The Impact of EU Enlargement on European Integration and the Global Political Economy

Research Group on European Affairs

20.03.2006 · Renmin University of China & C·A·P

Collaborative research project of the Centre for European Studies at the Renmin University of China (Beijing) and the Center for Applied Policy Research (C·A·P) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, supported by the European Commission in the framework of the EU-China European Studies Centres Programme.

Objectives and institutional framework

The 5th EU enlargement in 2004 represents one of the most outstanding events in the process of European integration. It affects not only the ongoing internal integration process within the EU, but at the same time has a great impact on the world economy and international relations. This research project examines the impact of EU enlargement on both European integration and the global political economy from a multinational as well as interdisciplinary perspective. European and Chinese scholars will cooperate over a period of two years in order to analyze specific research questions under this major topic.

Research groups

The project focuses on five dimensions of EU enlargement. Separate research groups have been established to analyze each of these dimensions. Each research group is chaired by one European and one Chinese expert and is composed of scholars of different nationalities and academic disciplines.

1. Enlargement and EU institution-building
   European Chairs: Almut Möller and Janis Emmanouilidis (Research Fellows at the Center for Applied Policy Research);
   Chinese Chair: Prof. Xiaojin Zhang (Deputy Dean of the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)
2. The economic integration of new member states within the EU
   European Chair: Prof. Eva Cihelková (Director of the Centre of European Studies, University of Economics Prague);
   Chinese Chair: Prof. Gang Peng (Professor at the School of Economics, Renmin University of China)
3. The enlarged EU labour market
   European Chair: Prof. Josef Schmid (Professor at the Institute for Political Sciences, University of Tuebingen);
   Chinese Chair: Prof. Keyong Dong (Dean of the School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China)
4. Enlargement and Transatlantic relations
   European Chair: Thomas Bauer (Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Policy Research);
   Chinese Chair: Prof. Canrong Jin (Deputy Dean of the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)
5. Enlargement and EU-China relations
   European Chair: Dr. Franco Algieri (Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Policy Research);
   Chinese Chair: Prof. Xinning Song (Professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)

Go to the Expert network page to get to know the scholars in these research fields.

Project coordination

On the European side, the project is coordinated by the Research Group on European Affairs at C·A·P.

European Project Director:
Franco Algieri
Email: franco.algieri@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Phone: +49-89-2180-1318

Responsible Research Fellow:
Simone Weske
Email: simone.weske@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Phone: +49-89-2180-1431

Regional Differentiation of the New Member States of the European Union Working Paper by Josef Abrhám 04.09.2007 · EU-China European Studies

Chinese-European Dispute Resolution in China: Towards Culturally Matching Procedures Working Paper by Anne Isabel Kraus 04.09.2007 · EU-China European Studies

The Lisbon Strategy – Revision of the European Social Market Model? Working Paper by Dana Zadražilová 28.08.2007 · EU-China European Studies

The Role of France and Germany in EU-China Relations Working Paper by Simone Weske 28.08.2007 · EU-China European Studies

Bridging the gap between the EU and its citizens – the German EU Presidency Working Paper by Sarah Seeger 09.08.2007 · EU-China European Studies