Beatrice de Graaf receives Stevin Prize

Beatrice de Graaf received the prestigious Stevin Prize for her outstanding ability to translate academic knowledge to policy advice and the wider public. For a background interview, in Dutch: https://dub.uu.nl/nl/achtergrond/beatrice-de-graaf-hoogleraar-met-een-maatschappelijke-roeping

Dorien Lanting joins project team

As of March 2018, Dorien Lanting joined the Blueprints of Hope project, adding a reflection on the Catholic blueprints of Europe. Previously, Dorien Lanting studied History and Middle Eastern studies (BA). She is currently involved in the Research Master program of Religion and Culture at the University of Groningen. She is particularly interested in the…

Jorrit Steehouder assigned Special Grant from U.S. Embassy

In August 2017, Jorrit Steehouder obtained a Special Grant from the U.S. Embassy in The Hague in order to organize multiple events across The Netherlands to commemorate the start of Marshall Aid in April 1948. The grant was obtained in collaboration with Liesbeth van de Grift (Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges, UGlobe), Mathieu Segers (University College Maastricht,…

Jorrit Steehouder at Annual Graduate Conference on the History of European Integration

On 20 September Jorrit Steehouder presented a paper at the Annual Graduate Conference on the History of European Integration at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. The Annual Graduate Conference on the History of European Integration is a joint initiative between the Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre at the EUI and the two European associations…

Beatrice de Graaf has been elected as member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

On 8 June, Beatrice de Graaf will be installed as new member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The KNAW consists of more than 500 members from different academic disciplines. Membership is for life; it is a tribute to an outstanding academic career.      

Trineke Palm defends dissertation Normative Power and Military Means

At 20 March, Trineke Palm defended her PhD-dissertation “Normative Power and Military Means. The evolving character of the EU’s international power” at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She was interviewed by Nederlands Dagblad and at Bureau Buitenland on her research, the current discussions about a common European army and the consequences of Brexit for the EU’s Common Security…

Jorrit blogging for ‘Faces of Science’

As of June 2017 Jorrit Steehouder will be blogging as a ‘Face of Science’, about his research, but also about his experiences as a researcher. The project ‘Faces of Science’ was initiated by the  Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen), the Young Academy (De Jonge Akademie) and NEMO Kennislink….

Peter-Ben Smit – book on correspondence between Andreas Rinkel and Urs Küry

In Vrienden in het bisschopsambt Peter-Ben Smit outlines the correspondence between the bishops Andreas Rinkel (Utrecht) and Urs Küry (Old Catholic Church Switzerland) in the 50s and 60s. Title: Vrienden in het bisschopsambt Author: Peter-Ben Smit Publisher: Merweboek-Sliedrecht  

Mathieu Segers – book on the return of history in Europe

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, European integration was able to overcome German and European division. And the EU became a powerbloc in the world. Questions of identity and borders were postponed. In Europa en de terugkeer van de geschiedenis Mathieu Segers aims to show that Europe is all about ideas and power. Title: Europa en de…