The European Studies Unit (ESU)
The European Studies Unit is a research unit of the Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology of the University of Liège founded in 1999.
Our activities concern the European Union as a whole from a politico-legal perspective. Among the main research areas there are:
Our Team
Full Professor
Main research focus :
Strategic Trade Control
EU Governance
Ethical Policy
Senior Researcher
Main research focus :
Strategic Trade Control
European Security and Defence
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear law
Associate Professor
Main research focus :
Oversight of intelligence services
Intelligence Governance
Associate Lecturer
& PhD Student
Main research focus :
Strategic trade control
Dual-use trade control
Non-proliferation of WMD
Associate Lecturer
& PhD Student
Main research focus :
Dual-use export control
Non‑proliferation of WMD, with a focus on chemical weapons
Trade control of psychotropics, narcotics, and their precursors
Chargée de cours invitée
Senior Researcher
Main research focus :
The Citizen’s Well-being in a European Democracy
European Values and their Reception
Ancient and Modern Ethical and Political Theories and Practices
Researcher
Main research focus :
E.U. Nature and Biodiversity policies
Environmental Management
Sustainable Wildlife Management
Kamshat Saginbekova
Researcher
Main research focus :
Strategic Trade Control
Dual-use Trade Control
Shiva Rezaeifar
PhD Student
Main research focus :
Response of international trade control systems to the health crisis
PhD Student
Main research focus :
Geopolitics and international security
International relations and diplomacy
Our external collaborators
Enzo Caponetti
Lia Caponetti
Camille Menu
Maxime Habran
