Enea Dufour-Careaga

Enea Dufour-Careaga
Predoctoral Fellow, COURAGE Project

Predoctoral Fellow, COURAGE Project

Biography

Currently a PhD candidate in the programme Politics, Policies and International Relations at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Enea Dufour-Careaga works as part of the research project “A contested European Union in a fragmenting international order (COURAGE)”, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Proyectos de I+D de Generación de Conocimiento).

Her research looks at the EU´s use of unilateral and geoeconomic tools in trade and climate policy, in the context of a fragmenting international order.

Her research interests are varied, ranging from the EU’s external relations, specifically EU-Asia and EU-LAC relations, to external climate policies, or EU human rights norm diffusion capacities.

Prior to her pred-doc, she interned in the General secretary of European Affairs of the French Prime minister services (Paris), as well as in the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (Tokyo). 

Background and education

  • (2025-) Pre-doc in Politics, Policies and International relations, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • (2023-2024) Specialised Master in EU pluridisciplinary studies & MA International relations, Highest honours, Institute of European studies, Université Libre de Bruxelles & Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University (Japan)
  • (2021-2022) Master in European Law, with distinction, Université Paris II-Assas
  • (2017-2021) Dual degree in French and Common Law, with distinction, Université Paris II-Assas & University College of Dublin

Research

Research interests

  • EU external relations
  • Environmental Politics
  • Human rights
  • EU-Asia relations