Rosa Sanchez Salgado joined the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam  in August 2010. She is also an Associate researcher at the Center for European Studies at SciencesPo. Paris and has taught European politics and Public Policy at several universities in France.

Fields of specialization

     The European Union and civil society organizations.   Her PhD dissertation, as well as ensuing research, focus on the EU structuring effects on civil society organizations, social movements and on social protest. Her Ph.D dissertation, on European Union efforts to shape civil society organizations,has beenpublishedby Dalloz (in French) with the title How Europe constructs Civil Society.  

     European transnational Governance She also works on transnational democratic governance, with a particular focus on European transnational projets in the domain of employment and vocational training. She aims at assesing the effects of cultural and institutional diversity on European policy making.

Research Projects & Groups

-Group 4on civil society of the network of Excellence "ConnectingExcellence on European Governance" (2005-2008)

 -Research project (exploratory phase) titled "European Civil society Mapping Study", launched by Notre Europe (2005-2006)

 -Discussion and research groups ' European policies' and'Europeanisation of public policies and European Integration (EPPIE)' at Sciences Po. Paris (2002-2006)

 Currently member of the PETGOV-Political Economy and Transnational Governance group (AISSR)

• PETGOV-Political Economy and Transnational Governance

Professional experience

     Consultant for the Human dignity and human rights caucus (HDHRC). The HDHRC is a temporary device aimed at enhancing human rights within the framework of the Word social Forum (WSF). Her tasks included advice on network management and coordination of HDHRC activities carried out during the WSF in Nairobi (Kenya 2007) and Belem (Brazil 2009). 

     Program and Research Officer for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) from 2001 to 2005. Her task at the Americas departmet at FIDH included research, the organization of international seminars and fact finding missions and lobbying activities before the EU, the UN and the OAS.

     World Social Forum 2009 (Belem):

Books

with Palier, Bruno and Surel Yves et al. (2007), L'Europe en Action. L'Européanisation dans une perspective comparée, Paris: L'Harmattan.

"How Europe Constructs Civil Society" (Paris: Dalloz, 2007)

Selected Working Papers

• "European money at work: contracting a European identity?" in Cahiers européens de Sciences Po, No 26, 2008.

• "Civil Society Mapping Study: the case of Spain", Civil Society Mapping Study, 2007.

Lobbying in Europe

This seminar considers how interest groups affect public policy in multiple venues and in particular at the European level. It also includes an overview of the lobbying strategies of the most significant interest groups such as business organizations, NGOs, social movements, etc.

Master Politicologie. Semester 1 (block 2 & 3) 

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Non-state actors in policy-making: from the local to the global

This seminar will bring together students writing a master thesis on non-state actors in policy-making. As the title suggest, it covers the role of non-state actors in domestic politics, but also in international relations. Thus, your master thesis may deal as well with a global campaign to stop global warming as with local volunteer organizations engaged in eldercare. Non-state actors will be considered in a very broad sense, including not only all kinds of nonprofit organizations (such as NGOs, voluntary organizations and social movements) but also profit-oriented organizations (such as business groups and cooperatives). This seminar explores multiple facets of these civil society organizations: they will be considered as potential schools for democracy, as peace-builders in conflict situations, as interest, pressure groups or advocacy groups and as service providers.

Master Politicologie. Semester 2.

European Public Policy

This seminar focus on the increasing significance of the EU over the years. The evolution of the EU institutional architecture and theories of European integration is discussed. Attention is then be drawn to the functioning of European institutions, decision-making procedures and specific European policies. A basic descriptive knowledge of European institutions, policies and procedures will be combined with an analytical approach, aiming at providing a clear picture of how the EU actually works.

BA Politicologie 3rd Year. Semester 1 (Block 1 & 2)  
 

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Bachelor Project Citizens in Europe

This seminar brings together students writing a bachelor project on the broad topic "Citizens in Europe". Classic forms of citizen participation in contemporary democracies are currently being transformed by pervasive trends such as the process of European integration, the increasing internationalization of the economy and the growing importance of non-elected institutions. These developments constitute a great challenge for traditional understandings of legitimacy, participation and democracy. Thus, the study of the participation of citizens in the policy process under these new circumstances is of utmost significance. Your thesis can deal with citizen's participation in the Netherlands, in other European countries; in the European Union (EU) or in International Organizations (IO).

BA Politicologie 3rd Year. Semester 1 (Block 2 &3)

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• No ancillary activities