What does it mean to do research that is both cutting edge and policy relevant? And how do you build an institution that bridges disciplines, institutions, and society without losing its intellectual rigour?
The answer to these questions sits at the heart of everything the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies does. While the policy world moves fast – and requires answers at a similar pace – theoretically grounded research takes time and structure. In this episode, Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre (RSCAS), sits down with Adrienne Héritier, who first joined the RSCAS in 1995, and Iva Nenadić, Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, to discuss how this delicate balance has been achieved: a plural, international, and interdisciplinary network that relies on groundbreaking data collection and analysis to provide useful advice for European citizens, institutions, and governments.
Watch the full episode on the EUI YouTube channel.
This video is part of an anniversary series celebrating 50 years of research excellence at the EUI. Each episode highlights what defines the EUI academic units and how their legacies are carried forward today. Follow the series under #uniquelyEUI.
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Erik Jones is the Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy. His research focuses on European political economy, international monetary affairs, and European integration.
Adrienne Héritier is a Professor Emerita at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences. She held a chair in public policy at the EUI from 1995 to 1999 and subsequently a joint chair with the Department of Political and Social Sciences from 2003. Her research focuses on European policy-making, comparative public policy, theories of institutional change, and new modes of governance. She is a member of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and of the Academia Europaea. She holds a doctor honoris causa from the Université Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve.
Iva Nenadić is Part-time Assistant Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom. Her research focuses on freedom of expression and media pluralism in the context of online platforms and artificial intelligence. She has been involved in coordination of the Media Pluralism Monitor since 2016.