European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade

European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade
Author: Adrian Curaj
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030563162
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This open access book presents the major outcomes of the fourth edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers Conference (FOHE-BPRC 4) which was held in January 2020 and which has already established itself as a landmark in the European higher education environment. The conference is part of the official calendar of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for events that promote and sustain the development of EHEA. The conference provides a unique forum for dialogue between researchers, experts and policy makers in the field of higher education, all of which is documented in this proceedings volume. The book focuses on the following five sub-themes: - Furthering the Internationalization of Higher Education: Particular - Challenges in the EHEA - Access and Success for Every Learner in Higher Education - Advancing Learning and Teaching in the EHEA: Innovation and Links With Research - The Future of the EHEA - Principles, Challenges and Ways Forward - Bologna Process in the Global Higher Education Arena. Going Digital? While acknowledging the efforts and achievements so far at EHEA level, the Paris Ministerial Communiqué highlights the need to intensify crossdisciplinary and cross-border cooperation. One of the ways to achieve this objective is to develop more efficient peer-learning activities, involving policymakers and other stakeholders from as many member states as possible for which this book provides a platform. It acknowledges the importance of a continued dialogue between researchers and decisionmakers and benefits from the experience already acquired, this way enabling the higher education community to bring its input into the 2020. European Higher Education Area (EHEA) priorities for 2020 onwards. European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade marks 21 years of Bologna Process and 10 years of EHEA and brings together an unique collection of contributions that not only reflect on all that has been achieved in these years, but more importantly, shape directions for the future. This book is published under an open access CC BY license.

A Greater Europe? the European Expansion and Integration

A Greater Europe? the European Expansion and Integration
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2014
Genre: Dissertations, Academic
ISBN:
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"The European Union is currently in a phase of transition. The integration policy and the enlargement process of the EU have changed the requirements to its framework and institutions. The present structure of the European Union is no longer adequate to face future challenges. Accordingly the integration process needs to be reevaluated. However, not all members will be able to participate equally within the new framework. Some states are likely to hold prominent positions, while others will find themselves at the periphery. This thesis shows that the model of a "Multi Speed Europe" and especially differentiated circles of integration and cooperation will be the future of the European Union. The review of the expansion process shows that the EU has become to heterogenic to stick to old integration models. Political culture, national interest and economic performance highly determine the ability to integrate. The analysis of the Common Foreign/ Defense and Security Policy of the EU reveals that each political discipline will have its own core or circle of states that is closely integrated and willing to cooperate. The concentrated circles will remain open, giving other members opt-in possibilities. Poland's political culture as well as its recent defense and security policy serve in the case study as an example for the future and current integration into the EU framework. Poland's case is of special interest because of its geopolitical situation and political culture. Despite having a history of oppression and changing national interests, Poland greatly contributes to the development of an efficient and closely integrated CDSP. Especially the cooperation with France and Germany shows the new core circle of Europe regarding security policy. Finally, based on a summary of the main aspects of the European Expansion and Integration and an expert interview, this thesis provides short conclusion on the topic that includes future outlooks regarding the structure of Europe and its integration framework".

Law in Greater Europe

Law in Greater Europe
Author: Bruno Haller
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2021-10-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 900448244X
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This collection of studies intends to honour Heinrich Klebes, who both as a distinguished international civil servant and as a scholar and analyst has made and continues to make an important contribution to the development of European cooperation in general and within the Council of Europe in particular. At the same time, it offers a unique and stimulating analysis of the development of a common body of law in the wider Europe. The twenty-nine articles contained in this volume are grouped together under five headings: - commitment to democratic standards; - protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms; - the Council of Europe in context; - the common legal space; - common problems of democracy and transatlantic relations.

Europe's New Security Challenges

Europe's New Security Challenges
Author: Heinz Gärtner
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2001
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781555879303
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A central point of controversy among both academics and policymakers is the nature and significance of security in the post-Cold War world. Engaging that discussion, this collection explores the new security challenges facing Europe.

The Business Environment of Europe

The Business Environment of Europe
Author: Terrence R. Guay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2014-06-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521872472
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The only comprehensive textbook on Europe's business environment, examining the region's economics and policies in social, political and historical contexts.

Europe as a Stronger Global Actor

Europe as a Stronger Global Actor
Author: Simon Duke
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2016-11-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349949450
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This book considers the principal challenges facing the European Union, which has been buffeted by a series of profound crises, both internal and external. These range from the future of Ukraine, the Union’s reactions to China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, how to help stabilize countries to its south, and relations with the United States. The core argument is that the EU lacks a meta-narrative that could indicate priorities and linkages between the various continental, regional, national and thematic strategies. As a result, the EU often appears to be a confusing and even contradictory actor to many international partners. In response to these challenges the EU needs to develop a deeper sense of strategic awareness and confidence so that it may give a more convincing response to fundamental questions about the Union’s role, purpose and identity in a changing world.

Rethinking Europe's Future

Rethinking Europe's Future
Author: David P. Calleo
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2003-03-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 069111367X
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Rethinking Europe's Future is a major reevaluation of Europe's prospects as it enters the twenty-first century. David Calleo has written a book worthy of the complexity and grandeur of the challenges Europe now faces. Summoning the insights of history, political economy, and philosophy, he explains why Europe was for a long time the world's greatest problem and how the Cold War's bipolar partition brought stability of a sort. Without the Cold War, Europe risks revisiting its more traditional history. With so many contingent factors--in particular Russia and Europe's Muslim neighbors--no one, Calleo believes, can pretend to predict the future with assurance. Calleo's book ponders how to think about this future. The book begins by considering the rival ''lessons'' and trends that emerge from Europe's deeper past. It goes on to discuss the theories for managing the traditional state system, the transition from autocratic states to communitarian nation states, the enduring strength of nation states, and their uneasy relationship with capitalism. Calleo next focuses on the Cold War's dynamic legacies for Europe--an Atlantic Alliance, a European Union, and a global economy. These three systems now compete to define the future. The book's third and major section examines how Europe has tried to meet the present challenges of Russian weakness and German reunification. Succeeding chapters focus on Maastricht and the Euro, on the impact of globalization on Europeanization, and on the EU's unfinished business--expanding into ''Pan Europe,'' adapting a hybrid constitution, and creating a new security system. Calleo presents three models of a new Europe--each proposing a different relationship with the U.S. and Russia. A final chapter probes how a strong European Union might affect the world and the prospects for American hegemony. This is a beautifully written book that offers rich insight into a critical moment in our history, whose outcome will shape the world long after our time.