ValEUs Policy Brief no. 1 – Student Policy Briefs in the ValEUs Jean Monnet Policy Network (Timm Beichelt)
Prof. Dr. Timm Beichelt introduces the ValEUs network’s student policy briefs, aimed at exploring contradictions in EU values. Through youth-led analysis and recommendations, the project fosters deeper societal dialogue on EU politics and values.
Student Policy Briefs in the ValEUs Jean Monnet Policy Network
– Enquiring into European Values from the Young Generation’s Perspective
By Prof. Dr. Timm Beichelt
A publication by the Jean Monnet Policy Network “ValEUs”
No. 1 | 31. March 2025
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Executive Summary
“ValEUs”, as it allows for an extended societal dialogue on project results. ValEUs aims to provide a realistic account of EU foreign policy and to scrutinise attacks on its foundational values. The Young Generation Policy Briefs series introduces the perspective of university students and other young voices, identifying problems with self-proclaimed European values and suggesting possible solutions. This first issue presents a practical guide to writing a policy brief and serves as an introduction to the series, summarising the key issues at stake in the proclamation and contestation of European values.
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About the author:
DR. TIMM BEICHELT is a professor of European Studies at the European University Viadrina and the principal investigator of ValEUs. With a degree and a doctorate in political science from Heidelberg University, Timm works at the intersection of political science and cultural studies. His teaching and research focus on Democracy and Autocracy in Central and Eastern Europe, European Union Politics, Politics and Football, and Emotions in Politics.
About the Project
The publication of policy briefs is an essential part of the Jean Monnet Policy Network “ValEUs”, as it allows for an extended societal dialogue on project results. ValEUs aims to provide a realistic account of EU foreign policy and to scrutinise attacks on its foundational values. The Young Generation Policy Briefs series introduces the perspective of university students and other young voices, identifying problems with self-proclaimed European values and suggesting possible solutions.
Imprint
ValEUs. Research & Education Network on Contestations to EU Foreign Policy
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Project number: 101127800
Email: contact@valeus.eu
Website: https://valeus.eu/
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