The Jean Monnet Network "Debating Europe" (DebatEU) aimed to enhance dialogue and understanding of the European Union (EU) through citizen focus groups, conferences, and various outreach efforts, facilitating exchanges among citizens, students, academics, and EU practitioners. By engaging in 18 focus groups with well-informed EU Studies students across six diverse member states, the network sought to explore the sources of EU criticism and bridge the gap between EU elites and citizens. The selection of countries included members such as Croatia, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, and Slovenia, allowing engagement with citizens from Eastern, Northern, Central, and Southern EU member states and founding and later enlargement countries of varying sizes.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Claudia Wiesner, Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Project Partners: Thomas Berger, Marcus Fessler (Institute inter.research e.V.)
Prof. Dr. Cecile Robert (Sciences Po Lyon) Dr. Willy Beauvallet (Université de Lyon II)
Prof. Dr. Igor Vidačak; Prof. Dr. Ana Matan; Prof. Dr. Tonči Kursar (University of Zagreb)
Prof. Dr. Damjan Lajh; Prof. Dr. Danica Fink-Hafner; Prof. Dr. Meta Novak (University of Ljubljana)
Prof. Dr. Niilo Kauppi; Dr. Kim Zilliacus (University of Helsinki)
Prof. Dr. Ruzha Smilova (Centre for Liberal Strategies)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Claudia Wiesner, Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Project Partners: Thomas Berger, Marcus Fessler (Institute inter.research e.V.)
Prof. Dr. Cecile Robert (Sciences Po Lyon) Dr. Willy Beauvallet (Université de Lyon II)
Prof. Dr. Igor Vidačak; Prof. Dr. Ana Matan; Prof. Dr. Tonči Kursar (University of Zagreb)
Prof. Dr. Damjan Lajh; Prof. Dr. Danica Fink-Hafner; Prof. Dr. Meta Novak (University of Ljubljana)
Prof. Dr. Niilo Kauppi; Dr. Kim Zilliacus (University of Helsinki)
Prof. Dr. Ruzha Smilova (Centre for Liberal Strategies)
Link to the key findings here.