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Women across borders: Minja Bujaković on the power of transnational emancipation

On occasion of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, EUI History researcher Minja Bujaković discusses her research on the activities of the 1920s Communist Women’s International and how it relates to the transnational dimension of current emancipation struggles.

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Stephanie Hofmann on global governance, security, and digital policy

What are the challenges multilateralism faces? How will Trump’s re-election reshape international institutions? Is offering candy the secret to high attendance at seminars? In this interview, Professor Stephanie Hofmann discusses her research, her advisory roles, and her hooks for engagement.

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Tailored to women, provided to men? An interview with Maik Hamjediers

Why are female-dominated jobs less likely to offer flexible working time arrangements, despite work-life balance policies? New research by Maik Hamjediers shows that gendered views on caregiving and work commitment fuel this gap, challenging the idea that flexible work policies always promote gender equality.

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Protecting cultural heritage during the war in Ukraine: legal responses and global consequences

Alina Soloviova

Alina Soloviova, Jean Monnet Fellow at the EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, highlights how Russia’s war against Ukraine is threatening Ukrainian cultural heritage and discusses the need to protect cultural heritage during conflicts.

Elon Musk’s interest in South Africa’s digital market and why we should oppose it

Masutane Modjadji

Policy Leader Fellow Masutane Modjadji sheds light on Elon Musk's interest to enter the South African digital communications space and argues that South Africa should oppose Musk, take inspiration from India, and invest in local technology companies.

Africa’s governance crossroads: A new dawn or the same old chaos?

Gilbert A. Ang’ana

In this article for Black History Month 2025, Policy Leader Fellow Gilbert A. Ang’ana calls for embracing responsible negotiation as a good governance principle in African countries to lead the way towards a stable and prosperous future for Africa.

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Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

The 2024 Presidential Elections in Romania: democratic process vs. digital disinformation

March 2025

12:00

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Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Generative AI: Opportunities and challenges in real-world applications

March 2025

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Florence School of Transnational Governance

Collaborative Leadership in a Changing World

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Journalism and freedom: Key debates at the Voices Festival

The second edition of Voices, the European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy, took place from 27 February to 1 March at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia.

Research

Call for applications: The ESA Post-graduate Research Grant 2025

The European Space Agency Research Grant supports early career scholars conducting primary research in the ESA fonds deposited at the Historical Archives of the European Union.

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A week that felt like a decade: Europe reels from J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich

“In that one moment, all the pillars of transatlantic relations—shared values, mutual respect—were smashed to smithereens.” This is how EUI Prof Trine Flockhart described the impact of US Vice President Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, a moment many see as a turning point in EU-US relations.

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Posters of Europe: Selections from the Nicola Di Gioia collection

Fourteen posters from the Nicola di Gioia collection at the Historical Archives of the European Union are on display in the Badia Fiesolana of the European University Institute.

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