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Research at the EUI

Interdisciplinary, international, innovative.

We ask fundamental questions about human society and investigate complex, real-world problems.

Intellectual creativity and debate thrive at the EUI through collaborative projects, workshops and webinars, conferences and outreach events, and summer schools and executive training.

Our research embraces interdisciplinary, comparative or contextual approaches, and many of our initiatives have a specifically European perspective.

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Latest publications

Updated 15 October 2024

EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world problems and fundamental questions about human society. Our repository holds refereed articles and books, reports and datasets.

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Policy brief

An uphill struggle: a long-term perspective on the European public goods debate

This paper analyses major discussions that have taken place since the beginning of European integration about increasing the EU’s fiscal capacity.

MOURLON-DRUOL, Emmanuel
2024

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An uphill struggle: a long-term perspective on the European public goods debate

Thesis

Reconfiguring the social contract: individual outcomes and welfare state evolution in post-industrial societies

This thesis investigates whether the post-war social contract still holds firm or if has it begun to fray at the edges, leaving certain groups disproportionately disadvantaged.

AUMAITRE BALADO, Ariane
2024

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Reconfiguring the social contract: individual outcomes and welfare state evolution in post-industrial societies

Book

Media pluralism in the digital era: legal, economic, social, and political lessons learnt from Europe

This book provides a comparative analysis of the evolvement of conditions and standards relevant for sustainable, free, and plural media and journalism in Europe in the last 10 years. 

BROGI, Elda; NENADIC, Iva; PARCU, Pier Luigi (editor/s)
2024

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Media pluralism in the digital era: legal, economic, social, and political lessons learnt from Europe

Article

Accountability protocols? On-chain dynamics in blockchain governance

This research offers insights into the broader implications of on-chain accountability for stakeholders across blockchain ecosystems.

NABBEN, Kelsie Ann
2024

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Accountability protocols? On-chain dynamics in blockchain governance

Book

Good judgment: the European Court of Justice as a context-conscious lawmaker

This book provides a compelling and intriguing examination of the ECJ and its shaping of a key tenet of EU law.

SADL, Urska
2024

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Good judgment: the European Court of Justice as a context-conscious lawmaker

Working paper

A cooperative governance for world economy: Emmy Freundlich at the International Economic Conference, 1927

This working paper explores the role of Emmy Freundlich in the 1927 International Economic Conference and her pioneering role in the cooperative movement, social democracy, and feminism.

BOSCARELLO, Samuel
2024

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A cooperative governance for world economy: Emmy Freundlich at the International Economic Conference, 1927

News

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Omar Barghouti and Revital Madar: Palestine, academia and ethical responsibility

In this interview, Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and Revital Madar, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the EUI, discuss the role universities have played in denying Palestinians’ fundamental rights and outline the path towards change.

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Drugs and the State

In this interview, EUI History researcher Marta Solino Fernandez tells us more about her research on the opium monopoly in Spanish colonial Philippines, and its relevance in understanding today’s drug policies.

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Research at the Robert Schuman Centre

We conduct basic and applied research to address real-world problems. The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies has 9 programmes on themes from energy regulation to migration, to media pluralism to global governance. See video playlists below.

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EUI’s Research Repository

Publications and research data produced by the EUI’s scholarly community include special thematic collections and over 3,000 EUI theses.

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EUI’s Research Blog – EUIdeas

Explore evidence-driven contributions from EUI scholars on a wide range social, political, legal, and economic issues. See special collections on Black History Month and on war in Ukraine.

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Interdisciplinary Research Clusters

Cross-campus interdisciplinary research that focuses on six interrelated themes of high societal interest: Democracy, Environment, Inequality, Digital Transformations, the Crisis of Expertise, and Finance and Society.

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Dean of Research

"The EUI hosts a world-class and international research community, and we strive to develop and nurture its full potential to bridge theoretical and applied research with the world of practice and policy."

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Research Support

We coordinate, systematise and broaden high-quality support for EUI faculty and researchers. Consult our pages for resources on the planning and grantseeking phase, collaboration across campus, or the reporting and dissemination of research results.

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Department research profiles

Excellent research is at the heart of all postgraduate training.
Explore the research profile of the EUI's four PhD-granting departments and discover how our work is shifting the knowledge frontier in the social sciences and informing policy worldwide.

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