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Analysing the EU’s global role

GLOBUS researchers have spent the last four years critically analysing the EU’s impact on global justice.

The euro: no legitimacy without solidarity?

Does a monetary union require financial solidarity? If so, to what extent will public opinion allow for solidarity across the Eurozone?

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The contested currency

After the euro crisis in 2009, the common currency was heavily criticised by many politicians. But how do European citizens perceive the euro?

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Strengthening European cooperation

'The EU has done exactly as expected: very little', says ARENA researcher Jarle Trondal, and explains why the EU has not reacted more quickly to Covid-19.

Brexit is a question of further differentiation

Can the relationship between the non-member Norway and the EU be used as a model for the UK after Brexit?

Mobilising ideas for the EU's future

Researchers in the Horizon 2020-project EU3D just started a four-year quest to find out how much and what type of differentiation is sustainable and legitimate in Europe.

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The European Parliament is challenging the national power monopolies

Members of the European Parliament have gained great influence in trade policy, thereby challenging the national monopolies of power. Often, they are perceived as a disturbing element in international negotiations, explains Guri Rosén.

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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.

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.

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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News

ARENA PhD course: A differentiated Europe and its implications

Differentiation is key to understanding the internal workings and external relations of the EU. This spring, ARENA will offer PhD students access to frontier research on all EU relevant aspects of differentiation.

Application deadline: 13 April 2021
TiGRE Webinars: Trust & Regulatory Governance in an Age of Crisis

The TiGRE project is organizing a series of research seminars to the scholarly community and the general public.
Congratulations, Dr. Hesstvedt!

ARENA's Stine Hesstvedt has successfully defended her PhD thesis The Politics of Expert Advice: A study of governments’ use of policy advisory commissions in Norway, 1972-2018.

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Events

today Mar.

ARENA Tuesday seminar: Turkuler Isiksel (online)

3:00 PM, Zoom

16 Mar.

ARENA Tuesday seminar: Andrew Geddes (online)

1:15 PM, Zoom

13 Apr.

ARENA Tuseday seminar: Roberta Guerrina (online)

1:15 PM, Zoom

18 June

Award Ceremony

4:00 PM, Gamle festsal, Domus Academica, University of Oslo

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Publications

Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side?

John Erik Fossum and Joachim Vigrestad have published an article in Politics and Governance, examining Norwegians’ assessments of Brexit.
The Politicization of LGBTI Human Rights Norms in the EU‐Uganda Development Partnership

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes has co-written a new article together with Markus Thiel, published in a special issue of The Journal of Common Market Studies.