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Introducing TEPSA member institutes

Table of contents

TEPSA Members ................................................................................................................................................ 1

Austria: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) .......................................................................................................... 1

Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University (NBU) ........................................................................................................ 1

Croatia: Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) .............................................. 2

Cyprus: Department European Studies and International Relations of the University of Nicosia

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Czech Republic: Institute of International Relations (IIR) ........................................................................... 4

Denmark: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) ....................................................................... 5

Estonia: Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EVI).............................................................................................. 6

Finland: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) ............................................................................. 6

France: Centre d’Etudes Européennes (CES Sciences Po) ............................................................................ 7

Germany: Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) .............................................................................................. 9

Greece: Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME) .................................................................. 10

Hungary: Institute for World Economics, Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (IWE-HAS)...................................................................................... 11

Iceland: Institute of International Affairs and the Centre for Small State Studies .......................... 12

Ireland: Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) ............................................................. 14

Italy: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) ........................................................................................................... 15

Latvia: Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) ............................................................................. 16

Lithuania: Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences, Vilnius University (IRPS)

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Luxembourg: Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Européennes Robert Schuman ........................... 18

Malta: Institute for European Studies, University of Malta....................................................................... 19

Netherlands: Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ ................................... 20

Norway: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) ................................................................ 21


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Poland: Foundation for European Studies – European Institute............................................................ 21

Portugal: Portuguese Institute of International Relations, New University of Lisbon (IPRI-UNL)

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Romania: Romanian Centre for European Policies (CRPE) ...................................................................... 24

Slovakia: Institute of European Studies and International Relations (IESIR)................................... 25

Slovenia: Centre of International Relations .................................................................................................... 26

Spain: Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos ........................................... 28

Sweden: Institute of International Affairs (SIIA-UI) .................................................................................... 29

Switzerland: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS Zürich) ................................. 30

Turkey: Centre for European Studies (CES.), Middle East Technical University ............................. 31

United Kingdom: Federal Trust for Education and Research .................................................................. 32

TEPSA Associate Members ......................................................................................................................... 32

Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) ............................................................................ 32

College of Europe ....................................................................................................................................................... 33

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) ................................................................................... 34

Montenegro: Faculty of Economics – University of Montenegro ........................................................... 35


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TEPSA Members

Austria: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS)

The Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)

is an independent research institute

covering the areas of Economics,

Political Science and Sociology. The

combination of basic academic research, applied research and policy advice under one roof

provides a unique combination positioning the IHS firmly at the crossroads of academia and

public policy. It was founded in 1963 by two emigrated scholars, the sociologist Paul F.

Lazarsfeld and the economist Oskar Morgenstern, with the financial support from the Ford

Foundation, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, and the City of Vienna, with the main

task to establish modern social sciences in Austria.

The IHS turned out to be highly successful: for more than 50 years it trains social scientists and

economists, provides policy input for public and private actors, and has become a benchmark for

academic research. Today, the IHS is the primary institution for postgraduate education and

research in economics and social sciences in Austria. Around 125 scientists cover topics ranging

from health care policy to labour market and employment policy, from higher education to

innovation policies, from European integration to energy policy, from industrial policy to

education etc. Top-ranking international scholars from around the world attend the Institute in

Vienna either as guest professors or visiting fellows. As a forum for discussion and debate, the

Institute frequently organises different types of meetings – lectures, seminars, and conferences.

The IHS’ work is made available in a wide range of publications, most of which are accessible on

its website. Press releases, working paper series, and policy briefs complement the publication

activities geared towards the highest ranking peer reviewed journals. The IHS participates in

leading networks ranging from the American Political Science Association (APSA), the European

Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), International Political Science Association (IPSA),

International Sociological Association (ISA), European Consortium for Sociological Research

(ECSR), European Sociological Association (ESA), ) and the European Network of Economic

Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI).

Director: Thomas Czypionka

Website: https://www.ihs.ac.at/

Twitter: @IHS_Vienna

Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University (NBU)

New Bulgarian University was established on 18

September 1991 with a resolution by Bulgarian

Parliament. The National Evaluation and Accreditation

Agency, which reviews Bulgaria’s higher education

teaching, granted NBU maximum accreditation in three

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consecutive accreditations in 2001, 2006 and 2012. Since 2004, NBU is an accredited partner of

the Open University UK. New Bulgarian University pioneered the introduction in Bulgaria of a

credit system, Professional Bachelor’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, distance and

continuing education. The list of NBU Honorary Doctors and Honorary Professors include

individuals of international renown such as Richard Rorty, Vera Mutafchieva, Julia Kristeva,

Jean-Pierre Vernant, Milcho Leviev, Robert Young, Raina Kabaivanska, Lord Ralf Darendorf,

Terry Eagleton, Geert Hofstede, Daniel Libeskind, Ennio Morricone etc.

The mission of New Bulgarian University is to be an autonomous liberal education institution

dedicated to the advancement of university education by offering accessible and affordable

opportunities for interdisciplinary and specialized education and research of high quality.

Bringing its academic potential to the service of society, the University prepares its graduates for

the challenges of modern democratic life cultivating critical and creative thinking, sensitivity to

cultural difference, and problem‐solving.

NBU provides a liberal arts education in which acquisition of knowledge and professional skills

is integrated with spiritual and ethical values.

NBU prepares graduates for opportunities in the business and professional world in the

following subject areas: Human Sciences and Humanities; Natural Sciences and Modern

Technologies; Arts.

Director (rector): Professor Plamen Bochkov, PhD

Website: http://www.nbu.bg/en

Twitter: @NBUSofia

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Croatia: Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO)

The fundamental mission of the Institute is developing

and disseminating theoretical, methodological and

technical knowledge and skills required for scientific

and professional interpretation and evaluation of

contemporary international relations which affect

various human activities and related developmental trends important for the Republic of

Croatia. Development tendencies are observed in the local, regional, European and global

context.

In its scientific and professional work, the Institute focuses on various forms of interconnections

between international relations and political, economic and socio-cultural development

tendencies. The focus of the research is defined in the Institute’s Development Strategy (2011-

2016) (only in Croatian).

The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) was founded by the

University of Zagreb and the Croatian Chamber of Commerce on 21 May 1963 as the Africa

Research Institute. Its research focus evolved from the study of post-colonial Africa, through the

developing countries of Asia and Latin America and finally towards the global development

processes. This was followed by changes in the research program and the name of the Institute.

The Institute changed its name in 1971 to the Institute for Developing Countries. The change of

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the Institute’s research focus and the underlying work program were reflected three more

times: in 1989 it changed its name to the Institute for Development and International Relations

(IRMO); in 1996 it changed its name to the Institute for International Relations (IRMO); and in

2013 it changed its name back to the Institute for Development and International Relations

(IRMO).

These changes corresponded with different developmental periods of the Institute. The first

focused on the study of post-colonial Africa, intense social and economic changes, and the

specific culture and civilization of the continent, previously poorly understood in our society.

The focus on the historical and structural changes that characterized a large number of newly

established and newly liberated countries widened the research interests in the second period

to all the developing countries. The globalization of development processes, networking and

regional integration all lead to increased interest in the processes of stronger international

interaction, particularly the European integration process. In the nineties, with the

establishment of the Republic of Croatia, research programmes focussed broadly on

international relations, European integration processes, the position of transitional post-

socialist countries and the global context marked by the issues of environmental sustainability,

security, trade, communication and cultural development.

Fifty years of scientific work of the Institute for Development and International Relations

reflects various development dynamics and fluctuating international connections worldwide.

The Institute’s research often preceded changes in the environment in which it operated. Most

research programs were, and still are, characterized by interdisciplinarity and research

flexibility. The independence of the individual research is respected and successful team work

and cooperation of national and international research teams is encouraged. The Institute is

proud of the successful teams and individuals, many of whom continued their careers at some of

the world’s most prestigious universities, in diplomacy, politics and entrepreneurship. IRMO’s

Head of Department for European Integration Visnja Samardzija is a member of the TEPSA

Board.

Director: Dr. Sanja Tišma

Website: http://www.irmo.hr/en/

Twitter: @irmo_hr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irmo.institut

Cyprus: Department European Studies and International Relations of the

University of Nicosia

The Cyprus Center for European and

International Affairs (formerly the Research

Center – Intercollege) has established itself

as a pioneering and innovative think-tank and research institution through the quality of its

work and its contribution to society and public debate in Cyprus and beyond. The Research

Center – Intercollege was founded in March 1993 as an independent, non-profit making

institution and was renamed Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs (CCEIA) in

September 2007 (following the universitization of Intercollege and its renaming as cceia of

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Nicosia). The Center seeks to advance academic and policy-oriented research and to contribute

to the study and analysis of important economic, political and social issues revolving around

Cyprus, the Eastern Mediterranean and the broader region, the EU and the international

environment. Particular emphasis has been placed on Cyprus-related issues, Greco-Turkish

relations, security and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the broader Middle East,

ethnic conflict, socio-economic issues and challenges, issues of governance, political economy

and European integration. Since its creation the Center has given particular attention to the

Cyprus problem and its different dimensions. The Center has undertaken research and also

organized symposia, conferences, roundtable discussions and seminars revolving around these

issues.

Director (rector): Professor Theophanous Andreas

Website: https://www.unic.ac.cy/IR

Czech Republic: Institute of International Relations (IIR)

The Institute of International Relations (IIR)

is an independent public research institution

which conducts scholarly research in the area

of international relations since 1957. Its

founder is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. IIR tries to form a link between

the academic world, the public and the international political practice. The main activities of the

Institute of International Relations comprise the following:

Basic and applied research of international relations, often in the framework of Czech, as

well as international, projects;

Publication activities in the form of periodicals (IIR periodicals include the monthly

magazine for the general public Mezinárodní Politika, the theoretical journal Mezinárodní

Vztahy and the scholarly peer-reviewed biannual review Perspectives, which is published

in English), articles in scholarly literature, and policy papers;

Organisation of scholarly events – national and international conferences, seminars,

roundtable discussions and presentations (more than sixty per year);

Cooperation with many governmental organisations and nongovernmental organisations

from the Czech Republic and abroad.

