https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127670 2026-04-04T20:28:22Z 2026-04-04T20:28:22Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/140067 2025-10-14T10:06:29Z 2024-12-18T00:00:00Z

Title: 'Power to the creditors? Odious debt and Tunisia's democratic responsiveness Abstract: Joe Debono (Faculty of Arts) discussed the methodology underpinning the research work for his PhD titled The International Economic Dimension of Democratization in Tunisia.

2024-12-18T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/140065 2025-10-14T09:33:51Z 2024-10-16T00:00:00Z

Title: Is the European Union founded by official statistics? Abstract: Dr Luca di Gennaro presented his work on EU official statistics. The purpose of this work is to highlight the importance of the official statistics in Europe. Additionally, it aims to persuade the audience, that official statistics supersede policy choices. To enter inside EU, official statistics are crucial; to remain in EU the official statistics is relevant.

2024-10-16T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139374 2025-10-01T08:51:10Z 2024-11-28T00:00:00Z

Title: Ukraine and the Persistence of the West in World Politics: The EU Dimension Abstract: The Institute hosted a public lecture by Professor Spyros Economides (London School of Economics) entitled Ukraine and the Persistence of the West in World Politics: The EU Dimension. Professor Economides visited the Institute as part of the Visiting Lecturer’s programme for 2024/25. Prof Economides discussed the West's persistence in world politics, challenging the prevailing narrative of its decline. His talk focused on two key questions: how the relationship between ideational and material factors helps define the West, particularly in the context of the transatlantic partnership, and to what extent the West is an active agent of change or a reactive actor shaped by structural changes in the international system. The lecturer argued that the West's response to the war in Ukraine demonstrates its continued relevance and ability to act in concert, despite internal challenges such as illiberal democracy and populism. In the second part of his lecture, Prof Economides focused on the European Union's role in shaping the concept of the West, particularly through its foreign and security policy, and highlighted the EU's approach of "principled pragmatism," as outlined in its 2016 Security Strategy, which attempts to bridge the gap between values and interests. The discussion emphasized the need to understand the EU's actions in the context of Ukraine as a defence of its fundamental values and strategic interests, illustrating the complex interplay between ideational and material factors in European foreign policy. Description: Public lecture by Professor Spyros Economides (London School of Economics) held at the Institute for European Studies Library/European Documentation Centre on 28 November 2024.

2024-11-28T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/129759 2024-12-10T09:51:27Z 2024-05-03T00:00:00Z

Title: Europe Day quiz 2024 for secondary school students Abstract: The Institute held a Secondary School Quiz to mark Europe Day. The Quiz was held on 3 May at Campus Hub. The event was opened by Ms Julia Abid, of the Representation, alongside Prof Mark Harwood. While organised by the Institute for European Studies, with the help of the European Studies Organisation (ESO), the event was funded by the European Commission's Representation in Malta. The event was compered by Matthew Zammit and Alexia Farrugia, third year students at the Institute for European Studies. Thirteen schools participated: Bishop's Conservatory Secondary School Gozo, St Ignatius College Handaq, Maria Regina Secondary School, Sacred Heart Minor Seminary Gozo, St Albert the Great College, St Benedict College, St Clare College Pembroke Secondary, St Ignatius Secondary School Handaq, St. Martin's College, St.Nicholas College Dingli Secondary School, St Thomas More secondary Zejtun, Verdala Secondary School, Saint Joseph Sliema. The winning team was Saint Benedict College with Saint Claire's College placing second and Saint Martin's College placing third. Description: The Quiz was held on Friday 3 May 2024 at Campus Hub.

2024-05-03T00:00:00Z