About
When voters in the United Kingdom opted to leave the European Union, re-conceptualising European integration swiftly became one of the most pressing political challenges of our time. Post-Brexit Europe: Lessons from the European Economic Area (PELEEA) aims to make a significant and timely contribution to this debate drawing largely on the unique and highly relevant experience of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, who have structured their relations with the EU through the European Economic Area.
The project is a Jean Monnet Activity funded by the EU's Eramus+ programme. The project is led the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland and the Centre for Small State Studies working in close collaboration with ARENA, the University of Cambridge, and the Liechtenstein-Institut.
This two-year project will include workshops and events in Oslo, Cambridge, Brussels and Reykjavik. Short policy recommendations will be published following each workshop and at the end of the project to aim is to publish a book which explores what it takes to build a successful association model.
Academic coordinators
- Dr. Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Institutt for internasjonale relasjoner, Universitetet på Island
- Professor Baldur Thorhallsson, Fakultet for statsvitenskap, Universitetet på Island
- Administrativ koordinator: Tómas Joensen, Centre for Small State Studies, Universitetet på Island
Previous event
Brexit – what will be the likely effects on the EEA?
Time and place: – , Wergeland, Litteraturhuset, Oslo
We have invited UK experts to discuss the situation and the status of the negotiations. In addition we have brought together experts from the three EEA countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to discuss the likely effects on the EEA countries.
The UK government’s stated objective in relation to Brexit is to ‘take back control’ and at the same time ensure as close access to the EU’s internal market as possible. What is the situation one year after the UK started the Brexit process (triggered Article 50)? We have invited UK experts to discuss the situation and the status of the negotiations. In addition we have brought together experts from the three EEA countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to discuss the likely effects on the EEA countries.
Panels:
Status of Brexit:
- Julie Smith, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge and the House of Lords
- Christopher Lord, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo
- Atle L. Wold, Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo and the British Politics Society
Effects on EEA countries:
- Christian Frommelt, the Liechtenstein Institute
- Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Institute of International Affairs, the University of Iceland
- Hans Petter Graver, Department of Private Law, the University of Oslo