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ARENA conducts theoretically founded and empirically informed research on the emerging European political order. We ask the questions:

What are the basic characteristics and the key components of the new emerging order?
How it is this new order transformed?
What are the implications for member state governing arrangements and for the citizens of Europe?

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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?

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.

Meetin in European parliament, MEPs with plaquets with anti-TTIP signs

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.

Map of Europe with overview of all the project partners

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.

Fossum at European Parliament Former Members Association annual seminar Jan. 16, 2020
Citizens’ perceptions of the euro after the financial crisis Dec. 20, 2019
The politics of Norwegian policy advisory commissions Nov. 14, 2019

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Research projects

	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
	REFLEX Democracy and expert rule: In search of reflexive legitimacy