Events

Time and place: May 28, 2020 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Zoom

GLOBUS researchers presented key findings from the project and reflected on the EU's global role and future research in a webinar on 28 May 2020.

Since its inception the European Union has proclaimed an ambition to promote justice at the global level. But what precisely is the contribution of the European Union? In this conference, we presented key findings from the GLOBUS project. We further discussed the significance of the reinforced contestation of global norms for the EU’s ability to pursue a value-based foreign policy. What are the key concerns that arise from research in GLOBUS? What new issues and challenges have arisen since the start of the project in 2016 and how should we address them in our research?

Programme

• 15:00: The EU and global political justice: Main findings
  • Chair: Helene Sjursen, GLOBUS Scientific Coordinator, ARENA Centre for European Studies
  • Climate change and global justice | Franz von Lucke, University of Tübingen
  • Migration and global justice | Michela Ceccorulli, University of Bologna
  • Trade, development and global justice | Johanne D. Saltnes, ARENA Centre for European Studies
  • Security, conflict resolution and global justice | Nikola Tomic, University College Dublin
  • Discussants: Richard Whitman, University of Kent and Christine Hackenesch, German Development Institute
• 16:30: Break
• 17:00: Roundtable on the EU’s global role: Future research challenges
  • Chair: Johanne D. Saltnes, ARENA Centre for European Studies
  • Helene Sjursen, ARENA Centre for European Studies
  • Sonia Lucarelli, University of Bologna
  • Thomas Diez, University of Tübingen
  • Ben Tonra, University College Dublin
  • Pundy Pillay, Wits School of Governance
  • Ivor Sarakinsky, Wits School of Governance
  • Oriol Costa, Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)
  • Stephan Keukeleire, KU Leuven
• 18:30: End of conference

Time and place: June 9, 2016 9:00 AM – June 10, 2016 5:00 PM, Parkveien 68, Oslo

Since its inception the EU has proclaimed an ambition to promote justice at the global level. But what precisely is the EU’s contribution to global justice? And what would a just foreign policy look like? The kick-off conference of the GLOBUS project was held in Oslo on 9-10 June 2016.

The Horizon 2020-funded project Reconsidering European Contributions to Global Justice (GLOBUS) was launched on 1 June 2016. The aim of the project is to critically assess the EU's impact on global justice. GLOBUS Coordinator Helene Sjursen gathered scholars from different parts of the world to address both the principled and practical dilemmas involved in developing a foreign policy to improve conditions for global justice.

While the first day of the conference was open to the public, the second day was devoted to internal project sessions.

• See conference brochure (pdf)

Workshop: The EU and China in the climate regime

Time and place: Mar. 12, 2020 – Mar. 13, 2020, Silent Green Kulturquartier, Berlin

University of Tübingen convened a workshop on China, the EU and global climate justice in Berlin in March 2020.

The EU and China are two of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. While the EU has played a key role in the international climate negotiations for years, China has become increasingly more engaged in recent years and will be a crucial actor in any future climate strategy. Consequently, understanding both the different climate strategies as well as the diverse approaches to global political justice of these two actors has become important. Together with adelphi, a Berlin based think tank and public policy consultancy on climate, environment and development, the University of Tübingen GLOBUS working group on climate change organised a workshop to assess and explore different pathways towards climate justice for China and the EU. The aim of the workshop was to initiate a dialogue between academia and civil society and bring together scholars from the EU and China.

Workshop: Revisiting the EU's approach to global order

Time and place: Oct. 10, 2019 – Oct. 11, 2019, ARENA Centre for European Studies

ARENA Centre for European Studies hosted a workshop on the European Union's approach to the global order on 10-11 October 2019.

The workshop participants discussed empirical findings from the GLOBUS project across all the project's work packages: migration, climate change, cooperation and conflict and trade and development.

Seminar on border securitisation and the criminalisation of solidarity

Time and place: May 15, 2019, University of Bologna Forli campus

Martina Tazzioli will give a lecture on 15 May as a part of the GLOBUS seminar series on the contested politics of migration organised by the University of Bologna.

The seminar is a part of the GLOBUS seminar series 'The contested politics of migration: Global challenges, critical views' convened by Sonia Lucarelli and Giorgio Grappi (both University of Bologna).

Seminar on asylum, gender and jurisdiction

Time and place: May 8, 2019, Via Giacomo della Torre, 5 Forlì, Italy

Enrica Rigo gave a lecture on asylum, gender and jurisdiction at the University of Bologna on 8 May as a part of the GLOBUS seminar series on the contested politics of migration.

