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New #OpenAccess issue from @globcon.bsky.social -
Global Constitutionalism - Volume 15 - Issue 1 - March 2026 - https://cup.org/4bPQtHy
With papers by @itamann.bsky.social, @antjewiener.bsky.social, @joshaw.bsky.social, et al
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#OpenAccess from @globcon.bsky.social -
Global constitutionalism and/as enlightenment - https://cup.org/45WNidc
- Jared Holley, @antjewiener.bsky.social, Andrea Birdsall, Stephanie Law, Susan Kang & @joshaw.bsky.social
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So much AI slop. Everywhere.
16.01.2026 09:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Glad I came here to find out what the problem was. Will wait for the update.
07.01.2026 17:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Lesson for Thursday 7 May 2026, π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ!
(H/t @joshaw.bsky.social)
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However, in practice the phrase retains more of a symbolic than a practical significance, with limited obligations on the part of Member States actively to pursue any given aspect of the putative "ever closer union".
01.12.2025 12:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Scholars have sometimes sought to elevate "ever closer union" in order to give it a "higher" and potentially constitutional significance within the framework of the European integration.
01.12.2025 12:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In essence, I offer are some summative thoughts on the evolution of the concept of 'ever closer union'. An old chestnut of EU law, often mentioned but rarely 'unpacked' as a concept.
01.12.2025 12:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I recently completed an article for a special issue of the European Law Review on the fundamentals of EU law revisited (for ELRev's 50th birthday). "Ever Closer Union: Ever Present But Often Overlooked". Delighted to be able to post my author's copy on here via SSRN. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
01.12.2025 12:05 β π 11 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
We are delighted to announce that @ashleymhollands.bsky.social a longstanding GLOBALCIT collaborator, has been appointed as the new GLOBALCIT Coordinator and Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies π
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Are you a PhD or early career researcher in EU law and politics? Come to the Europa Institute of the University of Edinburgh to give a paper at our PhD/ECR Workshop on the topic of "Defending the European Union". Dates: 23-24 April 2026. Details here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
06.11.2025 07:37 β π 13 π 17 π¬ 0 π 0
The Edinburgh Europa Institute has just put out a call for papers for its annual PhD/ECR Workshop, which will take place in April 2026. The theme for this year is βDefending the Unionβ and the deadline to submit your abstract is Jan 30th. You can find more details below- feel free to share/repost!
04.11.2025 09:31 β π 2 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Attended a book launch @iashedinburgh.bsky.social for this beauty last night ...
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Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026.
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
βοΈCovers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
βοΈProvides a living stipend of β¬25,000 per year for up to four years
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It is indeed very sad news. And although Edinburgh and Scotland was the place where David was most active in recent years, for more than 50 years he has been a leading thinker, writer, and activist on a European stage. In @socialeurope.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk & elsewhere. A true European
03.11.2025 12:04 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0That is such sad news. David has been a wise presence in Edinburgh for many years. Condolences to family and friends.
03.11.2025 11:04 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
This is not a good look for the Lib Dems. I speak as a 70 year old who has voted Lib/ LD the vast majority of my life
The assumption that asylum seekers are criminals and not to be trusted is wrong. The underlying xenophobia doesn't reflect well
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
I know. The ', really' is also a clue.
23.10.2025 10:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Calling all early-career #Citizenship researchers π£
Submit your entry for the 2026 GLOBALCIT β Rainer BaubΓΆck Essay Award π
The β How will Artificial Intelligence transform membership, rights and practices of citizenship?
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β¬1,000 + publication π
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How will Artificial Intelligence transform membership, rights and practices of citizenship?
If you have some original thoughts on this intriguing question, participate in this yearβs @globalcit.bsky.social Rainer BaubΓΆck Essay Award!
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Not minor, really.
23.10.2025 09:11 β π 34 π 10 π¬ 1 π 1Only 5?
07.10.2025 14:47 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A colour block banner with the words 'Horizon Europe Pump Priming collaboration between UK and EU partners 2026' written on it.
Alongside the @royalsociety.org, @raeng.org.uk, @acmedsci.bsky.social we have opened applications for the latest round of the Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme. Funded by DSIT, the programme supports UK researchers in engaging with Horizon Europe. Learn more: bit.ly/42tplbM
07.10.2025 14:31 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1
Out now! Our latest book, "Women Who Dared", is released today from Edinburgh University Press. You can purchase direct from @edinburghup.bsky.social via their website or at all good bookshops: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
30.09.2025 09:25 β π 15 π 13 π¬ 1 π 2
A brand new essay collection, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social, edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social
Join the book launch on Tue, 4 Nov 17:30
π@iashedinburgh.bsky.social
Free ποΈ(in person & online)πwomenwhodared.eventbrite.co.uk
Tue 4 Nov, 17:30 - "Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten" from @edinburghup.bsky.social. Edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social with a foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social
Free tickets: womenwhodared.eventbrite.co.uk (in person and online)
Category capped at 40k visas a year. This will probably create backlogs and processing delays for aliens who actually have extraordinary ability
23.09.2025 18:18 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 2 π 1Good 𧡠by @jdzankic.bsky.social on the problematic 'gold card' in the US.
25.09.2025 10:04 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβve been waiting for this since February, and it is quite a bit of an anticlimax. See 𧡠for a few thoughts on the #goldcard, #residence, #US
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I have a vestigial memory that Joseph Weiler once criticised the Jean Monnet Programme for being a bit one-eyed in its approach to what types of studies were supported.... #ironyalert
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