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Indispensable leaders | Erik Jones

Are some leaders indispensable? Is Donald Trump the only one who can make America ‘great again’? Is Putin the saviour of Russia? In this Schuman Short, Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre, talks about ‘indispensable leadership’ and its effects on institutions.

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Andres Reiljan on affective polarisation: Causes, impacts and solutions

In this interview, Andres Reiljan, Max Weber Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre, discusses his research on affective polarisation, focusing on its causes, how it shapes political behaviour, its effects on democracy, and the differences between the United States and Europe.

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12 November 2024

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Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Beyond 2030

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About us

The Robert Schuman Centre is an inter-disciplinary research centre at the heart of the European University Institute (EUI). It was established in 1993 with the goal of developing cutting-edge, academic research and using that research to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders in the public and private sector.

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From energy regulation to migration, from media pluralism to banking and finance

Our nine research programmes address the key questions facing the European Union and its global role through both basic and policy-oriented research.

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Policy dialogue and training

A core objective of our mission is to engage actively with the world of practice through policy dialogue and executive training. We organise workshops, seminars and restricted roundtables, as well as executive training courses for academics and policy-makers. Some of our programmes have developed executive training courses in various niche areas, notably, banking and finance, regulation, media and communication and the judicial sphere.

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Video Highlights

Reflexive communities | Patrizia Nanz | Yves Mény Lecture 2024

Affective polarisation in US and European politics | Shanto Iyengar

The Schuman Centre Research Agenda - Erik Jones

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