The seminar is a part of the GLOBUS seminar series 'The contested politics of migration: Global challenges, critical views' convened by Sonia Lucarelli and Giorgio Grappi (both University of Bologna).

Seminar on migration and climate change

Time and place: May 2, 2019, University of Bologna Forli campus

Nina Hall gave a lecture on migration and climate change at the University of Bologna Forli campus on 2 May as a part of the GLOBUS seminar series on the contested politics of migration.

The seminar is a part of the GLOBUS seminar series 'The contested politics of migration: Global challenges, critical views' convened by Sonia Lucarelli and Giorgio Grappi (both University of Bologna).

Workshop on conflict and security

Time and place: Apr. 25, 2019 – Apr. 26, 2019, University College Dublin

On 25-26 April 2019, University College Dublin hosted a workshop on conflict, security and global justice.

The European Union has a stated goal to play a significant part in global security governance, and participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and crisis management is an important aspect of this work. The goal of this workshop was to discuss whether the EU’s participation in crisis management operations and missions has been consistent with considerations of global justice and how the Union’s profile in these fields compares and contrasts with those of other major actors. This was done through analyses of a number of case studies on conflict resolution both inside and outside the EU.

Seminar on migrant resistance in contemporary Europe

Time and place: Apr. 10, 2019, University og Bologna Forli campus

As a part of the seminar series the contested politics of migration, Maurice Stierl held a lecture on migrant resistance in Europe on 10 April at the University of Bologna Forli campus.

The seminar is a part of the GLOBUS seminar series 'The contested politics of migration: Global challenges, critical views' convened by Sonia Lucarelli and Giorgio Grappi (both University of Bologna).

Seminar on labour, migration and the multinational worker

Time and place: Mar. 14, 2019, University of Bologna Forli campus

As a part of the seminar series on the contested politics of migration, Devi Sacchetto gave a lecture on labour migration and the multinational worker at the University of Bologna.

The seminar is a part of the GLOBUS seminar series 'The contested politics of migration: Global challenges, critical views' convened by Sonia Lucarelli and Giorgio Grappi (both University of Bologna).

Workshop: The EU’s trade and development policies in a changing global environment

Time and place: Mar. 14, 2019 – Mar. 15, 2019, Oslo, Norway

ARENA Centre for European Studies hosted a workshop on justice, trade and development in Oslo on 14-15 March 2019.

Global economic inequalities are major sources of injustice. The EU has significant economic power but is also under pressure to secure its own position in an increasingly competitive global economy. The risk of dominance is evident, as the EU could potentially dictate the terms of trade with its partners in the developing world. But a policy of developmental aid may not fare much better. Aid may enhance dependence and also frequently comes with conditions that may restrict the ability of recipients to make autonomous decisions about future policies.

These and other issues related to the EU’s trade and development policies were discussed during the GLOBUS workshop in Oslo, which brought together about 30 researchers from Europe, South Africa, North and South America.

Conceptions of justice in the EU's external policies

Time and place: Feb. 6, 2019, ARENA Centre for European Studies

ARENA hosted a half day GLOBUS seminar on conceptions of justice in the EU's external policies on 6 February 2019.

Workshop on gender justice and the EU's external policies

Time and place: Nov. 29, 2018 – Nov. 30, 2018, University College Dublin

University College Dublin hosted a workshop on gender justice and the EU’s external policies on 29-30 November, analysing the gender dimensions within all the issue areas covered in the GLOBUS project: climate change, trade and development, migration, and security and conflict.

The workshop was chaired by Professor Ben Tonra (University College Dublin). It brought together more than 20 scholars and practitioners from Europe, the United States, India and South Africa. The goal of the workshop was to identify how gender influences the EU’s external relations and to assess the Union’s efforts to include a gender perspective in its foreign policy. By bringing together experts within the fields of gender and of the EU’s external policies, the workshop also served as an arena for exchange of knowledge across different policy fields and theoretical perspectives.

