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Monday, October 19, 2026

New EU Policy Video: “European Defence in the Face of War”

In this interview, "European Defence in the Face of War", Dr. Chantal Lavallée, Associate Professor at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and Visiting Scholar at Carleton University (2025-2026), discusses the changing European Union (EU) security and defence strategy. She will focus on emerging technologies including drones; the evolving EU... More

Friday, October 2, 2026

Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence renewed for 2027–2030

The Centre for European Studies (CES) has been selected for a new grant from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University will receive €100,000 (approximately $161,000) for the 2027–2030 grant period. The new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence will focus on two thematic priorities: (1)... More

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Latest EU Policy Briefs discuss EU-Canada partnership; EU energy policy; EU enlargement; and the far right

The Centre for European Studies' EU Policy Briefs Series presents concise, policy-focused commentary on pressing issues of EU politics and Canada-EU relations. We are pleased to highlight four new EU Policy Briefs published this summer: "The EU–Canada partnership: An alternative route to, but not an alternative to, multilateral governance" (EU... More

Friday, July 24, 2026

New EU Policy Video: “The Italian Case of Ancestral Citizenship: Who Gets to Belong?” with Dr. Thales Speroni

In this EU Policy Video Series interview, "The Italian Case of Ancestral Citizenship: Who Gets to Belong?", Dr. Thales Speroni offers a comparative analysis of how extraterritorial access to citizenship reshapes visions of Europe across generations. Focusing on the Italian case, he explores the frictions between normative expectations embedded in... More

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

TRADEPOL Research Network launched

The Centre for European Studies is pleased to house the Research Network on Trade Politics in North America and Europe (TRADEPOL), an international collaboration launched in July 2026 with the support of a seven-year Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). TRADEPOL brings together 20 partner... More

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 years), Research Network on Trade Politics in North America and Europe (TRADEPOL)

THIS COMPETITION HAS CLOSED. APPLICATIONS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED. The Centre for European Studies at Carleton University (https://carleton.ca/ces/) is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Research Network on Trade Politics in North America and Europe (TRADEPOL). We are looking for a scholar with expertise in data science... More

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Jan Wouters selected as 2026 Konrad Adenauer Visiting Professor on Transatlantic Relations

The Centre for European Studies (CES) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Foundation Office Canada) are delighted to announce that Professor Jan Wouters has been selected as the 2026 Konrad Adenauer Visiting Professor on Transatlantic Relations. Professor Wouters will be in residence at Carleton University throughout the Fall 2026 term. Jan Wouters... More

Thursday, May 28, 2026

New EU Policy Video: “Canada-EU Economic Security Cooperation in an Era of Geoeconomic Tension”

Watch the newest EU Policy Video, “Canada-EU Economic Security Cooperation in an Era of Geoeconomic Tension”, with Dr. Wolfgang Alschner (University of Ottawa), Dr. Patrick Leblond (University of Ottawa) and Dr. Philipp Reinhold (Europa-Institut of Saarland University, Germany). In this interview, the researchers discuss key elements of... More

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

New EU Policy Video: “Europe’s Energy Transformation: War, Geopolitics, Legacies, and New Dependencies”, with Dr. Miranda Schreurs

Dr. Miranda Schreurs (Chair of Climate and Environmental Policy, Bavarian School of Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich) explains how Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 reshaped Europe’s energy transition in this interview with Ilija Nikolic (Research Assistant, Centre for European Studies). She discusses... More

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

New EU Policy Brief: “European Defence in the Face of War” by Dr. Chantal Lavallée

The newest in the EU Policy Brief Series, "European Defence in the Face of War", is written by Dr. Chantal Lavallée, Associate Professor at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and Visiting Scholar at Carleton University (2025-2026). She discusses the changing European Union (EU) defence strategy. Read the EU Policy Brief here. In the years... More

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Call for Applications Now Open: Financial Support for Graduate Student Travel Research to European Union for Spring/Summer 2026

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence call for applications for financial support for Graduate Student Travel Research to the European Union (EU) is now open! Doctoral and Master's level students enrolled at Carleton who are conducting research in the EU and on a topic related to the EU, European integration or EU-Canada relations are... More

Friday, December 12, 2025

Call for applications: Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholarship on Transatlantic Relations, Fall 2026

The Centre for European Studies at Carleton University and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Foundation Office Canada) are now inviting applications for the position as Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations. The successful applicant will be a scholar in residence at Carleton University for a period of four months, September... More

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