Find a selection of media appearances of ACES affiliates below.
Sarah de Lange discussed European Populism at De Balie. Listen here
Claes de Vreese, BBC, 'Corona Virus: Why Dutch lockdown may be high-risk strategy.' By Anna Holligan 5 April 2020
In this article BBC's Anna Holligan explores the different perspectives on the Dutch lockdown strategy. Claes de Vreese responses on the questions about the Dutch attitude and communication towards the Corona Virus.
Anniek de Ruijter:
In this article, the three researchers explain the likely negative consequences Brexit might have on British society in case of widespread infectious diseases, pandemics and other mass health crises, because the UK will no longer be able to rely on the EU’s joint response mechanisms, such as bulk buying medicines and vaccines. The researchers also explain possible alternatives for the UK to mitigate these consequences of Brexit.
In this radio roundtable, ACELG researcher Anniek de Ruijter joins Dutch MEP Jan Huitema and EU Commission spokesperson Stefan De Keersmaecker to discuss the role of the European Union in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and other international threats to public health.
Hanna Muehlenhoff and Luiza Bialasiewicz co-published on Open Democracy: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/personal-sovereignty-in-pandemics-or-why-do-todays-sovereignists-reject-state-sovereignty/
Hanna Muehlenhoff published an op-ed at Friends of Europe 'Of Angels and Warriors: Why it is time to reconsiderthe EU's military power ambitions.'
Matthijs Lok Matthijs Lok reflects on the corona crisis as sublime historical event, and argues this is also a crisis in our perception of time. Published as fellow at NIAS. https://nias.knaw.nl/food-for-thought/food-for-thought-a-sublime-historical-event/
FEPS_Foundation organised an expert debate on the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (#SURE) as an instrument to mitigate the economic & social effects of COVID-19. With: Frank Vandenbroucke (University of Amsterdam) Theresa Kuhn (Co-Director of the Amsterdam Center for European Studies), Roel Beetsma (Member of the European Fiscal Board)
The faculty of Social and Behavioural science did three interviews with Jonathan Zeitlin about the progress of Brexit.
Read the three interviews here:
Why is it hard to exit the EU?
Brexit: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
In this episode of the Visions of Europe lecture series, ACES invited EU-expert Anand Menon to discuss the future of UK-EU relations after Brexit.
In this lecture, Anand Menon briefly examines why the UK voted to leave the EU and why it has proved so difficult for the UK to actually exit the EU. He especially looked ahead: what are the social and economic prospects for the UK after Brexit, in the short and the longer-term, and what are the possible scenarios for future trade and regulatory relations with the EU?
The Visions of Europe lecture series brings prominent European policy makers and academics to Amsterdam to address urgent European and global issues.
In the run-up to the European Parliamentary elections, ACES Director Jonathan Zeitlin gave multiple interviews on the functioning of the EU, the European Parliament and reasons for people to vote or not.
Read one of the articles published by Het Eindhovens Dagblad here.
As the European elections get under way, let us avoid conspiratorial geopolitics. Focusing on sinister figures is politically debilitating, presuming a priori that these forces will determine the course of events.
Sunday, May 19 Prof. Political communication Claes de Vreese (ACES affiliate) and NRC Columnist Caroline de Gruyter (Member of the ACES Advisory Board) discussed the trust of the European voters in Europe and whether the public debate is overshadowed by the extremists.
Watch the debate here