Europe in the World
Amsterdam Centre for European Studies - ACES
This theme group explores Europe’s past, present and future connections with the broader world. It accommodates a wide array of research on Europe’s global connectedness, ranging from geo-political, security and trade-centred questions, to people-to-people solidarities (cultural and other) and civil society networks.
It provides a platform for research on Europe's history, its present-day condition, and its possible futures. Such research includes exploration of colonial underpinnings of its history and institutions, but also of Europe's strategies to navigate the shifting alignments of the contemporary world. ‘Europe in the World’ is an umbrella grouping, hence, for those who care about both historical and contemporary questions about how Europe has connected to, shaped and been shaped by, the wider world. It is a suitable home for scholars in various disciplines within the Humanities, Social Sciences, Law and Economics faculties.