The services of the library, which has a specialised library fund that provides public

library and information services;

Doctoral studies, providing a common doctoral programme with the Metropolitan

University of Prague;

Educational activities and student internships for students from all over the world.

The IIR is the largest Czech research institution in the field of International Relations, European

Studies, Security Studies and Area Studies. Its mission is to contribute to European and

international IR research. In order to accomplish this goal, IIR builds on a robust body of basic

and theoretical research which is subsequently translated into applied research as well as policy

advising. IIR's fields of research include: European Integration, International Security,

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Development Studies, Territorial Studies (Central Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa,

North America, the Balkans), International Law and International Organisations, IR Theory and

Research Methodology.

Director: Doc. Mgr. Ing. Petr Kratochvíl, Ph.D.

Website: http://www.iir.cz/en/

Twitter: @IIR_Prague

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IIR.Prague

Denmark: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

The Danish Institute for International Studies

(DIIS) is an independent research institution

for international studies, financed primarily

by the Danish state. It carries out research

and analysis on a wide range of issues within the areas of globalisation, security and

development. Its researchers participate in national and international debates and academic

networks, and publish in high-ranking academic journals, always striving to excel in academic

scholarship. At the same time, they assess Denmark’s foreign and political situation and inform

the Danish media, politicians and the public about their work. DIIS has approximately 100

employees comprising both research and support staff. They have different academic

backgrounds, mostly in social studies, international development studies, military studies and

anthropology.

DIIS’s research areas are defined on the basis of what its researchers find to be current areas of

special interest, and in relation to the surrounding societal and political context. DIIS does basic

research, research-based consultancies and commissioned work. Commissioned policy work is

most often requested by the Danish Parliament, ministries, or other clients. DIIS also has a

special obligation to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, and thus carries out continual

educational and informative work on this subject.

Currently, DIIS is focusing on eight research areas: Natural resources and environment, Defence

and security, Foreign policy, Global economy, Migration, Global order, Development policy,

Peace and conflict. The unit on Foreign policy is focusing on selected issues of EU external

relations, such as development, trade, migration, defence and energy, Arab-Muslim world,

Eastern Europe, foreign policies of individual member states such as France, Germany, Italy, and

Denmark, and the way in which they intertwine with the EU level.

Director: Nanna Hvidt

Website: http://www.diis.dk/en

Twitter: @diisdk

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Estonia: Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EVI)

The Estonian Foreign Policy Institute

(Eesti Välispoliitika Instituut – EVI) was

founded in 2000 and has been a member

of TEPSA since 2003. It is an independent

think tank which is primarily funded by

the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Like institutions in Estonia generally, it is rather small,

consisting of four members of staff. The Founding Director of EVI was Prof. Andres Kasekamp

and as of 2013, the Executive Director is Prof. Lauri Mälksoo. Kasekamp remains responsible for

EVI’s interaction with TEPSA and its member institutes. EVI’s mission is to promote a deeper

understanding of international affairs and of Estonia’s role in a changing world by providing a

forum for informed discussion, analysis and debate.

European Union integration and enlargement have always been a particular focus. To this end,

EVI staff contributes to commentary to the media, arrange public lectures, organise seminars

and conferences, and participate in international research networks. In addition to fostering the

development of a global affairs constituency, EVI produces research utilised in foreign policy

decision making. To accomplish this, EVI co-operates closely with government bodies,

universities, and other research institutes in Estonia and abroad.

EVI’s core areas of competence and research interest are the following three broad areas:

Regional security, European Union integration and enlargement, and Developments in Russia.

EVI’s flagship publication has been its annual Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook (available

online). EVI has compiled studies for Estonian ministries and institutions as well as for the

European Parliament (as part of the TEPSA framework contract). EVI organises conferences,

seminars, and public lectures.

Director: Andres Kasekamp

Website: http://www.evi.ee/en/

Twitter: @Estonian_EVI

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EVI.Eesti

Finland: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

The Finnish Institute of International

Affairs is a Helsinki-based

independent research institute that

produces high level research to

support political decision-making and public debate both nationally and internationally. Its

three research programmes are:

The EU research programme (director Juha Jokela). The European Union research

programme focuses on the European External Action Service, EU's external

representation, Common Foreign and Security Policy, Common Security, Defence Policy,

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neighbourhood policy and energy security. The programme addresses the relations

between external and internal security by focusing on terrorism and radicalization as

well as related institutional development and decision-making.

The EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme (director Arkady

Moshes). The programme studies the Eastern European environment with a special

focus on Russia's domestic and foreign policy. In particular, the programme concentrates

on political developments in the region, the dynamics of policy-making: actors, networks

and shifts in interests and power. It also studies international relations in the EU's

eastern neighbourhood and the relationship between the region and the EU, especially

development of the EU’s Eastern Partnership with Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia,

Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The Global Security research programme (director Mika Aaltola). The Global Security

research programme approaches global security challenges within the framework of

broad security. The programme seeks to understand the global trajectories of security

that have significance for the European and Finnish security environments. The issues

approached include the prospects for global governance systems, changes in the major

power structure, significant factors in functional and regional security and insecurity,

global challenges, such as the climate change, the role of the transatlantic relationship in

world politics, and the different dimensions of the European security policy.

In addition, the Institute has several on-going projects which transcend the boundaries of the

research programmes. For instance, the Institute launched a peace mediation project in order to

enhance debate, research and awareness of peace mediation in Finland.

The Institute was established by the Parliament of Finland in its centennial plenum in June 2006

and the Parliament also provides the Institute’s basic funding. The Institute is autonomous in its

research activities and is governed by a nine-member Board, assisted by an Advisory Council

and a scientific advisory council. All FIIA publications can be downloaded from the institute’s

website free of charge. FIIA researcher Juha Jokela is a member of the TEPSA Board.

Director: Teija Tiilikainen

Website: http://www.fiia.fi/en/home/#tab1

Twitter: @FIIA_fi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upifiia

France: Centre d’Etudes Européennes (CES Sciences Po)

Sciences Po is the leading French research university in

political science, international relations and sociology,

according to the recently published QS rankings of

international universities by discipline. Sciences Po hosts

60 full-time professors, more than 200 researchers, 80

foreign professors invited each year and 400 academic partnerships with universities around

the world. It offers 7 graduate programmes. Based on a multi-disciplinary approach, it associates

and combines skills and know-how from the different social sciences.

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The Centre d’Etudes Européennes is a research centre which has been founded at Sciences Po in

2005 to fulfil three main missions: to develop research on European questions at Sciences Po; to

facilitate Sciences Po’s insertion in European research networks; to foster the European debate

on the future of Europe. It is currently bringing together 27 full-time researchers and professors,

about 40 PhD students, and a large number of research associates. The Centre’s researchers are

affiliated with four departments (political science, sociology, law and history), as well as with the

Paris School for International Affairs (PSIA).

Researchers at the CEE are closely involved in the teaching programmes at Sciences Po:

undergraduate, professional and research Masters and Ph.D. The CEE is more specifically

associated with the definition of teaching programs and the management of the Masters of

European Affairs and Urban Affairs, the Master in Comparative political sociology as well as PhD

programs in law and political science. The range of teaching covers the majority of field study in

political science and sociology: European studies, comparative politics, political sociology, policy

analysis as well as qualitative and quantitative methods.

The CEE’s scientific project, which combines basic and applied research, focuses on seven main

areas:

A cross-cutting approach to European studies which pairs traditional European studies

(institutions, integration, etc.) with analysis of the effects of European integration on

public policy, state structures, and societies;

The political institutionalization of environment and related issues, such as social

mobilizations, patterns of collective action, and regulations at multiple levels of

government;

Territorial aspects of migration, governance, urban and territorial policy issues, mobility,

movement and diversity management with special focus on large cities;

Political economy - analysis of political and economic interdependence with effort to

prevent instabilities, for example focusing on different forms of agency underpinning

contemporary political economy, transformations of capitalism, wealth accumulation

and illegal activities, conflicts and conflict solving mechanisms, the transformation of

individual behaviour, tensions and contradictions between democracies and markets.

Values, attitudes and political behaviour examined on different levels (individuals,

institutions, national political cultures), trends in Europe with special focus on five areas

-importance of non-political issues in voting, relationships to others, identities,

participation, distrust of elites;

Everyday political life, actions of an individual and public actions;

Institutions and political competition viewed by different theoretical approaches

(institutionalism, historical institutionalism, rational choice, etc.).

The Centre d’Etudes Européennes is a highly internationalised research centre with a growing

international dimension. First, the team has become increasingly multinational in recent years.

Second, most of the research includes an international and/or comparative dimension and is

carried out in partnership with foreign universities. Third, the CEE is hosting many programmes

funded by European institutions. Since 2005, the CEE hosted different European programmes

(International Training Network, collaborative programmes, ORA programmes, etc.). Moreover,

our team members regularly serve as visiting researchers at partner institutions, especially

through the many international networks the CEE is involved in, like the Theseus programme or

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The Centre d’Etudes Européennes is also strongly engaged in the development of applied

research dedicated to the French, European and international society. The CEE regularly

undertakes programmes that are publicly funded or implemented in partnership with public

authorities, producing knowledge that informs debates on societal issues and contributes to

public policy reform at both the European and national levels. Examples include the

recommendations that flowed from the Recwowe project: Reconciling Work and Welfare in

Europe, Zaki Laïdi’s participation in drafting the 2007-2008 white paper on European foreign

policy, and the Silicosis project recommendations.

Institutional partnerships have been developed, both with public and private entities and

covering a wide range of issues like energy policies, mobility policies or health care. CEE

researchers are also frequently commentators for the media. One of the most recent examples of

their participation to the public debate is the analysis of the 2014 European elections, both

during the campaign and after the results.

The Centre publishes prolifically in the form of monographs, collective works, manuals, and

articles. The CEE also edits a series of working papers, Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po, as

well as an E-Print collection that makes unpublished research papers publicly available.

