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EUropean Political Careers

「Academic Workshop on the Careers of European Political Elites and their Representative Effects」

5-6 MAY 2023

The European Union (EU) is a unique international organization that has not only ensured peace in Europe for many decades, but has positively affected the life of many Europeans in various other ways. However, an ever-increasing number of Europeans do not feel represented well by European institutions and decision-makers. No matter if we speak of the president of the European Commission (viewed as “the most powerful person in the day-to-day affairs of the European Union” (Time 2019)) or of the European Parliamentarians (MEPs) (the “secret rulers of the EU” (Wirtschaftswoche 2009)), we know very little about the political careers of the European decision-makers and even less about how their political experiences affect who and how these political elites represent.

The ‘EUropean Careers’ workshop and resulting special issue aimed to bring together scholars studying (empirically or theoretically) political careers on the European level with scholars focussing on representation and the democratic deficit. The aim was to exchange experiences amongst researchers of the two sub-fields. Next to an analysis of how the political career paths differ on the European level, the workshop participants were able to develop a broader understanding of the representative effects of political careers.

Learn more about the programme on the event homepage.

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___Organizer

The workshop was organized by a postdoctoral member of the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences:

Dr Elena Frech, Political Science

 

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