Funded by: European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU); University of Crete, Department of Political Science and the Hellenic Centre for European Studies (EKEM); LISBOAN – Erasmus Academic Network.

Organizers: Dimitris Xenakis (University of Crete, Greece), Stelios Stavridis (Zaragoza University, Spain), Kennet Lynggaard (Roskilde University, Denmark) & Tobias Schumacher (Lisbon University Institute, Portugal).

Description: The PhD Summer School focussed on the role of the European Union (EU) as an international actor, the implications of EU development and foreign policies, but also how the global environment affects EU’s policies and politics. Accordingly it had both an ‘outward’ look on the implication of EU agents and policies in international arenas and an ‘inward’ focus on the impact of globalization on the EU’s institutions and policies. The school dealt with the theme “Europe in the World” both in theoretical and empirical terms, but also in terms of research methods. By means of concrete examples, various research techniques were discussed including methods know from comparative politics, discourse analysis, foreign policy analysis and international relations.

Please find the report on this PhD on the right.

For PhD students at all LISBOAN partner institutions, the participation fee was waived. Moreover, the network reimbursed after the event: 

• Accomodation costs: up to 650 EUR
• Travel costs: up to 400 EUR

The application procedure included

• a cover letter describing one's motivation to participate (1-2 pages max)
• a brief outline of the PhD project (3-4 pages max)