ACTIVITIES :

Interactive communication network on the Internet : ECSA provides its members with an important instrument for disseminating information between academics working in the domain of European integration. ECSA-NET contains information on its members (addresses, fax, telephone, E-mails), a regularly up-dated calendar of events on conferences, seminars and research groups, a “Who’s Who” listing the professors who are members of ECSA and who have published research work on European integration within the last few years, as well as interactive services aimed at promoting study and research in this field (www.ecsanet.org). 

“Who’s Who in European Integration Studies”:  Directory of university professors and researchers specialised in the domain of European integration studies. It constitutes a useful working instrument in the identification of specialists working in the domain in 36 countries throughout the five continents 

“The European Union Review”:  The Review represents a meeting point for scientific debate for the national ECSAs and an instrument which lends visibility to the research work, seminars and conferences organised by ECSA.

ECSA-World Conferences: Every two years ECSA organises a conference at a world level on different topical themes relating to European construction. The ECSA-World Conferences have always been a unique forum bringing together from all over the world professors and researchers specialised in the field of European integration. More than 300 academics have participated at each of these conferences which always concentrated on important topics of the EU Agenda: Peace, Security and Stability (2002), EU Enlargement (2000), the EURO (1998), the EU in a Changing World (1996), Federalism, Subsidiarity and Democracy  (1994), EU studies (1992).

Assistance – Cooperation: ECSA supports and encourages the cooperation of national associations across cultural, linguistic and national borders through the organisation of trans-national conferences/seminars and research projects. For its members, ECSA also represents a privileged intermediary with the community institutions: it provides support for information and the preparation of budget proposals for submission to the European Commission.

Jean Monnet Project: ECSA designates four members of the European University Council for the Jean Monnet Project, the academic body which supports the Commission in the development of the Jean Monnet Project. The Jean Monnet Project “European Integration in University Studies” was launched in the member states of the European Union in 1990. It was extended in 2001 to include all the candidate countries currently applying for membership of the European Union and to include

Universities from throughout the world. The project’s specific aim is the enhancement of knowledge on European issues, through teaching, through reflection and debate, and through the far reaching influence of the activities of the European Centres of Excellence, the Jean Monnet professors and the national ECSA networks. The Jean Monnet network has also been enlarged through its links with the ECSA. In order to ensure the implementation of the project in each country the Jean Monnet Project functions in co-operation with the national ECSA’s