Following several meetings and an analysis of the scarce training and exchange possibilities for university researchers, the Coimbra Group Universities decided to create a special research seminar for young university researchers in order to offer them the opportunity to exchange opinions and ideas and discuss their researches with prominent European and Russian experts. The seminar is designed for the intensive training of researchers from Russian Universities and from the Coimbra Group universities, that includes 37 Universities all around Europe, with a view to contributing to the formation of a European neighbourhood policy specialists that cares for development, peace and successful European enlargement. The goal of the proposed seminar deals with the European Integration process and neighbourhood policy challenges with particular focus on EU –Russia relationship. During the seminar some relevant topics and theories related to the enlargement process and neighborhood policy management are presented to the participants in order to develop their knowledge, perceptions and analytical skills. The seminar is focused on how the European Union is looking at the State building process in post-Soviet Russia and its relations with the newly independent states. In fact most of them, being part of the New Neighbourhood policy, are involved in a set of agreements, promoted by the European Commission. In this framework, the discussion will also consider the impact of radical events that, while changing the geopolitical balance in Ukraine, Georgia, and other Central Asian countries, affected domestic policy of Russia, the Russian approaches to integration with EU and CIS, as well as the Russian policy towards the “near abroad” and the reconcilability of Russia integration with EU and the NIS. The proposed seminar will help participants to learn about governance, stabilisation of political institutions, democratic development, security issues, and to look into emerging patterns of economic growth and work practices related to the neighbourhood policy.The seminar will include an international conference focused on the relationship among Russia, Europe and the West jointly promoted by the United Democratic Center in Moscow and the Istituto per l’Europa Centro-Orientale Balcanica, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus. The event is also sponsored by the Italian Association of Slavists and the Garzanti Foundation. As part of the seminar the University researchers will participate in the international conference where several topics will be presented and discussed, among which the cooperation between Russia and the EU, the revolutions in the CIS, the challenges and prospects of the reforms in Russia, the phenomenon of colour revolutions and their influence on the political process in Russia, the social instability in modern Russia, the investment climate in Russia, the security and foreign policy issues in Russia, the CIS and Europe.Then the researchers will continue the intensive seminar devoted to discuss and compare the results of their researches taking also into account the outcomes of the conference. During the seminar university researchers will have the possibility to discuss their papers with other researchers and prominent experts in order to examine and verify their thesis. Different and complementary methods will be used: working groups, interactive learning, cooperative learning, open discussions and comparative analyses.

EU AND NEW NEIGHBOURS: IN SEARCH OF A NEW RELATIONSHIP

BIANCHINI, STEFANO
2007

Abstract

Following several meetings and an analysis of the scarce training and exchange possibilities for university researchers, the Coimbra Group Universities decided to create a special research seminar for young university researchers in order to offer them the opportunity to exchange opinions and ideas and discuss their researches with prominent European and Russian experts. The seminar is designed for the intensive training of researchers from Russian Universities and from the Coimbra Group universities, that includes 37 Universities all around Europe, with a view to contributing to the formation of a European neighbourhood policy specialists that cares for development, peace and successful European enlargement. The goal of the proposed seminar deals with the European Integration process and neighbourhood policy challenges with particular focus on EU –Russia relationship. During the seminar some relevant topics and theories related to the enlargement process and neighborhood policy management are presented to the participants in order to develop their knowledge, perceptions and analytical skills. The seminar is focused on how the European Union is looking at the State building process in post-Soviet Russia and its relations with the newly independent states. In fact most of them, being part of the New Neighbourhood policy, are involved in a set of agreements, promoted by the European Commission. In this framework, the discussion will also consider the impact of radical events that, while changing the geopolitical balance in Ukraine, Georgia, and other Central Asian countries, affected domestic policy of Russia, the Russian approaches to integration with EU and CIS, as well as the Russian policy towards the “near abroad” and the reconcilability of Russia integration with EU and the NIS. The proposed seminar will help participants to learn about governance, stabilisation of political institutions, democratic development, security issues, and to look into emerging patterns of economic growth and work practices related to the neighbourhood policy.The seminar will include an international conference focused on the relationship among Russia, Europe and the West jointly promoted by the United Democratic Center in Moscow and the Istituto per l’Europa Centro-Orientale Balcanica, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus. The event is also sponsored by the Italian Association of Slavists and the Garzanti Foundation. As part of the seminar the University researchers will participate in the international conference where several topics will be presented and discussed, among which the cooperation between Russia and the EU, the revolutions in the CIS, the challenges and prospects of the reforms in Russia, the phenomenon of colour revolutions and their influence on the political process in Russia, the social instability in modern Russia, the investment climate in Russia, the security and foreign policy issues in Russia, the CIS and Europe.Then the researchers will continue the intensive seminar devoted to discuss and compare the results of their researches taking also into account the outcomes of the conference. During the seminar university researchers will have the possibility to discuss their papers with other researchers and prominent experts in order to examine and verify their thesis. Different and complementary methods will be used: working groups, interactive learning, cooperative learning, open discussions and comparative analyses.
2007
S. Bianchini
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