Workshop: Gender, Justice and EU Security Policy

Time and place: Oct. 18, 2018 – Oct. 19, 2018, National University of Ireland, Dublin

University College Dublin hosted a workshop on gender and security in October 2018, examining the EU's gender frameworks' relation to the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

Over 15 years have passed since the signing of the first UN Security Council Resolution (1325) on women peace and security, which kicked off the development of a dominant framework connecting gender dimensions of conflict, crisis management and peace-­‐building to the field of international security. With the ‘Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security’ (1 December 2008) the Council of the EU established the requirement that a “gender perspective, encompassing both women and men, should inform EU external actions in order to achieve a comprehensive response to the threats faced by the civilian population in times of conflict and in its aftermath”. Contemporary feminist scholarship highlights the connection between the EU’s limited engagement with WPS and the mixed and fragmented implementation of gender justice policies in the EU foreign and Security Policy (Deiana and McDonnagh 2017, Olsson 2014; Kronsell 2016). Scholars have further highlighted the lack of strategic feminist actors and networks across the EU that are able to lobbying more successfully for a gender perspective in the European Foreign and Security Policy (Roberta Guerrina and Katharine A.M. Wright, 2016). This rises questions concerning Europe as a ‘force for good’ (Stern 2011) in particular concerning the gendering of the European Security Strategy (ESS) and the understanding of justice it is based on.

Building on contemporary research and reports, the workshop set out to explore the transformative potential of EU gender frameworks (the EU Comprehensive Approach on women peace and security and the gender action plan) on its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). We addressed tensions in feminist debates on gender, peace and security concerning, in particular, the different understanding of justice and of the translation of feminist approaches to justice into EU security and conflict management. In short, we provided a platform to discussing the meaning attributed to gender and justice and its practical implications in the EU Foreign and Defence Policy.

To discuss these topics, the GLOBUS Team of the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Politics and International Relations organized a workshop on October 18 and 19, 2018 at the National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.

The EU's contributions to the concept of global political justice and the Brazilian perspective

Time and place: Sep. 24, 2018, R. da Matriz, 82 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro

The Institute of Social and Political Studies at State University of Rio de Janeiro hosted a seminar on Brazilian foreign policy and global justice in Rio de Janeiro on 24 September 2018.

As a part of the GLOBUS study tour to Brazil, State University of Rio de Janeiro organised a seminar on the Brazilian perspective on global political justice.

GLOBUS research seminar at UCD

Time and place: Aug. 23, 2018 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM, UCD SPIRe Boardroom

On Thursday 23 August, University College Dublin held a GLOBUS research seminar. It focused on a range of issues such as gender, climate change, European foreign policy, and development.

Between Rights and Fear: Evaluating the Migration-Terrorism Nexus in Europe

Time: June 4, 2018 – June 6, 2018

A workshop on migration and terrorism was held at the University of Bologna in June 2018.

Over the past few years, the EU has experienced a significant surge in the inflow of migrants and refugees, one that has challenged the EU’s internal cohesion and has often been speciously used by populist and nationalist movements to fuel public concerns. At the same time, terrorist attacks have multiplied across Europe, some of them perpetrated by first or second generation immigrants claiming allegiance to Islamic fundamentalist groups. Despite all the efforts made by EU institutions to problematize the connection between migration and terrorism, the link is ever more immediately drawn within the public debate, with repercussions in the public perception of the two phenomena. The implications in terms of policy approaches, but also in the normative sphere, are manifold, and a deeper reflection on the precise terms of such implications is in order.

On a global level, ethical issues are raised not only by terrorist groups smuggling and trafficking migrants in view of a financial profit but also by the evidence that massive migration and terrorist radicalization may also be regarded as having some common roots in persistent global inequalities. Moreover, some of the measures undertaken to fight global terrorism have in fact generated more refugees. All these cases have important ethical implications and call for an attentive reflection on what may be considered a just response by the international/global community.

There is no easy solution to the clash among differing justice claims, but a scholarly reflection on these issues might help us contribute to a more educated public and political debate, at both a regional and global level, and to some extent to contain the securitization trends that seem to inform the reactions to these phenomena, despite their being at variance with most justice criteria.

GLOBUS seminar in Brussels

Time and place: May 30, 2018, University Foundation, Brussels

Work Package leaders met to discuss papers within all the thematic areas of the GLOBUS project at a seminar in Brussels on 30 May 2018.

The seminar started with a Executive Board meeting, followed by presentations by all Work Package leaders. The WP leaders presented papers within all the thematic fields of the GLOBUS project: The EU and global justice, trade and development, conflict and cooperation, migration and climate change.

Workshop on Justice on the Move: Evaluating Migration Policies in the European Space

Time and place: July 1, 2017 – July 2, 2017, Bertinoro University Centre

Prof. Sonia Lucarelli convened a workshop on the GLOBUS research area of Migration in Bertinoro on 1–2 July 2017.

