Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

The project investigates how the EU evolves between competence and control - examining agencies, staffing patterns and more. From populist influence and constitutional courts to joint procurement for vaccines and energy - ReConfEU investigates the forces shaping Europe’s institutional future.

BIG NEWS! We’re excited to announce the website launch for our multi-annual research project “Reconfiguring Europe: Between Competence and Control” led by Prof. Markus Jachtenfuchs and coordinated by the Jacques Delors Centre at the @hertieschool.bsky.social. More information here: www.reconf.eu

In my chapter for the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook of Dissensus over Liberal Democracy in Europe, I argue that the dissensus over the ECB's policies focused on contesting the symptoms, instead of the cause of the problem: the myth of central bank independence. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

📢 Constitutional Courts and the EU In ZaöRV 2/2025, Ana Bobić analyzes how constitutional courts confront the EU’s reconfiguration, especially in the area of the Euro crisis and criminal law. Find the ZaöRV's article - as always - #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.17104/...

A refreshing take on the myth of central bank independence: The Long Twilight of Central Bankism jacobin.com/2025/08/cent...

In my chapter for the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook of Dissensus over Liberal Democracy in Europe, I argue that the dissensus over the ECB's policies focused on contesting the symptoms, instead of the cause of the problem: the myth of central bank independence. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We are seeking a PhD candidate with an interest in East–West European relations (1970s–1990s) to work with me and Aline Sierp. The deadline for submitting proposals is 28 September. vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...

New symposium out now🎉 Edited by @pashukanist.bsky.social, @nanoboss.bsky.social + me in @europeanlawopen.bsky.social seeks to introduce Marxist approaches to EU law scholarship. Read now 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🧵 (1/9) A thread on the symposium (please share!)

‘The Crisis of Long-Termism: Time and Independence in the European Union’ – my new article with Antoine Vauchez www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @wepsocial.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social

dear academia! Does anyone perhaps have access to this paper? Big thanks! www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

read this pretty much in one breath, a great piece. We should all do more history.

In our newest contribution to our symposium “Controversies over Methods in EU Law II” JENNIFER ORLANDO-SALLING explores how decolonial approaches in European Law offer a constructive space towards dialogue and reconstruction. verfassungsblog.de/decolonialit...

Yes, we should talk about class. Maria Tzanakopoulou in the first contribution to drop from our Marxism and EU Law symposium. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Come work with me! I am looking for a research associate to support my new DFG project, on a 10h/week basis. For further information, please see the link below or email me. Deadline 21 April 2025. Thanks for spreading the word! hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

2 more weeks to apply for a fully funded PhD at the @hertieschool.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social in EU law & governance, supervised by Mark Dawson and me. Details below!

How do #EU constitutional scholars define #solidarity - and what does #Hegel have to do with it? In a #NewPaper, @anabobic.bsky.social reflects upon the approach towards solidarity in EU #law and revisits Hegel's idea of mutual recognition. Read the paper here 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

In which I rant about how the Left better keep away from zombie Rawlsianism & other assorted moralisms damagemag.com/2025/02/25/s...

This was a joy to read. Highly recommend!

After years of brewing, my article on transnational solidarity in the EU, helped by Hegel's ideas, is now published open access with the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

a great editorial by Anuscheh Farahat in the new issue of ELO www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

enjoy these 23 minutes of Waltraud Schelkle taking apart Draghi's report.

The ECB is an endless source of academic commentary - very happy I was part of this multidisciplinary special issue, that covers a truly broad range of perspectives on the ever-growing influence that the ECB has on the lives of everyone living in the EU.

www.stals.santannapisa.it/sites/defaul... glad to launch soon my latest book and to be in good company: prof. #giuseppemartinico prof. #susannacafaro and dr @anabobic.bsky.social 17.2.2025 join us!

Come work with me in Berlin! The @delorsberlin.bsky.social and the @hertieschool.bsky.social offer a 3-year scholarship for a PhD in European Law & Governance from Sep 2025, supervised by Mark Dawson and me. Application deadline: 16 March 2025. Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/162361

An excellent new piece by @sarahganty.bsky.social "Poverty in judgecraft: new narratives through the language of equality". Exposing the harm that the awful framing of facts in cases such as Dano (and there are many more) inflicts, and offering a refreshing way out.

I've already read through half of this special issue and can warmly recommend!

Getting started on BlueSky with our call for papers for the 2025 EuConst Symposium, which we will host at Luiss University in the beautiful city of Rome on June 24. We welcome abstracts on any theme of European and comparative constitutional law. Application deadline March 3.

What, and who is EU law for? A special issue on critical approaches to EU law that I edited has just been published, with short essays from a wonderful group of scholars. Link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rtlt20/c...

starting the new year with some self-promotion: Mark Dawson and I have a new open access paper out: "Unpacking Legal Accountability: The Case of the European Central Bank", published in Politics and Governance (@CogitatioPaG) www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

Save the date! The 2025 edition of our Annual Workshop on Research Methods in Fundamental Rights @theHertieSchool: 8 masterclasses, keynote by Prof. Joseph Weiler @NYU, & feedback on your methods & methodology. 📅 16–18 June 2025 Apply by 20 Feb: tinyurl.com/4zykkzc9

'In trying to outflank PiS, Tusk has adopted a strategy that is increasingly common among Europe’s supposedly liberal political caste, from France to Germany to Denmark to Holland: ‘beating’ the far right by bringing its politics into the mainstream.' newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Looking forward!

🇪🇺⚖️La Quadrature du Net II: A Growing Space for Member State Preferences? ANA BOBIĆ shows how the CJEU prioritizes state interests over individual rights, shifting away from its role as a guardian of fundamental rights. 👀Eyes Everywhere👀 verfassungsblog.de/member-state...

Contested boundaries: migration and citizenship regimes in comparative perspective Call for papers for the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social annual conference May 8-9 2025 EUI, Florence, Italy migrationpolicycentre.eu/call-for-pap...

Do you lose sleep over the future of the Economic and Monetary Union? Do you know what's wrong with it? Have you any idea how to fix it? Might you have a working paper on the matter? Then we want to hear from you! Submit proposals & come share your ideas for the EUI Schuman Centre EMU Lab!

A proposal for an important research agenda: looking at the strategic use, by Europe's oligarchs, of the EU's neoliberal constitutional order, both through their agency and the structures they operate within. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Loved reading this! It's a great and refreshingly novel take on who is the person in EU law by @flipsschoeyen.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Join us on Wednesday (online) to discuss brand new research by Raphaële Xenidis on #algorithmicbias in #EU equality law (co-hosted with our friends from @delorsberlin.bsky.social & Centre for Digital Governance) 🇪🇺 Everyone is welcome! Register for the draft paper 👇

The Call for Papers for the UACES 55th Annual Conference 2025 at Liverpool John Moores University is officially open! Join us from 31 August to 3 September 2025, to explore Europe’s resilience in a changing world. Submit your paper by 26 January 2025 👉 www.conftool.org/uaces2025/ #CfP #UACES2025

go.bsky.app/KE77aRL new starter pack for ECRs in international law, EU law, IHRL and legal theory! 🫡 I guess it might be useful for many (Disclaimer: I added people according to *my* sense of who an early career researcher is - of course, feel free to join if you consider yourself an ECR!)

me in therapy, three years from now: so there was this starter pack I wasn’t included in…

The essential starter pack

Hello from a newcomer! Here's an attempt: 1) figuring out how ordinary national courts change EU law and is it constitutionally relevant; 2) what Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit has to teach us about the EU. And hoping 2) will become 1) soon!