PhD in International Public Law

European law is more than a set of rules or doctrines. It reflects and constitutes different aspects of a European society, defining who is in and who is out, presenting its own (historical and future) narratives to the detriment of others, and establishing and reinforcing as much as deconstructing and opening up societal divisions and barriers./nIn this project, we invite you to develop an interdisciplinary project to explore innovative ways to better understand European law in light of the historical, cultural, and socio-political context against which it develops. We welcome proposals which combine legal research with methods from related disciplines such as history, philosophy, linguistics, or employ critical and theoretical approaches./nThat way the candidate ultimately will, within 4 years, develop and produce an original PhD thesis situated in the context of the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG), a vibrant research community working to understand and reflect upon the legal political and economic evolution of the European Union.