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.
Liridon Lika and Blerim Reka, "The European Union's Relations with the Republic of Kosovo", in Arben Hajrullahu and Anton Vukpalaj (eds.), Forging Kosovo: Between Dependence, Independence, and Interdependence, Bern, Peter Lang, 2021, pp. 229-250.
28/04/2021 - 28/04/2021
New publication:
Liridon Lika and Blerim Reka, "The European Union's Relations with the Republic of Kosovo", in Arben Hajrullahu and Anton Vukpalaj (eds.), Forging Kosovo: Between Dependence, Independence, and Interdependence, Bern, Peter Lang, 2021, pp. 229-250.
Summary of the book:
Twenty years after the international intervention in Kosovo, the search for stability in Europe's youngest state and the rest of the Western Balkans remains elusive, as do lasting peace and development. While many books have been written on Kosovo's challenges, only a few of them include the perspective of its local scholars.
NATO's military intervention in 1999 played a significant role in transforming the political environment in Kosovo and in shaping the international debate and policy on the European future of the Western Balkans. During the two decades following intervention, Kosovo and the other countries in the region have avoided major armed conflict and taken some important steps towards regional cooperation and integration. Despite noteworthy improvement, however, peace and security remain fragile and continue to be threatened by old and new divisions. Beyond the region, international diplomats, policymakers, and scholars have often identified the 1999 intervention as an event that challenged and redefined our notions and perspectives about human rights, human security, and the roles and responsibilities of nation states and international organisations in the 21st century. Yet, as evidenced by the global response to ongoing crises in other regions of the world, the international community remains deeply divided over the use of military force for humanitarian purposes in general, and the role of NATO and other international organisations in particular. Given this, what is the perspective of Kosovar scholars on the country's current political, legal and societal developments?
NATO's military intervention in 1999 played a significant role in transforming the political environment in Kosovo and in shaping the international debate and policy on the European future of the Western Balkans. During the two decades following intervention, Kosovo and the other countries in the region have avoided major armed conflict and taken some important steps towards regional cooperation and integration. Despite noteworthy improvement, however, peace and security remain fragile and continue to be threatened by old and new divisions. Beyond the region, international diplomats, policymakers, and scholars have often identified the 1999 intervention as an event that challenged and redefined our notions and perspectives about human rights, human security, and the roles and responsibilities of nation states and international organisations in the 21st century. Yet, as evidenced by the global response to ongoing crises in other regions of the world, the international community remains deeply divided over the use of military force for humanitarian purposes in general, and the role of NATO and other international organisations in particular. Given this, what is the perspective of Kosovar scholars on the country's current political, legal and societal developments?
The purpose of this book, therefore, is to bring together some of the most prominent scholars of Kosovar origin in order to analyse recent developments in Kosovo and to reflect on the country's politics and society.
The book is an interdisciplinary volume, collecting chapters from diverse methodological approaches and academic disciplines, creating a rich and multifaceted picture of the most pressing socio-political issues in Kosovo.
To that end, the book Forging Kosovo: Between Dependence, Independence, and Interdependence analyses political, legal, economic, and sociological de- velopments since the 1999 international intervention in Kosovo, and assesses the achievements, failures, and the lessons (not-) to be learned from the unique vantage point of scholars with Kosovar origins.
Call for papers: 19th Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies, 14-17 June 2021, Athens, Greece
23/04/2021 - 23/04/2021The 19th Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies will be held on the 14-17th of June 2021, in Athens, Greece.
If interested, please submit a proposal (abstract) for presentation by the 3rd of May 2021. The organizers will accept both remote (online or pre-recorded) and onsite presentation of 15-20 minutes.
Academic member responsible for the conference: Dr. Yannis Stivachtis, Director, Center for European & Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA) and Professor, Jean Monnet Chair, Director of International Studies Program & Director, Diplomacy Lab Program, Virginia Tech – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA.
More information here: https://www.atiner.gr/politic
Antonios Vlassis, "La pandémie de la Covid-19, un accélérateur dans un affrontement entre capitalisme numérique et intervention étatique ?", BePolitix (ABSP), avril 2021
14/04/2021 - 14/04/2021
Antonios Vlassis, "La pandémie de la Covid-19, un accélérateur dans un affrontement entre capitalisme numérique et intervention étatique ?", récemment publié dans les billets BePolitix de l'ABSP (Association belge francophone de science politique).
Lien vers l'article : https://absp.be/Blog/covid-19-capitalisme-numerique/
Cycle de huit webinaires sur le thème : "China in a time of pandemics: Politics, Culture and Society", organisé par EURICS, IFRAE, INALCO et l'ULiège
19/03/2021 - 19/03/2021
Le European Institute for Chinese Studies (EURICS), l'Institut Français de Recherche sur l'Asie de l'Est (IFRAE), l'Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) et l'Université de Liège (ULiège) organisent une série de huit webinaires portant sur le thème général suivant : "China in a time of pandemics: Politics, Culture and Society".
