Research Structure
The joint programme of activities is focusing research on 4 core thematic areas, organised in 6 research groups:
Research Group 1
Institutional dynamics and the transformation of European politics
(Morten Egeberg/University of Oslo)
Research Group 2
Democratic governance and multilevel accountability
(Deirdre Curtin/University of Utrecht)
Research Group 3
The citizens' perception of accountability
(Michael Marsh/Trinity College Dublin)
Research Group 4
Civil society and interest representation in EU-Governance
(Beate Kohler-Koch/University of Mannheim)
Research Group 5
Social capital as catalyst of civic engagement and quality of governance
(Frane Adam/University of Ljubljana)
Research Group 6
The transformation of the European policy space
(Renaud Dehousse/Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Paris)