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Jean Monnet Chair, RHUL @jeanmonnetrhul.bsky.social · 17d

Delighted to be presenting work on the #EUbudget and #discharge of 1996 and the resignation of Jacques Santer at @cont.europarl.europa.eu tomorrow alongside other experts. cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social @husseinkassim.bsky.social www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Jul 5

"Without a clear vision for culture in a post-Brexit context, the UK risks leaving large parts of its creative sector without the support they need to survive."

✍️ Kirsty Warner and @husseinkassim.bsky.social explore the impact of Brexit on the creative industries

How UK creative industries are navigating Brexit alone - UK in a changing Europe

Kirsty Warner and Hussein Kassim explore the impact of Brexit on the UK creative industries.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Jun 23

Today marks 9 years since the Brexit referendum

Since then, UKICE has evaluated UK-EU relations, traced and explained the tortuous Brexit process, and attempted to assess the impact that Brexit has had on the UK.

Check out our report for everything you need to know 👇

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The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset - UK in a changing Europe

For the past decade, UK in a Changing Europe has provided impartial, research-based analysis on a number of issues, but most particularly...

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Cleo Davies @cleodavies.bsky.social · Jun 19

Event covered not only 🇬🇧-🇪🇺 dimension, but also views from different member states. Comes with 👌👌 report with short chapters from ⭐ contributors from across national capitals (🇪🇸🇳🇱🇨🇾🇮🇪🇩🇰🇩🇪🇵🇱🇨🇿🇫🇷) is really worth the read @husseinkassim.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/other-public...

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Cleo Davies @cleodavies.bsky.social · Jun 2

@ukandeu.bsky.social @husseinkassim.bsky.social has done it again!! Brought together some of the best minds from across 🇪🇺 countries to capture in short chapters how 🇪🇸🇨🇿🇵🇱🇩🇪🇩🇰🇮🇪🇨🇾🇱🇹🇳🇱+🇳🇴🇨🇭 view changes in their relationship with 🇬🇧 since Brexit & Starmer election 👉📖 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais... 1/2🧵

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · May 28

Contributors from our Living with the Neighbours Observatory
are presenting their reflections alongside sessions on Labour’s European strategy, UK choices in the face of security and trade challenges, and keynotes from the UK and EU at the British Academy in London.

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · May 28

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · May 28

Delighted to launch today our new report ‘The Starmer Government and Europe: Resetting relations in turbulent times’ which looks at the the new administration’s progress in rebuilding relations with its European neighbours.

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Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · May 28

New report from @husseinkassim.bsky.social for @ukandeu.bsky.social on Starmer and the EU

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Cleo Davies @cleodavies.bsky.social · May 28

@husseinkassim.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social kicking off a full day on 🇬🇧-🇪🇺 relations, including Bryce views from different national capitals

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Living with the Neighbours @ukandneighbours.bsky.social · May 28

📍Live from the British Academy at 9am
Conference: The Starmer Government and Europe: Resetting Relations in Turbulent Times
@ukandeu.bsky.social‬ + @husseinkassim.bsky.social .

A day of strategy, diplomacy, and realism.
This is the thread.

#UKEUStarmerEra #LivingWithTheNeighbours

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Lola Avril @lolaavril.bsky.social · May 23

New episode of "Parlons Commission" @euradio.bsky.social with Pr. @husseinkassim.bsky.social !
We talked about the people who work in the Commission (who they are, their relationship to the European project) and the process of “presidentialisation” of the institution.

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Hussein Kassim – qui travaille à la Commission européenne ?

Dans ce septième épisode, Lola Avril rencontre Hussein Kassim, professeur de science politique à l’université de Warwick. Il évoque le parcours du personnel de la Commission européenne ainsi que la pr...

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · May 21

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Cleo Davies @cleodavies.bsky.social · May 15

state visit coincides with 🇬🇧-🇫🇷 Summit, 2nd since Brexit after March 2023 summit; both countries will look to deepen cooperation even further, notably on defence & security. Will be discussing all this @husseinkassim.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social event 28 May 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-starme...

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Apr 9

📣 EVENT 📣

🤝 The Starmer Government and Europe: Resetting relations in turbulent times

💬 UKICE's @husseinkassim.bsky.social brings us a lively discussion of what has changed in UK European policy with an exciting line up of speakers

Details below 👇

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Mar 26

🙅‍♀️ ‘The UK’s reluctance to engage… is not purely a policy decision but a political framing born out of fear that appearing to engage with the EU could undermine hard-won ‘Brexit red lines’

Kirsty Warner & @husseinkassim.bsky.social on the EU youth mobility scheme👇

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Youth mobility is not freedom of movement - UK in a changing Europe

Kirsty Warner examines the reluctance from the UK to accept an EU youth mobility scheme and the impact this may have on UK-EU relations.

