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The BSoG is a leading hub for interdisciplinary teaching and cutting-edge research, rethinking Europe’s role in a changing world. It is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (VUB) and Vesalius College.
Harald Kümmerle (Japanese Studies in Tokyo) and Johannes Thumfart (BSoG) have co-authored a new article titled
📄 “From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses”.

🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses
Abstract. This article examines the use of digital technologies by Germany and Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of two divergent epi
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November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Join the upcoming online Equality Talk on 17 Dec, where Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas will discuss their recently published edited volume, The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights.
Register here: 👉 uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
📚 New publication alert!

BSoG Prof. Dr Ilke Adam, together with Prof. Dr Jean Beaman and Mariska Jung, PhD candidate at the #VUB, have published their edited volume:
📕 A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe? Racialized #Minorities at the Centre
#antiracism #publication #research #migration #Europe
A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
This open access book explores anti-racist struggles and practices across a range of European contexts, tracing both change and continuity over time
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We are proud to announce that Dr @elieperot.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at the #BSoG and Programme Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in EU Policy Making, has been awarded the 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize. Congratulations! 👏 #PhD #GlobalStrategy
www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...
Elie Perot wins 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize
BSoG is proud to announce that Dr. Elie Perot has been awarded the 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize.
www.brussels-school.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I just had an email exchange with a high school student headed to @bsog.be next year about my recent article with @luissimonn.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... She may have been being nice to her future academic advisor, but I'm still glad to see that open-access publications are
Levels of division: How wedge strategies shape international and domestic politics
States often seek to undermine their competitors in order to obtain a favorable balance of power. Yet, the literature on how they actually do that remains sparse and disconnected. We focus on how a...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🇪🇺🇬🇧 Join the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Europe & LSE IDEAS for 🗣️ “The Future of EU–UK Collaboration: Taking Stock of Brexit & Geopolitical Strategy-Building.”
📘 With Prof. Dr. Richard Higgott (@csds.bsky.social, BSoG).
🕘 5 Nov 2025, 9:00–11:30
👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/eu-uk-coll...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📢 TDI Yearly 2025 – EU Trade Defence and Increasing Geo-Economic Tensions
🗓️ Thursday, 11 December 2025 | 09:30–17:15
📍 U-Residence, VUB Campus (on-site & online)
💡Attendance is limited to 100 participants.
👉 Secure your spot now: www.brussels-school.be/output/event...

#TradeDefence #TDIYearly2025
October 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Students from the BSoG’s Master in Global Security and Strategy have published an insightful analysis with Carnegie Europe, exploring what a second #Trump administration could mean for #Europe. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸
Five Pillars for Europe in the Second Trump Era
The second Trump administration has shifted the cornerstones of the liberal international order. How the EU responds will determine not only its global standing but also the very integrity of the Euro...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Policy Brief Alert! 🚨

For the past three years, we've been studying the ethical and legal impacts of AI. Our key takeaways are now available here 👇 We hope future AI risk assessments become far more practical — and truly actionable.

Thanks to @titanthinking.bsky.social & @bsog.be
Policy Brief: Ethical & Legal Impact Assessments, and Citizen Participation in Technology: Lessons from TITAN
This policy brief explores how Ethical and Legal Impact Assessments (ELIAs) can be enhanced through citizen participation to ensure that emerging technologies — including AI systems and digital infras...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We’re proud to announce that #PhD researcher Marta Paricio Montesinos has been awarded a new #FWO PhD grant for her project “Loose Threads in the #EU’s Regulation of Mineral Value Chains in CAHRAs.”
More here: www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We’re proud to share that researchers from the Brussels School of Governance’s Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) have been recognised among the 2025 #EUInfluencer Awards by ZN Consulting!
Congratulations to our colleagues! 👏
#BSoG #CSDS
More info: znconsulting.com/articles/eui...
October 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🌱 Join us on 26 Sept for a conversation on what it means to be an environmental defender at the frontlines of protecting ecosystems and communities’ wellbeing.

📍 BSoG, Pleinlaan 5, floor -1, room Lisbon
🗓️ 26 Sept | 10:00–12:00
👉 ow.ly/GTTB50X08tb

#BSoG #research #humanrights #environment
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🔍 Researchers from BSoG's Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy led a landmark study on how Belgium’s industry can cut CO₂ emissions by 2040–2050. Analysing 90 technologies, the report shows that a carbon-neutral industry is within reach:

#BSoG #VUB #research #decarbonisation #Belgium
BSoG researchers release landmark report on deep industrial emission reductions in Belgium
On 18 September 2025, BSoG-VUB researchers Tomas Wyns, Stijn Van der Perre and Gauri Khandekar presented the DEEPIN - Deep Industrial Emission Reductions for Belgium Report.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🎓 We are proud to share that on 12 September, Nadia Tjahja successfully defended her PhD thesis "Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum".

