Robert Schuman Centre

Research on the major challenges facing Europe and the World

News

Report finds gaps in gender equality, immigrant inclusion, citizenship security

A new report from the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) at the European University Institute (EUI) reveals persistent global disparities in access to citizenship and the security of citizenship status.

New report: Encryption tools, VPNs under threat by governments globally

Anti-censorship tools have been blocked in at least 21 countries over the past 5 years. Governments worldwide are increasingly exerting control over technology people depend on to access the free and open internet, according to a new report co-authored by the European University Institute and Freedom House.

U-LEAD: Youth, rights, and research at the crossroads of academia and community

In a world increasingly marked by division and disconnection, a new initiative at the European University Institute is building bridges—between institutions and individuals, research and reality, and most importantly, between young people from vastly different walks of life.

Big data, big money: talking trouble with Nicolas Petit and Iva Nenadić

In this #EUIUpFront conversation, Nicolas Petit, Head of the EUI Department of Law, and Iva Nenadić, Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre, discuss the shifting balance of power between tech giants and the state, analysing the growing alignment between corporate platforms and political authority.

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Events

9 July 2025

Conference

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Clean Industrial Transformation: Ukraine’s Strategic Role in the EU’s Agenda

11 July 2025

Conference

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

2nd Florence Aviation Regulation Conference

11 July 2025

Lecture

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Does the USA really need states?

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Our faculty

Meet the full-time professors of the Robert Schuman Centre

About us

The Robert Schuman Centre is an inter-disciplinary research centre at the heart of the European University Institute (EUI). It was established in 1993 with the goal of developing cutting-edge, academic research and using that research to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders in the public and private sector.

Director

Erik Jones

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Executive Director

Ingo Linsenmann

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From energy regulation to migration, from media pluralism to banking and finance

Our nine research programmes address the key questions facing the European Union and its global role through both basic and policy-oriented research.

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Policy dialogue and training

A core objective of our mission is to engage actively with the world of practice through policy dialogue and executive training. We organise workshops, seminars and restricted roundtables, as well as executive training courses for academics and policy-makers. Some of our programmes have developed executive training courses in various niche areas, notably, banking and finance, regulation, media and communication and the judicial sphere.

Featured publication

The Global State of Citizenship 2025

This report draws on data covering citizenship laws in 191 countries, revealing persistent global disparities in access to citizenship and the security of citizenship status.

Maarten Vink - Jelena Dzankic - Thomas Huddleston - Ashley Mantha-Hollands - Lucas Van Der Baaren

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Video Highlights

Roundtable | The US presidential elections: What comes next?

Reflexive communities | Patrizia Nanz | Yves Mény Lecture 2024

The Schuman Centre Research Agenda - Erik Jones