Director: Frédéric Mion

Website: http://www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etudes-europeennes/

Twitter: @sciencespo

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Germany: Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP)

The Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) has

been active in the field of European integration

since its foundation in 1959. It is one of

Germany’s leading research institutes in the field

of foreign and European policy and a founding member of TEPSA. In all its activities, IEP takes

into consideration that the European Union is a complex construct of institutional collaboration

and communication and that the policy areas to be dealt with relating to the European Union are

diverse and offer a wide range of research topics and case studies to examine. The IEP is also a

founding member of the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and has been a

member of the European Movement Germany since 1962. The institute’s activities can be

characterised in a three pillar structure, namely “Research”, “Forum” and “Training”.

Research: In its research, IEP combines the discussion of current problems of European

integration with an analysis of medium-term trends and scenarios of European politics and

policies. It focuses on:

The future of the European Union (EU) including current reform debates, and long-term

trends of European integration;

German European policy and Germany‘s role within Europe;

Enlargement and the EU’s policy towards its Neighbourhood emphasising possibilities

and limitations of the EU to shape its relations with neighbouring countries and its

capacity to influence transformation processes in its neighbourhood;

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The Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy;

Energy and climate issues.

Activities include national and international seminars, conferences, fora, study groups and

public events (lectures and debates). For lunch debates, which take place on a regular basis,

experts and prominent guest speakers are invited to discuss current key issues with the general

public. Moreover, the IEP is involved in bilateral and multilateral fora, namely the “German-

Hungarian Forum”, the “German-Italian Discussion Forum”, the “Franco-German Dialogue”, the

“German-Nordic-Baltic Forum” and the “German-Romanian Forum”.

The results of IEP’s research and analysis are made available to its target groups and multipliers

(lecturers, professors, students, teachers of adult education, journalists, politicians,

administration, NGOs) by various publications of periodicals, single- and multi-author books,

internet publications, policy papers and a frequently published newsletter. Integration is a

quarterly journal which offers an interdisciplinary theory-based and policy-related forum for

current issues of European integration. The Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration annually

documents and evaluates the European integration process since 1980. Also the series

Europäische Schriften contributes to the discussion of current issues in the field of European

integration.

IEP’s training activities aim at the active participation in European affairs. The principal focus

lies on the cooperation with countries from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European

Europe. IEP offers trainings on administrative reform and EU approximation as well as the

implementation of EU-acquis in candidate countries. Complementary to the training programs

the IEP is involved in study programs, which offer Master courses for young professionals,

special training programs for senior officials, diplomatic services, NGOs and civil society.

FIIA Deputy Director Katrin Böttger is a member of the TEPSA Board.

Director: Prof. Dr. Mathias Jopp

Website: http://iep-berlin.de/en/

Twitter: @IEP_Berlin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IEP.Berlin

Greece: Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME)

The Greek Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME in its Greek

acronym) was founded in 1980 by a group of academics, legal

practitioners, economists and social scientists. EKEME was founded and

operates as a non-profit institution, independent of any political or state

affiliation. It does not benefit of any regular subsidy, but is been financed

by its members and through participation to programs and initiatives

sponsored by national and EU sources. EKEME has worked to shed light

on several aspects of Greece’s membership to the EC/EU and to the

integration process, with facts, with studies, research programs and through participation to

transnational research ventures. EKEME is the Greek member of the Trans-European Policy

Studies Association (TEPSA). EKEME brings together the research experience and analytical

capacity of a wide range of disciplines, especially economics, law, political science, sociology, as

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well as European and international relations. It has participated and is presently engaged in

multi-disciplinary research programmes that allow for policy proposals in fields of current

interest for Greece’s membership to the EU and European integration at large.

In May 2011, EKEME has co-organised with TEPSA and ECEFIL a conference on the topic “After

the Crisis: Adjustment in Greece and the Eurozone” in Brussels at the EP building with the

support of its many Greek MEPs.

The results of EKEME’s work are widely disseminated through its up-to-date mailing list or via

its website.

Director: Nikos Frangakis

Website: http://www.ekeme.gr/html/index.php?newlang=english

Hungary: Institute for World Economics, Research Centre for Economic and

Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (IWE-HAS)

As a member institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the

Institute for World Economics (IWE) was established in 1973 on the

basis of a research group dealing with problems of developing

countries since the mid-sixties. From the very beginning, the basic research philosophy of the

Institute consisted of:

Combining theoretical research with policy-oriented analysis and advice,

Creating a balance between global, European and regional research,

Analysing Hungarian economic policy options in the context of relevant global, European

and regional development trends,

Focusing on macroeconomic approach but not ignoring key microeconomic experience,

Interdisciplinary approach by including into economic analysis historical, political, social

and institutional factors influencing both research initiatives and policy-oriented

recommendations,

Establishment of and strong involvement into the international network of economic

research institutes.

Originally, the Institute’s organisational structure was based on three pillars: socialist

economies, capitalist economies (mainly OECD members) and developing economies. From the

early 1980s, outstanding attention was paid to the comparative analysis of Central and Eastern

European economic developments, to the ongoing economic convergence between East and

West and, particularly, to the investigation of key trends in the process of (Western) European

integration. Following the systemic change in 1989-1990, the emphasis of research shifted to the

comparative survey of economic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe and to Hungary’s

preparation for accession negotiations with the European Union. Finally, after 2000, preparation

for and experience with full-fledged membership in the EU, as well as new global economic

developments, including the character, management and consequences of the global financial

and economic crisis represented the key orientation of theoretical and policy-oriented research

activities.

As a result of the reorganisation of the academic research structure, since 2012 the Institute has

become member of the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies. The current structure of

research is organised in three main research groups.

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The research group on European integration deals with crisis management, role of the

Euro, the EU’s trade policy, regional convergence, EU-budget, experience with

membership of the new member countries, different growth patterns with special regard

to export-oriented path of development, welfare economies.

The research group on development economics pays special attention to emerging

countries, successful and failed catching-up efforts, integration of developing countries

into the global economic and institutional structures, global problems of the developing

world, including food security and energy issues, as well as Hungary’s bilateral

cooperation possibilities with selected developing/emerging economies. Special

emphasis is laid on Russia, China, post-Soviet countries and selected emerging

economies.

The research group on economics of globalisation investigates shifts in the global

economic landscape, the role of transnational companies, developments of the

international financial markets and institutions, global labour market trends of

employment and migration, economic security issues as well as the role of institutions in

multilateral cooperation.

The Institute has different publication forums (books, research paper series, blogs), both in

Hungarian and English. Intensive involvement in international activities includes international

organisations, the TEPSA network, regional cooperation mainly with EU-related institutes

(mainly Germany, Austria, Ireland, Brussels-based think tanks) and Central and Eastern

European research centres (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Estonia), as well as bilateral academic and non-academic relations with several post-

Soviet countries, China, Vietnam.

IWE researcher András Inotai is a member of the TEPSA Board.

Director: Miklós Szanyi D.Sc.

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Iceland: Institute of International Affairs and the Centre for Small State Studies

The Institute of International Affairs

(IIA) at the University of Iceland is a

research, instruction and service

institute. The Centre for Small State Studies (CSSS) and the Centre for Arctic Policy Studies

(CAPS) are run under the auspices of the Institute. The Institute of International Affairs was

established in 1990 but was expanded and re-structured with the creation of the Centre for

Small State Studies in 2001. The Centre for Arctic Policy Studies was launched in March 2013.

The Institute and the Centres are supervised by a joint Steering Board. All three are housed

within the University of Iceland's School of Social Sciences but with close links to the School of

Humanities. In 2013 the Centre for Small State Studies became a Jean Monnet Centre of

Excellence, the first of its kind in Iceland.

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The role of the Institute of International Affairs (IIA) is to provide education, promote research,

and carry out service projects in the field of international relations. It aspires to serve both

academic and professional needs and stimulate general discussion on subjects relating to

international affairs. To this end, the Institute plans and carries out research on various subjects

and hosts conferences, seminars, and lectures concerning international affairs. It offers various

services to both the private and public sector, conducting surveys, writing reports, and carrying

out research on a range of topics. It publishes books and papers on international relations and

Icelandic foreign affairs.

International cooperation and interdisciplinary discussions are important factors in the work of

the IIA. Over one hundred scholars with various types of expertise participate in the work of the

IIA, CAPS and the CSSS, and the institutes have ties to a number of foreign research bodies. The

IIA is a forum for dialogue between the academic community, the private sector, and public

service in the area of international relations.

The Centre for Small State Studies (CSSS) aims to encourage research and education on the

subject of small states. It has established itself as one of the leading research centres in the world

focusing on this theme. CSSS has received several grants from the European Union, the Nordic

Council, and the Nordic-Baltic Council. It has also received support from both private and public

enterprises in Iceland. In 2013 the CSSS was awarded a prestigious Centre of Excellence grant

from the EU and will thus become a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, the first of its kind in

Iceland. Since 2003, the CSSS has run an annual summer school on Small States and European

Integration. The course runs for two weeks and is open to both Icelandic and international

students. The Summer School is a joint project of several universities in Europe and is sponsored

by the EU’s Erasmus program.

The Centre runs two reviewed publications series offering occasional papers as well as working

papers, available in print and online. The Centre has also published books on various related

topics. The CSSS organises seminars and lectures in Iceland and at international conferences.

The Centre for Arctic Policy Studies (CAPS) is a forum for interdisciplinary collaboration in the

field of Arctic research with an emphasis on the role and policies of states and institutions, non-

state and corporate actors, and broader aspects of governance, culture and society in the Arctic

and High North. The CAPS was launched in March 2013 at the high-level international seminar in

Reykjavík: The Trans Arctic Agenda: Challenges of Development, Security, Cooperation. The

CAPS organises conferences, seminars and lectures on Arctic issues as well as supporting

learning in this important field of study. The Centre also publishes books and runs two

publication series, offering occasional papers as well as working papers, available in hard copy

and online. The CAPS aims to increase collaboration between the private and public sectors and

the academic community. Through its knowledge production the Centre seeks to inform societal,

cultural and environmental development as well as transnational communication in the High

North. Among projects managed by the CAPS is a new joint West Nordic master’s programme. It

aims to provide specific knowledge of the High North combined with abilities to manage and link

present day issues and past developments with the major themes of debate on societal

challenges.

