Teaching
My teaching is carried out at two different institutions: the University of Amsterdam, and the Brussels School of Governance. In recent years, I have been focusing on Master level teaching and educational management.
At the University of Amsterdam, most of my teaching is done with colleagues: Claske Vos and Gertjan Hoetjes. We co-teach courses on thesis preparation which provides students with an opportunity to go to Brussels to prepare the ground for their MA thesis, and “Cultures of Governance”, which is an advanced level (ahem..) course that brings MA students to the same level when using theories that try to explain European governance. I have begun to teach in my own research area (yippee?!), where I teach a course on Building a Digital Europe.
At the Brussels School of Governance, I teach three courses, one of which is supported by the Jean Monnet Programme. This course is entitled European Digital Sovereignty (DESTINY), and you can find a copy of the course manual here. I also teach a research methods lab (similar to my Amsterdam thesis preparation course), and a course on policymaking and interest representation.
| Date | Title | Author | blurb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24th August, 2024 | Building a digital Europe: critical reflections on the digital turn in the European Union | ‘The Digital’ has become a central aspect of our societies and economies. This course examines the impact of this phenomenon on the construction of Europe. It will enable students to ask questions about fundamental aspects of EU policymaking and institution building, by looking at digital policies as a lens through which we address the shaping of Europe, both inside and outside its borders. The course critically reflects on this digital turn, through analysis of core digital policies that have emerged over time. This policy analysis will be supported by an exploration of how to deal with this transformation from both a theoretical and methodological perspective. The course reflects on the turn to a ‘geopolitical’ European Commission in the field of digital governance. We shall cut across economic, security and ‘value-based’ issues. The course starts with an historical analysis of the European approach to policymaking in the digital sphere, and continues by looking at prospects for future governance of network, communications, and digital technologies. | |
| 15th June, 2025 | Cultures of European Governance | The aim of this 12 ECTs course is to provide students with a solid basis for the MA programme in European Policy. This course examines various existing theories used when studying European integration processes and EU policymaking. It sets out to survey the EU policy landscape and seeks to offer a broad overview of the various policy areas. Starting from the main theories of European integration (notably neo-functionalism, and (multilevel) governance theories), the course seeks to develop understanding of the theoretical perspectives that try to explain the EU’s evolution. The central premise of this course is that European integration and European policies are driven by a variety of impulses, and are mediated by often conflicting principles, ideas or narratives which actively shape national and European identities. The course will predominantly concentrate on issues of ‘governance’ in the European Union and will examine different ways of decision and policy making in the EU. What underlying principles and ideas govern the EU policymaking process, and how are these principles and ideas changing or contested over time? In particular, during the second half of the course, several colleagues with various disciplinary backgrounds are invited to discuss with the students on how their backgrounds and research provide manifold insights into the different theories, methods and perspectives that explain European integration and the evolution of the flagship policy fields of the EU. These are strongly rooted in existing research within the Department. | |
| 16th February, 2024 | European Digital Sovereignty | ||
| 16th February, 2024 | Policymaking and Interest Representation in the EU | ||
| 16th February, 2024 | Research Methods Lab | ||
| 8th August, 2024 | Skills Seminar Brussels | ||
| 16th February, 2024 | The thesis (excerpts proposed for student handbook 2025-2026) | ||
