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Analysing the EU’s global role

The project GLOBUS – Reconsidering European Contributions to Global Justice – has ended after four years of critical analysis of the EU’s impact on global justice..

According to the European Commission’s final project review, GLOBUS has been an academically “top-notch” and “extremely well managed” project with exceptional results, which is likely to have a lasting impact on scholarly debates.

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.

Vacancies: Research assistants Apr. 9, 2021
PhD course on a differentiated Europe Feb. 26, 2021
TiGRE Webinars: Trust & Regulatory Governance in an Age of Crisis Jan. 20, 2021

		BENCHMARK Benchmarking Brexit: Norway and the Legitimacy of UK-EU relations after Brexit
		EU3D EU Differentiation, Dominance and Democracy
		EUREX Expertization of public inquiry commissions in a Europeanized administrative order
		GLOBUS Reconsidering European contributions to global justice
		LEGOF The legitimacy of EU foreign and security policy in the age of global contestation
		PLATO The Post-Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union
		PLURISPACE Negotiating diversity in Expanded European Public Spaces
		TiGRE Trust in Governance and Regulation in Europe

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Analysing the EU’s global role

The euro: no legitimacy without solidarity?

The contested currency

Strengthening European cooperation

Brexit is a question of further differentiation

Mobilising ideas for the EU's future

The European Parliament is challenging the national power monopolies

ARENA granted H2020 project on Europe's political future

Bringing federalism back on the agenda

Flying start for PhD network

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