CIVICA PhD Panel Series - Spring 2022 Edition

Date: 4 May 2022, 12-2pm CET

Bureaucracies in Global South contexts are often characterised by their overlapping political and administrative functions. Often in these settings, formulating and implementing policies face increasingly differential challenges involving weak institutional environments, low state capacities, politicised bureaucracies, and powerful local stakeholders. Arguably, obtaining effective policy outputs under such conditions is notably exceptional and difficult. This panel will reflect on the political and bureaucratic dynamics involved in the policymaking in the (weak) institutional environments of the Global South.

Presenters

• Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno, PhD researcher, Department of Government, LSE
• Caique Melo de Santana, PhD researcher, Bocconi University
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Discussants

• Prof. Dr. Luciana Cingolani, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Hertie School
• Prof. Dr. Francisco Panizza, Professor in Latin American and Comparative Politics, LSE
• Prof. Dr. Gabriela Lotta, Professor of Public Administration, Fundação Getúlio Vargas

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Date: 16 May 2022, 12-2pm CET

Only in 2020, nearly 6.5 million EU citizens took up employment in a different member state. While those numbers reflect the situation of the labour supply and demand dynamics among EU states, intra-EU mobility also raises important social, political, and constitutional questions. In constitutional terms this kind of mobility is possible thanks to the free movement provisions, perhaps one of the most visible and innovative achievements of EU integration. But intra-EU mobility and labour market dynamics remain delicate matters where political questions (such as franchise and representation), social questions (integration and social and family dynamics), and economic matters (unemployment rates and welfare sustainability) still cross paths with unsettled legal issues, such as whether and how to regulate free movement. Moreover, those intersections do not take place in the void. Persistent gender and class inequalities, place of origin, education and wealth still play a significant role in the dynamics of mobility and associated rights. This panel intends to reflect on those nodes to understand how they interrelate and where does intra-EU mobility stand now.

Presenters

• Fulvia Ristuccia, PhD researcher, Bocconi University
• Annamaria Laudini, PhD researcher, EUI
• Daniela Movileanu, PhD researcher, LSE

Discussants

• Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel, Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Jacques Delors Centre, Hertie School
• Prof. Dr. Mirna Safi, Associate Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po

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Date: 20 May 2022, 12-2pm CET

Recent events have shown that EU’s energy autonomy is still highly reliant on imports. In practice, since the year 2000, EU’s energy external dependency from countries such as Russia, Saudia Arabia, and Kazakhstan have increased to up 61%.  While the European Commission has made consistent efforts to reduce such dependency through its "Fit for 55" plan by 2030, effectively attaining Europe’s long-term climate and energy policy goals still seem distant. This panel discusses Europe’s common (and individual member states’) energy policy with special emphasis on its external dependency, need for reform, and varying levels of implementation.

Presenters

• Tarun Khanna, PhD researcher, Hertie School
• Pia Andres, PhD researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, LSE
• Glen Glostow, PhD researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, LSE

Discussants

• Prof. Dr. Lynn Kaack, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy, Hertie School
• Prof. Dr. Valentina Bosetti, Professor of Economics, Bocconi University

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Date: 24 May 2022; 12-2pm CET

Democracies face complex challenges in the digital age, which include political polarisation, foreign disinformation campaigns targeting journalists and activists, and strengthening the resilience of institutions to constant change. Novel measurement approaches using social media data are essential for researchers and policymakers to address the complexities of these issues. This panel highlights state-of-the-art approaches for measurement with social media data, with a focus on managing digital threats and driving innovation to manage the risks of technological change. A better understanding of these interrelated complexities is ultimately essential for mitigating threats and opportunities of digital technologies in the EU and beyond.

Presenters

• Allison Koh, PhD researcher, Centre for International Security, Hertie School
• Maximilian Kupi, PhD researcher, Centre for Digital Governance, Hertie School
• Maria Moiș, PhD researcher, SNSPA

Discussants

• Prof. Dr. Slava Jankin, Professor of Data Science and Public Policy, Hertie School
• Dr. Federico Bianchi, Postdoctoral researcher, Bocconi University

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