European Studies

ERASMUS+ Grant

ERASMUS + Jean Monnet Module Co-funded by the European Union

 

“Interrogating Hate: Addressing Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racisms in the European Union and at Home”

This module focuses on examining the EU’s role in addressing anti-discrimination with regards to several communities including: women, Jews, Muslims, Roma, recent EU immigrants, LGBTQI communities, and communities of color. Moreover, the module examines how the EU addresses hate crimes, which is one important mechanism related to combatting acts against minorities. Anti-discrimination is a cornerstone of a democratic society and promotes inclusion and greater cultural understanding. Diversity has become a focus on US campuses, but most students are not aware of what is being done in the EU to address similar issues, and the challenges within a European context. Learning about the EU's role and policies in anti-discrimination will help students understand common EU values, principles of unity and diversity, Europe's historical heritage and the extent to which Europe is a diverse society. In some courses, students will compare anti-discrimination and hate crime policies in the EU and the US.

The module will incorporate EU anti-discrimination and hate crime policies within 6 select courses across 4 disciplines: political science, religion, Jewish studies and history. Four faculty will incorporate EU anti-discrimination and hate crime policy into the content of their courses, teaching 398 students. Five invited speakers who are experts in these areas will help to supplement these courses, and the events will be advertised and open to the public. All speakers’ presentations will be OER and posted on the web facilitating international diffusion of information, and research will be presented at an academic conference and published. In addition, 16 students will be given an opportunity to participate in experiential learning as part of the SUNY Model EU and 25 students will also take part in a policy briefing at the EU Delegation in Washington DC to learn more about the EU and specifically about the EU’s anti-discrimination policies.

Course Offerings:

Participating faculty:

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Carolyn Dudek

Carolyn Dudek
Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science

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Sally Charnow

Sally Charnow
Professor and Chair
Department of History

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Santiago Slabodsky

Santiago Slabodsky
Kaufman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
Department of Religion

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Paul Fritz

Paul Fritz
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science


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Co-funded by the European union

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Hofstra University. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them


Open Access Publications

Dudek, Carolyn M.,"Countering Antisemitism in the EU and US: Strategies, Cooperation and Policy Transference." American University, The Transatlantic Policy Center, Policy Brief, November 18, 2023. https://www.american.edu/sis/centers/transatlantic-policy/policy-briefs/20231120-countering-antisemitism-in-the-eu-and-us.cfm.

Dudek, Carolyn M., “The EU's Combating Antisemitism Policy: Agenda Setting and the Making of a ‘European Polity’”, Journal of Common Market Studies, July 2023, http://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13521

Events

An Overview – Interrogating Hate in the European Union and at Home

Monday, September 19, 2022
11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Speakers: 
Sally Charnow, Professor and Chair of History
Carolyn Dudek, Professor and Chair of Political Science
Paul Fritz, Associate Professor of Political Science
Santiago Slabodsky, The Robert and Florence Kaufman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies, and Chair in Jewish Studies, and Associate Professor of Religion
Hofstra University 

The Challenge of Islamophobia in Europe

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 

Speaker: 
Farid Hafez
Visiting Professor of International Studies at Williams College

Gender Inequality in the European Union

Thursday, November 17th, 2022

Speaker:
Professor Heather MacRae
Associate Professor of Political Science, York University, Toronto, Canada

SUNY Model EU Plenary – Expert Witnesses Panel

Mr. Joseph Dunne, Director of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington, DC
Dr. Natalia Cugleşan, Babeş Bolyai University, Romania
Dr. Carolyn Dudek, Hofstra University
Dr. Nikolaos Zahariadis, Rhodes College

Moderator:  Dr. Laurie Buonanno, IEUSS Director, Buffalo State University

U.S.-Transatlantic Relations in the Obama Administration

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Speakers:
Professor Carolyn Dudek, Professor and Chair of Political Science
Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser to President Obama
Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times
Professor Laurie Buonanno, SUNY Buffalo State University
Professor Michelle Egan, American University

Antisemitism in Europe: Reflections of the Past, Reframed for the Present

Monday, March 25, 2024

Speakers:
Robert Guttmann, Professor of Economics
Carolyn Dudek, Professor and Chair of Political Science

The EU's LGBTQ+ Rights Promotion: In-Between Norms and Geopolitics

Monday, April 15, 2024

Speakers:
Professor Markus Thiel,
Professor of Politics and International Relations
Director, EU/Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
Florida International University