Are Europeans Truly Free?
Alberto Alemanno argues Europeans are less free than they think, tied by hidden dependencies in energy, tech and defence, and calls on citizens to reclaim agency.
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Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies
Combining humanities and social science-based approaches to the study of Europe and other world regions
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What Has the EU Achieved —and What Comes Next?
On Europe Day, ACES researchers reflect on the EU’s biggest achievements—from shared finance to digital regulation—and the major challenges Europe still faces.Read more -
Deadline for Finishing Fellowships 2026
The deadline for applications in the 2026-1 round is June 4th 2026. A second round for this year has a deadline in October 2026.Read more -
Marilena Laskaridis Research Fellow 2026-2027
Alkisti Efthymiou has been awarded the Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowship for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Fellowship is sponsored by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, which is also the main ...Read more
Five transversal research clusters
The ARTES community hosts about 30 research projects and groups, and individual staff members are often involved in more than one project. As a school that encompasses a number of world regions, ARTES organises its intra- and transcontinental research in five interdisciplinary and interconnected clusters.
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Belonging and Identity
The theme cluster Belonging and Identity comprises of research critically questioning the construction of collectives as well as the role of individuals within them in a variety of local, regional, national, ... -
Digital Networks, Communications, and Technologies
This thematic cluster examines contemporary discourses and practices surrounding digital networks and communications technologies. Inspired by multiple disciplinary approaches to understanding the mutually-shaping ... -
Power and Governance
During the last couple of decades the power of the nation state as the dominant actor in national and international rule making has been weakened, although the post-covid state has proved to be more resilient than ... -
Social Justice and Contestation
This thematic cluster consists of research projects that problematize a variety of social justice-related issues in global and local contexts. -
Sustainability and Disruption
This cluster addresses tensions and synergies across multiple values, practices, rules and institutions influencing imaginaries and materialities of (un)sustainability. We take a critical perspective to ...
Upcoming events
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Book presentation Sophia Wilson - Maidan: Ukraine’s Democratic Revolution
20 May 2026On 20 May, ARTES hosts a book presentation by Sophia Wilson, who will discuss her recent monograph Maidan: Ukraine’s Democratic Revolution. The 2013–14 Maidan Revolution, or Revolution of Dignity, was far more than ...Read more -
PhD Skills | Research Data Management Group C
22 May 2026Good data management is important. But what does that involve? How do you ensure that your data remain accessible and usable in the future, for yourself and others? This introductory workshop will help you get started.Read more -
PhD Skills | Research Data Management Group D
19 Jun 2026Good data management is important. But what does that involve? How do you ensure that your data remain accessible and usable in the future, for yourself and others? This introductory workshop will help you get started.Read more
About ARTES
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About us
The Amsterdam School for Regional and Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) combines humanities and social science-based approaches to the study of Europe and other world regions, and the relations between them. ... -
ARTES Researchers
The Amsterdam School for Regional and Transnational and European Studies brings together academics from a broad range of disciplines. An overview of its members can be found on this site. -
Contact
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