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Closing Conference Dubrovnik, September 2024

This Conference presented the final results of the project and discussed them with the advisory board. It further discussed the dissemination of these results, the book publication, and the follow-up of the project.

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ECPR Dublin - Panel "Politicising European democracy(ies)", August 2024

Despite the activities of the EU and national institutions as well as intermediate institutions and actors, research as well as opinion surveys diagnose a gap between what has been termed "EU elites" and EU citizens. The EU has a legitimacy problem, support rates have been decreasing during the peak of the financial crisis and despite the economic situation improving, votes for populist, extremist, anti-EU and anti-democrat parties and movements are on the rise throughout the EU. At the same time, the Europeanisation of politics and decision making continues to impact and transform the national democratic systems of the member states.

The panel at the ECPR Dublin focused on theoretical and conceptual aspects as well as empirical results of student views on EU democracy and EU politicization, and in particular this gap between the EU and its citizens. Discussing with EU Studies students means to discuss with a group of citizens that is relatively well informed about the EU and, as according to quantitative findings, supposedly Europhile. This choice allows to diagnose the problem of the EU as they are seen by a social group who is supposed to be a pro-EU avant-garde, and hence consists of key actors for EU development.

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CES Lyon, July 2024

The Jean Monnet Network DebatEU participated in the CES 2024 conference in Lyon, where it engaged in discussions on European integration and policy-making. This involvement underscores the Network's commitment to fostering academic dialogue and promoting a deeper understanding of European affairs among scholars and practitioners.

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Ph.D. Course III Researching Europe, February 2024

This international workshop assembles doctoral candidates researching on Europe and the EU from six different EU countries and seven different European Universities. The doctoral students are invited to present their research projects and discuss methods, theory and topics among peers and teachers in an open and cooperative debate. Besides the workshop offers to discuss the scientific, operational and practical framework of writing a doctorate in an experimental manner among the peers and teachers.

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In cooperation with:

  • Claudia Wiesner (Fulda University of Applied Sciences)
  • Niilo Kauppi (Helsinki University)
  • Ruzha Smilova (Sofia University)
  • Kim Ziliacus (Helsinki University
  • Willy Beauvallet (Université Lyon)
  • Cecile Robert (Science Po, Lyon)
  • Ana Matan (University of Zagreb)
  • Tonci Kursar (University of Zagreb)
  • Igor Vidacak (University of Zagreb)
  • Meta Novak (University of Ljubljana)
  • Damjan Lajh (University of Ljubljana)


Interim Conference Fulda, September 2023

Despite the activities of the EU and national institutions, as well as intermediary institutions and actors, studies and surveys note a growing gap between the so-called "EU elites" and EU citizens. The EU has a legitimacy problem, support rates dropped during the height of the financial crisis and, despite the improving economic situation, votes for populist, extremist, anti-EU and anti-democratic parties and movements are rising across the EU. At the same time, the Europeanisation of politics and decision-making continues to affect and change the national democratic systems of member states.

What explains the distance between EU institutions and EU citizens? The event will present the first results of the Jean Monnet research projects "Debating Europe" and the Jean Monnet Chair "BridgE" on this question. In the projects, a total of 18 international focus groups were and are being conducted in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Croatia, Slovenia and Germany. 12 of these have now taken place and the results are available. The interim results will be presented on 11 September at 18.00h by Claudia Wiesner (Fulda University of Applied Sciences), Cecile Robert (Sciences Po Lyon) Willy Beauvallet (Université de Lyon II), Ana Matan; (University of Zagreb), Meta Novak (University of Ljubljana), Niilo Kauppi and Kim Zilliacus (University of Helsinki) and Ruzha Smilova (Centre for Liberal Strategies).

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Interim Conference Helsinki, March 2023

The conference discussed the first findings of the focus groups held in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Croatia and Slovenia against the state of the art findings in EU studies and political sociology. Expert guests have been Jonathan White, Celine Belot, Andrew Favell and Luis Bouza.

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