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MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo, Norway.

Interests : Gender Equality Migration Social Europe Conflict
Countries : Norway

JiMin is interested in conducting research that intersects feminism, peace and security, social inequality, social movement, and migration. She holds a Master's degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo, Norway, and a bachelor's degree in Asian Studies from Underwood International College of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. She is part of the working group in FEPS YAN that discusses the normalized reproductions of unequal power relations within the migrations of EU member states.

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Labour migration from the European periphery to the EU’s core

EU enlargement is once again becoming a priority for European decision makers and is seen as an effective foreign policy tool in challenging geopolitical times. However, it is imperative to recognise EU accession as a multifaceted process that can also exacerbate socio-economic disparities within and beyond the EU. This policy study analyses this phenomenon in light of two specific issues: the application of visa liberalisation policies under EU accession negotiations; and the negative effects of high levels of migration from the semi-periphery to the core of the EU induced by access to free movement.

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Political Mentor: Evin Incir, S&D MEP
Academic Mentor: Lisa Marie Borrelli, Associate Professor UAS

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13/05/2024

Labour migration from the European periphery to the EU's core

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Tomás Vieira Silva

An Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to an MEP.

Interests : Migration
Countries : Portugal

Tomás is originally from Portugal but has lived all across Europe. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Politics from the University of York and a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam, specializing in Political Theory and writing a thesis on migration. Having been involved in party politics on a local, national and European level, he taught at the University of Amsterdam as a Junior Lecturer, before moving to Brussels to work as an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to a Portuguese MEP, where he focused on External Affairs and Enlargement Policy.

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Labour migration from the European periphery to the EU’s core

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Political Mentor: Evin Incir, S&D MEP
Academic Mentor: Lisa Marie Borrelli, Associate Professor UAS

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13/05/2024

Labour migration from the European periphery to the EU's core

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Daniel Muth

Postdoc researcher at the the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Interests : Economy Climate
Countries : Hungary

Dr Dániel Muth has recently finished his PhD in Public Policy at Central
European University, Vienna. He is a junior fellow at the Institute
of World Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies,
Budapest. In April 2024 he is joining the Institute for Environmental
Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as postdoc researcher.
His research primarily focuses on the political economy of global
carbon-pricing mechanisms.

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Toward a progressive geopolitical EU

Principles and recommendations

In the face of a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, marked by global tensions and environmental challenges, this report outlines the evolution of the EU towards a geopolitical union. With the 2024 European elections approaching, the report proposes principles, which, taken together, provide for a dynamic, applicable framework that serves as a basis for practical engagement and policy formulation in fostering a progressive EU geopolitics.

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Political Mentor: Andreas Schieder, S&D MEP and Co Chair of Global Progressive Forum
Academic Mentor: Dimitris Tsarouhas. Professor of International Affairs. Global Fellow, The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

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13/05/2024

Toward a progressive geopolitical EU

FEPS YAN Series

Marene Elgershuizen

Elected delegate to the Party of European Socialists and Vice-President of Rainbow Rose

Interests : Conflict Gender Equality Social Europe

Marene Elgershuizen is a life-long progressive, feminist and social-democrat. She is a historian, policy adviser on Feminist Foreign Policy and member of several supervisory and advisory boards. During her studies she mainly focused on New Wars, genocides, ethnic conflicts, post-conflict situations and the Responsibility to Protect. She has also done research into women Members of Parliament in the 1980s and their influence on Dutch political culture.

Within the Dutch Labour Party Marene Elgershuizen is an elected delegate to the Party of European Socialists (PES). There, her main topics of interest are Europe’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, International Trade and Development Aid. As Vice-President of Rainbow Rose, Marene wants to be a visible figure in the discussion entailing Europe’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and Ethical Leadership. An intersectional Feminist Foreign Policy is necessary to take the chance in shaping the CFSP in such a way that it promotes gender equality instead of harming women’s and LGBT-rights. In a time of conservative push-back, it is vital for the European Union to dust off its classical values promoting freedom and equality for all its citizens and in all its foreign relations and policies.

Marene conducts research into European Progressive Geopolitics for the Young Academics Network of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies in Brussels.

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Toward a progressive geopolitical EU

Principles and recommendations

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13/05/2024

Toward a progressive geopolitical EU

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Alberto Bortolotti

Doctoral Researcher in Urban Planning, Design, and Policy at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of the Polytechnic University of Milano

Interests : Economy
Countries : Italy

Alberto Bortolotti is a doctoral researcher in Urban Planning, Design, and Policy at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of the Polytechnic University of Milano. His research focuses on the interactions between spatial planning and real estate finance with implications in urban development, cohesion policy, and housing studies. He has been a visiting scholar at the Public Governance Institute of KU Leuven and the Department of Human Geography, Planning, and International Development of the University of Amsterdam. Before joining the academic environment, he worked as a junior architect, planner, policy advisor, and researcher, for both public and private institutions such as the Italian Ministry of Culture, the European Parliament, and the Feltrinelli Foundation. He is a social-democratic activist and Vice-President of the Young European Socialists (YES).

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Inequality and populism

In recent years, European citizens have witnessed a rise in inequality, especially socio-economic, alongside an increase in vote share for radical right populist parties. By examining case studies from Italy, Hungary, and Spain (with the comparative case of Germany), this policy study argues that the rise of populism is not only linked to economic trends but also to other constitutional changes and institutional settings characterising European countries with a focus on economic inequality as the explanatory variable for political participation.

