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.
International Conference, The Western Balkans at the crossroads of European integration and emerging powers, Thursday, March 28, 2019, CEFIR-ULiège
28/03/2019 - 28/03/2019
Programme (English)
International conference
The Western Balkans at the crossroads of European integration and emerging powers
Center for International Relations Studies (CEFIR)
Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology
Liège University (ULiège)
Thursday, March 28, 2019, Salle du Conseil, Quartier Agora, Place des Orateurs 3, B31, ULiège, Belgium
Attendance is free, but registration is necessary: Liridon.Lika@uliege.be
8:30-8:50: Welcoming participants
8:50-9:00: Welcome speech and presentation of the event
Pr. Sebastian Santander, Head of the Political Science Department and Director of the CEFIR, ULiège
Liridon Lika, CEFIR, ULiège
9:00-10:20: Panel 1
Presidency
Sebastian Santander, CEFIR, ULiège
Speakers (15 minutes per speaker)
Liridon Lika, CEFIR, ULiège
Les Balkans occidentaux entre l’intégration à l’Union européenne et l’influence des puissances émergentes
Bashkim Iseni, Friborg University, Switzerland
L’influence des émergents dans les métamorphoses religieuses, sociopolitiques et des médias dans les Balkans occidentaux
Kamal Bayramzadeh, University Paris XIII and Liège University, France and Belgium
La lutte d’influence entre l’Arabie Saoudite et la Turquie dans les Balkans occidentaux : un défi pour l’Union européenne ?
Debate (30 minutes)
10:20-10:40: Coffee break
10:40-12:00: Panel 2
Presidency
Jean-Christophe Defraigne, University UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Bruxelles, Belgium
Speakers (15 minutes per speaker)
Afrim Krasniqi, Academy of Albanological Studies/Albanian Institute for Political Studies, Albania
The (im)possible EU enlargement in the Western Balkans
Vjosa Musliu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
The Berlin Process for the Western Balkans. What is in a name?
Arlind Puka, Former Administrative Assistant at the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum and actually Associate for ExxonMobil Multinational Oil and Gas Corporation
Russian influence in the Western Balkans and the EU enlargement myth
Debate (30 minutes)
12:00-13:20: Lunch
13:20-14:50: Panel 3
Presidency
Liridon Lika, CEFIR, ULiège
Speakers (15 minutes per speaker)
Anton Vukpalaj, University of Prishtina, Kosovo
Normalisation des relations Kosovo-Serbie par ou sans une modification des frontières : convergence ou divergence des grandes puissances ?
Dorina Bërdufi, Albanian Institute for Political Studies, Albania
Role of Political Actors in the EU Integration Process (cases of Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania)
Xhabir Hamiti, University of Prishtina, Kosovo
The struggle of foreign actors for religious domination during the post-Cold War period in the Western Balkans
Debate (30 minutes)
14:50-15:10: Coffee break
15:10-16:40: Panel 4
Presidency
Anton Vukpalaj, University of Prishtina, Kosovo
Speakers (15 minutes per speaker)
Ardijan Sainovic, Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux – CNRS, France
L’Union européenne inégalée dans les Balkans occidentaux : ordre régional, hégémonie et puissances émergentes
Jean-Christophe Defraigne, University UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Bruxelles, Belgium
La connectivité dans les Balkans occidentaux. Chine et Union européenne : concurrence ou complémentarité ?
Antoine Delens, Attaché-Bernheim auprès de la Représentation Permanente de la Belgique auprès de l’Union européenne
La nouvelle stratégie de l’Union européenne dans les Balkans occidentaux : une asymétrie d’approches entre les différentes institutions européennes
Debate (30 minutes)
16:40-16:45
Closing speech
Liridon Lika, CEFIR, ULiège
Conférence: Anton Vukpalaj, "Justice transitionnelle et reconstruction étatique post-conflit : le cas de la Bosnie-Herzégovine et du Kosovo", le mercredi 27 mars 2019 à partir de 14h00 à la Salle du Conseil (B31)
27/03/2019 - 27/03/2019
CONFÉRENCE
Justice transitionnelle et reconstruction
étatique post-conflit : le cas de la BosnieHerzégovine et du Kosovo
Prof. Ass. Dr. Anton Vukpalaj - PhD
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy,
University of Prishtina (Kosovo)
MERCREDI
27?3?2019
14h00-17h00
Local: Salle du Conseil
(B31)
La soutenance publique de thèse de M. Zacharie BAENDA FIMBO aura lieu le mardi 26 mars 2019 à 13h30 à la Salle du Conseil (bâtiment B31, Sart-Tilman)
26/03/2019 - 26/03/2019
DOCTORAT EN SCIENCES POLITIQUES ET SOCIALES
La soutenance publique de thèse de
M. Zacharie BAENDA FIMBO
aura lieu le mardi 26 mars 2019 à 13h30 à la Salle du Conseil (bâtiment B31, Sart-Tilman)
Promoteur : Prof. Sebastien SANTANDER
Titre de la thèse :
“ Puissances émergentes et Coopération Sud-Sud. Les enjeux de la pénétration chinoise en République Démocratique du Congo ”
Le jury sera composé de : Prof. Sebastien SANTANDER (ULiège), Prof. Pierre VERJANS (ULiège), Prof. Bob KABAMBA (ULiège), Prof. Eric FLORENCE (ULiège), Prof. Jean-Christophe DEFRAIGNE (USL-B), Prof. Thierry AMOUGOU (UCL) et Prof. Thierry KELLNER (ULB)
Sophie Wintgens et Xavier Aurégan (dir), Les dynamiques de la Chine en Afrique et Amérique latine : enjeux, défis et perspectives, Louvain-la-Neuve, Editions Academia, coll. "Science politique", 2019, 326 pages.
