisir d'annoncer que lors de la réunion du Conseil de Département de Science politique du 7 juin 2017, le professeur Sebastian Santander a été élu Président du Département de Science Politique de l'Université de Liège.

Le professeur S. Santander prendra ses fonctions de Président au mois de septembre prochain.

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We are pleased to announce that at the meeting of the Political Science Department Council of June 7, 2017, Professor Sebastian Santander was elected President of the Political Science Department of the University of Liège.

Professor S. Santander will take office as President in September 2017.

New one-year Masters programme in political science taught entirely in English, " Global Politics & Political Affairs", University of Liège.

16/05/2017

Starting next September, the University of Liège will offer a new one-year Masters programme in political science taught entirely in English.

Power, democracy, globalization, Europe's influence on global governance, migration crisis, human rights, cybercriminality, conflicts... These topics are on national and international news every day.

In order to train specialists with the necessary skills to understand the issues of the current world, the Department of Political Science at the University of Liège offers a new program entitled 'Global Politics and Political Affairs', taught entirely in English.

Discover here this new programme.

http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_8664581/en/global-politics-political-affairs

Keys to grasp current global trends and act upon them

This new Masters aims at providing advanced knowledge, tools and methods to analyze and decypher all aspects of local and global politics: evolution, stakes, political actors and degrees of interaction, levels of decison making... The purpose of this new programme is to better understand how our institutions work and the complexity of today's world in all its many aspects.

A programme taught exclusively in English

The range of masters programmes offered by the Department of Political science is comprehensive. programmes in Public administration, International relations, European policies, joint programmes with partner universities abroad and a 60-credit programme in French have been part of our offer for years. From now on, students also have to opportunity to enroll into a 60-credit programme in English!

This is a chance for French-speaking students to become bilingual and to enhance their skills at an international level and for international students to have access to a high-quality programme taught in English!

Some examples of classes : Comparative politics, Democracy in America, European economic governance, Law and Practice of International organizations, International Relations of the European Union, Foreign policy Analysis, Strategis stakes in Globalization...

Participative and multi-faceted teaching methods

Lectures, group work and plenary discussions alternate with debates, student presentations and presentations by renowned external speakers... The goal is to diversify learning activities, promote interactivity, develop critical thinking and to meet everyone's expectations. A graduate thesis based on a research topic is required to complete the programme. This thesis will be written and presented publicly in English.

Who is this programme intended for?

Students currently enrolled in a Bachelor in Political Science will be allowed to choose this new programme.
Foreign students who will choose this programme will join other international students at our university (who make up 23% of the student population) and will be able to discover Liège and its pleasant student life.

Note: Non EU students: application must be submitted by April 30 / EU students: application must be submitted by mid-August

Erasmus students will be able to opt for a programme taught entirely in English.
For students who already have a university degree in Social Sciences and Humanities this programme is a unique opportunity to boost their career by getting a new degree in only a year.
Students at other higher education institutions who are allowed to access this Masters programme will enhance their skills and increase their chances of being succesful on the job market.

! Important: Completion of extra credits may be required for some students. In that case, supplementary classes will also be taught in English !

What next? Exciting career opportunities!

Many options exist for students with a degree in Political science from the University of Liège, in Belgium as well as abroad. Their employability rate is excellent: over 90% of them find a job within a year. The programme in Political science trains future executives in public services and companies. The English programme also prepares students for international careers (diplomacy, lobbying, international organizations, NGOs, political journalism...) and for positions in the private sector (banks, insurance companies...) as well as in civil society.

More info:

Contact(s) : Pr. Sebastian Santander - Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology
Information on the studies - +32 4 366 56 74 - info.etudes@ulg.ac.be

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03/05/2017

Appel à contributions : Après-midi de recherche du Département de Science politique, «Les champs d’expertise de la Science politique», Université de Liège, le mercredi 3 mai 2017

Après-midi de recherche du Département de Science politique

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03/05/2017
Le CEFIR est co-organisateur de la dixième édition de l'Après-midi de recherche du Département de Science politique, «Les champs d’expertise de la Science politique», Université de Liège, le mercredi 3 mai 2017.

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25/11/2016   Conférence du professeur Jacques Ténier, "Après le Brexit : intégration ou désintégration régionale?", le 25 novembre 2016, de 16h à 18h.

15/11/2016   APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS, "L’impact de la montée en puissance des pays émergents sur la gouvernance économique et les régulations commerciales et financières internationales", CoSPoF & SQSP, 17-19 mai 2017 – Université du Québec à Montréal.

08/11/2016   Séminaire sur "Les relations Chine-Amérique latine" co-organisé par Sophie Wintgens et Frédéric Louault au CEVIPOL, jeudi 17 novembre 2016

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15/06/2017
Antonios Vlassis, "Linking International Norms to Regions: Mercosur and ASEAN facing the challenge of cultural diversity", Política & Sociedade, vol. 16, n°35, pp. 67-93.

Linking International Norms to Regions: Mercosur and ASEAN facing challenge of cultural diversity

Antonios Vlassis

Abstract

13/06/2017
Kamal Bayramzadeh, "La ampliacion de la Union Europea a Turquia: un proceso particular", Politicas y Constitucionalismo, vols. I/II, num. 4-5, enero-diciembre 2015, pp. 665-680.

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L'objectif de cette contribution (L'élargissement de...

07/04/2017   Kamal BAYRAMZADEH, "Crises et conflits au Moyen-Orient. Quels sont les impacts sur les relations entre la Turquie et l'Iran ?", Études internationales, No 2-3, Volume XLVII, juin 2016.

17/03/2017   Sebastian Santander, "Un regard comparatif sur les régionalismes africain et latino-américain", Transformations, Revue interventions économiques, mars 2017, pp. 6-9.

08/03/2017   Matiuzzi de Souza, Gustavo. "Integração ou regionalismo? Estudando fronteiras na América Latina", in W. S. Acosta, Repensar las Fronteras, la Integración Regional y el Território, Heredia (Costa Rica), CLACSO, IDESPO, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.