Dr Funda Tekin
Director

Funda is director at the IEP and the editor of the quarterly magazine Integration. She is also the head of two work packages in the H2020 project "EU IDEA" on the topics of "Narratives on European constitutionalism and identity" and "National preferences on EU"

Experiences

PhD, from the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne
Deputy Director, Centre for Turkey and EU Studies (CETEUS) at University of Cologne (2016-2018)
Projectdirector of the following research projects: FEUTURE - The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios (H2020, 2016-2019); VIADUCT – Enhancing Visibility of the Academic Dialogue on EU-Turkey Cooperation (Jean Monnet Netzwerk, 2017-2020); TRIANGLE – Blickwechsel in EU/German-Turkish Relations Beyond Conflicts. Towards a Unique Partnership for a Contemporary Turkey? (Stiftung Mercator, 2017-2020).
Flying Faculty at the German-Turkish University (WS 2019/2020)

Memberships

German-French working group of experts on EU institutional reforms
Board of the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
Executive Committee Europa Union Deutschland (EUD; co-opted)
Academic Council of the Arbeitsstelle europäische Jugendpolitik am Deutschen Jugendinstitut
Coelner Monnet Vereinigung für EU Studien e.V. (COMOS)
Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration (AEI)

Languages

German
English
French
Turkish

funda.tekin@iep-berlin.de

+49 (0)30 889134 0

Downloads

Literaturliste (PDF 120 kB)

Projects

#EngagEUrCouncil: Young agenda-setters for Europe

Future of European Integration

Young Germans, Slovenians and Portuguese meet in a virtual think tank gaining knowledge on the priorities of the current Trio EU Council Presidency. They develop political demands for the future of the EU and discuss them with political decision makers.

Berlin Futures – IEP strategy group on German European policy

Germany and Europe

Representatives from politics, science, media and civil society develop recommendations for German European policy in the light of possible future European and international developments.

Civil Dialogues

Germany and Europe

Citizens talk to experts and politicians in independent, objective and open-ended discussions. The goal is to participate in the European project and to critically and constructively participate in the current discourse.

Civil Society STAR Initiative

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

In recent years, conditions for the civil society development in Georgia have deteriorated. Civil Society STAR Initiative aims to strengthen Georgian civil society organisations (CSOs) as sustainable, transparent, responsible and resilient development actors.

ConnectBY – Belarusian civil society in diaspora

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

After mass demonstrations in Belarus in 2020, numerous civil society actors had to leave the country. Many of them have settled in Germany and Ukraine. ConnectBY supports their networking and their work for a democratic Belarus.

EU election monitor

Future of European Integration

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe and assesses the elections in a structured and interactive way.

EU IDEA – Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability

Future of European Integration

EU IDEA’s key goal is to address whether, how much and what form of differentiation is not only compatible with, but is also conducive to a more effective, cohesive and democratic EU. The basic claim of the project is that differentiation is not only necessary but also desirable.

The efficiency of EU instruments to strengthen the rule of law

Future of European Integration

In collaboration with FES and in light of increasing rule of law issues in EU member states, IEP is developing a policy brief that evaluates existing instruments, identifies complementary approaches and recommends new courses of action in the context of the Zeitenwende.

EU-Turkey Bridge – A standing group on EU-Turkey relations

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

This bridge-building exercise aims to analyse the moving target “EU-Turkey relations” and assess the nature, drivers and challenges of the relationship. It will advice on how to avoid a full break-up and how to frame future relations and advocate for a post-crises narrative.

Europa von A bis Z

Future of European Integration

Understanding Europe: Renowned European experts explain in more than 100 contributions relevant key topics and terms from politics, economy, and history of European integration in a scientifically sound and comprehensible way.

Germany and Europe

The IEP's Europe Talks bring together citizens, decision-makers, academics and civil society to discuss challenges and perspectives on European integration. In this way, they promote the debate on European policy in Germany.

GNBF – German Nordic Baltic Forum

Germany and Europe

Based on a long-standing need for discussion between Germany and the Baltic and Nordic EU member states, the German-Nordic-Baltic Forum has been offering experts from the countries in the region the opportunity to exchange views on current issues since 2008.

GURN – German Ukrainian Researchers Network

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

The cooperation between think tanks and politics are strengthened. GURN focuses on knowledge transfer, capacity building and bilateral dialogue. Current developments and German-Ukrainian relations are discussed in a variety of formats.

