Political Europe. Taking Stock.

Some people want a more political Europe, others fear its consequences. For the European Union, politicization is both a project, a risk and, increasingly, a reality. In recent years, scientists have begun to study the making of European public opinion or political dynamics inside the European Central Bank and the European Commission.

Since 2017, the Transatlantic Network on Political Europe (RESTEP) has pursued the ambition of bringing together these different research agendas. After an initial cycle of three years punctuated by numerous scientific meetings and collective projects, RESTEP invites you to its final conference that will take place online 5-7 January 2021.

Compulsory and free registration on Eventbrite to get the visioconference link.

Full academic program (online)

Day 1. Tuesday, January 5th 2021, 8h30-11h30 (14h30-17h30 European time)

Panel #1 Le régime politique de l’UE
Discussant : George Ross (Centre Jean Monnet, UdeM).

• Le régime politique de l’Union au prisme de l’investiture de la Commission von der Leyen par le Parlement européen. Olivier Costa (Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux).

• Les négociations CETA: une politisation à risque pour l’UE ? Manon Damestoy (IEE/Crespo, Université St-Louis Bruxelles).

Panel #2 The perceptions of the EU
Discussant: Ozlem Atikcan (University of Warwick).

• Does globalization matter? A qualitative comparative analysis of citizens’ perceptions of globalization over time. Cal Le Gall (ISPOLE, UCLouvain), Virginie Van Ingelgom (ISPOLE, UCLouvain).

• The Battle for Europe. Laurie Beaudonnet ( Centre Jean Monnet Montréal, UdeM) Céline Belot (PACTE, Sciences Po Grenoble) Hélène Caune (PACTE, Sciences Po Grenoble) Anne-Marie Houde (U. of Warwick) Damien Pennetreau (ISPOLE, UCLouvain).

11h30-12h (17h30-18h): Online get-together.

Day 2. Wednesday January 6th 2021, 8h30-11h30 (14h30-17h30 European time)

Panel #3 Citizen attitudes towards the EU between mobilization and polarization
Discussant : Céline Belot (PACTE, Sciences Po Grenoble)

•(De)mobilizing Europeans – Citizens reaction to party polarization. Morgan Le Corre Juratic (EUI)

• Constrained Politicization: How Mainstream Parties Respond to Public Euroscepticism. Georgio Malet (University of Zurich & EUI), Cyrille Thiebaut (AGORA, CYU & Cevipof, Sciences Po)

•How does the politicization of the EU affect (different) voters’ political preferences? Laurie Beaudonnet (Centre Jean Monnet Montréal, Udem), Raul Gomez (U. of Liverpool), Cal Le Gall (ISPOLE, UCLouvain).

Day 3. Thursday January 7th 2021, 8h30-11h30 (14h30-17h30 European time)

Panel #4 Production et réception des politiques européennes
Discussant : Catherine Hoeffler (Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux)

• Consequences of Media Politicization on MEPs legislative behaviour. Thomas Laloux (ISPOLE, UCLouvain), Damien Pennetreau (ISPOLE, UCLouvain), Alban Versailles (ISPOLE, UCLouvain).

• The Dramaturgy of Reforms: the cases of the Visa code regulation and the Copyright directive. Céleste Bonnamy (CEVIPOL-IEE, Université Libre de Bruxelles et CESSP, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne), Juliette Dupont (CERIUM, UdeM).

• La sécurité intérieure européenne, une politisation en trompe-l’œil ? Agathe Piquet (Queen Mary University of London).

•Penser global agir local. Lutte et conflit dans la mise en oeuvre de la politique de cohésion, le cas français. Jeremie Reynaud (Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux).

11h30-12h (17h30-18h): Online get-together.