Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES/LNU)
The Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES) at Linnaeus University (LNU) focuses on three main areas: Autocartization and European democracies, EU and international relations, and European integration EU institutions and decision-making processes.
The Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES) at Linnaeus University (LNU) belongs to the Department of Political Science and conducts research, educational projects and societal collaboration with focus on European Studies. The Swedish network SNES is one of three networks within the Swedish government's initiative to promote European studies and has been active since 1997.
Our research group consists of researchers conducting studies on European Studies and societal development in collaboration with national and international partners. In addition, we also run and develop courses and educational projects on European Studies, within the collaboration EUniWell as well as with international partners in Africa, America and Asian.
Our main areas of focus are:
1. Autocartization and European democracies
A first theme of research is the global change of autocratization that has come to challenge the liberal democracy in Europe. Autocratization has not only come to challenge liberal democracy in individual member-states, but also the normative community and the identity of the EU as well as its security.
2. EU and international relations
A second theme of interest is the EU as a regional and global political actor, with particular focus on EU external relations and foreign policy-making on democracy, security and integration. Studies concern the EU neighborhood and the relation to Russia as well as the role of the Union in the Middle East.
3. European integration EU institutions and decision-making processes
A third theme of interest is EU institutions, decision-making processes and the implementation of policies within Union member-states. In a context of European integration and europeanization, studies focus on motives of actors when developing policies and the implementation of such policies within member-states based on EU laws and regulations.
Meetings
We meet on the first Wednesday every month at 12.00 noon on campus in Växjö and/or via Zoom. If you have an interest to participate, please contact daniel.silander@lnu.se.
Projects
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Project: Better regulation under Ursula von der Leyen This project examines the Better Regulation agenda of the European Commission under president Ursula von der Leyen, with a specific focus on the…
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Project: Changes and Challenges to Kosovo's Democracy This project analyses Kosovo's democratization since the declaration of independence in 2008, by focusing on conditions within and changes to five…
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Project: Gender equality and diversity policies in Nordic universities – what works? In this project we collect data on gender equality and diversity policies on national level and in universities and…
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Project: Sweden and the European Union The project analysis how Swedish politics has developed and been shaped by the EU membership of 1995 up until today, with particular focus on EU multilevel…
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Project: The EU’s Commission Regulatory Scrutiny Board This project explored the role of the European Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) and analysed to what extent it influences the EU…
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Project: The strategic use of public procurement The research project aimed to map variations in the practical application of public procurement rules in the EU member states. The goal was to give new…
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Seed project: Accessibility and Inclusion - Digitalization Rights in Law and Practice The main objective for this seed project within the Knowledge environment Digital Transformations is to analyse…
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Seed project: Education for Democratic Citizenship This project aims to develop a training program for education on democratic citizenship in Ukraine.
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Seed project: Sustainable procurement in supply chains of companies The project examines to what extent organizations review their suppliers in relation to their societal and environmental impact and…
Active researchers
- Anders Persson Senior lecturer
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- Brigitte Pircher Associate professor
- +46 470-70 81 63
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- Charlotte Silander associate professor
- +46 470-70 86 01
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- Daniel Silander Associate Professor
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- Gerard de Castro Coll Doctoral student
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- Hanna Ryzhenko Affiliated researcher
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- Helena Ekelund Senior lecturer
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- Martin Nilsson associate professor
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- Natia Gamkrelidze Senior lecturer, Phd
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- Patric Lindgren Senior lecturer
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