Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
Activities
- Digital Sovereignty
- Policy making, Governance, and Democratic processes in the European Union
- The EU as an international actor
- Teaching and learning in the field of European Studies
- ICTs, participation and public administration in international, EU, national, and local governance
Expertise
Jamal is Programme Director and Associate Professor at the Brussels School of Governance (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Senior Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, and Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS in Bruges. He holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Hull (2005). In Amsterdam, he lectures in the MA in European Studies, on the European Policy track, and he is affiliated to the ARTES and ACES research groups. At the VUB, he directs the EuroMaster programme, and lectures on EU policymaking as well as European Digital Sovereignty. At UNU-CRIS, Jamal heads up the Digital Governance cluster.
Jamal can supervise PhD theses on topics of EU ICT policy both at the global and European levels.
Education/Academic qualification
Politics, PhD, Virtual Governance? The relationship between the Internet and Governance in the European Union, University of Hull
Award Date: 1 Feb 2005
External positions
Cluster lead and Professorial Fellow, Digital Governance, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies
1 Sept 2020 → …
Senior Lecturer Professor European Studies, University of Amsterdam
1 Sept 2010 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AIIFUND149: Digital Sovereigns and the Non-Sovereign Internet: A Cautionary Tale
1/06/25 → 31/05/27
Project: Fundamental
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IOF3029: House of Sustainable Transitions
Macharis, C., Galle, W., Mommens, K., Blondeau, J., Runacres, M., Oberthur, S., Lizarazo Rodriguez, C. L., Keserü, I., Bram, S., Thiery, W., Kuppens, T., Aerenhouts, D., Deliens, T., Kalimo, H., Meyer, T., Shahin, J., Trauner, F., Buldeo Rai, H., Willems, K., Bossuyt, F., Tysmans, T., De Temmerman, N., De Laet, L., Mertens, E., De Proft, F., Henrard, K., van Heur, B., Ginis, V., Te Boveldt, G., Van Bockhaven, J., Vermeiren, T., Betancur Arenas, J. & Lode, M. L.
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
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Chapter 4 Regional Digital Governance
Hoogenboom, S., Shahin, J., Morais, C. & Santaniello, M., 2024, Handbook on Regional Cooperation and Integration. De Lombaerde, P. (ed.). Bruges : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 108-122 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research
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Dancing to the same tune? EU and US approaches to standards setting in the global digital sector
Shahin, J., 2024, In: Journal of European Integration. 46, 7, p. 1111-1131 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Handbook of Regional Cooperation and Integration
De Lombaerde, P. (ed.), Lietaert, I., Pécoud, A., Casalin, D., Hoogenboom, S., Shahin, J., Soete, L., Lesage, D., Rayp, G., Standaert, S., Debray, A. & Lizarazo-Rodriguez, L., 13 Feb 2024, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 530 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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New challenges in Internet governance: Power shifts and contestation from “within”
Radu, R., Nanni, R. & Shahin, J., Jun 2024, In: Telecommunications Policy. 48, 5, p. 1-5 5 p., 102740.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forging their path in the Brussels bubble? Civil society resistance within the domestic advisory groups created under the EU trade agreements
Potjomkina, D., Orbie, J. & Shahin, J., 2023, In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 36, 3, p. 1–20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)225 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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IGF participation lists 2006-2019
Shahin, J. (Creator), Tjahja, N. (Creator) & Meyer, T. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 31 Mar 2025
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YOUthDIG and EuroDIG participation 2017-2022
Shahin, J. (Creator) & Tjahja, N. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 31 Mar 2025
Dataset
Activities
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GIG-ARTS 2025 (Event)
Jamal Shahin (Reviewer), Clément Perarnaud (Reviewer), Orsolya Gulyas (Reviewer), Nadia Tjahja (Reviewer) & Sophie Hoogenboom (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) (External organisation)
Jamal Shahin (Chair)
1 Feb 2025 → 31 Jan 2027Activity: Membership › Membership of external research organisation
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Digital Sovereignty lecture
Jamal Shahin (Speaker)
27 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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The EuroStack Initiative: Digital Sovereignty in Europe
Jamal Shahin (Speaker)
25 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Digitally Aware Elections Lecture Series
Jamal Shahin (Chair)
16 Apr 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
Press/Media
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Brexit: Onzekere toekomst en economische ramp
26/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Thesis
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The European Citizens Initiative
Author: Penarrubia Manon, M. & Shahin, J., Jul 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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'WHY DO NEGOTIATION PROCESSES MATTER?’ : Informal Capabilities as Determinants of EU Member States Bargaining Success in the Council of the EU
Author: Shahin, J. & Perarnaud, C., 29 Jul 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis