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Projects

LISBOAN

LISBOAN (Linking Interdisciplinary Integration Studies by Broadening the European Network) is an “Erasmus Academic Network“ of 67 institutes that will run for three years from 1 October 2010.  It concerns research-based teaching, spreading innovative approaches and establishing best practices in teaching the Lisbon Treaty. It also includes an annual “Lisbon Watch”. The network covers all EU member states as well as Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey. The project is funded by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.

 

Multilateralism & the EU in the Contemporary Global Order

MERCURY is a consortium of academic partners formed to examine critically the European Union's contribution to multilateralism. It explores multilateralism as a concept, an aspiration, and a form of international order. MERCURY is funded through the EU's Framework 7 programme, with a total budget of €1.963 million. It includes nine institutional partners in Europe and beyond and will run for three years from February 2009.
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EU-CONSENT

EU-CONSENT is a network of excellence for joint research and teaching involving more than 50 research institutes and universities from across the EU and its candidate states. The network addresses questions of the mutual reinforcing effects of deepening and widening of the EU. Looking both to the past and the future researchers aim to improve the understanding of European processes and challenges and to define scenarios and strategies for the future. EU-CONSENT is supported by the European Union’s 6th Framework Programme.
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EU-27 Watch

The EU-27 Watch has been monitoring debates on EU policy for 12 years and provides a rich set of material compiling national debates on European policy and thus a unique source for analysis. Currently, this internet based publication reviews the discourses on European policies in 31 countries in a comparative perspective. The most recent issue, the EU-27 Watch No. 9, contains country reports from all 27 member states and the four candidate countries. SIPRI authors the Swedish contribution.

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EU-27 Watch, No. 9 is released!

The EU-27 Watch, No. 9 gives an overview on current national debates on European policy in the 27 EU member states and the four candidate countries. Topics discussed are implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy, the financial crisis and economic policy, and climate and energy policy. See also www.eu-27Watch.org.

New MERCURY publications
In January 2011, MERCURY issued a revised version of E-paper no. 1, “Conceptualising Multilateralism: Can We All Just Get Along?" Authors are Caroline Bouchard and John Peterson. To read the paper, please click here.

 

In December 2010, MERCURY issued E-paper no. 8, “The EU-China Partnership on Climate Change: Bilateralism Begetting Multilateralism in Promoting a Climate Change Regime?" Author is Giulia Romano. To read the paper, please click here.

 

In December 2010, MERCURY issued E-paper no. 7, “Cooperation in the North – Multilateralism or Mess?” Author is Gunilla Herolf. To read the paper, please click here.

 

In December 2010, MERCURY has issued its second Policy Brief. The two-page Policy Brief summarises main findings regarding the conceptual and institutional basis of EU multilateralism. To read more, please click here.

 

MERCURY Newsletter June Edition

MERCURY Newsletter June edition is out! Click here to read it.

Commission President Barroso meets MERCURY

On 19 June 2010 Commission President Barroso participated in a seminar at EUI in Florence on "What Should the EU Agenda for Global Governance Be?". MERCURY was represented by Prof. Christopher Hill and Prof. Wolfgang Wessels. For more information, please see here.