The EU from a think tank's perspective

“European Affairs from a Think Tank perspective”

Thierry CHOPIN

Seminar 1: Wednesday 6 October – 2pm – 5pm

Think tanks: Influential players?

Bibliography:

• Abelson, D. (2014) « Old world, new world: the evolution and influence of foreign affairs think-tanks », International Affairs 90:1, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd


• Balfour, R, (2017), « What are Think Tanks for? Policy Research in the Age of Ant-Expertise », Strategic Update 17.7, LSE Ideas. http://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/Assets/Documents/updates/LSE-IDEAS-What-are-think-tanks-for.pdf


• Biscop, S. (2014), « Suis-je un universitaire ? », Bruxelles, Egmont, Institut Royal des Relations Internationales - http://www.egmontinstitute.be/am-i-an-academic/


• Boucher, S. (2004), “Europe and its Think Tanks: a promise to be fulfilled”, Notre Europe, “Studies and Research n°35 – http://www.institutdelors.eu/media/etud35-en.pdf?pdf=ok


• McGann, J. (2017) "2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report", TTCSP Global Go To Think Tank Index Reports, 12


• Pautz, H. (2012) Think-tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy, Palgrave Macmillan UK


• Stone, D., Denham A. (eds.) (2004) Think-tank traditions, Manchester University Press

Seminar 2: Wednesday 13 October – 2pm – 5pm

What relations between the UK and the EU after Brexit?

Topics covered:

Brexit campaign & Brexit negotiations (2015-present)

Main challenges ahead after the final trade agreement

Topic proposed for the policy brief:

“Think of three potential areas where the UK and the EU could become competitors”

Bibliography:

• Alternatives to membership: possible models for the United Kingdom outside the European Union, HM Government, March 2016 - https://is.gd/VY4Of6


• Brexit Think Tank Group, Towards an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible EU-UK partnership?, European Policy Centre (EPC)


• New Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration (2019), 19 October 2019 – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/840655/Agreement_on_the_withdrawal_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland_from_the_European_Union_and_the_European_Atomic_Energy_Community.pdf


• Speech by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Greenwich, 3 February 2020 - https://is.gd/Kp3eCE


• Speech by Michel Barnier at the European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, 6 July 2017 – http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-17-1922_en.htm


• Speech by Prime Minister David Cameron, Bloomberg, 23 January 2013 –https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/eu-speech-at-bloomberg


• Menon, A. et al (2020), Brexit: what next?, The UK in a changing Europe, February 2020 [WWW https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Brexit-what-next-report.pdf ]


• Piris, J.-C. (2015), “Brexit or Britin: is it really colder outside?”, European Issues, n°355, Robert Schuman Foundation, October 2015 – https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/doc/questions-d-europe/qe-355-bis-en.pdf

• Woolfson, C. (2019), “Boris Johnson’s real agenda: The ‘Singapore scenario’”, Blog entre, LSE Europp, 16.08.2019 [WWW https://wp.me/p2MmSR-cmv]

Seminar 3: Wednesday 27 October – 2pm – 5pm

The upcoming policies of the EU in the COVID-19 Crisis: Gr