Europe in transition – Small states and Europe in an age of global shifts (EUNOR)
In this project we investigate how small states in general and Norway in particular balance between autonomy and integration.
We have studied how small states within and outside the EU responds to, adjusts, and adapts to the current European transition.
In the case of Norway, we have investigated how this plays out in both areas that are fully and partly covered by agreements with the EU (Internal market/EEA affairs, energy, foreign, security and defence) and in areas with no agreements with the EU (external trade and investments).
EUNOR is multi-disciplinary: involving economists, legal scholars and political scientists. It is a inter-institutional partnership between strong research milieus in Norway, and it is supported by a a strong international network of experts on small states and European integration.
The research is empirically based and theoretically informed, and it builds upon the research based Europe Review (2012). The project will deliver intellectually innovative research and provide relevant information to the public and well-grounded policy advice to decision makers.
The final conference for the project, titled Brexit and implications for the EU, EEA and Norway, was held on 30 October 2017. Click here for full programme.
See also the project's seminar series Norway meets Europe. Here you'll find earlier and upcoming NUPI events in the seminar series.
Publications from external project participants:
- Thorallsson, Baldur og Pétur Gunnarsson (2017): Iceland’s alignment with the EU–US sanctions on Russia: autonomy versus dependence, Global Affairs 2017
- Publications from Centre for European Law, University of Oslo (NO)
- Bekkedal, Tarjej (2016) ‘Investeringstraktater med investor-stat tvisteløsning (ISDS) – i strid med Grunnloven?’, Lov og Rett nr. 6
- Bekkedal, Tarjej (2016) ‘Suverenitet og samarbeid - Grunnlovens skranker for delegasjon av statsmakt’, Kritisk Juss 42 (1): pp. 3-37.
- Bekkedal, Tarjej (2015) ‘Om grunnlovens medlemskapsprinsipp ved overføring av myndighet til internasjonale organisasjoner’, Kritisk Juss 41 (4): pp. 197-230
- Arnesen, Finn (2015) ‘Om den babelske vending i norsk rett’, Lov og Rett Vol 54. 6 2015, p. 343
- Arnesen, Finn (2014) ‘EU- og EØS-retten’, I: Knophs oversikt over Norges rett, 14.utg., pp. 72-99
- Arnesen, Finn (2014) ‘Konsesjoner og tillatelser – EØS-rett og konsekvenser’, MarIus nr. 427, pp. 99-127.
Funders
Research Council of NorwayFunding program
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Publications
New Political Economy of Energy in Europe. Power to Project, Power to Adapt
Autonomy or integration? Small-state responses to a changing European security landscape
Diplomacy through the back door: Norway and the bilateral route to EU decision-making
French Foreign Policy in a Changing World. Practising Grandeur
The UK withdrawal from the EU - Legal implications for Norway as party to the EEA Agreement
Surviving Brexit: twelve lessons from Norway
External Governance as Security Community Building. The Limits and Potential of the European Neighbourhood Policy / Pernille Rieker, redaktør
Nord Stream 2: policy dilemmas and the future of EU gas market
New Momentum for European Defence Cooperation
European Integration Reset: Lessons from Brexit, Norway, and Eastern Europe
Energy in the neighborhood: Russian and EU perspectives and policies
The Expert-Executive Nexus in the European Administrative System: Expert Groups and the European Commission
Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions
Project Manager
Participants
Christophe Hillion
Former employee (part time)
Ole Gunnar Austvik
Former employee