ValEUs - Foreign policy issues: Values and Democracy

 

ValEUs - Foreign Policy Issues: Values and Democracy

 

Project Objective and Scope

In recent years, the European Union (EU) has faced unprecedented challenges in fulfilling its mission to build a peaceful and prosperous future based on shared values. Despite the inclusion of fundamental values in global governance mechanisms, societal actors are increasingly opposing both the EU's methods of promoting these values and the values themselves. Understanding these objections is crucial, not only for the EU's resilience but also for the future role it will play on the international stage.

The ValEUs project aims to explore the reasons behind these objections and provide a realistic framework for the EU's foreign policy. The project focuses on the following key objectives:

1. Investigating the various objections to EU values.
2. Gathering insights into successful counter-strategies and developing alternative policy agendas.
3. Encouraging universities to take on new roles as responsible actors, democracy laboratories, and committed partners for regions in danger, such as Ukraine.

ValEUs brings together 21 partner institutions from 18 countries and five continents in a comprehensive international collaboration.

 

Istanbul Bilgi University EU Institute Research Team

• Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya
• Dr. Özge Onursal Beşgül
• Didem Balatlıoğulları, MA

Project Budget

1.199.410,00 EUR

 

Project Partners

• Stiftung Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
• University of Pittsburgh, USA
• Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Poland
• Université Al Akhawayn d'Ifrane, Morocco
• Doshisha University, Japan
• V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
• Private Institution University Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine
• Libertas International University, Croatia
• Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
• Roskilde University, Denmark
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
• Panepistimio Aigaíou, Greece
• University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• University of Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina
• University of Florence, Italy
• University of Guadalajara, Mexico
• Fundacion Universidad del Norte, Colombia
• University Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis, France
• University of Zagreb, Croatia

 

For More Information About the Project

To learn more about the project, please visit the official website:
ValEUs Project Website