{"id":3344,"date":"2025-07-16T11:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:29:20","slug":"summer-courses-rule-of-law-eu-doctoral-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/en\/summer-courses-rule-of-law-eu-doctoral-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation in Two Summer Courses Related to Doctoral Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During these last few weeks, the PhD candidate <strong>Zitan Peng Hao<\/strong> has participated in <strong>two summer courses<\/strong> that have directly contributed to both his academic training and the progress of his doctoral thesis, which focuses on <strong>budgetary mechanisms to strengthen the Rule of Law in the European Union<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first week, from <strong>24 to 27 June<\/strong>, the PhD candidate attended the <strong>Summer School on EU External Action in times of geopolitical changes<\/strong>, organised by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Home - Jean Monnet Module on the Future of Europe\">Jean Monnet Module on the Futur<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jeanmonneteufuture.usal.es\/en\/home\/\">e<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Home - Jean Monnet Module on the Future of Europe\"> of Europe<\/a><\/strong> at the <strong>University of Salamanca<\/strong>. The course was directed by <strong>Professor Juan Santos Vara<\/strong> and featured contributions from leading scholars and practitioners such as <strong>Fabien Terpan<\/strong>, <strong>Elaine Fahey<\/strong>, <strong>Jan Wouters<\/strong>, <strong>Ramses Wessel<\/strong>, and <strong>Stephan Marquardt<\/strong>, among others. Topics addressed included the <strong>Common Foreign and Security Policy<\/strong>, <strong>European defence<\/strong>, <strong>sanctions<\/strong>, <strong>trade<\/strong>, <strong>climate diplomacy<\/strong>, <strong>cybersecurity<\/strong>, and the EU\u2019s relationship with global powers such as <strong>the United States<\/strong>, <strong>China<\/strong>, and <strong>Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most relevant lines of discussion was the EU\u2019s distinctive role as an <strong>international normative actor<\/strong>, committed to <strong>multilateralism and international law<\/strong>, in contrast to the dynamics of growing power competition. Within this framework, the PhD candidate was able to critically assess and strengthen the preliminary ideas of his research regarding the use of <strong>budgetary instruments<\/strong> to promote <strong>compliance with the Rule of Law<\/strong>, both <strong>within the EU and in its external action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3365\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-1502x2048.jpg 1502w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-150x205.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-300x409.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-696x949.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-1068x1456.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-1920x2618.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-308x420.jpg 308w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-de-Salamanca-1-2-scaled.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephan Marquardt\u2019s intervention at the event, representing the European External Action Service. Photograph by the author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3363\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-150x267.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-696x1237.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-1068x1899.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-1920x3413.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-236x420.jpg 236w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Summer-school-Universidad-Salamanca-1-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group photo at the Historical Building of the University of Salamanca. Photograph by the University of Salamanca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second week, from <strong>9 to 11 July<\/strong>, the PhD candidate took part in the summer course <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/campusyuste2025c2-2\/\">Preparing the Spanish Transition to Democracy<\/a>\u201d<\/strong>, held at the <strong>Monastery of San Jer\u00f3nimo de Yuste<\/strong> and organised by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/\">European <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/FUNDACI\u00d3N YUSTE | Portal Oficial de la Fundaci\u00f3n\">and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation<\/a><\/strong>. The course formed part of the <strong>Summer\/Autumn International Courses of the University of Extremadura<\/strong>. It was co-directed by <strong>Professor Enrique Moradiellos<\/strong> (University of Extremadura) and <strong>Professor Antonio S\u00e1ez Delgado<\/strong> (University of \u00c9vora), and included sessions led by historians, diplomats, political figures, and direct witnesses of the <strong>Spanish democratic transition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of three days, the programme addressed key themes such as the <strong>late-Francoist economy<\/strong>, the <strong>role of the Catholic Church<\/strong>, <strong>nationalisms<\/strong>, <strong>political violence<\/strong>, <strong>women\u2019s political participation<\/strong>, and the <strong>Iberian path towards common defence<\/strong>. The PhD candidate had the opportunity to attend lectures by figures such as <strong>Eduardo Madina<\/strong>, <strong>Carlos Aragon\u00e9s<\/strong>, <strong>Francisco Javier Rup\u00e9rez<\/strong>, and <strong>Antonio Mar\u00eda Rouco Varela<\/strong>. This course provided valuable insights into the <strong>institutional, cultural, and historical dimensions<\/strong> of <strong>democratic consolidation<\/strong>, which the candidate relates to the ongoing debates surrounding <strong>Rule of Law<\/strong> crises in various European contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3359\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Foto-Curso-Yuste-julio-2025-1-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardinal Rouco Varela speaking during the Fundaci\u00f3n Yuste summer course. Photograph by the author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"3361\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-1068x602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/rule-of-law-crisis-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/07\/Curso-Campus-Yuste-julio-2025-2-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group photo at Campus Yuste. Photograph by Campus Yuste, July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both experiences have greatly contributed to reinforcing the <strong>comparative and interdisciplinary approach<\/strong> of the thesis and to expanding the candidate\u2019s theoretical and practical understanding of the <strong>tools the EU may use to address current challenges<\/strong>. The PhD candidate highly values the opportunity to link his academic training with <strong>interuniversity and cross-disciplinary debates<\/strong>, and wishes to express his appreciation to the <strong>organising institutions<\/strong> for their strong commitment to supporting <strong>young researchers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During these last few weeks, the PhD candidate Zitan Peng Hao has participated in two summer courses that have directly contributed to both his academic training and the progress of his doctoral thesis, which focuses on budgetary mechanisms to strengthen the Rule of Law in the European Union. 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