An ‘original and lively history of the EU’. Paul Gillespie’s thoughtful review of my book 'Circle of Stars: A History of the EU and the People Who Made It' in The Irish Times. Yale University Press London📚
irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

'His intention is to humanise what is often described by critics as a remote, faceless institution'

Great review of Dermot Hodson's 'Circle of Stars' in The Irish Times by Paul Gillespie. Looking forward to reading the book by Dr Kathryn Simpson & Holmes too
irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

🏮 Grateful to ISA for connecting us with publishers delving into various aspects of #nternationalRelations 🌐 Absolutely thrilled with the enriching books 📚I've acquired!

#isa2024

Very pleased to be hosting Marina Cino Pagliarello at Institute for Diplomacy & International Governance in May. Please do sign up for Marina’s seminar
on Tues 14 May on universities as informal diplomatic actors.

‘I have nothing else lined up or in mind. No definite personal or political plans, but I am looking forward to having the time to think about them’. Leo Varadkar quits as Irish Taoiseach but leaves an ‘Open to Work’ message for fellow EU leaders. rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

It was great to talk to BBC History Magazine’s HistoryExtra podcast about my book Circle of Stars: A History of the EU and the People Who Made It. Might be of interest to European Movement UK and European Movement Ireland 🇪🇺👇link.chtbl.com/wNzlDf5i

New PhD scholarship here at P&IR Edinburgh School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh - the John Peterson Memorial Scholarship (for entry in September 2024) sps.ed.ac.uk/students/john-…

📢 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🌐

📅 Save the Date: Deep Workshops Series: Monetary Innovations in Financial History, Lessons for CBDC Design 📅

Link to the webpage of the webinars: encr.pw/aXPaT
Link to join us via Teams: tinyurl.com/yeyrsd88
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'Just once in a while, a book comes along that zooms out instead of in...trying to answer the main question many citizens have had for a long time: who has the power in Europe?' Thanks Caroline de Gruyter for your review of Circle of Stars in EUobserver. euobserver.com/opinion/157695

'Although Delors' stint as an MEP is largely forgotten, it revealed his preference for pursuing European integration one policy at a time rather than through grand federalist visions'. Read my article on Jacques Delors' legacy in AgendaPública 🇪🇺👇agendapublica.elpais.com/noticia/18994/…

Financial Times obituary of Jacques #Delors , European statesman, 1925-2023 ft.com/content/5078ae… via @ft