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Alternative Europa!
In the increasingly differentiated social sciences, more and more researchers from different disciplines are engaged in the process of European integration and European politics. Specialization, however, aggravates controversial debates on research questions from different perspectives. Yet there is a shying away from the service of translation between different disciplines, necessary for successful interdisciplinary exchange. The fact that this clearly weakens comprehensive debate within disciplines – or at least in German political science – is not only regrettable, but detrimental to research.
Given the multiple crises facing the European Union, there are also numerous initiatives that deal with visions for Europe, and that have published their own position papers. Here, too, there is no overarching debate, which is more necessary than ever before in light of the European skeptics’ growing influence on the political agenda. Individual projects are emerging from the presented positions, but a joint initiative has so far been missing. This is now, at least, being bemoaned.
Discussions at the Jungen Wissenschaftlichen Direktoriums des Instituts für Europäische Politik (IEP) have shown that IEP and Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration (AEI) are not alone in this assessment. There is, according to the participants of the discussions, potential to intensify cooperation towards a better Europe, both within academia as well as between academia and civil society. However, it is not enough to network representatives from various sectors in order to create an enduring platform for this exchange. A network for its own sake cannot last. According to the JuWiDi, in order to establish such a system, the active participants must set a common goal towards which they will work. In this regard, the Europawissenschaftliches Netzwerk Deutschland (END) and the Junges Europawissenschaftliches Netzwerk (JEN) will serve as their common platform.
In the kick-off workshop, working groups have been formed to look more closely at visions for the future in specific policy areas. The working groups form the core and the basic structure of ALTEU!
Constanze Aka
Anne Bruch
Manuel Gath
Carmen Gerstenmeyer
Steffen Jäger
Christian Kiefer
Julia Klein
Tatjana Kuhn
Jule Könneke
Carolin Marx
Patrick Mesenbrock
Franziska Petri Julian Plottka
Daniel Schade
Constantin Schäfer Jana Schubert
Julian Schwartzkopff
Richard Steinberg
Timo Stockhorst
Fabian Weber
Elisabeth Weisswange
Susanne Zels