In Focus: After Euroculture || Francesca Brandi (2015-2017)

Francesca Brandi is an Italian alumni from Euroculture who studied in Göttingen for her first semester and Deusto for her second one. For her third semester, she undertook a research track in Mexico city. Francesca shares with us her Euroculture experience and briefs us on what her life has been like since she graduated, what opportunities she found, which cities she lived in, and what her next steps will be.

In Focus: IP || IP 2020: Between Changing Europe and Collecting Miles

This article is part of the IP 2020 series, in which we publish abridged, general-public versions of the academic papers presented in the Euroculture Intensive Programme. This year’s topic was Sustainability. Lea Marie Quilitz graduated from Euroculture in 2021 after spending semesters in Strasbourg, Uppsala and Göttingen. Since the IP 2020 sparked her interest in the topic of … Continue reading In Focus: IP || IP 2020: Between Changing Europe and Collecting Miles

Europe’s response to Belarus after a year of protest and repression

Ever since Alexander Lukashenka rigged the results of the Belarusian elections in 2020, his country has been mired in turmoil. The state has doggedly persecuted activists and protestors and increasingly committed grotesque Human Rights abuses. These actions have led to harsh condemnation from Western powers and some action, chiefly imposing sanctions against leading figures in Minsk. But to what degree have powers such as the European Union (EU) confronted Lukashenka’s regime? 

In Focus: IP || IP 2021: Concordat versus laïcité – the case of Alsace-Moselle

Alsace-Moselle is an exception to the French principle of laïcité – strict separation between State and Churches. The local Concordat regime remains in Alsace-Moselle, distinguishing it from the rest of France. How has the existing Concordat system in Alsace-Moselle been rationalised in the light of the French principle of laïcité? To answer this question, we will explore the legal and judicial discourse surrounding the 1801 Concordat.