European Integration and the Global Political Economy

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The board of the CES network on European Integration and the Global Political Economy has passed a constitution. By way of consultation, we kindly invite all network members to give feedback on the constitution. Comments should be sent via the network’s jiscmail list: EIGPEMAIL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK. We look forward to having a lively discussion about the network’s constitution!

Network Description

This network has a dual focus. It analyzes the extent to which the EU impacts on-going reform dynamics in a post-crisis context, focusing on the ideational and strategic influence of the EU on key actors, and how they impact countries with differing institutional legacies and contexts. It also focuses on governance and decision-making through the Lisbon Treaty in a broad range of policy areas, and how these relate to issues of popular legitimacy and contestation in the EU. 

 

Co-Chairs: Donato Di Carlo, London School of Economics; Aneta Spendzharova, Maastricht University
 
Board Members:

Co-Chairs until June 2023: Alison Johnston, Oregon State University; Dermot Hodson, Loughborough University London


Network Resources


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Announcements

2024 Conference events: 

‘Navigating the European research funding landscape: ideas, persistence, and resourcefulness.’ Panellists: Adina Akbik, Dermot Hodson, Donato Di Carlo, Matthias Thiemann

‘Reflecting on the EP elections: Is the honeymoon period over for the EU’s ambitious Green Deal?’ Panellists: Manuela Moschella, Diane Bolet, Dora Piroska, Palma Polyak, Aneta Spendzharova

2023 Annual Paper Prize for Early Career Scholars 

The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network and Comparative European Politics announce their 2023 Paper Prize for Early Career Researchers. For more information and submission instructions, continue reading here.

2021 Pre-Conference Speed Mentoring Event 

10:30 am-2:30 pm EDT, 15 June 2021: European Integration and Political Economy Research Network Speed Mentoring Event 

Chair: Dermot Hodson – Birkbeck, University of London 

At this speed mentoring event, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about career development, publication plans, the job market, etc., to one of the following EIGPE network executive members: Donato Di Carlo (EUI), Dermot Hodson (Birkbeck College), Alison Johnston (Oregon State University), Erik Jones (John Hopkins, SAIS), and Vivien Schmidt (Boston University). 


2019 Annual Best Paper Prize Winner 

The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network, in cooperation with Comparative European Studies, is delighted to announce the result of the annual prize for the best paper presented by an early career researcher at the 2019 CES Conference in Madrid. 

The winner is Lukas Spielberger (Leiden University) for his paper ‘International burden-sharing during a financial crisis: We will all go together when we go’.  

The jury was impressed by the theoretical ambition of the paper in challenging existing accounts of the global financial crisis. The paper’s findings draw attention to the neglected role of foreign banks in facilitating or impeding international coordination during times of financial turmoil. 

The published version of the paper can be found here


2019 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop

The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network invites applications for the 2018 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop.

2018 Annual Paper Prize for Early Career Scholars

The European Integration and the Global Political Economy Research Network and Comparative European Politics announce their 2018 Paper prize for early stage researchers.


2018 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop

The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network invites applications for the 2018 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop.


2017 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop

The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network invites applications for the 2017 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop.


2016 Annual Best Paper Prize Winner


The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s annual prize for the best paper presented by a network member in a network sponsored panel at the 2016 CES Conference in Philadelphia.

The Prize Committee has decided to award this year’s best paper prize to “Which road leads to wall street? The financialization of regions in the European Union“, written by Michael Schwan, PhD student at the University of Cologne. 

The paper impressed the jury by its originality and analytical rigor. Michael’s paper analyses the relationship between different regional economic configurations in the European Union and the rise of processes of financialization, thereby combining two branches of literature in innovative ways and, by connecting wider issues of political economy to the study of European integration, speaking to the remit of the network in a highly fruitful manner. Congratulations to Michael!

The prize-winning paper will be formally announced at the network’s meeting during next year’s CES conference in Glasgow, July 12-14, 2017. 


Call for Members

The European Integration and Global Political Economy Research Network is calling for new members. The network aims to build bridges between scholars transnationally, hierarchically, and across disciplinary boundaries.


Annual Paper Prize for Early Career Scholars

The CES research network on European integration and the Global Political Economy has initiated an annual paper prize competition, in collaboration with the journal Comparative European Politics, in 2012.

Doctoral Workshops

The CES research network on European integration and the Global Political Economy organizes regular doctoral workshops with the aim of raising the profile of early career scholarly work within the network.