HPS³ lecture by T. Christiansen"The European Union’s Approach to Governance of Strategic Technologies"

12 June 2024

We are delighted to invite you to the Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series - HPS³.

We welcome Thomas Christiansen, who will present a paper on "The European Union’s Approach to Governance of Strategic Technologies: Between Geopolitical Competition and Multilateral Cooperation".

When? 12 June 2024 from 17:15-18:45 CET

Where? VMP9 A411

Please find the abstract below:

In an era of increasing geopolitical competition, leadership in global technology governance has become highly salient. Although the European Union (EU) has traditionally approached technology governance from an economic perspective, in the 2020s there has been a growing recognition that new technologies also have strategic and security dimensions, impacting the EU’s geopolitical position. In his talk, Christiansen analyses the evolution of the EU's approach to key technologies, focusing on the period 2019-2024 under the “geopolitical European Commission” led by Ursula von der Leyen, and examines EU policies, regulatory efforts, and global aspirations in the governance of AI, cybersecurity, and digital services. Adopting a constructivist perspective, Christiansen looks at the discursive, ideational, and normative aspects of the EU’s approach, and compares the EU’s approach with developments in the United States and China.

Keywords: China | European Union | Governance | International Relations | USA | Identity | Technology | European Parliament

The seminar series features international speakers presenting cutting-edge research in empirical political science and political economy. It takes place on Wednesdays  or Thursdays in person. We invite everyone interested to attend.  For further information about dates and speakers, please refer to the HPS³ Website.

No registration is required.