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Postdoctoral position at the Jean Monnet Chair

We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the project “The domestic politics of EU actions against democratic backsliding (DEUDEM)” led by prof. Aleksandra Maatsch. The project, which is funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), is part of a collaborative Weave project with partners in Germany (Bremen) and Austria (Salzburg). The project analyses how domestic factors – party positions and public opinion – affect the European Union’s ability to act effectively against democratic backsliding.

Detailed Call:
https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/en/10-assistant-professor-post-doc-at-the-jean-monnet-chair/
Further information on the project: https://sites.google.com/view/deudem

JEAN MONNET NETWORK: SPECIAL ISSUE PUBLISHED

We are pleased to inform that the special issue of the Internet of Things journal titled “E-governance and the European Union: Agenda for Implementation” has now been published online. You can access it via the link below:

Internet of Things Special Issue

This special issue has been developed within the framework of our ENDE project and is considered part of our implementation activities. It explores various fields, including politics, economy, law, international relations, and social aspects. The objective is to understand and anticipate the rapid developments in the digital agenda that have the potential to transform the perception of the European Union, its influence on citizens’ lives, and its external scope. The methodologies used in this issue vary according to each area of expertise, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of our project, which is unified by a common theme of digitization and societal transformation.

This special issue was edited by David Ramiro Troitino, with contributions from several members of our ENDE network, including Aleksandra Maatsch, Celso Cancela-Outeda, Ondrej Hamuľák, Mateja Rek, Viktoria Mazur as well es external contributors. Our ENDE contributions to this special issue include:

“E-governance and the European Union: Agenda for Implementation”
David Ramiro Troitiño
“Parliamentary Adjustment During a Crisis: Interplay of Digitalization and Domestic Context Factors”
Aleksandra Maatsch
“The EU’s AI Act: A Framework for Collaborative Governance”
Celso Cancela-Outeda
“Personal Autonomy and Human Corporeality: What Protects the Right to Personal Integrity?”
Lusine Vardanyan, Ondrej Hamuľák, Hovsep Kocharyan
“European Citizenship and Digitalization: A New Roadmap for Interconnection”
Tea Golob, Mateja Rek, Matej Makarovič
“E-governance and Integration in the European Union”
David Ramiro Troitiño, Viktoria Mazur, Tanel Kerikmäe

The Jean Monnet European Network on Digitalization and E-Governance ENDE invites you to follow our updates on our project webpage:

http://proxectoende.webs9.uvigo.es/

In May 2024 Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka was elected the Vice-President of the Polish Association of European Studies by its Executive Board (Polskie Towarzystwo Studiów Europejskich: https://ptse.eu/

Aleksandra Maatsch took part in the network meeting of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) which gathered over 50 alumni from the region of Lower Silesia (4.6.2024).

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed prof. Anna Pacześniak a nomination for full professorship (10.06.2024).

Anna Pacześniak about the results of EP election in Gazeta Wyborcza https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,31045707,prof-anna-paczesniak-pis-zdusila-afera-z-funduszem-sprawiedliwosci.html

Anna Pacześniak about the results of EP elections on wnp.pl

https://www.wnp.pl/wiadomosci/prof-anna-paczesniak-dla-wnp-pl-informacje-o-funduszu-sprawiedliwosci-zdezorientowaly-wyborcow

Aleksandra Maatsch about the results of EP elections in EURO FAKTY TVP Poznań

https://poznan.tvp.pl/76382107/euro-fakty

Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka on Macron’s decision to call Snap Elections in France:

Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka on Forecasts and Implications of European Elections:

Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka on the low turnout in Poland and lack of EU education: https://wroclaw.tvp.pl/78001262/karolina-boronskahryniewiecka-10062024

Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka on why voting in EU elections is strategically important:

https://tvn24.pl/go/programy,7/tak-jest-odcinki,10840/odcinek-3938,S00E3938,1370178

Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka on the EP elections forecast and campaign in France:

https://audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/158297,Wybory-do-Europarlamentu-z-francuskiej-i-czeskiej-perspektywy

Professor Anna Pacześniak gave an interview in the local TV station ECHO24 where she talked about the elections to the European Parliament.

The interview is available here:Prof. Pacześniak o wyborach do PE. “Ważna jest frekwencja” – Echo24.tv

Conference ‘When Stakes are High: European Parliament Elections in Times of Polycrisis’ (May 7-8 2024, Wroclaw)

The Jean Monnet Chair, partnered by the regional representation of the European Parliament in Wroclaw, organised a conference entitled “When Stakes are High: European Parliament Elections in Times of Polycrisis” (May 7^th & 8^th). The conference took place at the Department of Social Sciences (May the 7^th) and in the House of Europe where the regional representation of the European Parliament is located (May the 8^th). The conference was composed of discussion panels revolving around contemporary challenges in the European Union in the context of EP elections.

The first panel (in the Polish language) discussed the forthcoming EP elections in the Polish context:

spotkanie cieszyło się dużym zainteresowaniem

The second day of the conference began with the keynote by Mr. Stephen Clark, the Director of Liaison Offices, European Parliament, who talked about defending democracy during the upcoming European elections:

panel o przyszłości demokracji w Europie

The next panel (in EN/PL, simultaneous translation) discussed the future of democracy in Europe and the institutional reforms of the EU:

The discussion was followed by the panel of our university students who discussed young voters’ turnout in EP elections:

Finally, our university student, Ms Oliwia Niedobecka, talked to high-school students (Jakub Juszczak, Milosz Krupa, Adam Pierzchała and Mateusz Ślepecki) about advantages and disadvantages of lowering the voting-age from 18 to 16:

European Parliament Elections 2024: Debate with EP-Candidates

The upcoming European Parliament elections were the subject of a pre-election debate (May 7^th) organised and funded by the Jean Monnet Chair at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Wroclaw. The invited EP-candidates were: Mr. Bogdan Zdrojewski (Civic Platform/EPP, no.1 on the list in Lower Silesia), Ms. Anna Zalewska (Law and Justice/ECR, no. 1 on the list in Lower Silesia), Ms. Anna Bryłka (Confederation, no. 1 on the list in Greater Poland region), Mr. Krzysztof Śmiszek (the Left/S&D, no. 1 on the list in Lower Silesia) and Ms. Róża Thun (Poland2050/Renew, no. 1 on the list in Lower Silesia).

The underlying idea was to actively involve our students in the debate. The debate was therefore chaired by two university students. The questions posed to the EP-candidates originated from our university students, not the members of the faculty.

The debate was advertised online and at the university (posters). There was also short advertising video featuring our university students:

DEBATA #PrzyszłośćEuropy – zapowiedź (youtube.com)

The whole debate was recorded and can be watched online on YouTube:

Debata Przedwyborcza 2024 – #PrzyszłośćEuropy (youtube.com)

Opening of the debate by the students & Aleksandra Maatsch:

EP-candidates and two students/moderators (Marianna Bartłomiejus-Samołyk i Jakub Sławiński):

Family photo of EP-candidates, Jean Monnet Team & our students:

The debate was well-attended: there were approximately 500 persons attending the debate in person and almost 500 people following the streaming online:

The debate has been extensively covered by the regional media (newspaper and TV Echo & TVP3):

Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024. Debata na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim ze Zdrojewskim, Zalewską, Śmiszkiem, Thun i Bryłką (wyborcza.pl)

Europa w trakcie kryzysu – debata z kandydatami do Europarlamentu na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim – Echo24.tv

Aleksandra Maatsch presented a paper “Returning to the Rule of Law: Doves’ and Hawks’ Perspective” during the mid-term workshop of the project Institutional Design for RoL Compliance and Enforcement in the EU (InDeComply), CSIC, Madrid, 12.04.2024.

Anna Pacześniak and Aleksandra Maatsch have taken part in the meeting of the Jean Monnet Network ENDE, Valladolid 8-9 April 2024

Aleksandra Maatsch delivered a guest lecture at Luiss Guido Carli, entitled “Returning to the Rule of Law: Doves’ and Hawks’ Perspective” (21.03.2024)