The Center for European Integration Studies (German: Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung, ZEI) is a transdisciplinary research and post-graduate education institute at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...

. ZEI has participated in research, policy advice, and dialogue between science and practice since its establishment in 1995, with the current directors being Prof. Dr.

Ludger Kühnhardt Ludger Kühnhardt (born 4 June 1958) is a German political scientist, born in Münster. Since 1997 he has been Director at the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI), which he helped to found, and Professor of Political Science at Bonn Uni ...

and Prof. Dr. Christian Koenig.

History

The

Berlin-Bonn Act The Berlin/Bonn Act (german: Berlin/Bonn-Gesetz) regulated the move of the Bundestag and parts of the government of Germany from Bonn to Berlin. It also regulated the move of certain Federal agencies and other German federal facilities to Bonn ...

of May 29, 1994, which deals with the consequence of the move of Germany’s national political institutions from

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...

Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...

, provided for the establishment of a "Center for European Integration Studies” (ZEI) and a "Center for Development Research” (ZEF) as central scientific institution of the University of Bonn. On May 4, 1995, the Senate of the University of Bonn agreed to establish these two centers. The overall concept was formulated in consultation with the participating organs of the federal government and the state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

. It is based on an original proposal of the Senate of the University of Bonn from February 11, 1993. The Senate decision of May 4, 1995 is considered the founding date of the "Center for European Integration Studies" (ZEI) and the "Center for Development Research." The first Chairman of ZEI's international board was former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher." Kuhnhardt lecture

Publications

ZEI publishes ''ZEI Discussion Paper'', ''Future of Europe Observer'', and ''ZEI Insights''. These publications deal with issues of governance and regulation in the European Union. The center also monitors the work of the European Union's institutions and publishes regular comments on progress or failure, including the ''ZEI Monitor''. Nomos Publishing House (Baden-Baden) publishes the ''Schriften des Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung,'' edited by ZEI Director Prof. Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt. In the field of

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and they also seek to achieve a deeper understanding of legal reasoning ...

dealing with network industries, communications and the respective European regulation legislation, ZEI Director Prof. Dr. Christian Koenig is Managing Editor of the journal series ''Network Economics & Law'' with Law and Economics Publishing House (Frankfurt / Main). ''Communication & Law'' ("K & R") is also published by Law and Economics Publishing House (Frankfurt / Main).

Academics

Since 1998, ZEI has offered a one-year post-graduate Master program taught in English, an interdisciplinary "Master of European Studies - Governance and Regulation". Professor Koenig teaching

ZEI alumni also includes graduates from summer schools and the Master of European Regulation of Network Industries which were taught at ZEI in the past. The ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration accompanied ZEI's research on global comparative regional integration studies.

References

External links

Official website
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