Benjamin Bodson

Benjamin Bodson joined Egmont in 2019 to contribute to the European Affairs Programme as Associate Fellow. Benjamin is academic assistant in European Union law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology and at the Institute for European Studies of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain). In parallel, Benjamin is pursuing a PhD entitled “Trilogues in EU Constitutional Theory”. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc in International Relations Theory, 2015) and the University of Liège (master’s degree in Law, specialised in Public Law, 2014). Benjamin publishes on EU law issues, both institutional and substantive, such as Brexit or ethics in EU institutions. Benjamin is also research assistant at HEC Paris and TILN Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States for 2020/2021.

Education

• MSc in International Relations Theory The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2014 — 2015)
• Ph.D. Candidate in Law Université catholique de Louvain (2017 — 2021)
• Master in Law (Master en droit, à finalité droit public et administratif) Université de Liège (2012 — 2014)
• ERASMUS Uppsala universitet (2013 — 2013)
• Bachelor in Law (Bachelier en droit) Université de Liège (2009 — 2012)
• Common Law Society - Summerschool 2014 : EU Law, The Four Freedoms (2014)
• Understanding Europe: Why It Matters and What It Can Offer You HEC Paris (2014)
• Certificaat Nederlands als vreemde taal - Niveau 2 (A2+) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2013 — 2014)
• Etudes secondaires générales Collège Saint-Louis, Liège (2003 — 2009)

Companies

• Diplomat in training Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium (2021)
• Lecturer (Chargé d'enseignement) UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain (2019)
• Associate Fellow EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations (2019)
• Academic Assistant in European Union Law Université catholique de Louvain (2015)
• Research Assistant HEC Paris (2014 — 2021)
• Visiting Scholar McGill University (2019 — 2019)
• Scientific Collaborator (Collaborateur scientifique) Université de Liège (ULg) (2014 — 2018)
• Nudging Adviser to Minister Carlo Di Antonio Cabinet of Minister Carlo Di Antonio, Walloon Government (2016 — 2017)
• Student-assistant in Political Economy (Elève-moniteur en économie politique) Université de Liège (ULg) (2010 — 2014)

Skills

• European Union
• Microsoft Office
• Political Science

Other

Diplomacy, History, Droit international, European Law, Sciences politiques, Histoire, English, International Relations, French, Recherche, Enseignement, PowerPoint, Réseaux sociaux, Public Speaking, Français, Relations internationales, Droit européen, Diplomatie, Anglais, Union européenne, Parler en public