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EUI scholars Revital Madar and Caitlin Procter sit facing each other in blue chairs, engaged in a conversation for the EUI UpFront video. They are in a library setting, surrounded by bookshelves.

Research, Video

Justice erased: Revital Madar and Caitlin Procter on Gaza

In this #EUIUpFront conversation, EUI scholars Revital Madar and Caitlin Procter reflect on the disappearance of justice in the narratives around the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, and the critical role of academia amid this crisis.

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Award, Research

Sergio Puig on how Latin America is shaping the future of international law

EUI Law Professor Sergio Puig, co-editor of ‘Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century’, reflects on Latin America’s distinctive contributions to international law, the growing influence of new actors, and how interdisciplinary approaches can help build a more just and plural global order.

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Latest publications

EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world challenges and fundamental questions about human society.

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Contribution to book

Media freedom in the age of digital constitutionalism

BROGI, Elda; NENADIC, Iva

2025

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Article

Experts, not vulnerable: centring dignity in research with irregularised migrants

GIANNETTO, Leila; KHAN, Abubaker; KIBEIDA, Yagoub; KING-SAVIC, Sandra; MAHAR, Usman; PROCTER, Caitlin

2025

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Article

Ensuring the exercise of human agency in AI-based military systems: concerns across the lifecycle

BODE, Ingvild; NADIBAIDZE, Anna; WATTS, Tom; ZHANG, Qiaochu

2025

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Book

From club to commons: enlargement, reform and sustainability in European integration

ANGHEL, Veronica; JONES, Erik

2025

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Contribution to book

The European Union as a cyber diplomacy actor

PAWLAK, Patryk

2025

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Article

External differentiated integration: between stability and change

TELLE, Stefan; CHIOCCHETTI, Paolo; LAFFAN, Brigid

2025

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Book

How economic ideas evolve: the impact of religion on the German and Italian welfare state

HIEN, Josef

2025

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Thought leadership

#EUIdeas

EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

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Canada calling: time for stronger friendship with the EU

Tuhina Chatterjee

Policy Leader Fellow Tuhina Chatterjee explores opportunities for increased collaboration between Canada and the EU, identifies key areas for cooperation, and advocates for a value-driven approach to building solidarity between Canada & the EU.

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Anti-wokeism is infiltrating the progressives’ agenda: Why is this dangerous?

Costanza Hermanin, Mélodie Rogliano

Anti-wokeism is gaining traction across Europe and seeping into spaces traditionally committed to social justice and equality. Assistant Professor Costanza Hermanin and Master Student Mélodie Rogliano argue that this shift is particularly dangerous.

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Alumni

The EUI launches first Alumni Chapter in Brussels

Coinciding with the announcement of the Institute's 50th anniversary celebrations, the EUI has officially launched its first Alumni Chapter, reinforcing its ties and exchange with alumni based in Brussels.

Publication

Over 50 years of the EUI's visual history now available online

The Historical Archives of the European Union has completed the selection, description and full digitization of the audiovisual collection of the European University Institute. The files may be accessed through the Archives’ online database and multimedia portal.

Initiative, Partnership, Research

New partnership to strengthen financial literacy in Portugal

Launch of Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project with a partnership between the Florence School of Banking and Finance at the European University Institute and the Portuguese National Council of Financial Supervisors to evaluate and enhance financial literacy initiatives across Portugal.

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"Everyone in the Economics Department is very approachable […] every moment spent here becomes an opportunity to learn and grow as a researcher."

Ezgi Arda, PhD, ECO

"This is a lively community of scholars from different disciplines, academic cultures, and backgrounds, which is what makes the EUI so unique."

Julià Gómez Reig, PhD, HEC

"The STG Policy Leader Fellowship strengthened my connections to academics and policy makers, which became an important building block in the project I launched during my time at the STG to strengthen human rights defenders around the EU."

Márta Pardavi, Policy Leader Fellow, STG

"An international milieu and the opportunity to learn from world-renowned scholars guarantee that all MRes graduates are more than prepared to conduct their own research."

Michał Pawłowski, MRes graduate, ECO

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