â–ª The construction of supranational legal orders
▪ Citizens’ political involvement
â–ª The modes of government and legitimation of democratic polities
â–ª Political organizations (political parties, trade unions, NGOs, associations, etc.)
â–ª The elaboration and diffusion of legal norms.
The Center research agenda for 2010-2013 is organized around three teams whose projects raise fundamental questions and speak to the relevant international literature:
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Legal and political transnational spaces at the European and global level (coordinated by Virginie Guiraudon and Olivier Nay)
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The current transformations of the state and democracy in Europe (coordinated by Luc Heuschling and Rachel Vanneuville)
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Political participation: voting, mobilizing and getting involved (coordinated by Annie Laurent et Jean-Gabriel Contamin)