The Institute for European Studies (IES) at the Vrije University Brussels (VUB) is an academic Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and a policy think tank that attentions on the European Union in an international setting. The Institute developments academic
education and research in various disciplines, and provides services to policy stakeholders, makers, scholars, and public.
The IES exactly explores EU organizations,
law and policies within the environment of globalization and universal power, including a focus on the EU in international activities and institutions. The disciplines applied at the IES include economics, law, social, political sciences, and communication sciences the Institute’s activities focus on the various ways in which institutions, politics and
law intersect with each other in the EU its member states and at the worldwide.
The IES also provides a number of academic services to broadcast its research and promote its
education to stimulate academic and public discussion on topical European issues. The Institute promotes academic cooperation with a wide range of Universities and public along with private institutions in Belgium and overseas. IES follows its mission both on its own initiative, drawing on its core funding from the Flemish government and through opportunities offered by funding from third parties. “European foreign and security policy†analyze the role of the EU as a worldwide performer in the areas of defense foreign, security policy. This includes the ongoing development of the EU’s institutional architecture IES developing conflict prevention and crisis organization skills but also the EU’s strategic engagement with its international partners within and beyond the transatlantic space.
The Environment and Sustainable progress cluster conducts high quality and policy relevant research delivers
education and academic services in the selected focus areas of work such as a wide range of combining in particular political science,
law and environmental topics,. IES examines related developments in EU and international
law and relations, compares relevant national
law and policy in the EU and yonder, and discovers specialist arrangements and institutions.
The research cluster focuses on migration, immigrant integration,
justice and home affairs as well as diversity policies. They concentrate in particular on the following
• The polarization and contestation of the free movement regime in Europe.
• Justice and equality policies in an increasingly diverse Europe.
• The politics of refugee protection and migration control
Last Updated on: Nov 26, 2024