Chair in European Values (UCLouvain)

The Chair in European Values (UCLouvain) promotes debate and reflection on "European values" in their diversity and complexity. The chair at UClouvain was established in 2015 – conjointly with a similar chair at UAntwerp – at the initiative of Maurice Velge and it is funded mainly by the Baillet-Latour Fund. The chair holder at UCLouvain is Wim Weymans.

 

 

News

New essay on European Values (open access): "Young and...

Why, when, and how did European values triumph over their rivals as a tool to legitimize the European project? Find out in this new essay that we published in open access, entitled ‘Young...

Essay on the history of European values

Why (and since when) did European leaders begin to refer to ‘European values’? And how does this current liberal use of ‘European values’ differ from the original invocations by conservatives?...

Report on European values and emotions (in English and...

We have now published a report on European values and emotions that you can download here in English or in French. This report offers a summary of the international conference that...

Talk on the History of European Values (2021)

In February 2021 Wim Weymans gave a talk on ‘a critical history of European values’ for an international and interdisciplinary group of experts who want to translate the results of the latest...

In memoriam Maurice Velge (1935-2020)

On 4 October 2020 Maurice Velge passed away at the age of 84. Almost a decade ago, he came up with the idea of a Chair in European Values and he helped to convince two universities, the UCLouvain...

Events

European values and emotions (2020)

International Conference Europe and its Values at the Heart of Contradictory Emotions, 5 March 2020 (UCLouvain Saint-Louis, Brussels) The conference-report has now been published and can...

Debate Van Middelaar on EU elections (2019)

Debate with Luuk van Middelaar on values after the EU-elections (2019) On 5 June 2019, just after the European Elections, the Chair in European Values at UCLouvain and its counterpart at...

Courses

History of European integration (Autumn 2020)

LEUSL2043 — History of European integration (interwar's period to European enlargement) (taught in English) In the autumn of 2020 Wim Weymans taught an MA course in English on the history of...

Seminar on European values (Spring 2020)

LEUSL2051 — Interdisciplinary seminar "Rethinking Europe" (taught in English) In the spring of 2020, a group of 30 students coming from all over Europe participated in an interdisciplinary...

Lecture on the History of European Integration (Autumn 2019)

In the autumn of 2019 Wim Weymans taught an MA class in English on the history of European integration at UCLouvain. This course was attended by 60 students that came from all over Europe and...

A course on pluralism and cultural diversity in Europe...

LEURO1304 — Pluralism and culture diversity in Europe (taught in French) In his part of a class on “pluralism and cultural diversity” – taught with Anne-Sophie Gijs – Wim Weymans focused on...

A seminar on “Rethinking Europe” (Spring 2019)

LEUSL2051 — Interdisciplinary seminar "Rethinking Europe" (taught in English) A relatively small group of 24 students coming from all over Europe participated in an interdisciplinary...

A lecture series on the history of European Integration...

LEUSL2043 — History of European integration (interwar’s period to European enlargement) (taught in English) In Autumn 2018 Wim Weymans and Jan-Willem Brouwer taught an MA class attended by...

Other Past Events

Other Past Events

2021   Talk on the History of European Values (2021) In February 2021 Wim Weymans gave a talk on ‘a critical history of European values’ for an international and...