Trust and changing political culture in Europe

Commentary for Latvian newspaper project “DELFI” in celebration of Latvia’s Centenary

How does good teaching advance careers in political science?

Report from the 2019 ECPR roundtable, which I organised and chaired

Many of us care about teaching.

We invest in developing good courses, staying up to date with innovative teaching methods, and redesigning course materials to reflect new scholarly research.

Has the EU been a success?

My contribution to
the BBC History Magazine Issue 12

Evidence on “Global Britain – FCO Skills”

In July 2018, I was providing written evidence to the Global Britain: FCO skills inquiry of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons – see my contribution here.

Cambridge Immerse Global Leadership Seminar: Assessing a more interest-driven Europe in an increasingly insecure world

On 5 July 2018, I was providing a one-day training for 17-18 students in the framework of the Cambridge Immerse Global Leadership Summer School. In 2 x 2h sessions we were investigating the EU´s changing role in the world, after identifying key concepts such as “foreign policy”, “successful foreign policy”, “effectiveness etc. We also investigated the current EU global strategy in terms of how well it meets what students think are the most pressing issues of the next decades for European foreign policy. What creative and engaging minds!

In preparation I asked students about their views on foreign policy. The task sheet can be downloaded here.

UACES Expert on Europe interview

UACES #ExpertonEurope interview ft. @heidi_maurer. Find out how she got into European Studies, why studying #diplomacy is fascinating & her #toptips for students & early-career researchers: https://soundcloud.com/uaces/expert-on-europe-heidi-maurer-on-diplomatic-studies-austria-project-based-learning-ecr-tips 

Representing the European interest abroad – Research Seminar at Webster University Vienna (4 May 2018).

Representing the European interest abroad: the role of the EU Delegations and EU member states embassies. Research Seminar at Webster University Vienna.

Austria and the EU in Skripal-case: my take in interview with “Die Zeit” (in German)

see here for full article in German: DieZeit_skripal_russa santions

A new UACES Committee member

I am really pleased to join the UACES committee as regular member 2018-2021. I have been co-opted member of the committee for three years, and very much enjoyed working alongside so many inspiring and dedicated colleagues. Really pleased that my involvement now also has been formalised & looking forward to 3 exciting years!

ISA 2018: excellent NORTIA panels & lots of talk on the decline of a liberal world order

It was an inspiring conference, with excellent feedback on my paper. Read more about our NORTIA panels here