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2023-24 Americans in the EU EU-NATO Seminar

A Good Gig: Researching Labor Policy for Gig Workers in the EU

As a Fulbright Schuman student researcher for the 2023-24 academic year, Nilesh Kavthekar conducted research in tech and labor policy in Denmark (University of Copenhagen), Spain (IE Law School), and Belgium (KU Leuven). His research compared the labor protections offered to gig workers in different EU countries and how national models change under the proposed […]

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Challenging Perspectives in the “Capital of Europe”: LGBTQ+ Discourse from East to West

As a Fulbright Schuman grant recipient in Brussels, Isobel Williamson spent the 2023-24 academic year conducting LGBTQ+ rights policy research with the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Her research explores the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ Central and Eastern European migrants in Brussels to identify new avenues for the EU’s institutions to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights across […]

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2023-24 Americans in the EU

From LA to Lund: The “Iran Challenge” from a (surprisingly) Swedish Perspective

Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye is a 2023-2024 Fulbright Schuman scholar based at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, Sweden and at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels, Belgium as a non-resident senior fellow. Dalia’s research compares American and European approaches to Iran beyond the nuclear agreement.  She is a senior fellow […]

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2022 Americans in the EU

Métro, boulot, dodo

It was the type of Parisian street that I loved, wide enough for a car, but really intended for pedestrians.  Under the streetlights, the stunning Hausmannian facades seemed to lean gently over the sidewalk.  Tonight, though, my eyes were fixed not up at the buildings, but down at the pavement – or what I could […]

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Biking Through Life in the Netherlands

Like most foreigners landing in the Netherlands, a not insubstantial part of my life for the past nine months has revolved around biking. While I once thought biking was a relatively simple activity, I’ve now come to realize its different forms. There’s fun biking, and there’s stress biking. There’s dry biking, and there’s wet biking […]

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Researching the Impact of Climate Change in Toulouse

As the recipient of a Fulbright Schuman European Affairs Program Fellowship, Prof. Sandy Dall’erba has spent the 2022-2023 academic year conducting research in Economics at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and the University of Toulouse, France. His work focuses on the global food supply chain, the amount of water it consumes and the impact of […]

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The language of communication and cooperation

Long ago, learning a second (and third) language as a teenager sparked my interest in international travel, which – after experiencing that travel – inspired me to study International Relations. This eventually led to my academic career and to the Fulbright-Schuman European Union Affairs award, so it seems apropos to return to these roots here. […]

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Studying Law and Democracy at the EUI

My Fulbright project looked at why and how law is being used as a tool of democratic inclusion in Europe—the idea of legal mobilization. Specifically, I was investigating how lawyers on the ground in struggles for social justice work with clients, civil society organizations, and larger networks to formulate legal claims asking European-level courts—the Court […]

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2021-22 Americans in the EU General

Vous êtes francophone?: Language in the heart of Europe

On a beautiful, sunny day in early May, I stepped out for some fresh air, an EU policy study tucked into my bag, and headed to the park to do some reading. As I sat trying to brush up on the regulations governing eCommerce and digital services, a group started playing frisbee on the lawn. […]

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A sense of community

In my line of research, I often ask respondents, “do you feel a sense of community” in their country of asylum. This question prompts various responses, where some have found their “tribe” and others feel like a lone wolf. Their answer often informs my follow-up question: “do you regret your initial decision to leave your […]