- Le premier webinaire "Epidemic Governance in China: A Historical Perspective" se tiendra le 2 avril de 13h00 à 14h30 sur Zoom (intervenant : Pr. Angela Leung ; discutant : Pr. Luca Gabbiani). D'autres informations et le lien vers l'inscription se trouvent sur ce site : http://www.eurics.eu/event_webinar-1-epidemic-governance-in-china-a-historical-perspective
- Le deuxième webinaire "Pandemics and the Politics of Party-State Legitimation" se tiendra le 21 mai de 13h00 à 14h30 sur Zoom (intervenants : Pr. Evan Pils et Pr. Zhang Chenchen ; discutant : Pr. Chloé Froissart). D'autres informations et le lien vers l'inscription se trouvent sur ce site : http://www.eurics.eu/event_webinar-2-pandemics-and-the-politics-of-party-state-legitimation
- Le troisième webinaire "Chinese Society under Covid-19: Coping Strategies" se tiendra le 3 juin de 16h00 à 17h30 sur Zoom (intervenants : Pr. Hu Ming, Pr. Scott Rozelle et Pr. Mark Sidel ; discutant : Pr. Isabelle Thireau). D'autres informations et le lien vers l'inscription se trouvent sur ce site : http://www.eurics.eu/event_webinar-3-chinese-society-under-covid-19-coping-strategies
Les cinq webinaires suivants porteront sur : "Social Traumas and Cultural Practices" ; "Pandemics and the Mutations of Global Capitalism" ; "The rise of Sinophobia: Ethnic discrimination against Chinese Communities in Europe" ; "Covid-19 and the EU-China relationship" ; "Covid-19 and Competing Political Regimes/Competing Ethics of Governement". Les informations relatives aux dates et heures, ainsi que le lien vers l'inscription suivront.
Antonios Vlassis, "Global online platforms, COVID-19, and culture: The global pandemic, an accelerator towards which direction?" Media, Culture & Society, February 2021
08/03/2021 - 08/03/2021
Antonios Vlassis, "Global online platforms, COVID-19, and culture: The global pandemic, an accelerator towards which direction?" Media, Culture & Society, February 2021
Abstract:
The article proposes to consider the COVID-19 global pandemic as new major development for cultural industries and policies and to highlight timely and crucial trends due to the lockdown measures. Thus, it attempts to stimulate the scholarship debate regarding the consequences of the pandemic to the action of global online platforms, as well as to policy and economic aspects of cultural sectors. Taking as case study the audio-visual sector, the article explores whether the US global streaming platforms are the winning players of the lockdown measures and emphasizes the multifaceted strategies developed by US-based platforms in order to strengthen their soft power. Focusing on China and the European Union, the article also argues that the overwhelming action of US-based online platforms triggers the potential emergence of media platform regionalization in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, it highlights the regulatory challenges and how the new empirical trends are expected to shape the current audio-visual policy framework. The analysis focuses on the period between the beginning of global pandemic in Asia-Pacific in January 2020 and the progressive easing of lockdown measures in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific in July 2020.
Link to the article:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0163443721994537?journalCode=mcsa
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Chroniques des Amériques 2020, v.19. Appel aux contributions/ Call for contributions/ Convocatoria de contribuciones/ Chamada a contribuições
L’Observatoire des Amériques de l’Université du...26/05/2020 - 26/05/2020 Le 26 mai 2020 de 10h à 12h, Liridon Lika défendra sa thèse de doctorat: « Les Balkans occidentaux à la croisée de l’intégration européenne et de la projection des puissances émergentes. Analyse du cadre triangulaire entre les BO, l'UE et la Turquie ».
Le mardi 26 mai 2020 de 10h00 à 12h00, Monsieur Liridon Lika défendra sa thèse de doctorat en sciences politiques et sociales,...
03/04/2020 - 03/04/2020 Colloque interdisciplinaire, "Médias, Émotions et Politiques", Vendredi 3 avril 2020, Dès 9h00, Salle Pousseur (Espace Opéra) Place de la République Française, 35, 4000 Liège.
26/03/2020 - 26/03/2020 Conférence annulée : professeur Christian Deblock (UQAM, Canada), L'accord de libre-échange entre le Canada et l'Union européenne (AECG/CETA): un accord novateur ?, le jeudi 26 mars 2020 de 10h00 à 12h00 au local Trifac 1 (B33).
31/01/2020 - 31/01/2020 Colloque: "L'action culturelle publique à l'épreuve de la circulation transnationale. Acteurs, institutions et dispositifs", le 31 janvier 2020 au CRESPPA, en salle de Conférences, sur le site Pouchet CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, 75017 Paris.
24/02/2021 - 24/02/2021 tVincent Bricart, « Politique commerciale extérieure : quel rôle pour les assemblées parlementaires ? Le cas des États-Unis et de l’Union Européenne », Cahiers de Science politique [En ligne], Numéro spécial - Union Européenne : atouts, défis et enjeux
Vincent Bricart, « Politique commerciale extérieure : quel rôle pour les assemblées parlementaires ? Le cas des États-Unis et de l’Union Européenne...
24/02/2021 - 24/02/2021 tLiridon Lika & Audrey Weerts, « Numéro spécial - Union Européenne : atouts, défis et enjeux », Cahiers de Science politique [En ligne], Numéro spécial
Liridon Lika & Audrey Weerts, « Numéro spécial - Union Européenne : atouts, défis et enjeux », Cahiers de Science politique...
24/02/2021 - 24/02/2021 Sebastian Santander, "L'Union Européenne, un inépuisable objet d’étude", Cahiers de Science politique [En ligne], Numéro spécial - Union Européenne : atouts, défis et enjeux
24/02/2021 - 24/02/2021 Kamal Bayramzadeh, « La limite de puissance de l’Union Européenne dans les relations internationales : les divergences et les convergences de l’UE avec les États-Unis, en particulier depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir de Donald Trump, sur l’Accord du nucléaire iranien de 2015 : le Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) », Cahiers de Science politique [En ligne], Numéro spécial - Union Européenne : atouts, défis et enjeux
02/02/2021 - 02/02/2021 Liridon Lika, “La stratégie d’élargissement de l’Union européenne vers les Balkans occidentaux”, in François Debras et Jérôme Nossent (dir.), Questions d’identités. Approches multidisciplinaires, Liège, Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2021, pp. 59-82.
