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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Journal symposium: Has the Lisbon Treaty made the EU more democratic?

The Jean Monnet Chair Democracy in the European Union has coordinated a symposium in the journal Comparative European Politics entitled "Multilevel democracy in the European Union: have the innovations of the Lisbon Treaty made a difference?". Nine years after the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, the symposium reviews the effects of three... More

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Just published: First Canadian textbook on EU politics

Professor Achim Hurrelmann is one of the editors of the first textbook on European Union politics written specifically for Canadian university students. Hurrelmann co-edited the book, European Union Governance and Policy Making: A Canadian Perspective (University of Toronto Press 2018), with Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and Amy Verdun of the... More

Monday, December 4, 2017

Brexit simulation: MA students sketch path to compromise

Students in Professor Hurrelmann's MA course EURR 5106/PSCI 5609 ("Selected Topics in European Integration Studies") conducted a simulation of the Brexit negotiations in November 2017. The initiative was supported by the Jean Monnet Chair "Democracy in the European Union". After extensive preparations, students spent two weeks negotiating the... More

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Professor Hurrelmann gives expert statements before Senate committee

Professor Achim Hurrelmann testified twice as an expert witness before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the fall of 2017. On September 28, 2017, he presented and answered questions in a committee meeting that discussed the recent German federal election. The other expert witness was Professor Daniel Stockemer of... More

Thursday, September 28, 2017

European Parliament delegation visits Carleton

Students in Professor Hurrelmann's course EURR 5106/PSCI 5609 Selected Topics in European Integration Studies had the opportunity to discuss EU politics with members of the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO). Seven MEPs who serve on the committee, along with support staff, visited the course on September 20. They... More

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Professor Hurrelmann comments on the transatlantic relationship

Professor Achim Hurrelmann was interviewed on the transatlantic relationship by OpenCanada.org, an international affairs website based in Toronto. He commented on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent remarks suggesting that Europe could no longer fully rely on the United States under President Donald Trump. He also discussed what... More

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Professor Hurrelmann speaks to CPAC about French presidential election

Professor Achim Hurrelmann commented on the outcome of France's presidential election of May 7, and the next challenges for the new president Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with CPAC's "Prime Time Politics". The interview can be viewed here (beginning around... More

Monday, February 27, 2017

Professor Hurrelmann discusses upcoming European elections and the populist threat

EURUS Director Achim Hurrelmann was recently interviewed by Maclean's Magazine on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to Europe, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the upcoming elections in the Netherhands and France. The interview appeared as a podcast in the "Maclean's on the Hill" series; it is available here.... More

Friday, June 24, 2016

Professor Hurrelmann Publishes Op-Ed on Brexit Fallout for EU

Professor Achim Hurrelmann has published an op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen discussing the potential fallout of the Brexit for the EU and pointing out the structural problems it has highlighted which the EU will need to solve in order to avoid further deterioration. You can find the article... More

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Professor Hurrelmann Interviewed by CBC Ottawa Morning on “Brexit” Debate

Professor Achim Hurrelmann was interviewed by CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Thursday, May 26 for his views on the "Brexit" debate in advance of the United Kingdom's European Union membership referendum on June 23. The interview can be found here, under the "EU... More

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