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Biography
Dr Nicole Brooke SCICLUNA joined the Government and International Studies Department (GIS) of HKBU in August 2021. Prior to that, she was a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Hong Kong (2017-2021), a Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the University of Birmingham (2015-2016) and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Social Sciences at Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin (2013-2014). Her research and teaching interests include European and EU politics and law, and the relationship between international law and international politics. Dr Scicluna is the author of two books: The Politics of International Law (OUP, 2021) and European Union Constitutionalism in Crisis (Routledge, 2015). Her work has also been published in International Affairs, the Journal of European Public Policy, the Journal of Common Market Studies, the International Journal of Constitutional Law, West European Politics and the European Law Journal. Dr Scicluna received her PhD in International Relations in 2013 from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.
Research Interests
- EU Politics and Law
- EU Constitutionalism
- European Integration and Disintegration
- The Politics of International Law
- The Politics of Crisis / Emergency
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Projects
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Law without enforcement? Explaining European Commission responses to non-compliance in the Schengen area
SCICLUNA, N. B. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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Can Third Country Nationals Be Banned From Schengen? Assessing Member State Unilateral Measures Against Russian Citizens and the Commission's Response
Scicluna, N., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Common Market Studies. 63, 6, p. 1726-1742 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Enemy at the gates? Member state unilateralism and Commission tacit toleration in the treatment of Russian nationals at EU borders
Scicluna, N. B., 26 Mar 2025, JCMS: Ideas on Europe.Research output: Other contribution
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Framing enlargement after the Russian invasion of Ukraine: between geopolitical drivers and procedural roadblocks
Scicluna, N., 29 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of European Public Policy. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Framing wartime enlargement: still a process, after all
Scicluna, N. B., 15 Oct 2025, ECPR: The Loop.Research output: Other contribution
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Taking Stock of the European Parliamentary Elections for the Future of EU-China Relations
Scicluna, N. B., 15 Aug 2024, In: EuropeNow. 58Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
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Prizes
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Faculty / School Performance Award 2025 (Team Teaching)
PAHS, S. (Recipient) & SCICLUNA, N. B. (Recipient), 9 May 2025
Prize: Award
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Enlarging, Fast and Slow: European Integration under a Security Imperative
SCICLUNA, N. B. (Speaker)
20 May 2025 → 23 May 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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European elections and the future of EU-China relations
SEBENA, M. (Organiser) & SCICLUNA, N. B. (Speaker)
18 Apr 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Empowering Emerging Researchers
SCICLUNA, N. B. (Plenary/keynote speaker) & Liyanage, I. (Organiser)
18 May 2024 → 19 May 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Threats and Awakening? How Geopolitics and Security Change the EU and its Law
SCICLUNA, N. B. (Speaker)
28 Nov 2024 → 29 Nov 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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The nexus between trust, transparency and Covid-19 management and vaccination: Evidence from Europe and Asia
SCICLUNA, N. B. (Organiser), SAUTEDE, E. (Organiser) & COLE, A. (Organiser)
24 May 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU