J0rgen Drud Hansen Gustav Kristensen Alf Vanags (Ed.) The Changing Focus in European Studies: EUf> Europe [> World

J0rgen Drud Hansen Gustav Kristensen Alf Vanags (Ed.) The Changing Focus in European Studies: EUf> Europe [> World

Content Contents Introduction Section I The Changing Focus of European Studies: EU - Europe - World Summary of Section I 9 1. The Dynamics of European Studies in the UK Michael L. Smith 1.1 Introduction 11 1.2 Present Characteristics 12 1.3 Resent Tendencies 13 1.4 Future Challenges. 15 Appendix I: Summary of Key Findings 17 2. European Studies Beyond the Union The Case of Multilevel Governance Jaap H. de Wilde 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 The Concept of Multilevel Governance, (MLG)' 20 2.3 MLG and Sovereignty 22 2.4 The Floating Structure of Power 24 2.5 Concluding Remarks 26 References 26 3. The Relationship between European Governance and Global Governance Wolfgang Voegeli 3.1 Introduction 29 3.2 EU Law and International Law, 30 3.3 Juridification of Trade Relations between States 34 3.4 Conclusion: European and Global Governance 35 References 35 4. The Jean Monnet Project Nikolaus van der Pas 4.1 Introduction 36 4.2 The Jean Monnet Project 36 4.3 Budget Line A-3022 38

The Changing Focus in European Studies: EU-Europe-World 5. The Changing Research Focus in European Studies Jorgen Drud Hansen 5.1 Introduction 40 5.2 A Classification of Integration Theories 40 5.3 Demand and Supply of Membership of a Union 44 5.4 Eastern Enlargement and the New Integration Theories 45 5.5 Concluding Remarks 47 References 48 6. Defining Research Needs and Areas of the European Studies Centres Clive Archer 6.1 Introduction 50 6.2 Research Need and Areas 50 6.3 Present Diversity 51 6.4 Future Prospects 52 6.5 Conclusion 53 Section II The BALTIC European Studies Summary of Section II 54 7. Civil Service and Judicial Training in Estonia in the Transition Period Michael Gallagher 7.1 Background 55 7.2 Are Competence Building and Institutional Reform Important? 56 7.3 Remembering the Early Days 59 7.4 Stage Two - Local Training 60 7.5 Some Conclusions 65 8. European Studies Centres - Challenges Faced at the Enlargement Zaneta Ozolina 8.1 Introduction 67 8.2 The Conflicting Goals: To be Advanced or to be Useful 67 8.3 The Interest Groups 68 8.4 The Challenges of the European Study Centres 69 9. Master Program for European Studies in the Baltics Jorgen Drud Hansen and Tatyana Muravska 9.1 Introduction 71 9.2 European Studies Programs in General 72 9.3 Demand and Supply of European Studies Programs 72 9.4 Background for the European Studies Program at the University of Latvia 73 9.5 Aims and Practical Objectives of the Program 74 9.6 Program Content and Organization 75

Content 10. Training in Management for the Structural Funds Algirdas Miskinis 10.1 Introduction 77 10.2 Training Needs 77 10.3 Training Modules 78 10.4 Training Outcomes 79 10.5 Lessons Learned 79 Section III Selected Topics of European Studies Summary of Section III 81 11. European Studies in the Context of the Bologna Process. Arild Saether 11.1 Introduction 82 11.2 The Bologna Declaration 82 11.3 The New European Degree Structure 83 11.4 The New Structure and European Studies 83 11.5 Full Time versus Part Time Studies 86 11.6 Conclusion 86 12. Academic Exchange Alf Vanags 12.1 Introduction 87 12.2 The Pros and Cons of Academic Exchange 87 12.3 The Socrates/Erasmus Programme - Onwards and Upwards 89 12.4 The Role of Academic Exchange in Peripheral or Disadvantaged Regions 91 12.5 Concluding Remarks 92 References 92 13. European Studies in SPACE Colleges in Europe A Distance Learning Project Regitze Kristensen 13.1 Introduction 93 13.2 SPACE: An International Association 93 13.3 The European Studies Course at Tietgen Business College 96 13.4 Distance Learning Tools 96 13.5 Time Table for the European Studies Course 98 13.6 The Educational Concept 98 References 99 14. Research on Eastern Europe in the European University Institute Galina Zukova 14.1 Introduction 100 14.2 Eastern European Studies in the Departments 100

The Changing Focus in European Studies: EU-Europe-World 14.3 The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) 102 14.4 Courses, Conferences, and Workshops 104 14.5 Applications from the Candidate States 105 14.6 Conclusion: European Studies seen from Florence 106 15. The Baltic States and the Regional Science Community Andreas P. Cornett 15.1 Introduction. 107 15.2 Changes in the Baltic Sea Region 107 15.3 The Regional Science Network 107 15.4 Nordic Baltic Co-operation in Regional Science 108 15.5 Other Activities of NS-RSA 110 15.6 Regional Science and European Studies 110 References and Selected Readings 110 16. The Northern Research Forum Lassi Heininen 16.1 Introduction 112. 16.2 The First Stage of the NRF Process 113 16.3 Substantial Background for the NRF 114 16.4 Interplay between Science and Politics 116 16.5 The NRF Promoting Research and University Studies 117 16.6 Conclusion ' 118 References 118 Section IV Presentation of Centres for European Studies University Association for Contemporary European Studies, UACES 120 Sue Davis, Excecutive Director of UACES Clive Archer, Chair of UACES The Individual Centers 1. Centre for European Studies (CES), 124 Faculty of Public Administration & Public Policy University of Twente Jaap H. de Wilde 2. Master Programme 'European Studies' 126 HWP - Hamburg University for Economics and Politics Wolfgang Voegeli 3. Centre for European Integration and Regional Studies (CEIRS) 127 University of Kristiansand, Norway Arild Saether

Content 4. Centre for European Studies 129 University of Southern Denmark Andreas P. Cornett 5. SPACE 130 Tietgen Business School, Denmark Anne Regitze Kristensen 6. Centre for European Law and International Trade Law 131 Umea University, Sweden Par Hallstrom 7. Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence 132 University of Turku, Finland Esko Antola 8. EuroCollege 133 University of Tartu, Estonia Michael Gallagher 9. Institute of Europe 135 Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Kestutis Krisciunas 10. European Economic Studies Master Programme 136 Vilnius University, Lithuania Algirdas Miskinis 11. Centre for European and Transition Studies 139 University of Latvia, Latvia Morten Hansen 12. University Association for Contemporary European Studies, UACES 140 Clive Archer