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Political Mentor: Gaby Bischoff, MEP S&D
Academic Mentor: Eunice Goes, Professor of Politics at Richmond American University of London

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Unai Gómez-Hernández

Joint PhD at the University of Edinburgh and KU Leuven

Interests : Democracy Foreign Affairs Inequality
Countries : Belgium Spain United Kingdom

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15/05/2024

Inequality and populism

FEPS YAN Series

Matilde Ceron

Affiliated Postdoctoral Researcher in the Horizon projects ActEU and PUSH*BACK*LASH

Interests : Gender Equality Economy
Countries : Italy

Matilde Ceron completed her PhD in Political Studies at the University of Milan (NASP). Her dissertation investigated the multilevel interplay between the EU fiscal framework and domestic political, institutional and economic factors in shaping the composition of public expenditures in the Member States. Matilde holds an MSc in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University and an MA in Public Policy Analysis from the College of Europe. Her research interest clusters at the intersection of EU economic governance, fiscal policies, gender equality and representation.

She was a postdoctoral fellow in political economy at the University of Pavia, working on the digital inclusion of persons with disabilities. During her postdoctoral fellowship at Luiss University, her research focused on the policy-making and legitimacy implications of EU executive leadership selection, co-editing a forthcoming book “The Politicisation of the European Commission’s Presidency Spitzenkandidaten and Beyond”. As a Max Weber Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute, she extended her research on national and EU emergency and recovery responses to the pandemic addressing the changes in fiscal policies and governance frameworks after Covid-19. In parallel, she expanded her work to a gendered analysis of EU economic governance with a focus on pandemic recovery policies. Her current project focuses on substantive representation and gender mainstreaming in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans. She is an affiliated postdoctoral researcher in the Horizon projects Activating European citizens’ trust in times of crises and polarization (ActEU) and anti-gender backlash & democratic pushback (PUSH*BACK*LASH), where she will continue to work on gender equality policies, Covid-19, representation and legitimacy.

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Tightening welfare belts again?

To what extent do EU fiscal rules constrain governments' social and labour market spending? Exploring the critical cases of France and Italy, this policy study gathers evidence from two decades of interactions between national welfare priorities and EU fiscal rules and, through this comparison, sheds light on the mechanisms underlying recent recalibrations and what it means for the Social Pillar implementation.

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Political Mentor: Jonás Fernández, MEP S&D
Academic Mentor: Carlo d'Ippoliti, Associate professor of political economy at the Department of Statistical Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome.

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14/05/2024

Tightening welfare belts again?

FEPS YAN Series

Alessandro Liscai

Researcher at the Astrid Foundation, and an Associate Research Assistant in the Economic Policy and Jobs & Skills Unit at CEPS.

Interests : Economy
Countries : Italy

Alessandro Liscai is a Researcher at Astrid Foundation, an Associate Research Assistant in the Economic Policy and Jobs & Skills Unit at CEPS and a member of the FEPS Young Academic Network. With an economic background, Alessandro focused his research on the evolution of the European economic governance, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the EU budget. His research interests encompass, as well, social policies, the impact of digital technologies on the labour market and on the health sector, and the EU industrial policy (with a particular focus on some strategic EU initiatives, related to critical raw materials and space economy). He researched these fields with quantitative/econometric and qualitative approaches, publishing several contributions and reports committed by EU institutions. Alessandro holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and Management at Luiss University, a Master of Science in Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics and a Master of Arts in European Economic Governance at Luiss School of European Political Economy.

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Tightening welfare belts again?

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14/05/2024

Tightening welfare belts again?

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Dmytro Mamaiev

PhD student at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences at the Department of Social Change

Interests : Migration
Countries : Lithuania

Dmytro Mamaiev is a PhD student at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences at the Department of Social Change. His research interests center on migration and integration dimensions, with a particular focus on the Ukrainian youth integration across communities in Lithuania. Dmytro holds MSc in International Cooperation and Human Rights Protection from the University of Bologna (Italy) and BA in International Information from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine). Dmytro also has experience leading research projects related to the life of Ukrainian displaced population abroad and practical experience related to the work with unaccompanied minors as a social worker.

Research interests: youth migration, brain-drain, labor migration, integration and EU affairs.

Publications

Labour migration from the European periphery to the EU’s core

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Political Mentor: Evin Incir, S&D MEP
Academic Mentor: Lisa Marie Borrelli, Associate Professor UAS

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13/05/2024

Labour migration from the European periphery to the EU's core

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Marc Cabañas Hidalgo

Expert in data analysis for public management and political analysis

Interests : Digital
Countries : Spain

Graduated in Political Science and Administration from the University of Barcelona with a master’s degree in Investigative Journalism and Data Visualization from the International University of La Rioja. He has the title of Expert in data analysis for public management and political analysis by the University of Barcelona. Former First Secretary of the Youth Socialists of Baix Llobregat (JSC, Spain) and now Councillor of Presidency, Strategic Projects and Open Government in the City of Sant Joan Despí.

Deeply interested in social and territorial inequalities, focusing on gender and age variables, and the relationship of these factors to political and electoral behavior in liberal democracies.

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EU regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising?

This policy study delves into the evolution of the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising, exploring upcoming key changes and their connection to broader discussions on populism, democratic values, and access to quality information. Additionally, it provides guidelines for progressive parties on leveraging this legislation to initiate comprehensive strategies to combat extremist populism and antidemocratic movements within the EU.

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Political Mentor: Alex Agius Saliba, MEP S&D
Academic Mentor: Kuba Jablonowski, Lecturer in Digital Sociology

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