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ARENA granted H2020 project on Europe's political future

A research group at ARENA Centre for European Studies headed by Prof. John Erik Fossum has succeeded in a highly competitive bid for international research funding. ARENA is celebrating its success.

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The technocrat that saved the euro

The European Central Bank in 2012 saved the euro in the short term, but new research by ARENA's Jørgen Bølstad suggests that the ECB’s new role as a "lender of last resort" may also prevent future crises!

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Bringing federalism back on the agenda

If the EU admits that it is a federation, the Union might be better able to strike the right balance between the supranational and national levels. Professor John Erik Fossum wants to revive the controversial concept.

PLATO kick-off conference

Flying start for PhD network

ARENA is excited about the flying start of our Horizon2020 project PLATO, a PhD network that studies the EU's legitimacy in the wake of the financial crisis.

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22 Oct.
Seminar: Can Political Institutions Commit Civil Disobedience?
2:15 PM, Domus Bibliotheca (Vestbygningen), Karl Johans gate 47
23 Oct.
ARENA Tuesday Seminar: William E. Scheuerman
1:15 PM, Johan P. Olsen Room
06 Nov.
ARENA Tuesday Seminar: Costanza Margiotta
1:15 PM, Johan P. Olsen Room
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Research projects

Integration and division: Towards a segmented Europe?
(EuroDiv)

Why not epistocracy? Political legitimacy and 'the fact of expertise' (EPISTO)

EUREX illustrationExpertization of public inquiry commissions in a Europeanized administrative order (EUREX)

Reconsidering European Contributions to Global Justice' (GLOBUS)

The Post-Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union
(PLATO)

Democracy and Expert Rule: The Quest for Reflexive Legitimacy (REFLEX)

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