Congratulations on this great achievement, Dr. Tjahja!
#PhD #BSoG #VUB #UNUCRIS
September 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
💼 Work with us!

Our BA in International and European Law is welcoming applications for the following position:

Adjunct Professor - Business Law (BA Course)

⏳ Apply by 6 October: www.brussels-school.be/jobs/adjunct...

Curious about our School? ow.ly/YyM050WUYRg

#BSoG #vacancy #businesslaw
Adjunct Professor: Business Law (BA Course)
The Brussels School of Governance invites applications for the position of Adjunct Professor for the Spring Semester, beginning (at the end of) January 2026.
www.brussels-school.be
September 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Save the date: 18 Sept

The DEEPIN project workshop will dive into deep industrial decarbonisation and how Belgian industry can help meet EU 2040 & 2050 climate goals 🌍⚙️

Register here: ow.ly/3tZm50WTTWs

#BSoG #research #decarbonisation #2050climateneutrality
September 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
💼 New vacancy alert!

The Brussels School of Governance is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a grant as part of the research project CODE.

👇 Find out more and apply by 31 October:

#BSoG #vacancy #PostdoctoralResearch #CODE
Postdoctoral Fellowship "Geopolitics and Technology in the 21st Century"
The Brussels School of Governance invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship: "Geopolitics and Technology in the 21st Century"
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September 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Don't miss @ntjahj.bsky.social's PhD defence on the topic: "Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum".
🗓️ 12/9-15:00
📍VUB Campus, Promotiezaal D.2.01, or online
👇 Register below

#BSoG #UNU-CRIS #PhD #internetgovernance
Public PhD defence of Nadia Tjahja: Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum
The BSoG invites you to attend the public PhD defence of Nadia Tjahja
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September 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
🇪🇺 Is the EU delivering on its promise of environmental democracy?

With the 2025 Meeting of the Parties nearing, this free workshop will assess the EU’s record under the Aarhus Convention: access to information, public participation & justice.

🗓️ 24 Sep
📍Brussels & Online
✍️ Register before 12 Sep 👇
The EU and the Aarhus Convention – taking stock of the Union’s progress towards Environmental Democracy
Join experts to assess the EU's role in the Aarhus Convention and the future of environmental democracy. Free workshop, in Brussels or online.
www.brussels-school.be
September 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🔍 Research news!

We are delighted to announce the publication of "Europe and its Others", the latest work by Iva Dodevska, postdoctoral researcher at BSoG-VUB/BIRMM. 📖✨

Congratulations, Iva!
Europe and its Others
Dodevska, I. (2025). Europe and its Others. In IMISCOE research series. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97981-1
www.brussels-school.be
September 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Join Prof. Trisha Meyer in this @disinfo.eu webinar as she presents findings from the #EDMO report on VLOPSE compliance with the Code of Conduct on Disinformation.

🗓️ 11 September, 14:30 – 15:30 CEST
👇 Register below!

#disinformation #socialmediaplatforms
EU DisinfoLab - 11 September: The EU Code of Practice on disinformation: evaluating VLOPSE compliance and effectiveness
This webinar explores the EDMO report on how major platforms like Meta, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are meeting (or not) their commitments to combat disinformation under the updated Code of Practice...
www.disinfo.eu
August 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🌱 Curious about the @greendealnet.eu latest #ResearchHighlights?

Discover below a policy-focused overview of academic insights on the EU's transition to climate neutrality and sustainability!

👇
⚡What’s new in climate governance research?

Read our 6th edition of the #ResearchHighlights: a curated overview of policy-relevant academic insights on how the EU is governing its transition to climate neutrality & sustainability

Full edition 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/Biannual-Res...
Key takeaways 👇
August 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🔍 Don't miss out on BSoG researcher Fabio Figiaconi's latest publications:

The Future of the EU’s Security Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Business-as-Usual, Retreat or Flexible Adaptation?: ow.ly/JL7n50WLhNo

Choosing not to choose: Hedging as a category of neutrality: ow.ly/orcp50WLhLn
August 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🎥 Don't miss out on BSoG Dean Florian Trauner latest interview on Spotlight Brussels!

#BSoG #migration #Europe
Happy to have engaged with the 'Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics' on the subject of migration, skills shortages and Europe's strive to attract talent.
#SkillsShortage #EuropeanTalent #FamilyBusinesses

youtu.be/0CWWsldfufg?...
Spotlight Brussels with Prof. Florian Trauner: How Can Europe Attract Top Talent?
YouTube video by Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik
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August 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Voices unmuted: Youth shaping the future of internet governance"

Register for this BIG IDEAS dialogue, where @ntjahj.bsky.social will join UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Sawako Shirahase to discuss the dynamic role of youth in Internet governance.

💻 Online
⏰ 11:00 CEST | 18:00 JST
🗓️ 21 August
Voices Unmuted: Youth Shaping the Future of Internet Governance
ONLINE: On 21 August 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Nadia Tjahja, PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS.
unu.edu
August 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM