The Study Programme on European Security (SPES) for PhD students, post-docs and young professionals from Central and Eastern Europe is conducted by the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) and supported by the Volkswagen Foundation.
The programme is aimed at promoting the work of young academics and experts from Central and Eastern Europe with a thematic focus on the future role of the EU in European and global security policy. The programme provides an opportunity for the grantholders to establish stronger links with "West European" research networks and to present their views concerning security issues in Europe.
9 fellows - ranging from excellent PhD candidates to junior professors or professionals of similar qualification " have been selected and will receive support for their research, the publication of their results and sojourns in Berlin.
More information is available here:
· The Project
· The Fellows
· Publications
News from the SPES Project
Am 22. und 23. November organisierte das IEP in Zusammenarbeit mit der Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) und der VolkswagenStiftung eine Expertenkonferenz zum Thema „The EU, Russia and Eastern Europe – Dissenting views on security, stability and partnership?“, die in der Vertretung des Saarlandes beim Bund in Berlin stattfand. Die Konferenz, an der internationale Experten aus Politik und Wissenschaft teilnahmen, war zugleich die Abschlussveranstaltung des Study Programme on European Security (SPES).
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Die Online-Publikationsreihe “SPES Policy Papers“ widmet sich aktuellen Entwicklungen und zukünftigen Herausforderungen europäischer Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik. Dabei werden vier thematische Schwerpunkte gesetzt:
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Am 26. März 2010 veranstaltete das IEP einen Expertenworkshop zum Thema “EU, Russia and the common neighbourhood“. Die Veranstaltung fand im Rahmen des “Study Programme on European Security“ (SPES) statt und wurde von Dr. Katrin Böttger und Mariella Falkenhain (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterinnen, IEP) moderiert .
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On 4 March 2010 SPES fellow Dr. Stanislav Secrieru gave a guest lecture to students of the Master programme in “Advanced European and International Studies” organized by the Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE). The lecture’s title corresponded to Secrieru’s research in the SPES programme, namely “Russia’s Perception of the EU and Its Member States.” Secrieru started by explaining why perceptions matter in general and in the EU-Russia relations in particular. As he emphasized, perceptions are important as they shape actors’ policy actions. The empirical interest in perceptions is even more relevant in the case of Russia, as it...
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Dr Stanislav Secrieru, SPES fellow from Moldova, stayed at the IEP in the period from 1 to 31 March 2010. During this time Stanislav conducted many interviews with experts from think tanks as well as German officials, with very fruitful results.
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On 26 February 2010, Dr Andras Racz, SPES fellow at IEP, gave a lecture under the title “NATO-Russia Relations – a View From Inside Out.” The talk was organized by the Berlin Working Group on Security Studies (BAS) as well as the Youth Atlantic Treaty Organization (YATA).
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On 17 February 2010 students of the Master programme in Advanced European and International Studies organized by the Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE) had the opportunity to attend a lecture under the title: “EU-Russia relations – cooperation or confrontation in the common neighbourhood?”, which was given by Dr. Andras Racz, SPES research fellow at the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP).
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Ketevan Kerashvili, SPES fellow from Georgia, completed her research stay at the IEP in the period from 18 January to 11 February 2010.
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Am 15. Januar 2010 veranstaltete das IEP einen Expertenworkshop zum Thema „ESDP missions: Evaluating the past, addressing the future“. Die Veranstaltung, an der Experten aus Politik und Wissenschaft teilnahmen, fand im Rahmen des Study Programme on European Security (SPES) statt.
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Andras Racz, SPES fellow from Hungary, stayed at the IEP from 4 to 16 of January, and he will continue his Berlin research experience in February 2010. So far, Andras had the opportunity to meet experts from various institutions, inter alia from the Federal Foreign Office and Berlin based think-tanks and foundations. Moreover, he participated in an expert workshop on ESDP missions. In February he will carry out further interviews as well as give a lecture at a Masters programme, organized by thhe Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) in Berlin.
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The research stay of Larisa Kuzmicheva, SPES fellow from Russia, took place in the period of 4-30 January 2010, during which she interviewed many researchers and experts from Berlin based institutes as well as public institutions, and participated in an expert workshop on ESDP missions organized at the IEP.
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Arunas Molis, SPES fellow from Lithuania, came to Berlin in the period of 7-18 December 2009, and will complete the second half of his research stay in February/March 2010.
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Elena Stavrevska, SPES fellow from Macedonia, stayed at the IEP from 16 November to 12 December 2009. During this time she had the opportunity to meet many scholars and experts from German think tanks and foundations, as well as public institutions.
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On Thursday 26 November 2009 Elena B. Stavrevska, SPES fellow from Macedonia, was invited to the research colloquium of the MA Military Studies at Potsdam University. Her guest lecture focused on the assessment of outcome sustainability of ESDP civilian missions in the Western Balkans.
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On 20-21 November 2009 the 19th Annual Conference of the German-Hungarian Forum was held on the premises of the Andrássy University in Budapest. This bilateral dialogue initiative, organized by the IEP and presided by Elmar Brok (MEP) and Prof. Dr. Péter Balázs, serves as a medium for the exchange of ideas and experiences between high-ranking representatives, experts in the fields of politics, economics, culture, and science, as well as members of social groups from the Federal Republic of Germany and Hungary.
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On 16 November 2009 the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan hosted a panel discussion on “The EU’s relations with Azerbaijan: Issues, Trends and Prospects”. More than 60 participants gathered at the Berlin Representation of the European Commission to follow the discussion between government officials and experts from Azerbaijan and Germany. The conference took place in the framework of IEP’s Study Programme on European Security (SPES) and was chaired by Dr. des. Katrin Böttger (Research Associate, Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin).
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On Thursday 5 November 2009 SPES fellow Raluca Csernatoni presented her paper on “Security Challenges in the Black Sea Region: The EU’s Geostrategic Role and the Potential Involvement of the New EU Member States” at the research colloquium of the MA Military Studies at Potsdam University.
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Raluca Csernatoni, SPES fellow from Romania, stayed at IEP from 12 October to 6 November. She had meetings with experts from political foundations and think tanks and held a guest lecture at the research colloquium of the Master programme Military Studies at Potsdam University. Her SPES project focuses on security challenges in the Black Sea Region.
Raluca Csernatoni received her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations From The West University of Timisoara, Romania. Her bachelor thesis dealt with the neoconservative discourse and its foreign policy influence post-9/11, laying emphasis on the “regime change” practices, as American...
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The Ukrainian SPES fellow Iryna Solonenko stayed at IEP from 28 September to 25 October 2009. She used her research stay to meet experts, inter alia from the Federal Foreign Ministry, the Chancellery and Berlin based think tanks. She held a guest lecture at the research colloquium of the PhD programme “Zivilgesellschaft und externe Demokratisierung im postsozialistischen Europa” at Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder). Moreover, her SPES research project was discussed at an expert workshop at IEP as well as the jour fixe at Kolleg-Forschergruppe “Transformative Power of Europe“ at the Freie Universität Berlin. Iryna’s...
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On 4-5 November 2009 the IEP organised together with the Trans European Policy Studies association (TEPSA) a roundtable conference under the title: "How to improve the European Neighbourhood Policy? Concepts, perceptions and policy recommendations for its Eastern dimension.”
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On 21 October 2009 SPES fellow Raluca Csernatoni presented her PhD project on “The Practical Logic of the European Security Field: The Case of the New EU Member States” to students of the MA programme Military Studies offered at the University of Potsdam.
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Am 19. Oktober 2009 stellte die SPES Stipendiatin Iryna Solonenko ihr Forschungsprojekt "The EU's transformative power beyond the policy of enlargement: Has the European Neighbourhood Policy made a difference in Ukraine?" im Rahmen des Jour fixe der Kolleg-Forschergruppe (KFG) "The Transformative Power of Europe" vor.
Prof. Dr. Tanja A. Börzel (Chair of the Center for European Integration, Research Director Kolleg-Forschergruppe, FU Berlin) focused the discussion on two major issues, the evaluation of ENP and Russia’s influence on Ukraine. The argument that the ENP has by and large failed is often broad forward. According to Börzel,...
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Am 5. Oktober 2009 folgten zehn Wissenschaftler und Experten aus Berliner Think Tanks, Universitäten und politischen Stiftungen der Einladung des Instituts für Europäische Politik (IEP), um das Forschungsprojekt der SPES Stipendiatin Iryna Solonenko "The EU's transformative power beyond the policy of enlargement: Has the European Neighbourhood Policy made a difference in Ukraine?" zu diskutieren. Der Workshop fand im Rahmen des Study Programme on European Security (SPES) statt, das von der VolkswagenStiftung finanziert und vom IEP durchgeführt wird.
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Leonid Litra, SPES fellow from Moldova, stayed at IEP from 4 to 26 August 2009. He had several meetings with researchers from IEP as well as experts from political parties and universities. During his research trip to London, he held interviews with experts from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) dealing with European Neighbourhood Policy.
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Am 5. und 6. Mai 2009 fand am Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) die Auswahl der Stipendiaten des Study Programme on European Security (SPES) statt.
Das Studien- und Forschungsprogramm für Doktoranden, Post-Docs und Nachwuchsführungskräfte aus Mittel- und Osteuropa wird vom Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) durchgeführt und von der VolkswagenStiftung gefördert. Mit einem thematischen Fokus auf die zukünftige Sicherheitsarchitektur der Europäischen Union fördert das Programm die wissenschaftliche Arbeit junger Akademiker und Experten aus Mittel- und Osteuropa und bietet ihnen die Möglichkeit, engere Kontakte zu westeuropäischen...
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Study Programme on European Security (SPES), February 2009 – August 2010
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