The South East European Studies Programme was established in 2002 at
the European Studies Centre, St Antony's College. It focuses on the
study of contemporary political and socio-economic dynamics in the
region, including the post-communist Balkan countries, Greece, Turkey
and Cyprus, the region's relationship with the EU, as well as the
relations between the countries themselves.
Through its activities and research output, the programme seeks to
foster academic analysis on current events and to come up with policy-relevant prescriptions. By bringing together academics, policy makers
and students, it aims to support the debate on transition,
reconstruction, development, conflict resolution and European
integration and to promote mutual knowledge and understanding in
areas of tension and conflict.
The programme, which has been initially funded by the Greek Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, is seeking other sponsors.
PEOPLE
Programme Director : Dr Othon Anastasakis, Research Fellow
Programme Chair : Dr Kalypso Nicolaidis, University Lecturer in
International Relations and Fellow, St Antony's College.
Research Associate : Dr Gilles Bertrand
Research Associate : Mr Dimitar Beche
Research Assistant : Mr Ioannis Grigoriadis
Steering Committee :
Dr Richard Caplan, Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies,
Oxford
Professor Richard Crampton, Professor of East European History, St
Edmund Hall, Oxford
Mr Timothy Garton Ash, Director, European Studies Centre, St Antony's
College.
Sir Marrack Goulding, Warden, St Antony's College.
Dr Philip Robins, University Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle
East and Fellow, St Antony's College.
Administrator: Mrs Ulli Parkinson
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
To support high quality academic and policy-relevant research on
South East Europe.
To organise conferences, workshops and research seminars.
To promote multi-disciplinary study of the region's development
within Oxford University (e.g. politics, international relations,
law, sociology, economics) working in collaboration with other
Centres and Programmes within the University, including student
societies.
To spearhead intellectual exchanges and debate on these issues among
networks of individuals and institutions beyond Oxford.
To foster cooperation between the academic and the policy making
communities.
THEMATIC PRIORITIES
The Balkan Pillar: The programme will pursue the analysis of
contemporary developments in the region by focusing on particular
aspects and topics of the current reconstruction, transition and
European integration processes. This will be done through the
organisation of expert meetings, events, the publication of
discussion and action papers in the website and cooperation with
relevant research networks. The output of these activities will be
disseminated widely across a wide range of actors in the academic,
policy making, media and NGO communities.
The Greek-Turkish Pillar: The programme in cooperation with the
Middle East Centre at St Antony's College aims to bring together
academics and experts on Greek and Turkish politics, economics and
society in order to reflect on domestic and international
contemporary developments relevant to both countries. It will involve
joint debates, the publication of a newsletter and the organisation
of public lectures and conferences. The programme will link with
existing similar networks dealing with relevant matters. The
programme's output will be disseminated to a variety of potential end-used in the public and private sectors.
