Publications

“United Europe – Mission Possible”

The topic of the Annual Undergraduate Research Conference of the European Studies Department at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” was “United Europe – Mission Possible”. [...]

Conference proceedings: “Of Citizens and Institution – a Time for Decisions in the EU”

The PhD conference “Of Citizens and Institution – a Time for Decisions in the EU”– United Europe or the Europe of the nations” took place on May 13, 2023. [...]

The PhD conference “The European Union in the eye of the storm”

The PhD conference “The European Union in the “eye of the storm”– United Europe or the Europe of the nations” took place on October 29, 2022. [...]

“Young voices for energizing Europe”

The proceedings from the students’s scientific conference “Young voices for energizing Europe” hosted b y„ Antoine de Saint Exupéry” promotion could downloaded here. [...]

“The Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union – from Empirical Facts towards Expert Evaluation”

There is no such thing as unsuccessful rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union – this rather humorous maxim, which is widely popular among academic and political experts on European affairs, has the potential to discourage any attempt at evaluating the Presidency. [...]

EU Policies – Simulation game

Prof. Ingrid Shikova

The objective of the simulation is to take students close to the practice of negotiations and decision making process in the European Union.  The simulation methodology comprises preparatory lectures, readings, writing of position papers, simulation exercise. The simulation will present the EU as a negotiation system, the main actors: institutions, lobbies, public opinion, the EU negotiation culture etc.  The topic of the simulation game is decided every academic year according to the recent developments at the EU. This simulation will help students to:
– gain an intellectual understanding of negotiators’ behavior and of the central concepts in negotiations as they apply in the European Union institutional context;
– improve their ability to analyze the negotiation situation and learn how to develop a toolkit of useful negotiation skills, strategies, and approaches adapted to work in the European institutional context.