The IIA has published numerous books and papers on international relations and Icelandic

foreign affairs. Among them are books on the subject of the viability for Iceland of entering the

EU, international politics at the beginning of the 21st Century and the departure of the US forces

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of research that may still be in progress. The Centre for Arctic Policy Studies also runs two

reviewed publication series: occasional papers and working papers.

Director: Pia Hansson

Website: http://ams.hi.is/en/

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Ireland: Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA)

The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) was founded in 1991

and is Ireland’s leading think tank on European and international affairs. Its

extensive research programme aims to provide IIEA members with high-level

analysis and forecasts of the challenges on the global and EU policy agendas. It

acts as a catalyst for new thinking, new solutions and policy options. IIEA

provides a forum for dialogue between its members on EU and international

developments and their implications for Ireland and Europe. The aim of IIEA is

to evaluate and foster debate on strategic policy options, to exchange views across sectoral,

occupational and professional boundaries, and so to add a new dimension to the development of

national policy. IIEA directs its information and analysis towards policymakers in government,

business, industry, the civil service, the diplomatic corps, the legal professions, social and

voluntary organisations, trade unions, the media and academia.

The research work of IIEA is organised in thematic working groups. Flagship groups include: the

Future of Europe; Economics and Finance; Economic Governance, Economists, Energy Policy,

Enlargement, ENP, Development Policy, Banking Union, Euro crisis, Digital Future; Justice and

Home Affairs; Climate and Environment; Foreign Policy, Security and Defence Policy; Wider

Europe; Balkans group, country specific groups on China, France, Germany, the UK and the US.

The groups meet frequently and generate a wide range of publications including reports, books,

occasional papers, newsletters, briefing notes, and pamphlets, all of which are made available

online.

IIEA holds more than 100 events per year at which thought leaders outline their vision of key

issues that affect European citizens. This extensive programme of events includes keynote

addresses, conferences, seminars, confidential briefings, and roundtable discussions.

In addition to its high-calibre events schedule, the IIEA has an innovative website combining

video and audio recordings of events with blogs, publications, infographics, animations, and

short video interviews. It has users across all EU member states.

In addition to the work programme undertaken in Ireland, the IIEA has an active branch in

Brussels which acts as a network for Irish professionals and policy-makers in the EU and which

develops its own initiatives.

In 2012, IIEA hosted a Pre-Presidency Conference in Dublin Castle in conjunction with TEPSA.

Attended by over 400 delegates, and including four Senior Government Ministers amongst

speakers, the conference focused on Ireland’s Presidency Priorities, the Future of the Union, the

digital/energy interface, economic governance and EMU, and EU Foreign Policy.

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Twitter: @iiea

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Italy: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

An Italian non-profit organisation, the Istituto Affari

Internazionali (IAI) (English: Institute of International

Affairs) was founded in 1965 by Altiero Spinelli, its first

director, thanks to joint contributions from the

Fondazione Olivetti, the cultural and political association

Il Mulino and the Nord e Sud Research Centre, as well as to substantial support from the Ford

Foundation. Spinelli took North American and British think tanks as a model: he created a

flexible private organisation, distinct from university institutes and governmental or ministerial

research centres, yet capable of interacting and cooperating with the government, the public

administration, national economic actors and foreign academic centres. These are still IAI’s

outstanding features today. In 1991 the Institute moved to Palazzo Rondinini, an elegant

eighteenth century building in the heart of Rome. Many of the activities organised by the

Institute take place in its Baroque ceremonial rooms.

The Institute's main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international

politics through studies, research, meetings and publications, with the aim of increasing the

opportunities of all countries to move in the direction of supranational organisation, democratic

freedom and social justice (IAI Bylaws, Article 1). Research focuses on the following thematic

areas:

European Union;

EU’s global role;

International political economy;

Asia;

Energy;

Turkey & Neighbourhood

Security and defence;

Transatlantic relations;

The Mediterranean and the Middle East;

Italian foreign policy.

The research staff is made up of nearly 30 researchers, including 10 area or project directors.

Most of the research projects are carried out together with other institutes with similar

characteristics. The Institute is an active participant in – and has sometimes even been a

promoter of – important transnational research networks: EuroMeSCo (EuroMediterranean

Study Commission), ISN (International Relations And Security Network), EINIRAS (European

Working Group on Information and Documentation in International Relations and Area Studies),

TEPSA (Trans European Policy Studies Association), Transatlantic Editors' Forum.

Publications of IAI include:

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The International Spectator, a peer reviewed English-language foreign policy quarterly,

published since 2007 by Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)

IAI Quaderni, a series of brief monographs on problems of international affairs in either

Italian or English

La politica estera dell’Italia, a yearbook on Italy’s foreign policy and international affairs,

published by Il Mulino

AffarInternazionali, an Italian language webzine on politics, strategy and economics

In addition, the IAI manages three websites: IAI’s official website; the website of the webzine

Affarinternazionali, and a website dedicated to the role of the European Union in the United

Nations.

IAI Executive Vice-President Gianni Bonvicini is a member of the TEPSA Board.

Director: Ettore Greco

Website: http://www.iai.it/en

Twitter: @IAIonline

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Latvia: Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA)

The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) was

established in 1992 as a non-profit foundation charged with

the task of providing Latvia's decision-makers, experts, and

the wider public with analysis, recommendations, and

information about international developments, regional

security issues, and foreign policy. It is the oldest and one of

the most well-known and internationally recognised

Latvian think tanks, and is especially notable as the leading think tank that specialises in

international affairs. LIIA’s main activities include conducting research, publishing books and

working papers, and providing regular opinions on the latest international issues. The Institute

organises lectures, seminars and conferences related to international affairs.

It cooperates with government institutions to provide up-to-date independent analysis on global

political matters. LIIA’s fellows regularly take part in national and international conferences,

provide academic courses and guest lectures to university students, and contribute to media

reports. The Institute has recently been focusing on research themes such as: Latvian foreign

policy; transatlantic relations; European Union policies, including its neighbourhood policy and

Eastern Partnership; Multilateral and bilateral relations with Russia. LIIA has also devoted

thorough attention to various aspects of energy security and policies, such as EU energy policy,

EU-Russia energy dialogue, national and regional (Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic Sea

region, the post-Soviet space) energy interaction, and regional relations. Over the past two

decades LIIA has published over 60 books and reports and contributed to an even greater

number of analyses produced by partner institutions.

LIIA currently unites almost 20 researchers and associate fellows and continues expanding. The

analysts are based in different parts of the world, with wide academic and practical expertise not

only on the abovementioned issues but also in such spheres as civil society, international

economic issues, international security, civil-military cooperation, legal issues, and more. The

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Institute also welcomes guest contributions on important and relevant topics from political and

academic spheres.

Since its establishment 20 years ago, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs has cooperated

with a number of institutions that have provided scholarly, financial and technical support for

various projects implemented by the Institute. Among these are the Friedrich Ebert Foundation,

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, the Latvian Transatlantic Organization,

the Centre for East European Policy Studies, the Soros Foundation – Latvia, the Ministry of

Defence of the Republic of Latvia, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the Konrad

Adenauer Foundation, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Embassy of Norway in Latvia, and the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Similarly, the LIIA has actively engaged with its counterparts

in Europe and worldwide within various international scientific frameworks, most notably

TEPSA. After acquiring a basic operating grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Latvia and adopting a more proactive development strategy, the LIIA is currently

intensifying its activities. The Institute is interested in a variety of international partnerships

and joint projects; it welcomes, upon mutual agreement, visiting lectures, interns, and guest

opinions.

Director: Andris Sprūds

Website: http://liia.lv/en/

Twitter: @LIIA_LV

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Lithuania: Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences, Vilnius

University (IRPS)

The Institute of International Relations and

Political Science is an academic institution

specialising in social and political sciences, which

holds a faculty status at Vilnius University. IIRPS

has been present in the academic and political life of Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic

region since its establishment in 1992. Interconnection with the government institutions and its

wide range of acknowledged experts, modern teaching techniques concentrated on developing

critical thinking, professionally carried out researches and carefully developed partnership with

Universities and think tanks across the world give the Institute a status of noted academic

institution and think tank.

IIRPS offers three-level study programmes: a BA programme in Political Science and six MA

Master Programmes (International Relations and Diplomacy, European Studies, Comparative

Politics, Public Policy Analysis, Politics and Media, Eastern European and Russian Studies, , the

latter delivered in English), as well as full time and external PhD studies.

Relevance of research problems, originality of solutions and interdisciplinarity are the main

principles of IIRPS research. The main research themes include:

Challenges to Democracy in Post-Communist World;

Changes in International Politics, Research methods and Lithuanian Foreign Policy

Political Transformations in Eastern Europe;

Development of EU after Lisbon;

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Public Policy Process and Development of Public Administration after the EU

Enlargement.

The Institute is proud to have gathered together a number of prominent experts on national,

European and international politics who are renowned for their competent and original public

commentaries, expert knowledge and professional experience. The experts conduct both critical

analysis of contemporary social science issues, political philosophy, international relations, and

policy oriented research. They have contributed extensively to the analysis of Lithuania’s

accession into the EU and NATO and its role in these organisations and other international

structures, country’s relationships with its neighbours in the region, including Nordic-Baltic

countries, Poland, as well as Eastern partners. IIRPS took an active part in Lithuania’s 2013 EU

Presidency process.