The workshop, which was led by GLOBUS WP3 Coordinator Sonia Lucarelli (University of Bologna), brought together GLOBUS researchers and stakeholders in the field to discuss the European Union and Member States’ migration and asylum policies from a justice perspective. The workshop aimed at investigating the normative implications of the European Union’s system of governance in the area of migration and asylum. Through an in-depth consideration of the main actors involved in the European migration system of governance, the workshop identified specific justice claims within this system.

The workshop included theoretical approaches to global justice, ethical issues in migration policies, general discussions on the EU’s migration policies, as well as presentations of various national case studies with a global justice perspective and perspectives from the field.

Workshop on Trade, Development and Global Justice

Time and place: May 30, 2017 – June 1, 2017, Wits University, Johannesburg

A workshop of the GLOBUS research area of Trade, Development and Global Justice was held in Johannesburg on 30 May to 1 June 2017.

The workshop brought together scholars and practitioners from South Africa, Norway, Mozambique, India, Ireland, China, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Brazil for a three-day workshop at Wits University.

The papers and presentations covered a wide range of topics relating to three sub-themes of the research area of Trade, Development and Global Justice: EU trade relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, the trade-development nexus, and development policies comparing North-South and South-South cooperation.

The workshop was opened by a series of talks including the Head of the Wits School of Governance David Everatt (Wits), Globus coordinator Helene Sjursen (ARENA, Oslo), Trudi Hartzenberg (Trade Law Centre South Africa), Massimo De Luca (EU delegation to South Africa), Saul Levin (Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa) and former director of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tomaz Salamao (Wits).

Workshop on Climate Change and Global Justice

Time: May 11, 2017 – May 12, 2017

On 11 and 12 May, a workshop on climate change and global justice was staged in Tübingen.

What does climate change entail theoretically? There is a vital academic debate on the subject of climate justice. But how does the existing debate relate to GLOBUS’ three conceptions of global justice? And how does this, in turn, connect to EU policies?

Workshop: Conceptualising Global Justice

Time and place: Jan. 19, 2017 – Jan. 20, 2017, Clarion Hotel Gabelshus

GLOBUS researchers gathered in Oslo on 19 and 20 January 2017 to discuss how to make sense of the EU’s contribution – if any – to a rightful world order.

The workshop connected the study of the EU with the broader theoretical debate on global justice. Globus coordinator Helene Sjursen invited political theorists and international relations scholars to present and discuss papers relating to the GLOBUS conceptual scheme delineating three conceptions of global justice: justice as non-domination, as impartiality and as mutual recognition.

How should one understand GLOBUS’ three conceptions of global justice, and to what extent do they adequately capture the normative and practical dilemmas that arise beyond state borders? These were the main questions addressed by the participants in this two-day workshop in Oslo. The participants paid particular attention to the European Union: How can the three conceptions of global justice be specified and developed as analytical tools to study the EU’s global role?

Policy dialogue: The EU and global justice in a changing world order

Time and place: Mar. 3, 2020 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thon Hotel EU

The European Union is often described as a vanguard of a law-based world order, and since its inception it has proclaimed an ambition to promote justice at the global level. But how can the EU contribute in the present context of contestation over global norms?

On March 3 2020, GLOBUS hosted a policy dialogue discussing the implications of the present context of global uncertainty and unpredictability for the EU's foreign policy.

The development of the EU’s foreign and security policy gained momentum in parallel with the strengthening of multilateralism at the end of the Cold War, and its foreign policy initiatives have been underpinned by a belief in the legitimacy of multilateralism and in the ability of this order to contribute to enhance global justice. On this basis, it has amongst other things played a key role in climate negotiations and has developed a capacity for contributing to peace operations and crisis management.

The law based, multilateral, world order can no longer be taken for granted. Its legitimacy is challenged both by emerging powers, who point to the perceived hegemony of Europe and 'the West', and by the EU’s ally the United States.

In this policy dialogue, we will discuss the implications of the present context of uncertainty and unpredictability for the foreign policy of a Union that is also struggling with its own internal challenges. We will discuss to what extent there is a shift in the Union’s own prioritization of global values, as well as what the implications of such a shift might be for the value basis of the EU’s foreign policy. Through these discussions, we also address the ambiguities of the EU’s own policies, past and present, with regard to the promotion of global justice, as well as possible scenarios for future developments.