20/03/2019 - 20/03/2019LES DYNAMIQUES DE LA CHINE EN AFRIQUE ET EN AMÉRIQUE LATINE
Enjeux, défis et perspectives
Sophie Wintgens, Xavier Aurégan
Science politique
SCIENCES POLITIQUES ESSAIS POLITIQUES, SOCIO, ÉTHIQUES
En croisant l'analyse des dynamiques chinoises à l'oeuvre en Afrique et en Amérique latine, cet ouvrage offre un éclairage nouveau sur l'un des phénomènes structurels les plus significatifs des relations internationales : la projection internationale de la Chine et son impact sur les pays en développement. Fruit d'une collaboration scientifique internationale, il livre une réflexion pluridisciplinaire de la « Chine-Afrique » et de la « Chine-Amérique latine » au carrefour de plusieurs area studies
S. Wintgens (FNRS, CEVIPOL/ULB) et X. Aurégan (CRAG-IFG, CQEG Laval).
Broché - format : 13,5 x 21,5 cm
ISBN : 978-2-8061-0442-7 • 6 mars 2019 • 326 pages
EAN13 : 9782806104427
EAN PDF : 9782806109965
Gabrielle W. Cusson, « EU-Brazil in Global Governance: the case of biofuels », CEFIR Working Paper, N° 6, December 2018, pp. 1-16.
10/12/2018 - 10/12/2018
New publication: Gabrielle W. Cusson, « EU-Brazil in Global Governance: the case of biofuels », CEFIR Working Paper, N° 6, December 2018, pp. 1-16.
Abstract:
In the broad framework of the international talks between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur regarding a potential trade deal, many sensitive issues have come up as obstacles to negotiation, such as agriculture and biofuels. As the main agriculture powerhouse in Mercosur, Brazil has made clear that the trade deal would pass only if the EU would accept more generous import quotas for several commodities, including bioethanol, which is derived mainly from the culture of sugarcane and corn-crops. It is used in a wide-range of products such as biochemicals, bioplastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, industrial products (solvents, paint) and, increasingly, as a biofuel for transport. Bioethanol, as an alternative and renewable energy, has the potential to meet some of the world’s energy needs, but its adverse social and environmental effects are considerable. Therefore, there is a need for better governance related to biofuel production, use, trade and cooperation.
However, Brazil-EU collaboration on biofuels has a deeper history on both bilateral and trilateral levels to promote biofuel production in underdeveloped countries. In this framework, environmental and social issues related to this specific agricultural production did not seem to engender the same kinds of debates. In a context where the EU-Brazil relationship on energy security and sustainable development is part of a political project aimed at consolidating their respective status as powers, it is relevant to reflect on the following question: How does this struggle affect the EU and Brazil’s power-seeking strategies?
The purpose of this paper is therefore to investigate, in a critical perspective based on an alternative conception of power, how biofuel can be mobilized as a foreign policy tool in an important emerging area of global environmental governance, through the notion of norms ideas and material capacities diffusion. The analysis will cover a period of 11 years, going back to EU –Brazil’s first strategic partnership (SP) on renewable energy in 2007 to the more recent trade negotiations in 2018. This article will focus on the EU-Brazil bioethanol relationship on interregional (EU-Mercosur) and the trilateral levels (EU, Brazil and Mozambique) and demonstrate how they can mobilize biofuel as a foreign policy tool. From a critical perspective, we will analyze the differences between the official discourse and the realities on the ground.
This sixth issue of CEFIR Working Paper 2018 is available as an attachment.