Director: Prof. dr. Ramūnas Vilpišauskas

Website: http://www.tspmi.vu.lt/en/

Twitter: @VU_LT

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Luxembourg: Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Européennes Robert Schuman

The Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Européennes Robert Schuman

(CERE) is an independent public research institution which has been

conducting scholarly research in the area of international relations

and European integration history since 1990. The seat of the CERE is

the birthplace of Robert Schuman, the founding father of the European Coal and Steal

Community (ECSC). The Luxembourg Prime Minister himself, with the support of national

researchers, initiated the creation of the CERE as an independent research institution. Since

2013 the institute has closely been connected with the Ministry of Higher Education and

Research.

The CERE tries to form a link between the academic and the public world and the realm of

international political practice. First of all, the CERE tries:

To promote knowledge of European integration history and politics;

To facilitate the publication of research results in the field of European integration

history and European politics;

To implement cooperation with different European political research institutes on an

international level;

To organise colloquia, workshops and training sessions for researchers, students and

journalists with experts from politics, justice, economy, administration and the

academia:

To advise the government on any question related to international relations and

European integration.

The main activities of the CERE Robert Schuman are the following. First, the CERE organises

lectures, seminars and conferences related to international affairs. Secondly, it cooperates with

government institutions to provide up-to-date independent analysis on global political matters.

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In addition, it organises scholarly events such as national and international conferences,

seminars, roundtable discussions and presentations. Finally, it cooperates with many

governmental and non-governmental organisations from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and

abroad.

The CERE library has been integrated into the National public library system BibNet. The CERE

library provides public library and information services. The CERE develops educational

activities and training activities for students, teachers and journalists. A special training

programme is devoted to journalists from Turkey and the Balkan region. In cooperation with

other European and national institutions the CERE is active in the dissemination of knowledge

on European integration.

The history department of the CERE focuses its research efforts on the historical development of

the European steel policy. Furthermore, it biennially publishes the Journal of European

Integration History, together with the Groupe de Liaison des Historiens auprès de la Commission

Européenne. The European policy department concentrates its research on Luxembourg’s role

in the European integration process. It cooperates with various research institutions in the field

of International Relations, European Studies and Security Studies. Its mission is to contribute to

the European and international relations research. Thus, it is involved in various projects with

networks like Notre Europe Jacques Delors, Building Bridges of the IFRI or TEPSA.

The CERE has also contributed regularly to various TEPSA projects such as EU Watch or the

organisation of the June 2015 TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference.

Director (ad interim): Dr. Rainer Klump

Website: http://www.cere.public.lu/fr/index.html

Malta: Institute for European Studies, University of Malta

The Institute for European Studies is a multi-disciplinary

teaching and research institute within the University of

Malta. It runs an evening Diploma course, as well as full-

time courses leading to the Bachelor of European Studies

degree and to qualifications at MA and PhD level. Each year Maltese and international students

enrol in its degree programmes, and through the ERASMUS Programme it offers a number of

student and staff exchanges with universities and institutions of higher learning abroad. All of

the Institute's courses are fully in line with Bologna Process guidelines.

Founded in 1991 as the European Documentation and Research Centre (EDRC), the Institute was

granted the status of a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in 2004. The Institute is engaged in

various research and publication activities in European Integration Studies and is a member of

the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), EPERN (European Parties Elections and

Referendums Network), EADI (the European Association of Development Research and Training

Institutes), PADEMIA (the Erasmus Academic Network on Parliamentary Democracy in Europe),

the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), and the two Euro-Mediterranean

networks, EuroMeSCo (the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission) and FEMISE. The Institute is

also a member of the Council for European Studies (hosted at Columbia University). The

research interests of its staff include comparative politics and history of the European Union

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(EU); EU institutions; EU external relations and enlargement; small states in the EU; Malta in the

EU; Euro-Mediterranean Relations; Stability and Growth Pact; Economic Governance of the Euro

Area; Europe 2020; EU development policies and climate change.

Director: Prof. Roderick Pace

Website: http://www.um.edu.mt/europeanstudies

Twitter: @uomeurostuds

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Netherlands: Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’

The Netherlands Institute of International

Relations (‘Clingendael’) is a think tank and

diplomatic training institute situated in The

Hague. Clingendael’s location – in a park with all the ministries at a short distance – is well

chosen to support international exchange and facilitate interactions between practitioners,

academia and media. Clingendael covers research on a wide range of issues in international

relations including an Asian Studies Programme, an International Energy Programme, and

Diplomatic Studies and Security and Conflict Studies. The Clingendael European Studies

Programme (CESP) consists of ten researchers and trainers and works closely together with the

other Clingendael Programmes. Its main objective is to contextualise current EU developments

in longer term trends.

The research addresses a wide range of topics. The areas of expertise within CESP include: EU’s

external relations; European governance and better regulation; Justice and Home Affairs,

asylum, migration and external borders; EU Climate Policy; EU Institutions; EU Budget; EU

Agencies; Internal Market;EU Energy Policy; Negotiation and international culture.

Clingendael’s work involves consultancy projects, academic publications and training. In

addition, it operates in the media. It is important for Clingendael’s work work to be well

connected to policy makers and experts in the field and to organise seminars and public debates.

Clingendael’s events range from organising international workshops on particular topics for

senior policy makers to debates with M(E)P’s for the wider public and high level conferences for

all types of players. Moreover, Clingendael provides training programmes for different types of

organisations and audiences.

Director: Monika Sie Dhian Ho

Website: http://www.clingendael.nl/

Twitter: @clingendael83

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Norway: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

(NUPI) is a leading centre for research on

international issues in areas of particular

relevance to Norwegian foreign policy. NUPI

communicates research-based insights to the

Norwegian public as well as to wider international audiences, and is committed to excellence,

relevance and credibility in all our work. NUPI has three main pillars of research and expertise:

war and peace, economy and development, and diplomacy and global governance.

The war and peace pillar covers traditional security, defence policy, peace operations, terrorism,

political risk and conflict resolution. The economy and development pillar focuses on variety of

issues such as energy, human rights, trade, international economics and developmental issues.

Diplomacy and global governance pillar covers the multilateral system, Norwegian foreign

policy, regional organisations and how diplomacy as an institution works and evolves, as well as

humanitarian issues.

NUPI undertakes basic as well as applied research and advisory services, always striving for

sound, theory-informed foundations in its work. A central principle is interdisciplinary

collaboration, within the institute and with other institutions in Norway and abroad.

NUPI aims to be relevant both for professionals in international politics and for the general

public in Norway. NUPI’s researchers participate actively in the public debate in their fields of

expertise and make frequent appearances in the media. International scholars from around the

world attend the Institute as guest researchers or visiting fellows. NUPI is an important forum

for discussion and debate in Norway and internationally, and organises frequent meetings and

events – lectures, seminars, and conferences. All NUPI’s work is made available in a wide range

of publications, most of which are accessible on NUPI’s website.

NUPI was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 1959. The institute is a state body under

the Ministry of Education and Research, but operates independently as a non-political institution

in all its professional activities. Main sources of funding for research at NUPI are the Research

Council of Norway, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Ministry of

Defence. Support also comes from private companies and international funding sources, such as

the EU. NUPI’s Director is professor Ulf Sverdrup, and the Chair of the Board is Kate Hansen

Bundt.

Director: Ulf Sverdrup

Website: http://www.nupi.no/en/

Twitter: @nupinytt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nupinytt

Poland: Foundation for European Studies – European Institute

The European Institute in Łódź was established as a non-

profit Foundation in 1993. Eighteen years is a long time

for an institution which - because of its statutory

objectives - could be established only in the 3rd Republic

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of Poland, when the country regained its full sovereignty and an opportunity emerged to open it

up to the unifying Europe. The Institute’s history is thus linked to Poland’s opening up and

getting closer to European structures and its creation was aimed at supporting the process by

delivering statutory tasks, such as: research, training, education, publications, dissemination of

information and promotion of European ideas. Objectives identified for the Institute by its

founders were positively recognised by Łódź city authorities, which translated into a decision to

make available for the Institute first the former villa of Robert Schweikert, the present seat of

the Institute, and then the former seat of Regional Board of Solidarity Trade Union of the Łódź

Region, currently the Alcide de Gasperi Training and Conference Centre.

The European Institute became the first institution dealing with EU issues in Central and Eastern

European Countries. Its original characteristic is a multi-dimension and multidisciplinary

research, teaching, publishing (over 100 volumes within 4 series of books, studies, manuals and

readings), networking, training and dissemination. The first years of the Institute’s research

were devoted mainly to:

The concept of Poland's participation in European integration (in terms of economy, law,

culture, institutional and social aspects);

Comparative analysis of earlier enlargements and integration experiences of member

states (especially in areas like institutional aspects of European issues in domestic

systems of public governance, economic effects of the membership, implementation of

Community law into member states legislation, social communication on integration

issues and social costs of adjustments to acquis communautaire);

Reflection on the future shape of the EU;

The future place of the EU in the global system;

The role of citizens in integration processes;

Evaluation of needs in training human resources for the accession and future

membership.

Based on its own research, between 1993 and 2004 the Institute delivered expert opinions for

the Polish government and for the parliament. Amongst the particularly important and key

works resulting from research conducted by the Institute and cooperating experts were: the

effects of Customs Union and those of including Poland into the EU Single Market; the European

concepts of security - the Mediterranean and Baltic perspectives; Social communication and

information on European issues in Poland; the methodology of transposing Community law to

national legislation in the framework of the Single Market; the economy and security as key

elements of the EU enlargement in Central and Eastern Europe; the role of universities and

human resources in the process of European integration; Academic education in the field of

European integration; Consequences of Poland's membership in WTO in the context of future

membership of Poland in the EU.

On top of that, together with other centres, the Institute was active in shaping and developing

the Polish "White Paper: Poland - European Union". This document comprised the cost and

benefit analysis in the context of Poland's membership in the EU in three dimensions, i.e.

economy, law and science and technology. In 1995 the Institute contributed to a study for the

European Parliament delivering an analysis of preparations of Central and East European

Countries for EU membership. At the same time, along with foreign partners from TEPSA the

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comparative reports (Enlargement/Agenda 2000 Watch). In parallel, researchers from the

Institute contributed to a report commissioned by the World Bank "Winners and Losers of the

EU Integration in the Central European Candidate Countries". Poland's membership in the

European Union enabled the Institute to get involved into European networks and to benefit

from EU funding as well as from the 5th and 6th Framework Programmes (“ADAPT” Project,

"EU- CONSENT" Project, Jean Monnet/ECSA Project, TEPSA network, EuroMeSCo network and

LISOBOAN).