The Policy Dialogue will provide a unique opportunity for European policy makers and practitioners to engage in the topics of climate change, migration, development and conflict resolution with GLOBUS researchers and the relevant stakeholders attending the event.

Programme

• 8:30: Registration and coffee
• 9:00: Welcome note
  • Seán Kelly | MEP, European People's Party (Ireland)
  • Helene Sjursen | GLOBUS Coordinator, ARENA Centre for European Studies
• 9:30: The EU, multilateralism and global political justice
  • Helene Sjursen | GLOBUS Coordinator, ARENA Centre for European Studies
  • Ellis Mathews | Head of Division, Multilateral Relations, EEAS
  • Birgit van Hout | Regional Representative for Europe, UN Human Rights Office
• 10:00: Q&A
• 10:20: The EU, climate change and global justice
  • Franziskus von Lucke | Researcher, University of Tübingen / GLOBUS project
  • Yvon Slingenberg | Director, DG for Climate Action
  • Nick Mabey | Chief Executive, E3G
• 10:50: Q&A
• 11:10: Coffee break
• 11:30: The EU, migration and global justice
  • Sonia Lucarelli | Associate Professor, University of Bologna / GLOBUS project and Michela Ceccorulli | Adjunct Professor, University of Bologna / GLOBUS Project
  • Roberta Metsola | MEP, European People's Party (Malta) & member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  • Josephine Liebl | Head of Advocacy, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
• 12:00: Q&A
• 12:20: The EU, trade, development and global justice
  • Pundy Pillay | Professor, Wits School of Governance / GLOBUS project & Johanne D. Saltnes | ARENA Centre for European Studies / GLOBUS project
  • Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana | MEP, Greens (Germany), Vice-Chair, Committee on Development
  • Geert Laporte | Deputy Director, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
• 13:00: Q&A
• 13:15: Lunch
• 14:00: The EU, security and global justice
  • Ben Tonra | Professor, University College Dublin / GLOBUS project
  • Rene Van Nes | Head of Division, Conflict Prevention and Mediation Support, EEAS
  • Sonya Reines-Djivanides | Executive Director, European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO)
• 14:30: Q&A
• 14:50: Closing remarks
  • Mairead McGuinness | MEP, European People's Party (Ireland), 1st Vice-President of the European Parliament
  • Ben Tonra and Helene Sjursen

Which future for multilateralism?

Time and place: Nov. 29, 2019 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Fondation Universitaire, Rue d’Egmont 11, Brussels

Is the liberal world order legitimate? ARENA and the Egmont Institute hosted a policy dialogue in Brussels on 29 November addressing perspectives from the EU, Russia, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and the United States.

This seminar discussed the EU’s changing relations with major powers. Increasingly, global norms and values are contested. The EU is often considered a vanguard of a law based, Liberal World Order. The Common Foreign and Security Policy gained strength in parallel with the consolidation of this order after the end of the Cold War. But is the Liberal Order legitimate? Aiming to identify what might be viable reforms to the global order and the multilateral system, the seminar addressed perspectives from the EU itself, Russia, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and the United States. Is there evidence of common views? On which core principles could a viable multilateralism be rebuilt in order to resolve key global challenges such as migration, climate, armed conflict and poverty?

Programme

• 9:00: Registration and coffee
• 9:15: Welcome and introduction
  • Helene Sjursen, ARENA Centre for European Studies / GLOBUS
  • Sven Biscop, Egmont Institute
• 9:30: Panel I: What should be the building blocs of the (new) normative order? Exploring the positions emerging powers
  • Chair: Sven Biscop
  • Philani Mthembu, Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD)
  • Fernanda Magnotta, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado
  • Shibashis Chatterjee, Jadavpur University
• 11:15: Coffee
• 11:30: Panel II: Reform, rebuild or dismantle the multilateral system? Making sense of the roles of permanent members of the UN Security Council
  • Chair: Helene Sjursen
  • Sergey Utkin, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Kenneth Chan, Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Nicolas Bouchet, The German Marshall Fund
• 13:15: Lunch
• 14:15: Panel III: Lessons for Europe: Perspectives from inside and outside the EU’s institutions
  • Chair: Sonia Lucarelli, University of Bologna / GLOBUS
  • Giovanni Grevi, European Policy Centre / College of Europe
  • Alexandros Yannis, European External Action Service
  • Helene Sjursen, ARENA Centre for European Studies / GLOBUS
  • Ben Tonra, University College Dublin / GLOBUS
• 16:00: Close of conference

Policy dialogue in Brussels

Time and place: May 29, 2018, Brussels, Belgium

GLOBUS' second policy dialogue meeting was held in Brussels on 29 May 2018. It engaged senior NGO leaders and civil society representatives in group discussions on global justice in their fields of work.

