Author: Euromasters

Putting into practice the cooperation between Euromasters partners Berlin and Prague: Prof. Ivo Šlosarčík held a lecture on the recent parliamentary elections in the light of the emergence of a new antagonism towards the European Union in the Czech Republic at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin on January 10th 2018.    

In this book about the political transformation of post-soviet countries, Claudia-Y. Matthes contributes a chapter about the political developments and processes in Latvia. Matthes explains Latvia’s road to independence and democracy, elaborating on the political structure, conflict lines and cleavages as well as providing insight into economic reforms and policies.

While many new EU member states experienced a crisis of democracy in the course of the fiscal and budgetary crisis in Europe, this was not true for Poland: Most citizens held democracy in high esteem and remained enthusiastic about EU membership. However, in 2015 they voted a Euro-skeptic government into office that began to dismantle
-> Continue reading Claudia-Y. Matthes: The State of Democracy in Poland after 2007

Please join us in celebrating the anniversary of the  Euromasters programme Join the Euromaster founders, current staff from across the various sites, alumni and students for an afternoon of reflection on Europe and a friendly get-together to celebrate the lasting success and impact of the course. Founder of Euromaster, Professor Jolyon Howorth, and long-standing Euromaster
-> Continue reading Euromasters Anniversary Workshop & Reception: Friday, 11 November 2016 in Bath

First year Euromaster student, Elizabeth Weisswange, secured a competitive place at the University of Bologna and NATO’s summer school in 2016. She was sponsored by the School of Politics, Languages and International Studies to participate at the three-day course and two-day NATO modelling event. Speaking about her experience, Elizabeth said, ‘I had the chance to
-> Continue reading Euromaster Student at the Bologna NATO Summer School and Simulation

This book edited by Ingo Peters gives a new perspective on EU’s foreign policy in regards to ‘actorness’ and ‘Power’ in relation to other actors in global politics and analyzes factors which influence the policy performance in relation to other states and international organizations. Thus it provides a profound comparative analysis. [routledge.com]

Anna Raiss is in her first year of study of Euromasters. She has been able to secure a prestigious placement at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States that she will undertake during her first summer on the course. Commenting on the opportunity she has said; ‘After my in-depth academic education in European Union policy-making through
-> Continue reading Euromasters students success at the European Union’s delegation in Washington D.C.

This introduction sets the stage for the Handbook’s presentation of the latest social science knowledge about the state and its transformations. It develops an analytical framework that helps identify and grasp the diversity of state transformations. Transformations of the state differ in their causes and driving forces, the elements of the state that are affected,
-> Continue reading John Stephens and others: The Oxford Handbook of Transformations of the State

In the chapter “The Value of Gender Equality in EU-Asian Trade Policy” Maria Garcia investigates the European norm of Gender Equality and the EU’s ability to implement it into the EU-Asian trade policies. Ivo Šlosarčík writes about “A Selective and Reluctant Adopter: The Czech Republic and Its (Non)Accession to Schengen and Eurozone”. [link.springer.com]

This article by Ingo Peters analyzes the OSCE’s legitimacy by Russia comparing it to the US and German example. It highlights the fact that the organization is constantly challenged by the international order and examines its institutional limits. [oxfordscholarship.com]

In this article Maria Garcia deals with the EU trade agreement, its negotiations and developments since the end of the Cold War. Its change from a normative to a more realistic global player is examined by looking at the international context. [opus.bath.ac.uk]

Claudia-Y. Matthes describes the cooperation of the European Baltic States with Russia as a laboratory for new form of trans- and international agreements before these agreements enter a full integration on the EU level. [link.springer.com]

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. In Democracy and the Left, Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens argue that the resurgence of democracy in
-> Continue reading John Stephens and Evelyne Huber: Democracy and the Left – Social Policy and Inequality in Latin America

In this book, Paul Corner provides a new approach to study the idea of fascism. The question of how ordinary people related to totalitarian regimes is still far from being answered. The tension between repression and consensus makes analysis difficult; where one ends and the other begins is never easy to determine. In the case
-> Continue reading Paul Corner: The Fascist Party and Popular Opinion in Mussolini’s Italy

In this book chapter Claudia-Y. Matthes examines the work of NGOs, unions and interest groups in Poland. [springer.com]

Fascism, Nazism, and Communism dominated the history of much of the twentieth century, yet comparatively little attention has focused on popular reactions to the regimes that sprang from these ideologies. Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes is the first volume to investigate popular reactions to totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union, Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the communist
-> Continue reading Paul Corner: Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes