EU counter-terrorism network

Unipi Team Leader: Sara Poli, Department of Political Sciences

The main aim of this proposal is to establish a new Jean Monnet Network on EU Counter-Terrorism, which would be recognised globally as a leader in the field. The proposed network would be based at the University of South Wales (USW), but would have a strong international dimension by drawing upon long-established and emergent collaborations with a range of researchers in the UK, Europe and Israel and North Africa. The network will include the University of the West of England Bristol and Cardiff University in the UK, Dublin City University in Ireland, the University of Augsburg in Germany, the Egmont Institute in Belgium, the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, the University of Pisa in Italy, CIDOB Barcelona and the University of Deusto Bilboa in Spain, the University of Iasi in Romania, Prague Metropolitan University in the Czech Republic, the IDC Herzliya in Israel and the University of Jendouba in Tunisia. Extending the work of current Jean Monnet Chair Prof. Dr Christian Kaunert on EU counter-terrorism, three Marie Curie Fellowships on European Security, Terrorism and Migration (Deus Pereira, Ilbiz, and Okpanachi) and drawing upon the expertise and experience of existing research centres at USW, in particular the International Centre for Policing and Security (ICPS) and the Centre for Criminology, the proposed JM Network would focus on European cooperation on counter-terrorism, including partnerships with third-countries in these policy areas. Outputs:-12 distance learning Masters modules on terrorism and counter-terrorism in Europe-1 distance learning Masters in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Europe and beyond- 1 summer school- staff mobility programme-EUCTER website-EUCTER working paper series-EUCTER publications-1 book series-webinar repository-2 opening events, 1 closing, 3 workshops, 1 conference, 2 workshops outside Europe (Israel and Tunisia).

Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES PRIFYSGOLDE CYMRU (United Kingdom)

Other participants: 

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY (Ireland)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA
UNIVERSITAET AUGSBURG (Germany)
UNIVERSITATEA ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA DIN IASI (Romania)
UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT (Netherlands)
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (United Kingdom)
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL (United Kingdom)
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA IGLESIA DE DEUSTO ENTIDAD RELIGIOSA (Spain)
CENTRE D'INFORMACIO I DOCUMENTACIO INTERNACIONALS A BARCELONA (Spain)
EGMONT - INSTITUT ROYAL DES RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES (Belgium)
METROPOLITNI UNIVERZITA PRAHA OPS (Czechia)
INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER (IDC) HERZLIYA (Israel)
UNIVERSITE OF JENDOUBA (Tunisia)

Start date: 03-09-2020