The second GLOBUS policy dialogue looked at the challenges faced by civil society and NGOs in the pursuit of global justice. Through the dialogue, GLOBUS seeks to identify issues, share experiences, and highlight solutions as to how EU policies and institutions can contribute to global justice. The project also aims to identify successes and failures in this regard.

The meeting brought together GLOBUS researchers and senior civil society and NGO leaders working across the four key themes of GLOBUS: migration, trade/development, climate change and security/conflict resolution – with an associated focus on gender and human rights.

In the format of a 'world cafe', small groups were accompanied by professional facilitators in group discussions – establishing an open environment for debate. The participants engaged in discussions of contested ideas of global justice and their implications for their work in the field. The aim is to facilitate a productive exchange of ideas and learning from others.

First Policy Dialogue Meeting

Time and place: Feb. 16, 2017 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Brussels

The first GLOBUS policy dialogue took place in Brussels at the University Foundation. The meeting brought together senior level practitioners working on EU foreign policy and GLOBUS work package coordinators.

GLOBUS student days: Migration and global justice

Time and place: Apr. 22, 2020 – May 13, 2020, University of Bologna

University of Bologna has organised two digital lectures and a essay contest as a part of their student days.

Webinar: Migration politics in times of pandemic and lockdown

22 April, 11:00-13:00

Michela Ceccorulli organised a GLOBUS webinar on migration politics in times of pandemic and lockdown, with a guest lecture from Ferruccio Pastore.

Ferruccio Pastore, Director of the Forum of International and European Research on Immigration, gave the lecture 'Migration policies and politics in times of pandemic and multi-layered lockdowns'.

Webinar: Terrorism and migration

29 April, 11:00-13:00

Michela Ceccorulli organised a GLOBUS webinar on migration on terrorism and migration, with a guest lecture by Silvia D'Amato.

Silvia D'Amato, Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, gave the lecture 'Terrorism and migration. What connection?

GLOBUS student days: Think global, act local?

Time and place: Jan. 28, 2020 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, University of Tübingen

University of Tübingen hosted a student event on climate justice and its consequences on 28 January 2020.

Climate change has strong implications for global justice in direct and immediate ways. While it impacts all parts of the globe, it affects those already most vulnerable considerably more. At the same time, this is a challenge where individual action is often futile. We have to act collectively in order to resolve the problem.

Moreover, climate change is probably the clearest example of how the global and the local are mutually dependent on each other. It is not possible to find just solutions without taking into consideration the interests and values of communities beyond one's own borders. The GLOBUS student day brought together voices from academia, politics, civil society and local businesses to discuss what it means to think global and act local.

GLOBUS student days: Equal partnerships for sustainable development?

Time and place: Oct. 24, 2019 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Scene HumSam, Georg Sverdrups hus, Universitetsbiblioteket

ARENA hosted a debate on the EU and partnerships for sustainable development on 24 October 2019.

Some issues, such as climate change and poverty, reach beyond state borders and require international cooperation. While the UN's Millennium Development Goals focused on aid to poor countries, the Sustainable Development Goals are universal and require efforts from both developed and developing countries. As the world's largest provider of aid, the EU plays an important role in the global effort to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, and to ensure reduction of poverty and inequality by 2030. In its 2019 Global Strategy, the EU has signaled a wish to move away from a donor-recipient relationship to developing countries, and towards a true and equal partnership for development. This partnership should be based on common interests, values, equality and trust.

But is it possible to create true, fair and equal partnerships for sustainable development in a world where international institutions to a large degree favor Western actors? Can such partnerships exist when resources and power are not distributed equally? Further, how to ensure that these partnerships will lead to a reduction in global warming and poverty?

GLOBUS student days: EU and global justice - friend or foe

Time and place: Sep. 24, 2019, University College Dublin

On 24 September, University College Dublin hosted a student debate and a screening of the film 'A Journey of Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers'.

The events organised were designed to engage students with the issue areas of global justice covered by the GLOBUS project (migration, gender, climate change, conflict resolution and trade) and the EU’s role therein. The day consisted of a student-led debate, followed by the screening of the film ‘A Journey of Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers’.