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JMECE events

The JMECE co-sponsored an event on the EP elections at the University of Essex, 3 June 2009.

JMECE activities

The JMECE has become part of a six partner consortium on Comparative Regionalism in the Autumn of 2008, funded by the EC Lifelong Learning Programme: Jean Monnet Programme. This two-year programme is coordinated by the JMCE at Renmin University, Beijing and will conduct a number of workshops in Europe and in China and produce a number of books on Comparative Regionalism both in English and Chinese.

JMECE individual research activities

Members of the centre have continued to be active in the field of research.

Three research activities, supported primarily by external funding (European Commission FP-6, and British Academy) were carried out during 2009-10. One relates to European security policy, the second to the evolution of German politics, and the third to EU social policy; all three projects are co-ordinated by Professor E. Kirchner.

The first seeks to assess regional and global security governance, which have subsequently resulted in two publications. The first is an article on “Sharing the Burden of Collective Security in the European Union” (October 2009). The second is an edited volume on National Security Cultures: Patterns of Global Governance and comprises a comparative assessment of ten countries in Europe, North America and Eurasia, which appeared in June 2010. Funding for these projects was obtained from the Framework 6 Programme of the European Commission for a Network of Excellence (dealing with global governance), and from the British Academy. Prof. Dorussen and Prof. Kirchner were primarily responsible for this research activity.

The second research activity is focused on an assessment of German politics over a sixty year period, dealing cultural, social and political developments. It involved collaborators from Europe and the United States and appeared as a Special Issue of German Politics in March 2010. Prof. Kirchner was the coordinator of this research.

The third research activity deals with EU social policy developments and has resulted in annual publications in The European Communities Encyclopedia and Directory, London, Europa Publications. Prof. Kirchner has led this research.