Studying Wider Europe - The CSWE
Welcome to the Centre for the Study of Wider Europe (CSWE) at NUI Maynooth. Founded in 2007, CSWE is an inter-disciplinary research centre rooted in the humanities and social sciences, and dedicated to producing and disseminating high quality research on Central, Eastern, South-eastern Europe and Russia. The key contributing academic departments at NUI Maynooth are: anthropology, history, sociology, and geography and we also include political science as a disciplinary field. We aim to contribute to public debate on a wide range of issues and to broaden the focus of Europe-related research to include Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe. We also aim to develop the Centre as a key site or umbrella structure for teaching and research in these areas on the island of Ireland, and in doing so, to bring together scholars from different disciplines and different universities. As such our work and activities provide a valuable conduit for the academic community, the diplomatic corps, government, civil society groups, and the policy-making community. We recently hosted the Annual Conference of the Irish Association for Russian, Central, and East European Studies (IARCEES - http://www.iarcees.org/index.php ) and are currently developing links with a number of international partners. The Centre's work is supported by NUIM research, the departments of Anthropology, History and Sociology, and the Communicating Europe Programme of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs ( http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28459 ). We welcome applications for PhD research. Please consult our individual faculty pages to find the relevant academic specialisms. There is a long established engagement with European issues at the university and the Wider Europe Centre is now at the forefront of efforts to deepen the NUIM commitment to European structures and programmes.
The Centre has research links with established institutes at NUIM. The National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) undertakes applied and comparative research on spatial processes and their social effects on social and economic development in Ireland (http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/). An Foras Feasa, The National Institute for Research in Historical and Cultural Traditions, is an interdisciplinary humanities-based research institute devoted to the study of the historical and cultural traditions of this island, including our relationships with Europe and with the wider world (http://www.forasfeasa.ie/).
The European Union and Turkey: the Accession Negotiations and Beyond
Thursday, 18 November, 9:30am-5:45 pm
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Gallery
Coming soon - our gallery for photos from the Centre
Photos on flickr tagged with the term 'Bosnia'. About these photos»»
News & Events
News John O'Brennan (NUIM, CSWE) writing in the Sunday Business Post Posted: Tue 20th December
John O'Brennan published a feature article in the Sunday Business Post on 18 December, on the Eurozone crisis and the likelihood of an Irish referendum on the fiscal compact. John also appeared on the RTE Radio One programme The Business hosted by George Lee on 10 December, and highlighted the links between the UK and Ireland which make the British use of the veto at the European Council summit potentially threatening to Irish interests. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thebusiness/
Event Geography Seminar at NUI Maynooth Posted: Mon 5th December
guest lecture at NUI Maynooth by Gerard Toal (Virginia Tech) entitled 'After Ethnic Cleansing: Bosnian Lessons for the Caucasus.'
News CSWE Research Seminar Series, 2011-2012 Posted: Wed 16th November
guest lecture by Dr Alexander Korb (University of Leicester): 'Ethnic Homogenization in Europe 1941-1949: Rethinking the gap between Fascism and Communism'
Event CSWE Seminar Posted: Mon 14th November
CSWE Research Seminar, 2011-2012
News Maynooth 'Film for All' - Bosnian War Posted: Tue 4th October
Maynooth Film for All and CSWE invite you to attend a film set during the Bosnian War.
News BORA ISYAR of the Centre for the Study of Wider Europe NUI Maynooth, writing on Sunday's parliamentary election in Turkey, for the Guardian's Comment section: Posted: Fri 10th June
Bora Isyar: The ruling party, which is expected to win elections on 12 June, needs to work with elements from across Turkish society
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Departments
The Centre for the Study of Wider Europe is contributed to by a number of Academic departments from N.U.I. Maynooth. The principal contributing departments are:Degree Courses
A number of degree courses related to the study of wider Europe are available at NUI Maynooth, including:
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