Ce sixième numéro de CEFIR Working Paper 2018 est disponible en pièce jointe.
About the author
Gabrielle W. Cusson is a PhD Candidate at the Liège University (ULiège) and a researcher related to the Center for International Relations Studies (CEFIR). She specializes on emerging powers’ South South cooperation strategy in the field of agriculture.
New one-year Master's programme in political science taught entirely in English, "Global Politics & Political Affairs", University of Liège.
09/03/2018
Global Politics & Political Affairs
Get the keys to grasp current global trends and act upon them.
In order to train specialists with the skills required to understand the issues of the modern world, the Department of Political Science at the University of Liege o?ers a one-year Master’s programme in Political Science taught entirely in English.
Objectives
This Master’s programme aims to provide advanced knowledge, tools and methods to analyse and understand all aspects of local and global politics: from evolution to stakes, political actors, degrees of interaction and levels of decision making. The purpose of this programme is to better understand how our institutions work and to appreciate today’s world in all its complexity.
Global Politics & Political Affairs
The University of Liège offers a new one-year Master's programme in political science taught entirely in English. Get the keys to grasp current global trends and act upon them!
A programme taught exclusively in English
The range of master’s programmes o?ered by the Department of Political Science is comprehensive: Public Administration, International Relations, European Policies, and joint programmes with partner abroad and this 60 credits programme in English. If students are required to follow complementary courses, these are also taught in English.
Participatory and multi-faceted teaching methods
A variety of teaching modalities are employed. These include lectures, group work, plenary discussions, debates, student presentations, visits to EU institutions, and presentations by renowned external speakers. The goal is to diversify learning activities, promote interactivity, develop critical thinking and meet students’ expectations. A graduate thesis based on a research topic is required to complete the programme. The thesis is to be written and presented in English.
Curriculum
MANDATORY COURSES
Comparative Politics
Democracy in America
European Economic Governance
Final dissertation and preparatory seminar
Choose 1 course from the following
International Relations of the European Union (odd years)
Contemporary theories of public administration (even years)
OPTION
Choose 5 courses from the following
Law and Practice of International Organizations
South Asia in International Relations (even years)
Human Rights Law
Cybercrime (even years)
Introduction to the Laws of War
European Economics
Strategic Stakes in Globalisation
European Immigration Policy
Foreign Policy Analysis: Theories, Methods and Case Studies (odd years)
The Transformations of the Welfare State
International Strategic Trade Control Regimes
Science, Technology and Innovation policies
Public finance
International Relations Organizations
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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. Power, democracy, globalisation, Europe’s in?uence in global governance, migration, human rights, cybercriminality, con?ict... These subjects are in the news on a daily basis.
Entry requirements
Students may be o?ered a position in the programme subsequent to an assessment of their academic record. The length of the program is typically one year, but may exceed this if the student needs to take additional courses to complete their studies. Those complementary courses are designed to assist the student in the development of their Master’s work, especially in the development of their fnal paper. These courses cover a broad array of subjects, including theory and methodology of political science, and aim to prepare the student for the Master. The Master’s programme is suited for those interested in improving their skills in Political Science. It is also a good option for sociologists, historians, journalists, criminologists and economists.
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Contact
Global Politics and Political Affairs
Information about the programme
Pr. Sebastian Santander - Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology
+32 4 366 30 46 - Sebastian.Santander@uliege.be
Information for future students
+32 4 366 56 74 - info.etudes@uliege.be
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Conférence: Simulacre de thèse de doctorat de Zacharie Baenda Fimbo, le lundi 11 mars 2019 de 14h00 à 16h00 au Séminaire 6 (B31)
Conférence: Simulacre de thèse de doctorat de Zacharie Baenda Fimbo, le lundi 11 mars 2019 de 14h00 à 16h00 au Séminaire 6 (B31)
Conférence: Cindy Regnier et Nina Lavrenteva feront une présentation de l’état d’avancement de leur thèse respective, le jeudi 7 mars de 14h à 16h au Séminaire 7 (B31)
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Sebastian Santander, "Latinoamérica y la Unión Europea. Sus vínculos para un nuevo despertar", Foreign Affairs, vol. 19, 2019, pp. 56-66
Several factors of different kinds seem to create new perspectives for EU Latin American relations. There are, first of all, international incentives and more...
Sophie Wintgens, « Panamá: el pivote de las “nuevas rutas de la seda” china en América Latina y el Caribe », L. Bizzozero Revelez et W. F. Luzuriaga (dir.), Anuario Política Internacional & Política Exterior 2017-2018, Montevideo, Cruz del Sur, 2018
Sophie Wintgens, « Panamá: el pivote de las “nuevas rutas de la seda” china en América Latina y el Caribe...