We recommend that you contact that researcher whose field your project ties in with whilst working on your project outline, before you apply for the ARENA student scholarship. There should be a distinct overlap between the thematic focus of the applicant's project and the projects of the ARENA researchers.
The list was updated May 2019
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Public reason of expert institutions, such as (EU) agencies (Andreas Eriksen)
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Democratic legitimacy and/or accountability, for example of EU agencies (Andreas Eriksen)
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Welfare policy and citizen responsibility (Andreas Eriksen)
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Professional ethics / integrity (Andreas Eriksen)
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Organized interests and lobbying strategies in the EU (Alexander Katsaitis)
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Democratic legitimacy & interest groups in the EU (Alexander Katsaitis)
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European Parliament & Policy-Making Procedures (Alexander Katsaitis)
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The Inter-institutional impact of Own Initiative Reports (Alexander Katsaitis)
- The European Union's gender equality policy (Cathrine Holst)
- The role of science and expertise in EU decision-making (Cathrine Holst)
- The European Union and democratic theory (Cathrine Holst)
- Use of digital media in political communication strategies (national and EU institutions) (Asimina Michailidou)
- News media, digital media and crises (role of media in mobilization and protest, transnational solidarity, crisis communication responses, role of journalists, EU contestation / politicization, Euroscepticism) (Asimina Michailidou)
- News media, digital media and democracy (transformation of journalism practices, pluralism, reporting standards, public perceptions / trust) (Asimina Michailidou)
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Digitalization, democracy and public sphere theory (Asimina Michailidou)
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Digital content: methods and research ethics of capturing and processing data in a digital landscape (Asimina Michailidou)
- How news media play a vital role in shaping and conditioning European citizens’ perceptions of the EU integration project (Asimina Michailidou)
- The relationship between Brexit and differentiated integration (John Erik Fossum)
- The role of parliaments in fostering democratic reforms, for example in context of the Future of Europe debate (John Erik Fossum)
- Europeanization of citizenship (John Erik Fossum)
- Multilevel citizenship in the European Union: supranational, national, regional (John Erik Fossum)
- The EU's foreign and security policies (Helene Sjursen)
- Norwegian foreign and security policy and the EU (Helene Sjursen)
- Democracy and European foreign policy (Helene Sjursen)
- EU and global justice (Helene Sjursen, Johanne D. Saltnes)
- The EU's relationships with one or more of the BRICS states (Helene Sjursen, Johanne D. Saltnes)
- The EU’s “Aid for Trade” policy (Johanne D. Saltnes)
- The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries (Johanne D. Saltnes)
- EU and post national democracy – is a supranational democracy possible? (Erik Oddvar Eriksen)
- Deliberative democracy – the relationship between argument and power in the EU (Erik Oddvar Eriksen)
- Arguments, norms and views of justice in the EU's constitutional and expansion processes (Erik Oddvar Eriksen)
- International public administration beyond the EU: How autonomous are international bureaucracies from their creators? Studies could be launched in cases such as the WTO, OECD, UN, African Union, etc. (Jarle Trondal)
- The rise of a European Administrative Space (EAS): Characteristics, decision-making dynamics and consequences for national government institutions (e.g. ministries, agencies) (Jarle Trondal)
- Governance in Turbulent Times: How persistent are governance dynamics (e.g. in ministries, agencies) when put under stress (e.g. the financial crisis)? (Jarle Trondal)