Changing Role of Europe
Europe needs change. Working with Europe implies change. But how to get a grip on European developments? For example: which consequences does ‘Brexit’ have for your organisation? How to organise a European lobby, and influence European Union decision making? And which historical and political developments can explain how Europe works today? These questions fall within the realm of the research group Changing role of Europe at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
The research group Changing role of Europe (est. January 2018) focuses on current and topical questions related to European cooperation at the global, regional, national and organisational level. It functions in a wide (inter-)national professional network with governments, think tanks and profit and not for profit organisations.
Lecturers, students and staff of the The Hague University are invited to develop and to share European knowledge. The lectorate involves individual and common research development, a reading circle and regular events.
Research group
Chris Aalbers
Santino Lo Bianco
Guido van Hengel
Martijn Lak
David Nederlof
Pieter Pijlman
Paul Shotton
Peter Steenwijk
Jolanda van der Vliet
Rik van der Vlugt
Chris Aalbers
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c.aalberts@hhs.nlSantino Lo Bianco
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s.lobianco@hhs.nlGuido van Hengel
Guido van Hengel, PhD is a senior lecturer in European Studies. His main fields of research are in East- and Southeast-European past and present affairs. In 2018 he co-organized the international and interdisciplinary conference "Tuning into the Noise of Europe" at THUAS, which focused on the current and new narratives of Europe.
g.c.vanhengel@hhs.nlMartijn Lak
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m.lak@hhs.nlDavid Nederlof
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d.b.nederlof@hhs.nlPieter Pijlman
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p.pijlman@hhs.nlPaul Shotton
Paul Shotton PhD is Principal Lecturer in European Public Policy within the European Studies Programme at THUAS. Prior to working at THUAS Paul worked in Brussels as a Public Affairs Practitioner (lobbyist) for a number of blue chip companies. Paul lectures in European Public Policy with notable courses simulating EU decision-making and lobbying campaign design. Paul’s research focuses on the Professionalisation of Public Affairs with the objective of promoting the definition of a body of knowledge for public affairs practitioners, developing courses and trainings for the profession as well as measuring impact and performance in public affairs.
p.shotton@hhs.nlPeter Steenwijk
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p.j.w.steenwijk@hhs.nlJolanda van der Vliet
Rik van der Vlugt
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r.vandervlugt@hhs.nlAbout the professor
dr. Mendeltje van Keulen
Mendeltje van Keulen is lector Changing role of Europe since 1 January 2018. She has a PhD and MA European Public Administration (College of Europe, Bruges; EUI Florence, University of Twente). Her dissertation focused on the effects of EU policy shaping by the Dutch government in the field of natural gas and biotechnology. She worked as a (senior) research fellow for the Netherlands Institute for International Relations ‘ Clingendael’, the WRR (Scientific Council for Government Policy) and various ministries. As team leader of the parliamentary EU staff in the Dutch parliament, she gained abundant practical experience in processes of Europeanisation and change management. Mendeltje van Keulen regularly publishes and teaches on European policy making for students and professionals.
m.vankeulen@hhs.nl