Annual Conference in Cooperation with the Academic Advisory Board

Germany and Europe

The IEP Annual Conference offers a space to promote the exchange between academics and practitioners and to discuss scientific analyses of the EU in a practice-oriented way.

inforMD – Against disinformation in the Republic of Moldova

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

Fake news and disinformation are increasingly widespread in the Republic of Moldova. This is due to digitalisation and the polarisation of social and political discourse. inforMD strives to counteract misinformation.

Future of European Integration

The quarterly journal "integration" is a theory-driven and policy-related interdisciplinary forum for fundamental questions of European integration. Contemporary issues in European politics are discussed from a political and academic perspective.

RADAR - Raising Awareness on Disinformation Achieving Resilience

Future of European Integration

How can anti-democratic disinformation be recognised and what can be done against its spread at national and European level? The IEP discusses with experts and citizens.

reforMD – Resilient against Disinformation in the Republic of Moldova

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

EU accession aspirations of the Republic of Moldova put the country more in the focus of Russian disinformation. reforMD aims to strengthen resilience against disinformation through dialogue between civil society and political actors as well as capacity building at a local level.

ReLoaD – Research on Local Governance and Decentralisation

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

The Ukrainian decentralisation process is being researched in an interdisciplinary manner. Innovative research approaches become the basis for targeted and data-based policy advice intended to sustainably strengthen local democracy in Ukraine.

RESILIO – Resilience observatory on the rule of law in Europe

Future of European Integration

Why are some democracies in the EU more resilient to the regressing rule of law than others? IEP will assess the resilience of all 27 member states using a systematic analytical framework in order to deliver counterstrategies to the regression of the rule of law.

rEUnify: A comparative study of national perceptions regarding German reunification

Future of European Integration

What is the significance of German reunification for Europe today? The project rEUnify compares and discusses historical memories and national perceptions of German reunification in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, France and the Czech Republic.

Value preferences and political trends in Central and Eastern Europe

Future of European Integration

The consensus on the content and binding nature of European values is increasingly being called into question in the EU. The IEP analyses the causes and effects of this divergence of values in the four Visegrád states as well as Romania and Slovenia.

VIADUCT – Enhancing visibility of the academic dialogue on EU-Turkey cooperation

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

The Jean Monnet Network VIADUCT promotes and structures research and teaching on EU-Turkey relations. The aim is to build a bridge between the EU and Turkey, thus also contribute to the future of Europe.

WE&EU – EU perceptions and reality in Moldova

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

Misinformation and myths about the EU and the Association Agreement must be countered and a fact-based exchange promoted. WE&EU creates various formats to promote social discourse about fundamental European values.

Yearbook of European Integration

Future of European Integration

How is the EU dealing with current crises? In which direction is European integration heading? What has happened in Brussels and the member states in the last year? The Yearbook of European Integration has been answering these questions annually since 1980.

Publications

EU Enlargement – ‘Zeitenwende’ or old wine in new bottles?

Yearbook of European Integration 2022

Anthology: "The EU-German-Turkish Triangle"

Taking Stock: One Year Global Gateway Strategy

RESILIO model in a nutshell

Ukraine’s recovery: Signals after the International Expert Conference in Berlin

14th Annual Conference of the German-Nordic-Baltic Forum

integration 03/22

The Future of Europe: Questions, Concepts and Actors

Pictures IEP Annual Conference 2022

Europe's illiberal challenge: Value preferences and strategic populism in Central and Eastern Europe

Empowered and Involved: Final study on #EngagEUrCouncil

integration 02/22

EU IDEA final conference

Young ideas for the future of Europe

Study: Value preferences and political trends in Central and Eastern Europe

Study – Strengthening resilience against disinformation in the Republic of Moldova

Yearbook of European Integration 2021

Networking Lab: Together against disinformation

Anti-disinformation training for young Moldovans

German-Nordic-Baltic assessments on shaping the future of Europe

Prospects after Germany’s general elections EN

Differentiated integration as a conscious political decision

EU integration at a crossroads: The future of the EU and German European policy

integration 1/21

Youth ideas for the Slovenian Council presidency

Disoriented on the world stage? The EU's foreign policy between China, Russia and the USA

EU-Turkey relations following the European Council: Can a positive agenda work?

integration 4/20

Five years after the EU-Turkey statement

Youth ideas for the Portuguese EU Council presidency

integration 3/20

Germany's EU Council Presidency 2020 in challenging times

integration 2/20

German pre-presidency conference: Shaping the future of Europe

Youth ideas for the German EU Council presidency

integration 1/20