Portugal: Portuguese Institute of International Relations, New University of

Lisbon (IPRI-UNL)

On 22 December 2012 the General

Assembly of TEPSA has unanimously

voted in favour of the inclusion of a

new TEPSA member: the Portuguese Institute of International Relations, New University of

Lisbon (IPRI-UNL). IPRI is an academic research institute founded in 2003 by the New

University of Lisbon, the LusoAmerican Foundation for Development (FLAD) and the Orient

Foundation (Fundação Oriente), with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCG).

It is home to various researchers specialising in political science, international relations,

contemporary history, comparative politics, diplomacy and economics. It has been recognised as

a Public Utility Institution since 1 October 2010 (Diário da República 203, 2nd Series, Part C, of

19 October 2010) for services rendered to the community in the field of culture, through the

promotion of academic research in international relations within a multidisciplinary framework.

During its first years of activity, the IPRI-UNL concentrated its academic work exclusively on

international relations, developing a line of research in that field. However, given the eminently

multi-disciplinary nature of the field, the academic work has demonstrated the theoretical need

for and relevance of a broadening of the academic areas covered by the Institute to include

political science. IPRI is organized according to three Research Groups and one Thematic Line.

The Research Groups – i) Globalization and Regionalism, ii) Democracy and Governance and iii)

Strategic Foresight and Planning – are essentially discipline-oriented, corresponding to the

Institute's main disciplinary areas, and representing the ongoing work in research, teaching and

knowledge transfer. The Thematic Line – European Union: overcoming the crisis and future

challenges – on the contrary, is issue-oriented, receiving the contribution of the three Research

Groups and represents the strategic priority elected by the Institute for the next six years. The

Thematic Line constitutes the answer and the contribution of the Institute, in its area of

expertise, to the challenges faced by contemporary societies as formulated by the EU's Horizon

2020 Programme.

Within the framework of developing its academic activities, IPRI-UNL has traced three basic

goals: first, to promote academic research in the fields of political science and international

relations from an inter-disciplinary perspective and in accordance with international

benchmarking standards; second, to support the training of doctoral and post-doctoral

researchers in political science and international relations, and to integrate them into

international networks; third, to develop not just theoretical work, but also applied research

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internationalisation of Portuguese society. With this in mind, five strategic priorities were

laid out:

1. The development of lines of academic research: through research projects organised

into two Research Groups - one working on political science and the other on

international relations;

2. The training of researchers: the IPRI-UNL operates as a host and support institution

for researchers who are undertaking their doctorate or post-doctoral studies in the

fields covered by the Institute;

3. The establishment of a reference and documentation centre:the creation of a

regularly updated specialised information and documentation centre, integrated into

Portuguese and international cooperation networks, to serve the research needs of

the IPRI-UNL as well as the general public;

4. The development of an editorial line: the publication of the results of the Institute's

research projects and other academic activities at different levels and using different

forms of dissemination - including books, the Relações Internacionais (R:I) Journal, a

Newsletter, Working Papers, Occasional Papers and the Institute's website;

5. The promotion of scholarly debate in political science and international relations:

through the organisation of courses, workshops, colloquia and conferences on the

areas covered by the Institute and other topical issues of interest and relevance to

the community.

Director: Nuno Severiano Teixeira

Website: http://www.ipri.pt/index.php/en/

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Romania: Romanian Centre for European Policies (CRPE)

The Romanian Centre for European Policies joined

the TEPSA network in October 2013. CRPE is a think-

tank established in 2009 by a group of experts bound

by the shared objective of supporting Romania’s role

in Europe and the European Union in one of the

newest democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. CRPE’s mission is to promote Romania as a

coherent and influential actor in setting EU agendas and designing EU policies, as well as the

continuation of Romania’s Europeanisation, through efficient governance, research and public

debates focused on EU’s policies. CRPE has become one of the leading Romanian think-tanks,

specialised in European Affairs with a specific focus on justice and anticorruption policies,

foreign policy and Eastern enlargement (Eastern Partnership with a special focus on the

Republic of Moldova – strategic partner for Romania’s development assistance), the EU’s

Common Agricultural Policy, Energy and Environment.

Based on the in house expertise of 10 staff members, CRPE research activities are completed by

a network of 15 affiliated experts specialised on key areas. The programmes implemented by the

CRPE in these ever-expanding policy areas have focused on several major objectives: publishing

studies and research papers on EU public policies; promoting projects encouraging debates on

European and Romanian public policies, in order to strengthen citizen participation in the EU

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decision-making process; providing innovative solutions for modernising the Romanian public

administration; Initiating advocacy campaigns for good governance at the EU and Romanian

levels; training courses on European issues. The constant acquisition of capabilities in research

and promotion of policies on the public agenda are proven by the results the CRPE has achieved

over its five years of activity, which have translated into: 62 policy briefs, policy memos and

background papers, over 700 articles about the think tank’s activity published by national and

international media, over 50 national and international conferences organised in Bucharest,

Chisinau, Kiev and Brussels.

The CRPE’s recommendations have been very well received by decision-makers at the national

and European level, with its expertise being used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Romania,

the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in Romania, the Department for European Affairs and

the Romanian Presidency. Consequently, CRPE’s research reports and recommendation have

been included in draft laws, for instance the recommendations on European affairs coordination

between the Parliament and the Executive or the proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy

reform.

Geographically the CRPE’s research has covered EU member states and Eastern Partnership

countries - the subject of a consistent number of CRPE policy studies, tackling both specific

issues of European integration and regional problematic. CRPE’s expertise refers to the way in

which future Member States or candidates should shape their development policies so that they

better align their assistance to the specificities of the local context and needs. Given the

multitude of projects and activities CRPE has been undertaking in relation to Republic of

Moldova and assuming the role of regional think tank on European integration, in 2012 the

Romanian Centre for European Policies established its subsidiary in Chișinău. It was the logical

step further, in ensuring not only proper and cost-effective organisation of all the project

activities in the Republic of Moldova, but also better cooperation with the local civil society and

with other NGOs in Eastern Partnership countries. The mission of CRPE Republic of Moldova is

to promote an informed public debate on European policies and their implications for Republic

of Moldova. Another major objective is to advance the Europeanisation process in Moldova and

to promote its European integration by providing expertise. CRPE Republic of Moldova sets out

to promote lifting barriers to the free movement of persons, merchandise and capital to the

European Union and works to secure progress on political reform in Moldova by supporting

Moldova’s prospective Association Agreement with the EU.

Directors: Bianca Toma, Alexandra Toderiț, Ruxandra Popescu

Website: http://www.crpe.ro/en/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crperomania/

Slovakia: Institute of European Studies and International Relations (IESIR)

The Institute of European Studies and

International Relations (IESIR) builds on

the legacy of the Department of Political

Science founded by Prof. Miroslav Kusý at

the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in 1990. In addition to that, the direct predecessor of

IESIR was the Centre of European Studies, founded as a multidisciplinary research centre at

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Comenius University in 1998. In its present form, IESIR was established at the Faculty of Social

and Economic Sciences at Comenius University in 2001. As part of its institutional structure,

IESIR also hosts the UNESCO Chair for human rights education (the oldest one in the world,

established in 1992).

The faculty members of IESIR have a multidisciplinary background in political science, sociology,

international relations, organisation studies, history, law, economics, diplomacy, and philosophy.

Internal and external members of the IESIR are well experienced due to their studies and

visiting fellowships at the leading international research institutions. IESIR has an active

research agenda in European studies and international relations and participates in a number of

international research projects. The Institute also actively cooperates with the Slovak Ministry of

Foreign Affairs in conducting research and organising conferences.

IESIR offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in European Studies. It also offers a

PhD programme in European Studies and Politics. Most of the courses at IESIR are offered in

English by Slovak and international lecturers. Students can upon direct agreement with the

lecturers to conduct their research in other than English or Slovak language. IESIR became

regular member of TEPSA in 2012. In 2016, IESIR hosted the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference.

The main research activities of the IESIR involve the following areas: dynamics in diplomacy in

the context of European integration; EU foreign policy; changes in the Transatlantic security

architecture; the role of institutions in political life; comparative research on democratisation,

political values - Slovakia between West and East, political cultures and identities; political

symbolism; communication; prejudices, minority questions.

It publishes articles on contemporary world politics and the global political economy from a

variety of methodologies and approaches.

Director: Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyarfášová, PhD.

Website:https://fses.uniba.sk/en/departments/institutes/ustav-europskych-studii-a-

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Slovenia: Centre of International Relations

Established in 1981, the Centre of

International Relations (CIR) is an integral

part of the research Institute of Social Sciences

at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the

University of Ljubljana. CIR has become one of the central national and regional institutes

providing expertise in the fields of International Relations, European Integration and

International Economy. CIR’s 17-member team headed by Prof. Maja Bučar consists of three

professors, seven associate/ assistant professors, two research professors, three teaching

assistants and two junior researchers. CIR members are integrated in teaching activities at the

Faculty of Social Sciences. Their research provides the basis for the conduct of graduate and

undergraduate courses of the study programmes in International Relations and European

Studies (undergraduate), as well as International Relations, Diplomacy, Security Studies and

European Studies (postgraduate). CIR members also teach within international inter-university

graduate programmes.

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CIR has a history of national and international partnerships and cooperation in the areas of

research, publishing, organising conferences and workshops, national and international

consulting and performing other professional activities in the field of international relations

either with similar institutions or other public and private actors. In addition to being a TEPSA

member, CIR is a member of WISC, EADI and EUROMESCO. Individual CIR researchers are

members of and hold positions in a number of international associations, such as the Standing

Group on International Relations of the ECPR, CEEISA, RESER, ISA, ECSA, EIBA, IPSA, ILA etc.

