Lecture
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Date:
October 18, 2021
Time:
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Fee:
Free
Location:
Room A, University of Aruba or Zoom
Debunking Leadership Myths: What the unlikely case of the EU can teach us
The lecture will address the question ‘what makes for good leadership’? A topic relevant not only in politics – our speaker’s domain of expertise – but for every public and private organisation. Using topical and historical examples from world politics, five common leadership myths are discussed. Finally, we will take a look at the leadership of the European Union (EU). Given the dispersion of power and persistent conflicts of interests amongst the central actors in the European political arena, the EU is an unlikely case for illustrating successful leadership. However, our speaker will argue that it is precisely because of these features that the EU can teach us valuable lessons about what leadership is really about.
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Femke van Esch is Professor of European Governance and Leadership of the European Union at the Utrecht University School of Governance (USG). She holds an expertise in leadership, European (economic and monetary) integration and the method of comparative cognitive mapping (CCM). In her research, Van Esch studies the role of leaders’ beliefs and national culture in European decision making as well as what makes (EU) leadership (il)legitimate in the eyes of the people. Van Esch has been involved in various (inter)national research projects regarding the topic of EU crisis management, the views of European citizens about the European Union and the further development of cognitive mapping as a research method. In addition, Femke is the coordinator of the interdisciplinary, double-degree LEG Faculty Master European Governance that is offered in collaboration with the Masaryk University Brno, University of Konstanz and University College Dublin. Over the years, Van Esch has taught numerous courses in European governance, leadership, international relations, political science, public administration and qualitative research. In addition to her academic work, she frequently engages in the public and policy debate and was a member of the Commission European Integration of the Advisory Council of International Affairs of the Dutch Ministers of Foreign Affairs from 2011-2019.
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