Just back from a King’s College London official visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou with fellow Vice Deans (Education) and colleagues from admissions, careers and marketing.

Great experience to attend a breakfast roundtable at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) with H.E. Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo, MPs, and representatives from the UK media, civil society, and academia.

First day of teaching today. A one-off special Introduction to the (English) Common Law for our international LLM Law students at King’s.

A visit to the Ancient Agora in Athens to mark the end of the holiday.

🚨 New Issue Alert! 🚨 Volume 63, Issue 4 of JCMS is out now! 🌍 Explore key debates on EU funding, Euroscepticism, foreign policy and more. Edited by @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social, and @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social 📚 Read the new issue here ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

Delighted to publish this fascinating article in an upcoming special issue in @jcms-eu.bsky.social

On my way home from a very short trip to Basel.

Presque 30 ans depuis que je suis arrivé à Lille en tant qu’étudiant Erasmus, je suis de retour en mission professionnelle dans le pays des ch’tis.

Leeds half marathon in warm weather that I am really not built for. Finishing in Headingly Stadium was pretty cool though.

As editors of @jcms-eu.bsky.social we are delighted to welcome applications for two special issues for 2027. Please see details below!

Weekly round-up! 📚 Catch up on some of the latest must-read research from JCMS ➡️ bit.ly/4iK6pL8 @cardwellpj.bsky.social @rguerrina.bsky.social @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social

New JCMS Issue! 🚨 Editors @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social and @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social have curated another insightful issue exploring new perspectives on European Studies. Congrats to all the authors for their dedication to the field! 📚 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

Congratulations to: - Professor Christopher Hill - Professor @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social - Professor Helena Farrand Carrapico - Professor @cardwellpj.bsky.social - Professor @rguerrina.bsky.social - Professor @tonihaastrup.bsky.social Who have been awarded @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellowships!

Beyond delighted to be elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences! Truly an honour, and I look forward to supporting the work of the Academy. Congratulations too to my @jcms-eu.bsky.social co-editors @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social @rguerrina.bsky.social & UACES chair @tonihaastrup.bsky.social

Phew! Not as young as I used to be and Sheffield’s hills don’t get any flatter, but it was once again an amazing experience to run the Sheffield Half Marathon.

Last training run before the first half marathon of the year next Sunday …

🚨 New Issue Alert 🚨 The latest #JCMS (Vol. 63, Issue 2) is out now! 🌍 Featuring research on: 🔻 European #integration & #Euroscepticism 🔻 #EU crisis response & institutional change 🔻 Governance, technocracy & legitimacy Read more ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

A return to my PhD alma mater, the University of Edinburgh, for the Dean’s meeting of the Law Schools Global League in the Playfair Library, Old College.

📢 Save the date! The #JCMS Annual Lecture 2025 is coming to Philadelphia! 🌎 On 25 June at @ces-europe.bsky.social, Prof. Mark Copelovitch will explore Europe’s future in a shifting world. Stay tuned for more details... @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social @cardwellpj.bsky.social @rguerrina.bsky.social

Can regional parliaments influence EU decision-making? 🏛️ Read Paul Reimer's latest JCMS article to learn more. 🌍 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social @cardwellpj.bsky.social @rguerrina.bsky.social

How does the European Parliament exert influence over international agreements?📜 Read @marinebardou.bsky.social and @tomdelreux.bsky.social latest JCMS article to find out. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social @cardwellpj.bsky.social @rguerrina.bsky.social

A bit of fresh air in the Peak District on a Sunday morning.

Three jobs open in Law at King’s College London (link below) - questions welcome! - Professor of Law & Vice Dean (Research) (closing: 3 Feb) - Professor of Public International Law (closing: 10 Feb) - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law (closing: 26 Jan) www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/search?...

January’s issue of #JCMS has arrived! 🚨 Editors @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social & @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social have curated another insightful edition exploring new perspectives on #EuropeanStudies. 🌍 Dive into the open-access issue➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

A growing starter pack #eusky

The latest issue of #JCMS is here!🚨 Curated by @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social & @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social, this issue features fresh insights and innovative perspectives shaping the future of #EuropeanStudies.📚 Read the open-access issue➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

A great workshop on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice in the EU last Friday in Lund 🇸🇪 organised by @profjacob.bsky.social. Great discussions amongst some of the academic leaders in this field.

🚨Apologies in advance but reason why I am posting less today and tomorrow is that I am preparing two presentations for this AFSJ symposium and also reading papers before the workshop. I will post some updates/pics tomorrow. h/t @liliantsourdi.bsky.social @cardwellpj.bsky.social

Finally, the farce is over — but we must never forget the tragic death of Albanian asylum seeker Leonard Farruku and the countless others who attempted suicide onboard the Bibby Stockholm. The plan was dehumanising and it should never have been implemented. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Good morning from The Strand.

The biggest cultural difference working in London rather than the north of England/Scotland is not having to deal with the question of whether the snow will close schools and universities…

Hello and thank you to all new followers! My area is EU law/policy and external relations, particularly migration and sanctions. I’m completing a book on the Governance of Migration in Europe and ‘Formal Informality’… which means I should be writing and not on social media..

As the song almost goes, “I believe that ECRs are the future …”. Great starter pack for those in EU, international law and legal theory.

A big fan of these starter packs. A great one on legal education with plenty of people worth a follow.

Another great starter list of fellow migration studies academics.

The JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies is now on Bluesky. We will be posting links to our articles on all aspects of European #EU integration and #EuropeanStudies. My co-editors @rguerrina.bsky.social and Gabriel Siles-Brügge and I are happy to discuss potential submissions.

Great starter pack for EU law academics to follow.

Good symbolism in Paris today. At Macron’s invitation, Keir Starmer is the first UK leader to attend the Nov 11th Armistice commemoration at the Arc de Triomphe since Churchill in 1944 🇫🇷🇬🇧

La semaine dernière n’a pas été la plus facile. Heureusement on a terminé la fin de semaine à Sheffield avec un concert d’un group québécois pleine de joie, Le Vent du Nord.

A useful starter pack for UK legal commentators on Bluesky below.

Happy to see @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on Bluesky

Closed my twitter account for good. 13,000 followers was nice to have but I haven’t been able to bring myself to open it since May. So I don’t think I’m going to miss it.

Sending much love to American friends. And anyone who needs it right now.

Lecturing our first year students in Public Law about Parliament, and walking across Waterloo Bridge with a great view of the Palace of Westminster is always a special feeling.

First time in #Accra #Ghana to present work on formal informality in migration with scholars from Africa and Europe.

A great morning running the Humber Bridge Half Marathon from Yorkshire to Lincolnshire and back.

Halfway through a week of welcoming new students to King’s. Somerset House looking lovely this evening.

A week of writing and task finishing before the new students arrive …

Great list of people to follow here if you are (still) into Brexit and its fallout, thanks to @chrisgrey.bsky.social I’ll be posting soon about a couple of forthcoming events I’m speaking at re Higher Education, internationalisation and - of course - Erasmus+.