Zamira Xhaferri
3rd Jean Monnet Chair workshop on research-based teaching
Dr. Zamira Xhaferri was invited by Dr Kamil Zwolski (Jean Monnet Chair in European Security Governance) and the University of Southampton to the 3rd Jean Monnet Chair workshop on research-based teaching in undergraduate education. In this workshop, Zamira and other participants discussed how to integrate research-based teaching as part of the broader teaching strategy in the European studies. They explored effective ways to combine research-based teaching with more traditional teaching format, and how to do it effectively in the context of European Studies.
UACES Graduate Forum Conference 2024
European Futures: What Next Two Decades after Eastern Enlargement?
Dr. Zamira Xhaferri (UvA, Jean Monnet fellow ENLARGEU) and co-author dr. Dren Doli, Ambassador of Kosovo, the Kingdom of the NL/Affiliated Ass. Prof. University of Pristina (Kosovo), presented their research on the EU’s Approach in State-Building and Consensus Formation in the Accession of Kosovo to the EU.
Their research examines whether and to what extent the EU’s engagement process in Kosovo differs and/or is atypical compared to other WB countries. To this end, the paper explores the dichotomy between the EU’s “neutrality” in reforming, democratising, and supporting Kosovo’s institutions in the EU integration process. Their research seeks to bring a new perspective to the academic debate in revealing how EU policy towards Kosovo statehood has resulted in a policy of engagement that aligns with Kosovo’s aim to accede to the EU and the EU’s objective to democratise and reform Kosovo’s institutions.
The presentation was received well, and the speakers engaged in a Q&A session with an interdisciplinary audience comprising political scientists, legal scholars, and policymakers.
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International Workshop
3rd Jean Monnet Chair workshop on research-based teaching
Dr. Xhaferri, Jean Monnet Coordinator and Lecturer was invited to speak at a workshop entitled “A Legal Assessment of EU Integration in the Western Balkans” convened by the T.M.C. Asser Institute and Leiden University’s Europa Institute. Held on 31 October 2025 in The Hague, this workshop convened academics, policymakers, and practitioners to examine EU enlargement challenges in the Western Balkans. Dr. Xhaferri (ENLARGEU coordinator), Dr. Dren Doli (Ambassador of Kosovo to the Netherlands) and Francesco Cortese jointly presented their research on the Kosovo–Serbia dialogue’s evolution from a CFSP instrument to an EU accession conditionality. The workshop emphasised the module’s visibility in both academic and diplomatic circles.
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ESIL Conference on Trade-Related Climate Measures in Energy-Intensive Sectors
From Divergence to Interoperability through International Law?
In June 2024, Dr. Zamira Xhaferri (UvA, Jean Monnet fellow ENLARGEU) was invited to the ESIL Interest Group on Energy and International Law conference at the University of Geneva, where she discussed the research findings of a paper titled “Externalizing the European Green Deal: New approaches to ‘green’ the EU’s Free Trade Agreements”. The research findings are now forthcoming in 2026 with Journal of World Energy Law and Business (Oxford University Press) for an article with Jesus Robles, entitled “Towards Sanctions-Based Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in the EU’s Free Trade Agreements: Why the EU’s New Trade and Sustainable Development Policy Is A Step Forward?” See ORCID: https://apps.crossref.org/pendingpub/pendingpub.html?doi=10.1093%2Fjwelb%2Fjwaf018
The article has been included as a compulsory reading for the BA course in EU external relations law.
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