The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University has directed its efforts in 2024-26 towards the following priority areas:
- Impacts of the War in Ukraine on the EU and its Eastern Policy (Lead: Joan DeBardeleben): This work package focuses on the organization of a research workshop and publications that examine how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted European integration and the EU’s security, economic, energy, and neighbourhood policies.
- Entrenched Populism – EU Democracy a Decade after Brexit and Trump (Leads: Jennifer Evans and Achim Hurrelmann): This work package focuses on the organization of a research workshop and publications that examine the state of democracy in the EU and whether/how populist political forces have become entrenched in the EU’s and its member states’ democratic systems.
- Policy dialogue (Leads: Patrick Leblond and Crina Viju-Miljusevic): This work package focuses on the organization of public events and the production of outreach materials that discuss current topics of EU policy-making. Policy dialogue activities are aimed at an audience of policy practitioners in the public service, diplomatic and business community, civil society, and the general public.
- Training for university students (Lead: Achim Hurrelmann): This work package focuses on establishing and overseeing a system of grants for Carleton University students to support their participation in immersive educational activities, such as experiential learning programs or field research in Europe.
- High school outreach (Lead: Crina Viju-Miljusevic): This work package aims to increase awareness about the EU among high school students through workshops for teachers, mini-conferences for students, and the development of publicly accessible lesson plans.
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is co-funded by the European Union.
The European Commission’s support for the production of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence publications does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
