Chantal Lavallée

 

Biographical Note

Chantal Lavallée holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and an interdisciplinary M,A. in International Relations from the Université Laval (Québec).

Dr. Lavallée was a lecturer in European Studies at the University of Ottawa, Université de Sherbrooke and UQAM.

She has worked and published extensively on European Integration and Regional Integration processes. Her research interests also include the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union and issues questions of International Political Sociology.
  
 

Research Project

Between Innovations and Resistances: The Role of the European Commission in the European Security Governance

Since its inception, CSDP has created a new European field of Security and Defence, in which a broad variety of actors, directly or indirectly involved in decision-making, interact.

This research project will track the evolution of the European Commission’s competences, taking into account the dynamic interactions between supranational Commission policies and re-nationalising tendencies of Member-State governments. It will thus focus on the relations between the Commission, Member-State governments and non-state actors such as think tanks, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and pressure groups.

Therefore, the project will examine three European Commission initiatives in the field of Security and Defence: 1) the internal market in defence procurement; 2) the European Security Research Programme; and 3) the Instrument for Stability.

The goal of this project is not only to shed light on the Commission’s position and interactions in security matters, but also to highlight its impact on security studies.