Welcome to the Center for European Integration Studies
The Center for European Integration Studies is a transdisciplinary research and post-graduate education institute of the Rheinischen-Friedrich-Wilhelms University Bonn. It provides future oriented research on unresolved questions of European integration and the global role of Europe with focus on "Governance and Regulation in the EU". Furthermore ZEI offers postgraduate students the opportunity to study the one year "Master in European Studies – Governance and Regulation".
Congratulations to our Master of European Studies Class of 2021/22 on their graduation!
"Europas Sicherheit, die Zukunft der Ukraine und die "russische Frage" by Ludger Kühnhardt and "Die Wirkung der Staatsschuldenkrise auf das Legitimitätsniveau der Europäischen Union" by Henrik Suder
Das politische Denken der Europäischen Union. Supranational und zukunftsoffen. by Ludger Kühnhardt, Paderborn: Brill Fink, 2022.
ZEI Fellows from the Class of 2022 were able to take part in the WDR Europaforum on June 2, 2022 and discussed the future of Europe with top german politicians.
EU Progress 2019-2024
The ZEI Monitor examines and comments on the ongoing work of the European institutions. The EU implements its annual work programs on the basis of the six priorities formulated by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the 2019-2024 term of office. The "ZEI Monitor traffic light" shows the implementation status of EU legislation.
Master of European Studies
Since 1998, ZEI has offered postgraduate students the opportunity to study the one year “Master in European Studies – Governance and Regulation”. Lecturers from all over Europe present students with diverse methods and perspectives on politics, law and economics of the European Union. Practical experts and excursions to the decision-making centres of European politics add to the international atmosphere at ZEI in Bonn.
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Publications
ZEI Directors' Pen
ZEI Directors Prof. Dr. Christian Koenig and Prof. Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt publish regularly scholarly articles and books.
Verknüpfte Welten
Ludger Kühnhardt: Verknüpfte Welten. Notizen aus 235 Ländern und Territorien. Vol. 1: 1960-1999, Vol. 2: 2000-2020, Wiesbaden: Springer 2022.
The Art of Regulation
Christian Koenig / Bernhard von Wendland: The Art of Regulation. Competition in Europe - Wealth and Wariness, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.
Transdisciplinary work at ZEI
For 25 years, ZEI combines transdisciplinary research and education in regional integration.