Oskar Chmiel at the 12th Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union

Oskar Chmiel, a specialist in social sciences at CASE, joined the 12th Biennal Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU) in Lisbon / Universidade Nova de Lisboa, titled “The Trade-Development-Migration nexus in the EU’s approach to its Southern Neighbourhood”.

Oskar’s Presentation Highlights

During his presentation titled “The Trade-Development-Migration Nexus in the EU’s Approach to its Southern Neighbourhood: Mapping the Policy Narratives”, Oskar discussed several key points:

• The Intricate Relationship Between Socio-Economic Development and Migration: Exploring how socio-economic factors influence migration patterns.
• The Pseudo-Causal Narratives Shaping EU Policies: Analyzing the narratives that guide EU policy-making processes.
• The Integration of Trade, Development, and Migration in the EU’s External Policies: Examining how these elements are interwoven in the EU’s strategies.
• The Impact of These Narratives on Policy Effectiveness: Assessing the real-world effectiveness of policies influenced by these narratives.

Conference Collaboration

The conference was hosted at NOVA FCSH in collaboration with several prestigious organizations:

• European Consortium for Political Research
• IPRI-NOVA – Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais
• Journal of European Integration
• European Commission Representation to Portugal
• Parlamento Europeu em Portugal

Acknowledgements

Oskar’s participation was supported by funding from the National Science Centre under the Sonatina program, project number 2023/48/C/HS5/00306.