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Cleo Davies @cleodavies.bsky.social · Mar 24

👇👌👌 For anyone wanting an overview of what kind of new regulatory powers & responsibilities were transferred from 🇪🇺 to 🇬🇧 + new bodies needed, recommend report ‘Regulation after Brexit’ @ukandeu.bsky.social @husseinkassim.bsky.social - has👌 tables with all info 👉 media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

Dan Kelemen observes that "national narratives show no sign of converging" and that the book "reminds us that the future of the EU will remain rooted in varying – and sometimes conflicting – understandings of the meaning of the integration project."

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

Erik Jones notes that, despite the cross-national differences that it maps, the book shows that "there are powerful themes that resonate across the Union", but warns that those that "normalize participation in the European project as part of the national experience ... cannot be taken for granted"

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

For Frédéric Forêt, the volumes is "essential reading", and “a timely reminder that the main stories about Europe are told by national governments, in national terms, for national audiences ... European integration is here to stay, but on the terms of each Member State”.

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are delighted to have endorsements from several distinguished academics. Catherine E. de Vries calls the book "a must read" that carefully outlines "different national perspectives about Europe, what lies behind these differences, and what these different national perspectives have in common".

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

While much of the discussion is concerned with narrative-making at the EU level or looks at different societal understandings of the the EU, we chose to focus on how governments justify and explain their decision to join, remain in or leave the EU. The book looks at twelve European states.

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Mar 6

Our co-edited book "National government narratives of the EU: ‘Official’ Stories of Belonging" is out now link.springer.com/book/10.1007.... Our contributors, all leading specialists, track the stories told by governments about their country's participation in the EU and how they change over time.

National Government Narratives of the EU

This book examines and compares national EU narratives. It brings together leading specialists from across Europe, and asks: What do member states want ...

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European Union Politics @eupthejournal.bsky.social · Feb 3

First up and hot off the press is @sjc123.bsky.social l @husseinkassim.bsky.social pierrealyrac.bsky.social & Miriam Hartlapp-Zugehör:
'Still struggling to reach the top? Women's career paths in the European Commission'
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Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS) @jcms-eu.bsky.social · Jan 21

How is the #UK navigating its post-Brexit bilateral diplomacy with its European neighbours? 🤝

@cleodavies.bsky.social & @husseinkassim.bsky.social explore how #EU rules shape UK-EU bilateral ties, limiting the scope, form and content of agreements.

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Bringing the EU Back In: Rethinking the United Kingdom's Post‐Brexit Bilateralism

Although the bilateral deals it has struck with European neighbours are a key element of the United Kingdom's post-Brexit diplomacy, it would be a mistake to view these understandings as evidence tha...

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Jan 3

Our contribution appears alongside great pieces by among others @mihailchiru.bsky.social, and @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social. Chapeau to @frechelena.bsky.social for the original idea and navigating it all through.

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Jan 3

We trace career pathways Commissioners and Directors General, then compare the routes taken by men and women. We find that women are less present on all routes, but some paths are less gendered than others.

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Hussein Kassim @husseinkassim.bsky.social · Jan 3

A start to 2025 for us with the publication in European Union Politics of ‘Still struggling to reach the top? Women officeholders and gendered career pathways in the European Commission’, co-authored article with Pierre Alayrac, Sara Connolly, and Miriam Hartlapp, doi.org/10.1177/1465...

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Cleo Davies @cleodavies.bsky.social · Dec 15

Wondering how UK-EU relations have fared under Rishi Sunak? Watch 📽️ panels of conference ‘UK-EU Relations in Sunak Era’ @ukandeu.bsky.social @husseinkassim.bsky.social @simonusherwood.bsky.social.
🌟🌟panelists, 👌👌 insights,🔥 🔥closing roundtable on Parliamentary scrutiny ukandeu.ac.uk/video-audio/...

UK-EU relations in the Sunak era: conference round-up - UK in a changing Europe

Round up of the UK-EU relations in the Sunak era conference, which brought together leading academics and practitioners to assess what has changed in UK-EU relations since Rishi Sunak became Prime Min...

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