Grant Received for Research on "Green Grabbing"
A research project of which I am Principal Investigador (“Green, but Mean? The Relationship Between Ecologically Motivated Land Investments and Conflict in the Global South” (GREEN-MEAN)) has received funding from the International Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP). Numerous academic studies have linked land scarcity to an increased likelihood of violent conflicts in the Global South. Some of the most cited motives for land scarcity are … Continue reading Grant Received for Research on "Green Grabbing"
Policy Paper on Conflict Resources Published
As a late result of my project GLONEXACO my brief policy paper “First, do no harm: five questions the EU needs to keep in mind for a sensitive approach to conflict resources” was published in the series CIDOB Notes Internacionals. This online publication addresses current world events with expert analyses that are oriented towards policy. My paper addresses the issue of measures against so-called conflict resources. … Continue reading Policy Paper on Conflict Resources Published
Edited Volume “EU Contested” Published
The edited volume “European Union Contested Foreign Policy in a New Global Context” (Heidelberg & New York: Springer), which I have edited with Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués and Esther Barbé is online available for purchase. The European Union’s foreign policy and its international role are increasingly being contested both globally and at home. At the global level, a growing number of states are now challenging the Western-led liberal … Continue reading Edited Volume “EU Contested” Published
Article on the Influence of International Recognition on Secessionism Published
The article “Does international recognition matter? Support for unilateral secession in Catalonia and Scotland” (co-authored with Diego Muro and Guillem Vidal) was published online in Nations and Nationalism. We wanted to know how much do the prospects of international recognition of a possible new state affect the domestic support for secession. To answer this research question, we adopted a most similar systems design and conducted a Web‐based survey … Continue reading Article on the Influence of International Recognition on Secessionism Published
Participation in 6th European Workshops in International Studies
During the 6th European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS) – EISA in Krakow (Poland) (26-29 June), I presented my paper “Why do individuals support/reject policy interventions in armed conflicts? An overview of the COEUS project“. In the paper, I explained the COEUS research project. The EWIS bring relatively small groups of experts together, who discuss for two days their work. My presentation was part of the … Continue reading Participation in 6th European Workshops in International Studies
Papers presented at 26th International Conference of Europeanists
I presented two papers at the 26th International Conference of Europeanists (20-22 June in Madrid). In a panel organized by the research project EU-NormCon, I explained the theoretical framework of the edited volume “European Union Contested. Foreign Policy in a New Global Context” we are working on. A number of chapter authors presented their results in this panel (More information). In a second panel, I … Continue reading Papers presented at 26th International Conference of Europeanists
Call for papers “International Sanctions: The ‘other’ effects”
Together with Clara Portela (Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science, University of Valencia), I am the scientific coordinator of a special issue of the Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals. In this special issue we want to look at the other possible effects of sanctions, this means all the effects that go beyond the relationship sender-target (e.g. the effect on the relationships between the sender or … Continue reading Call for papers “International Sanctions: The ‘other’ effects”
