Research Group 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.
Team
Remmelt de Weerd
Research Coordinator
dr. Mária Éva Földes
Lecturer-Researcher
Chris Aalberts
Senior Lecturer-Researcher
Tolgan Raben
Lecturer-Researcher
Rosa Groen
Lecturer-Researcher
Tibor Hargitai
Researcher
Rik-Jan Brinkman
Lecturer-Researcher
dr. Vasilis Karakasis
Lecturer-Researcher
dr. Paul Shotton
Senior Lecturer-Researcher
Research Coordinator
Remmelt de Weerd
Lecturer-Researcher
dr. Mária Éva Földes
Senior Lecturer-Researcher
Chris Aalberts
Lecturer-Researcher
Tolgan Raben
Lecturer-Researcher
Rosa Groen
Researcher
Tibor Hargitai
Lecturer-Researcher
Rik-Jan Brinkman
Lecturer-Researcher
dr. Vasilis Karakasis
Senior Lecturer-Researcher
dr. Paul Shotton
About the professor
dr. Mendeltje van Keulen
Projects
EU Impact-scan
Cooperation with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since April 2020, dr Mendeltje van Keulen, lector at the Changing role of Europe research group has been part-time guest researcher at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate Research and International policy-evaluation.
In this capacity she carries out research and advises on modalities of effective governmental coordination of the country’s position feeding into EU policy-making as well as the implications of EU legislation for domestic actors and policies. Her work enhances CREU’s cooperation with the professional field and contributes to capacity-building in a policy area that is evidently crucial for interacting with the EU.
Publications
Article
SARS-COV-2 Vaccination and Employment: the Legal Framework in the EU and Hungary
Peer-reviewed journal article; dec. 2020
The Role of Constitutional Courts in Promoting Healthcare Equity: Lessons from Hungary
Article
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: Are the EU’s current competences used to their full potential?
Book
What do they actually do there? Interviews with Dutch members of the European Parliament
Article
SARS-COV-2 Vaccination and Employment: the Legal Framework in the EU and Hungary
The paper explores whether and under what conditions, vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 may become a mandatory requirement for employees. It includes a discussion on EU action on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and its relevance for national level policy with emphasis on the legal basis and instruments used by the Union to persuade national authorities into action to increase vaccination uptake. The analysis then moves to the national level by focusing on the case of Hungary. Following an overview of the legal and regulatory framework for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines deployment, the analysis zooms into the sphere of employment and explores whether and how the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may be turned into a mandatory workplace safety requirement. The paper highlights the decision of the Hungarian government to introduce compulsory vaccination for employees in the healthcare sector, and concludes with a discussion of the relevant rules and their potential, broader implications.
See full text in pdf: https://journals.um.si/index.php/medicine/article/view/1369
Peer-reviewed journal article; dec. 2020
The Role of Constitutional Courts in Promoting Healthcare Equity: Lessons from Hungary
This paper explores whether constitutional litigation contributes to sustaining the equity element of the right to health. Equity entails a fair distribution of the burden of healthcare financing across the different socio-economic groups of the population. A shift towards uncontrolled private healthcare provision and financing raises equity challenges by disproportionately benefitting those who are able to afford such services.
See full PDF text on: https://doi.org/10.31078/consrev624
Constitutional Review, Volume 6, Number 2, December 2020, , P-ISSN: 2460-0016 (print), E-ISSN: 2548-3870 (online)Book
What do they actually do there? Interviews with Dutch members of the European Parliament
Every five years, elections for the European Parliament are held in the Netherlands. However, it is difficult for citizens to cast a substantiated vote. Newspapers and television pay relatively little attention to European politics. As a result, citizens have little insight into what Dutch politicians do on their behalf in Brussels, Strasbourg and in their work in the Netherlands.
This book describes the work of Dutch members of the European Parliament since 2014. They discuss their activities, the results they are proud of and how they stay in touch with their supporters. This makes it a must-read for every European voter.Read more >