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Dr. Eske van Gils is a researcher at the Center for International Relations Research (CIRR) within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen. Their work focuses on EU-Azerbaijan relations, regime resilience, and foreign policy dynamics in the Eastern Neighbourhood.
Research interests center on authoritarian regime stability, EU foreign policy effectiveness, and bargaining power dynamics in post-Soviet states. Key themes include:
- Resilience mechanisms in non-democratic regimes
- Critical assessment of the EU's Eastern Partnership
- Human rights and democracy promotion challenges
- Geopolitical strategies of Azerbaijani foreign policy
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on EU-Azerbaijan interactions since 2018, with increasing emphasis on regime resilience frameworks and performance measurement of EU policies. Recent works analyze impacts of the Ukraine war on Eastern Partnership efficacy.
Academic engagement includes organizing events like the 2025 Schengen anniversary conference on migration and European integration. Affiliation extends to the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development, connecting work to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Research utilizes case study methodologies with strong empirical grounding in Azerbaijani political dynamics, contributing to debates on EU normative power and authoritarian adaptation strategies in contested neighbourhoods.