CIR has successfully implemented Jean Monnet European Modules on Shaping the EU Trade

Policy and in European Negotiations. CIR contributed to EU-25/27/28 Watch and to the Lisbon

Watch. The topics of research include: EU enlargement, transformation processes in CEE, voting

arrangements in European and international organisations, EU as a global actor, EU’s policy

towards the Mediterranean, EU-Russia energy relations, CAP; the role of international

parliamentary organs in democratisation in the international community, conflict management

and post-conflict reconstruction in Western Balkans, minority protection in Europe, foreign

policy of small states, codification of the international law of diplomacy, economic diplomacy,

contemporary regionalism, theory and the methodology of International Relations; globalisation

and regionalisation processes in the world economy, international trade and FDI/MNCs, national

innovation systems, role of services in innovation processes and in international trade.

CIR has been recently involved in two EU FP7 projects: ServPPIN: The Contribution of Public and

Private Services to European Growth and Welfare and the Role of Public-Private Innovation

Networks, and MULTIPART: Multi-stakeholder partnership in post-conflict reconstruction: the

Role of the EU. CIR was also a partner in two EU FP6 networks of excellence: GARNET: Network

of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: The Role of the EU, and

EUCONSENT: Wider Europe, Deeper Integration? CIR was also a member of the EC-funded

LISBOAN Network.

The results of CIR’s work are widely disseminated. Together with Palgrave, the CIR publishes the

Journal of International Relations and Development, the official journal of the CEEISA indexed in

the SSCI. In 2009, CIR also initiated its electronic book series titled the CIR Analyses.

Director: Prof. Maja Bučar

Website: http://www.mednarodni-odnosi.si/cmo/

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Spain: Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos

The Elcano Royal Institute is a think-tank for international and

strategic studies that analyses world events and trends from a

Spanish, European and global perspective. It studies Spain’s

place in the world and makes all its research available to the

Spanish public at large. The Elcano Royal Institute was

established in 2001 as a private foundation under the honorary

presidency of the then Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, a position he continues to

hold following his proclamation as King of Spain in June 2014. The Institute’s Board of Trustees

comprises prominent figures linked to Spanish foreign policy and representatives of both the

companies that fund the Institute and the Spanish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation,

Defence, Education, Culture and Sports, and Economy and Competitiveness.

The Institute has a stable team of highly-qualified analysts along with a wide-ranging network of

contributors and associate experts. The main topics and geographical areas are Spanish Foreign

Policy; the global presence; international terrorism; Spain’s image and public opinion;

demography and migrations; energy security and defence; development cooperation; and

Spanish language and culture; Spanish foreign policy; US- Transatlantic dialogue; Europe; Latin

America; the Mediterranean and the Middle East; the Atlantic World; Asia-Pacific; and sub

Saharan Africa.

As a forum for discussion and debate, the Institute frequently organises different types of

meetings –with individual personalities and working groups – as well as seminars, public

debates and conferences. The Institute’s work is made available in a wide range of publications,

all of which are accessible on its website:

Elcano Reports and books of different formats and characteristics, some of them

published periodically, such as the Elcano Global Presence Index;

Spain’s Image Barometer (BIE), which analyses the country’s image abroad; and the

Elcano Royal Institute Barometer (BRIE), an opinion survey conducted in Spain and

focused on the opinions, judgements and attitudes of Spaniards on all aspects of national

and international politics;

Elcano Policy Papers, collaborative papers that focus on specific aspects of Spain’s

position in the world and of current international affairs, aimed at providing ideas and

recommendations to political leaders;

Analyses of the Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), analyses of around 3,000 words on aspects

of international affairs considered to be of relevance to Spanish politics;

Working Papers (WP), longer papers of a more academic nature on topics of importance

in the medium and longer terms;

Expert Comments, brief analyses of around 1,000 words on current affairs;

Elcano Blog, a platform for dialogue that aims to present debates on Spain’s political life,

action abroad and external projection, and on international relations, to a more widely-

based public;

Revista Elcano, a bimonthly magazine including a selection of the Institute’s

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Newsletter, a monthly publication with 20,000 subscribers that provides information

about the main research papers released during the month, along with updates and

news on the Institute’s website.

The Institute participates in numerous leading European and American international networks,

including the European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN), the Trans European Policy Studies

Association (TEPSA), Think Global, Act European (TGAE), the Red Iberoamericana de Estudios

Internacionales (RIBEI), the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), the

International Counter-Terrorism Academic Community (ICTAC), the Euro-Mediterranean Study

Commission (EURO-MESCO), the European Association of Development Research and Training

Institutes (EADI), the European Information Network on International Relations and Area

Studies (EINIRAS) and the European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC).

Director: Charles Powell

Website: http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/

Twitter: @rielcano

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealInstitutoElcano

Sweden: Swedish Institute of International Affairs (SIIA-UI)

The Swedish Institute of International Affairs

(Utrikespolitiska institutet, or UI for short) is one of the

oldest institutes of its kind in Europe. Throughout the

years, UI has provided an independent platform for

research and information on foreign policy and

international affairs. The institute's mission to inform and

enrich the public debate on foreign policy is more relevant

than ever in today’s globalised society. Composed of

approximately 40 staff members, UI is an active institute in Sweden, Europe and the world in

delivering research, public information, events, and a renowned international affairs library.

Research at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs looks at foreign policy, defence and

security, peace and development. The institute also focuses on democracy and development,

governance and institutions, and globalisation and information society. The geographic focus is

on Europe, North America, East Asia, and Russia. Multidisciplinarity, geographic and thematic

expertise, and clear societal relevance characterise UI research. The researchers regularly

comment on current affairs in news media, hold public lectures, and write op-eds and expert

opinions for UI and other media channels. The focus is on issues of importance for Sweden and

for the Swedish foreign and security policy debate. The geographic programmes enable

development of long-term empirical, cultural, and linguistic competencies.

UI also has projects that span several continents and themes. Most UI research is published

internationally. In-house publications include UI Papers, UI Occasional Papers, UI Briefs, and UI

Analysis. UI offers postdoctoral researchers a chance to carry out research at UI for a period of

one to three years. The Programme is financed by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and is

one of few such investments in international studies in Sweden.

UI publishes a variety of well-regarded journals intended to improve Swedish public

understanding of international events. These include:

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Världspolitikens Dagsfrågor (“Current Issues in World Politics”), which offers accessible

background, understanding, and deeper insight into current issues in world politics;

Internationella Studier (“International Studies”), an award-winning UI publication for

everyone interested in foreign policy and international topics of the future. It offers

analyses, commentaries, and interviews not found anywhere else;

Länder i fickformat (”Countries in Your Pocket”), UI’s most widespread publication. The

series covers all of the world’s more than 190 countries in 145 leaflets, which describe

geography, population, culture, history, politics, economy and more, in an easily

digestible format;

Landguiden (“The Country Guide”), an online version of Länder i Fickformat. Our editors

monitor developments in all countries of the world and update the database daily.

Swedish and international researchers, experts, political leaders, and journalists converge at UI

for talks and debates about foreign and security policy. There are around 60 lectures,

conferences, seminars, professional development days, and meetings on current international

issues per year. Some events are arranged by UI only, while others are held in collaboration with

other organisations, government agencies or private companies. Events most often take place at

UI premises.

The Anna Lindh Library holds Sweden’s largest collection of defence, security, and foreign policy

literature. It is primarily aimed at researchers, students, and journalists, but is also open to the

general public. The library is co-owned by the Swedish National Defence College and the

Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

Director: Mats Karlsson

Website: http://www.ui.se/eng/

Twitter: @UISweden

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Switzerland: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS Zürich)

The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)

stands for innovation and excellence in research and

teaching in the fields of International Relations and

Comparative Politics. Launched in 1997 as a joint initiative

between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

and the University of Zurich, CIS brings together scholars

from the fields of Democracy, Markets and Politics, Political

Violence, Security Studies and Sustainable Development, a

fusion which renders it one of the leading political science research centres in Europe. The

Center offers a series of inter-disciplinary graduate and postgraduate programs, as well as a

number of undergraduate courses, enabling students the opportunity to engage in the full

breadth of CIS research. CIS regularly hosts workshops, colloquia and conferences that bring

together political science scholars from around the world.

In January 1997, two International Relations professors (Juerg Martin Gabriel and Thomas

Bernauer, respectively), a professor for Security Politics and Conflict Research (Kurt R.

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Spillmann), and a professor for Political Studies (Dieter Ruloff) together founded the Center for

Comparative and International Studies (CIS) as we know it today. Together with the professor

for Domestic Policies Ulrich Kloeti, the first building stones were paved and a teaching

cooperation between the respective partners ensued. In next steps, the partners involved set out

to define the guiding principles for CIS, including a mission statement, for an inter-disciplinary

center for International Studies within German-speaking Switzerland which would span across

the respective institutions where they taught. Their main points of concern included research,

teaching, organisational structure, and national- and international outreach. As a result of their

efforts, the Center today claims approximately a dozen faculty members and roughly 150 PhD

students, post-doctoral researchers and other scientific and administrative staff from the ETH

Zurich’s Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the University of Zurich’s

Department of Political Science.

The Center for Comparative and International Studies is a TEPSA member since June 2016.

Director: Marco Steenbergen

Website: http://www.cis.ethz.ch/

Twitter: @ETH_en and @uzh_news_en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eth/ and https://www.facebook.com/uzh.ch/

Turkey: Centre for European Studies (CES) – Middle East Technical University

CES-METU was founded in 1997 at the

Faculty of Economic and Administrative

Sciences (FEAS) at METU in Ankara,

Turkey. It aims to contribute to

comparative research on Europe and

European integration through an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

The Center has been awarded the Comparative European Research Project (CES-CER) in May

2005 within the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme. The research is conducted

along three broad core research programs of integration, neighbourhood and cross border

issues; social, economic and territorial governance; comparative studies of Europeanization and

transformation. CES-METU is also a partner in various research and teaching networks such as

EU-CONSENT. Through the teaching and research strengths of four academic departments at

METU (International Relations, Political Science and Public Administration, Economics and

Business Administration, it offers two different Masters programmes in European Studies (since

2001) and European Integration (since 2006). CES is also a partner teaching institution in the

Masters Programme in Euro-Mediterranean Affairs (MEMA/MAME). CES-METU became a Jean

Monnet Centre of Excellence in 2007.

