Ned Watkinson, one of the winners of our Jean Monnet Chair’s ‘Blog on Europe Competition‘, responds to Eleanor Harding and Tom Witherow who singled out his blog post in their Daily Mail article but not only misrepresented his point but also failed to comprehend that students are not sheep that can be ‘brainwashed’ by their lecturers.
Category: Guest Blogs
The case for Common European Defence
Our student John Smith argues that the EU could replace the United States as the world’s military superpower, but it must start to cooperate more closely in areas that were hitherto left to individual member states.
- November, 9
- 127
- Guest Blogs, Students
- More
UK-EU Brexit Negotiations: Explaining dark matter to a four-year-old
As one of its last activities in the 2014-17 cycle, the Jean Monnet Chair of Professor Amelia Hadfield ran a blog competition for full-time first year undergraduate students in politics. The post below is one of the eight winning undergraduate entries. First year BSc Politics student Thomas James reflects on the complexity of UK-EU Brexit negotiations.
- October, 12
- 160
- Guest Blogs, Jean Monnet, Students
- More
We need to talk about Trump
Christian Turner is undergraduate coordinator at the Centre for European Studies (CEFEUS) at Canterbury Christ Church University.
At the time of writing, Donald J. Trump has been president of the United States for 204 days, 4 hours, 33 minutes and 13 seconds.
- August, 14
- 140
- Commentary, Guest Blogs
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Going, Going, Gone: How Safe is David Cameron?
Guest blogger: Dr Ben Worthy, Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck College, University of London
The UK’s EU referendum has turned into a series of threats against Cameron himself. The weekend was dominated by swirling rumours about Conservative MPs plotting to remove their leader with talk of plots of 50 MPs, (metaphorical) ‘stabbing in the front’ and letters to the 1922 committee.
- June, 3
- 99
- Guest Blogs, Uncategorized
- More
How a Brexit Would Influence the British Economy, Part 2: The Insurance and Manufacturing Sector
A Four-Part Brexit Blog, hosted by CCCU Politics/IR Jean Monnet Chair in European Foreign Affairs, Dr Amelia Hadfield.
- August, 13
- 185
- Guest Blogs, Research
- More
Let’s Talk Business: Analysing the Economic Impact of a Brexit
A Four-Part Brexit Blog, hosted by CCCU Politics/IR Jean Monnet Chair in European Foreign Affairs, Dr Amelia Hadfield.
- July, 2
- 181
- Commentary, Guest Blogs, Research
- More
U-Turns and ‘over-interpretations’ mire Cameron’s Accidental Referendum
by Jack Brooks (research assistant) and Dr Sarah Lieberman (senior lecturer in politics and international relations)
- June, 12
- 457
- Commentary, Guest Blogs, Research, Students
- More
The International Energy Charter: A New Age of Energy Governance?
- June, 9
- 129
- Commentary, Guest Blogs
- More
Triple-A rating? Juncker’s vision for the EU’s social policy scorecard
- May, 20
- 151
- Commentary, Guest Blogs, Research
- More