🌍 Call for Papers ECSA-C 2026
🇨🇦🇪🇺 “Canada and Europe Carrying the Torch?”
Deadline: November 15, 2025

📅 May 14–16, 2026 📍 Victoria, BC
🌐 www.ecsa-c.ca/biennial-2026-1
Open to all career stages English & French In-person

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The EU office of Heinrich Böll Stiftung @boelleu.bsky.social‬ asked me three questions on EU-Canada relations, on the occasion of the upcoming summit on June 23. Please see my responses below.

How has #Brexit impacted #Canada and its relations with its #European / #EU partners?

Looking back at Achim Hurrelmann's (@achimhurrelmann.bsky.social) "Brexit - A Critical Juncture for Canada’s Transatlantic Relations?"

Open access! - doi.org/10.22215/cje...

"Canada’s Pivot to Europe" - @fredericmerand.bsky.social concludes the ECSA-C blog on Canada-EU relations.

The series features contributions by 16 experts from Canada & Europe. Follow @ecsac.bsky.social to stay up to date on EU Studies in Canada.

www.ecsa-c.ca/post/canada-...

Mein Interview mit dem Deutschlandfunk (Podcast "Der Tag") zur kanadischen Wahl. | My interview with Deutschlandfunk (Podcast "Der Tag") on the Canadian election (in German).

www.deutschlandfunk.de/ein-anti-tru...

Canada’s Sovereignty: Seek Support from Europe!
Facing U.S. economic pressures, Achim Hurrelmann from Carleton University argues that Canada should turn to the EU as a vital partner. 🌍🤝
🚀 Discover Achim's strategic approach to enhancing Canadian-EU relations: www.ecsa-c.ca/post/why-can...

🌟 🚨 The Conversation Starts Now
🔹 16 leading voices
🔹 16 different visions

🔹 1 provocative question:
Can (and should) Canada get much closer to Europe?

Read & explore 15 expert takes: shorturl.at/VzPB5

#CanadaEU #ECSACanada #Geopolitics #EuropeIsNotPlanB

Canada + EU: More than just Plan B?

ECSA-C launches a bold series of expert takes on @fredericmerand.bsky.social provocative piece.

What would deeper partnership—or even EU membership—mean for Canada?
Read more:
👉 shorturl.at/VzPB5
#CanadaEU #Geopolitics #ECSACanada #EuropeIsNotPlanB

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@carleton.ca Political Science Dept.
EURR 5108/PSCI 5103: Canada-EU Relations with Professor @achimhurrelmann.bsky.social is offered
Late Summer 2025 (July/August). Course format: Asynchronous online modules to be completed in July & daily in-person sessions on August 5-8, 10am-3pm. Register now!

Happy to contribute to this debate, triggered by Frédéric's important intervention. Check it out on the website of the European Community Studies Association - Canada.

The same is absolutely true for Fulbrighters coming into the US. I would not be who and where I am today without my stay, on a Fulbright graduate scholarship, at UCLA in 1996/97.

Thanks Sebastian for this review - and also to the shout-out to the EU Governance Videos (carleton.ca/eu-governanc...)! Your suggestions for topics to be covered in the next edition are very well taken.

What are Canada’s trade options beyond the USA? @achimhurrelmann.bsky.social
@carletonu.bsky.social talked to CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning about Canada-EU relations at a time of US trade wars. buff.ly/50heTRr
carleton.ca/polisci/peop...

Interesting and deeply disconcerting piece with insightful analysis by @popovaprof.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Same here...

If this were Putin talking about Latvia, or Xi talking about Vietnam, there would be statements of condemnation from international organizations… at this point, the silence is more than awkward…

Join us for our Centre for European Studies panel to discuss the outcomes of the German federal election: Tuesday, Feb 25, 3:00pm, 3040 Nicol Building, Carleton U campus.

Register here: carleton.ca/ces/cu-event...