Director: Prof. Dr. Atila Eralp

Website: http://ces.metu.edu.tr/

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United Kingdom: Federal Trust for Education and Research

The Federal Trust is a think tank that studies

the interactions between regional, national,

European and global levels of government.

Founded in 1945 on the initiative of Sir

William Beveridge, it has long made a powerful contribution to the study of federalism and

federal systems. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place

in it. In more recent years, it has supplemented its European work by studies on devolution and

regional government in the United Kingdom and a series of reports on global governance.

The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the

purposes of education and research. The Federal Trust draws on an impressive variety of

intellectual resources. Its Patrons and Council Members are prominent individuals from a wide

range of backgrounds and professions. Its Research Fellows and staff combine expertise in

diverse disciplines including law, finance, economics and politics. The Federal Trust also attracts

for its publications and projects the regular help of well-regarded outside experts and

practitioners. As a result of the varied expertise on which it draws, the Trust is able to reflect in

its work a broad spectrum of ideas and approaches to the questions of national and international

governance in which it is interested.

Director: Brendan Donnelly

Website: http://fedtrust.co.uk/

Twitter: @FedTrust

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fedtrust/?fref=nf

TEPSA Associate Members

Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE)

Over 60 years, we have been unstinting advocates of

European integration through our international and

interdisciplinary study programmes. CIFE is a

private institution of higher education and research, founded in 1954 with its head office in Nice

and branch offices in Berlin, Brussels and Istanbul. It receives special funding in the framework

of the Jean Monnet Programme of the European Union.

Every year, students from all continents and a great variety of countries enroll in its

programmes, which lead to a degree at Master level (EQF 7) recognised by the French state. The

graduates of CIFE’s Master’s programmes work as Senior officials in European institutions,

policy officers within the UN framework, administrators, diplomats, consultants, researchers for

think tanks, lobbyists, and academic experts.

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CIFE has a vision

Inspired by the European model: living together in peace, prosperity and with responsibility

With an international team and decentralised structures

With a federal concept of European education: “unity in diversity”

CIFE firmly believes that European integration is an historical achievement, a model of how

people may live together in mutual tolerance and respect, in peace, in prosperity and with a

shared responsibility. CIFE’s share of responsibility in a Europe looking towards the future, is to

teach and learn about European integration and to enable students to share this knowledge,

over and above pure scientific interest.

CIFE itself lives up to what it teaches: Its staff is international, with employees from France and

Germany, Belgium and Italy, Lithuania and Bulgaria, Poland and Turkey. With offices in Nice and

Berlin, in Brussels and Rome as well as in Istanbul, CIFE’s decentralised, almost federal structure

allows for autonomous teams to run academic programmes to meet specific requirements, and

yet binds the whole team together in terms of its European commitment.

In CIFE’s vision of Europeans living together, federal structures would best allow for a

reasonable balance between diversity and unity. The choice of federalism means an ongoing,

open process of addressing each problem, each task and challenge, at the level of governance

best suited to deal with it – led by the principle of subsidiarity. Understood in this way,

federalism is a method, an attitude, which must be continuously under review. CIFE is

committed to this open-end method of reshaping the European model, together with its global

academic network of colleagues and its students from all continents.

Director: Matthias Waechter

Website: http://www.cife.eu/

Twitter: @CIFE_EUstudies

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cifenetwork/

College of Europe

The College of Europe was the world’s first university

institute of postgraduate studies and training in European

affairs. It was founded in 1949 by leading European figures

such as Salvador de Madariaga, Winston Churchill, Paul

Henri Spaak and Alcide de Gasperi in the wake of the first

Congress of the European Movement in The Hague in 1948. The idea was to establish an

institute where university graduates from many different European countries could study and

live together. Today, the College consists of two campuses, one in Bruges and the other

established in Natolin, (Warsaw, Poland) in 1993 with the support of the European Commission

and the Polish government. The College now operates as ‘one College – two campuses’ and what

was once referred to as the ‘esprit de Bruges’, is now known as the ‘esprit du Collège’.

Each academic year at the College is presided by a ‘Patron’ who has contributed to European

integration and the values of the European Union. The College of Europe is characterised by its

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academic independence, its bilingualism, the diversity of its teaching staff and its multicultural

environment, which together create a genuine European ‘microcosm’. Entry requirements and

rigorous selection procedures ensure that students who are recruited are of the highest calibre.

The student body reflects a variety of cultures and personal experiences. Students come from

over 50 countries, many speaking several languages. The accredited academic programmes of

Bruges and Natolin provide students with a specialised grounding in the European dimension of

their fields of study, as well as an in-depth understanding of Europe in all its complexity.

In Bruges, students enrol in one of five academic departments: European Economic Studies;

European Legal Studies; European Political and Administrative Studies;EU International

Relations and Diplomacy Studies and Transatlantic Affairs. In Natolin, the study programme

analyses the process of European integration from a pluri-disciplinary perspective. Upon

completion of the programme, students are awarded the ‘Master of Arts in European

Interdisciplinary Studies’.

Each department is flanked by a team of Academic Assistants who support the students through

teaching activities as well as research. Some Academic Assistants also work alongside Research

Chairs such as the EP Geremek European Civilisation Chair, the European Neighbourhood Policy

Chair, the InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of European Union-China Relations, and the European

Energy Policy Chair. Throughout the year at the College, students participate in many academic

pursuits such conferences, simulations, moot court exercises, high level lectures, and study trips

to international and European institutions. They also take part in organising their own cultural

events in the form of “National Days” to allow their colleagues to discover their national

heritage.

Director (rector): Prof. Jörg Monar

Website: https://www.coleurope.eu/

Twitter: @collegeofeurope

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European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)

Established in Maastricht in 1981 and

having centres in Luxembourg and

Barcelona, the European Institute of

Public Administration (EIPA) is

Europe's leading centre of excellence on European integration and the new challenges for public

management. It is our mission to support the European Union and its Member States and the

countries associated with EIPA by providing relevant and high quality services to develop the

capacities of public officials in dealing with EU affairs. We offer our services to officials at the EU

institutions and in related bodies, and to civil servants within the national and regional

administrations of the Member States, applicant countries and other countries in the framework

of their relationship with the EU. As we continue on the way towards a successful future,

constantly improving the quality of our services remains at the heart of our work. The European

Commission supports EIPA through the European Union budget.

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EIPA is the place where people who deal with European affairs can learn in a multi-cultural

environment benefiting from our unique combination of practical know-how and scientific

excellence. Our goal is to provide relevant and high quality services to develop the capacities of

public officials dealing with EU affairs. In fulfilling our core mission we work along three lines:

Learning & Development, Consultancy and Research.

The training activities are complemented and enriched by applied research and consultancy

missions, and are of benefit to national and regional public administrations, as well as the

European Institutions. Our work contributes towards a better knowledge of the European

integration process and European policies, whilst strengthening the capacity of public servants

to perform effectively in this area.

Our services are characterised by a multidisciplinary learning methodology and a strongly

comparative approach. EIPA provides an overall view, which, by showing the contrasts, reflects

European diversity in terms of governance and administration. Our programmes are designed to

provide a collaborative and stimulating environment for learning and to add value to your

professional career and personal growth.

The topics are presented with the systematic use of case studies, simulation exercises and

working groups. The diverse educational and professional backgrounds of our faculty and

delegates enrich the experience. Moreover, most seminars and training courses bring together

participants from many EU Member States and Candidate Countries. In this multicultural

environment the transfer of knowledge and know-how is successfully combined with exchanges

of experience and best practices drawn from different administrative systems.

Director: Prof. Dr Marga Pröhl

Website: http://www.eipa.eu/

Twitter: @eu_eipa

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eipa.eu

Montenegro: Faculty of Economics – University of Montenegro

The Faculty of Economics is one of the most

important educational and research institutions in

Montenegro. During its 55 years of hard work and

outstanding efforts, the Faculty has proven to be one of the key actors in creating adequate staff

support and expertise in the process of building a modern economic and business environment.

The Faculty of Economics is also a fundamental partner in the implementation of economic

reforms and EU integration. In addition to educational activity, the Faculty engages in scientific

research, teaching and scientific and professional activities in various forms. This includes

various projects, courses for knowledge innovation, professional development and training of

personnel, consulting, scientific and expert discussions, academic and professional cooperation

with other institutions, publishing professional and scientific publications, etc.

It is a leading research institution in international economics, EU and development issues, it is

one of the most relevant institutions domestically and regionally in these fields. Professors and

researches from the Faculty of Economics are very active in the public debate in their fields of

expertise and make frequent appearances in the media.

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Today, the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica successfully cooperates with institutions of higher

education from abroad, as well as with other business entities, as evidenced by a large number

of signed cooperation agreements, in the region, the European Union and the United States.

Through the implementation of various forms of cooperation with partner institutions, the

Faculty of Economics allows its teachers, researchers and students to expand their knowledge

and expertise in exchange programmes on the basis of European programmes and gain

professional skills through practical experience in companies across Europe.

The Faculty of Economics in Podgorica was established in 1960 by the decision of the National

Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro. The Faculty is a state body under the University of

Montenegro and Ministry of Education, but operates independently as a non-political institution

in all its professional activities. The main source of funding is represented by the State budget,

student fees and research grants from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science, EU,

UNDP, World Bank and private companies.

Director: Docent dr Nikola Milović

Website: http://www.ekonomija.ac.me/

Twitter: @EFPodgorica

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ekonomski-Fakultet-Podgorica-85299978423/

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