EUCITISPACE-II

The Space of Citizenship in Europe

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES    more  Organization address address: Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 city: BRUXELLES postcode: 1050 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Christine Cognome: Courillon Email: send email Telefono: 3226502321 Fax: 3226506718
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Totale costo	157˙100 €
EC contributo	157˙100 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-09-01   -   2013-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES  Organization address address: Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 city: BRUXELLES postcode: 1050 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Christine Cognome: Courillon Email: send email Telefono: 3226502321 Fax: 3226506718	BE (BRUXELLES)	coordinator	157˙100.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The aim of the present research project is the study of European statehood and of its current restructuring and redefinition. More precisely, this project will focus on two elements of statehood redefinition, that is EU citizenship and EU’s spatial policies, and their relationship. The objectives of the present research-project are the following: 1. Understanding how statehood and governmentality are being restructured in contemporary Europe, that is providing an account of European integration as a process of redefinition of national statehood, or at least of some of its elements, at the continental level. 2. Providing an account of how citizenship, as an element of statehood, is being rearticulated beyond the nation-state, even though in historical continuity with it, and of how geographical space is acting as a crucial element in order to redefine citizenship and government in contemporary Europe. 3. Rethinking the relationship between the two concepts of citizenship and space from the point of view of political theory, starting from the elements of transformation that Europe provides with respect to modern political grammar. In order to take into account the bi-univocal relationship between European citizenship and European state-space, we will concentrate on three case-studies: 1. I will take into account the policies concerning the regulation of free movement of people within the EU. 2. I will consider the link between geographical enlargement and political integration in the case of the referendums on the European Constitutional Treaty 2. I will take into account the space of the city as a place of contestation and of redefinition of citizenship in contemporary Europe'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Redefining citizenship in a growing Europe

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Since the EU came into existence, the concept of statehood in Europe has evolved. 'The space of citizenship in Europe' (http://eucitispace.wordpress.com (EUCITISPACE-II)) was an EU-funded project that looked at different definitions of European statehood, focusing on citizenship and EU spatial policies.

To achieve its aims, the project team re-examined the debate on EU integration, looking at EU statehood restructuring and rescaling. It published a manuscript for a book that outlines relevant EU citizenship policies, such as those on free movement and how this affects the concept of national territories and spaces. EUCITISPACE-II also demonstrated the value of analysing EU integration as a process of statehood restructuring, closely studying EU legislation as well as public controversies on EU citizenship and space.

Interestingly, the project looked at citizenship law as a dynamic set of processes and not as a legal status. It redefined EU citizenship as a set of acts and operations to trace its political effects and unravel its politicised nature. This also involved investigating distinctions within national citizenships and between them in Europe in the context of EU citizenship law.

In addition to legal, institutional and historic factors, the project team also focused on economic considerations, geographical proximities and enlargement in relation to EU citizenship. A notable project achievement in this respect was a workshop at the European Parliament on the current challenges for European citizenship in times of economic crisis.

The project published three papers on southern Europe and the crisis, examining unemployment as a threat to social stability and cohesion. The papers also touched on encouraging a green economy to overcome challenges related to cohesion.

Innovative research on European integration was disseminated to both European and non-European audiences through several channels, fostering healthy debate on social cohesion and citizenship. The results of this project have certainly enlightened the debate on what it means to be an EU citizen.