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EU elites in the making? Philippe Perchoc ISPOLE/ UCLouvain

EU elites in the making? Philippe Perchoc ISPOLE/ UCLouvain. Introduction. A new field of research for me Because of studying / teaching in various institutions. IKFBU. College of Europe. VDU. King’s College. Université Catholique de Louvain. SciencesPo. Paris Sorbonne.

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EU elites in the making? Philippe Perchoc ISPOLE/ UCLouvain

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  1. EU elites in the making? Philippe PerchocISPOLE/ UCLouvain

  2. Introduction

  3. A new field of research for me Because of studying / teaching in various institutions

  4. IKFBU College of Europe VDU King’s College UniversitéCatholique de Louvain SciencesPo Paris Sorbonne

  5. Some considerations about methodology

  6. What is a European Elite? Can we distinguish European profiles? Is there connexions between the profiles?

  7. What is a European Elite? ?

  8. What is a European Elite? No European nationality European elite is something else (either elites in Europe, or elites of the EU)

  9. What is a European Elite? No European nationality European elite is something else (either elites in Europe, or elites of the EU) There are European elites outside the EU

  10. Saakashvili: • 1992: Degree in international relations • In Kiev • 1994: Degree in Law at Columbia • University • 1995: Ecole de droit in Strasbourg • (France)

  11. Dr. Anna Barsoukova (as famous as • the previous one): • 2007: PhD in history of International • Relations • 2007: SciencesPo Paris • Since 2011: Director of the EU center at IKBFU

  12. Definitions

  13. An elite educated in an EU funded institution (College of Europe or EUI) An elite educated in a European university and who beneficiated from an EU program (let say Erasmus) An elite educated in a European university and has an EU related job

  14. 1. EU educated 2. Europeanized Education 3. EU-related job

  15. EU educated

  16. The College of Europe

  17. The College of Europe Created in 1949 Around 450 students in Bruges or Warsaw More and more specialized over the time (from literature to competition law) Very strong positions in the EU institutions

  18. HelleThorning-Schmidt. Danish Prime Minister. College of Europe (1993) Alexander Stubb. Finish Prime Minister. Former MEP. College of Europe (1995) Nick Clegg. UK vice-Prime Minister. College of Europe (1992)

  19. The European University Institute Created in 1972 For PhD and postdoctoral students In Florence (Italy)

  20. Europeanized education

  21. Erasmus 3 millions students since 1987 Spain: first destination. UK: second Mainly for non-EU related studies Impact: no impact on support for EU, but more openness to other countries

  22. EU-related jobs

  23. In the EU institutions 50 000 civil servants (60 000 for Paris city) 2. Outside the EU institutions 50 000 jobs

  24. 1. EU educated 6 4 7 2. Europeanized Education 3. EU-related job 5

  25. What is a European Elite? Can we distinguish European profiles? Is there connexions between the profiles?

  26. Example one: Alexander Stubbwas educated in Finland, in the US, in Bruges (College of Europe) and in London (LSE). He worked as a Finnish diplomat, then a Member of the European Parliament, then Minister for Foreign Affairs, then Prime Minister. Example two: Toomas Ilves was educated in the USA, then he became an Estonian diplomat, then Minister for Foreign Affairs, then a MEP, then President of Estonia. Example three: Dr. Anna Barsukovawas educated in Russia, then in SciencesPo Paris, she became the Director of IKFBU in Kaliningrad.

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