EURINT 2018 | Reflecting on Europe’s (dis)order: scenarios for the EU’s future
18-19 May, 2018
Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romania
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EURINT proceedings
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CES Working papers (special issue)
CONFERENCE RATIONALE & TOPICS
During the last year, the European Union has faced unprecedented challenges (Brexit, the rise of populism, the devaluation of EU-USA
relations) which have represented both a test and an alarm sign for future threats. These challenges have shifted the ordinary political
and economic paradigms and have created a new state of affairs for the EU, as well as for its partners. Therefore, new policies are
required to help address the urgent economic, political and social challenges. Current strategies are being questioned while new
perspectives of the European and global economy are emerging. During his State of the Union Address on 13 September 2017,
President Jean-Claude Juncker signalled the opportunity for broader reforms in the European Union, in order to reach a More United,
Stronger and More Democratic Union. An imperative necessity to re-evaluate the aspects of European policies is observed all across the
EU, while, at the same time, this observation process has to take place in relation to the national and international economic dynamics.
While the importance of academic research is well recognised, the transposition of the results from the academia to the regional,
national, or European policies requires involvement and mutual cooperation. The organisers of EURINT 2018 believe that bringing
together a wide and diversified audience from the academia, policy makers, and practitioners will engage the participants in fruitful
debate, and facilitate mutual understanding. As such, the aim of the EURINT 2018 Conference is to bring additional insights and also to
come up with valuable ideas which could contribute to a reassessment of the European policies. By providing updates on the state-of-
the-art methodological approaches, the conference will offer the opportunity to rethink and define new strategic directions for the
European Union.
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The EURINT 2018 was organised by Centre for European Studies of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University within “European Dialogues”
campaign dedicated to the preparation of Romania's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event is organised in
partnership with: European Institute of Romania [Institutul European din România], Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Ministerul Afacerilor
Externe], North-East Regional Development Agency [Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Nord-Est], Embassy of the Republic of Poland
[Ambasada Republicii Polone la București], Siret-Prut-Nistru Euroregion Association [Asociația Euroregiunea Siret-Prut-Nistru], The
Romanian Association of International Relations and European Studies [Asociaţia Română de Relaţii Internaţionale şi Studii Europene].
EURINT 2018 | Reflecting on Europe’s (dis)order: scenarios for
the EU’s future
18-19 May, 2018
Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi,
Romania
CONFERENCE RATIONALE & TOPICS
CONFERENCE RATIONALE & TOPICS
Today’s
European
Union
(EU)
is
being
confronted
with
both
economic
and
political
challenges.
The
economic
challenges
are
associated
with
the
post-crisis
recovery,
while
the
political
challenges
stem
from
the
rise
of
nationalism
which
has
recently
hit
the
EU.
Against
this
background,
the
Centre
for
European
Studies
within
Alexandru
Ioan
Cuza
University,
is
organizing
the
sixth
edition
of
EURINT,
which
will
focus
on
the
resilience
capacity of the EU to react to these challenges.
Resilience
is
a
concept
which
has
increasingly
been
used
in
the
general
public
discourse,
as
well
as
within
the
EU
debates
in
relation
to
economic
development,
but
also
to
the
security
and
defence
issues.
Moreover,
various
organizations
and
agencies,
research
institutes
and
experts
in
various
areas
are
proposing
resilience
analyses
as
being
the
most
appropriate
alternative
to
replace
other
key
concepts
in
designing
the
European
and
national
policies.
This
is
due
to
the
resilience
capacity
to
accommodate
the
multitude
of
factors
and
conditions
that
influence
long-
term
growth
and
development
in
a
systemic
approach.
After
the
recent
economic
crisis,
most
of
the
European
countries
did
not
manage
to
get
back
on
the
growth
path,
and
they
are
still
facing
a
sluggish
growth.
Understanding
the
factors
that
foster
/
undermine
economic
resilience
is
the key to a faster recovery.
Besides
the
economic
issues,
further
challenges
have
emerged,
testing
the
EU’s
cohesion.
The
refugee
crisis
forced
the
EU
to
deal
with
huge
refugee
inflows
escaping
conflict
in
their
country,
which
has
generated
internal
concerns
over
how
to
deal
best
with
resettling
people.
Soon
after,
the
Brexit
referendum
has
further
challenged
the
EU’s
internal
stability
and questioned the viability of the European project on the long-term.
Therefore,
faced
with
the
current
economic
crisis
affecting
the
European
economies,
and
considering
the
pitfalls
of
the
overall
integration
process
and
its
own
legitimacy,
the
Union
itself
must
become
not
only
’smarter’,
more
inclusive
and
more
sustainable,
but
also
more
resilient,
more
capable of reacting to different internal and external shocks.
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'We
welcome
both
theoretical
and
empirical
papers
which
could
fit
the
following themes:
•
The
relevance
of
the
resilience
concept
for
developing
EU
and
national policies
Research
themes:
Empirical
methods
for
assessing
the
resilience
capacity;
Developing
new
approaches
for
the
resilience
capacity
analysis;
Building
resilience
for
a
more
reacting
Europe;
East
vs.
West
–
a
spatial
approach
on
resilience;
the
normative
role
of
resilience
-
enclosing
resilience
on
policy
design;
How
can
resilience guide the action of the EU?
•
The resilience of EU actorness
Research
themes:
European
Neighbourhood
Policy,
Eastern
Partnership, EU- USA relations, EU – Russia relations, etc.
•
How can the EU kick / bust its sluggish economy?
Research
themes:
How
can
the
EU
boost
its
competitiveness?;
Reducing
the
administrative
burden
and
increase
the
EU
funds
effectiveness;
Reducing
the
young
population
unemployment
by
easing
their
transition
to
the
labour
market;
Reducing
the
Brexit
shock
spread
effects;
Fighting
for
the
free
trade
(signing
the
TTIP);
Reducing regional development gaps across the EU
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