EURINT 2019 | European Union’s structural challenges: the way forward
17-18 May, 2019
Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romania
•
EURINT proceedings
•
CES Working papers (11.3, 11.4)
Today’s global context brings about various insidious effects that weight heavily on EU’s security and stability. As such, over the
last decade EU has been confronted with multiple challenges (e.g economic crisis, migrants’ crisis, Ukraine crisis, etc) that have
become a key driver of uncertainty and have determined the European decision-makers to take very seriously the means and
ways to boost EU’s resilience when designing policies and strategies. Additionally, should we consider the neorealists’ warnings
about the shaking liberal world order, it becomes more imperative than ever for Europe to be prepared to face the future and
find a way forward on its own. Within this context, the EURINT Conferences Series aims to foster and provide a proper context
for mutual dialogue, joint knowledge and a better understanding of the challenges the EU faces in the current global context
marred unprecedented shocks and challenges.
Under the auspices of Romania’s Presidency of the European Union’s Council, the Centre for European Studies in cooperation
with European Institute of Romania organizes an international academic event which addresses those who show a genuine
interest in enhancing their research skills in European studies and in contributing to developing a transnational network of
contacts and cooperation. The event aims to transmit knowledge about EU’s opportunities and risks in today’s increasingly
volatile global context and to draw together scholars, popular experts, civil society activists and decision-makers to encourage
an exchange of views.
EURINT 2019 | European Union’s structural challenges: the way
forward
17-18 May, 2019
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.
Topics
'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
•
CES Working papers (11.3, 11.4)
•
EURINT proceedings
