著者

Day Stephen

出版者

大分大学

雑誌

基盤研究(C)

巻号頁・発行日

2017-04-01

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In June 2017, I was able to make an initial presentation to the EUSA-AP Conference (Tokyo) which provided invaluable feedback for the start of my project. Two months later, I was invited to give a lecture at the United Nations University (Tokyo) on the issue of Brexit. Indeed, much of this year has been taken-up following the on-going machinations of the UK's withdrawal process and the corresponding impact on the European Union. This has resulted in public lectures for the EUIJ-Kyushu and the Saga EU Association. In terms of party-politics above the level of the nation-state, I was asked to write a contributing chapter for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (co-ordinated by Steven Van Hecke, Leuven University). In December 2017, I attended the Congress of the European Liberals (Amsterdam) where I observed preparations for the 2019 European elections and the process for selecting a leading candidate (spitzenkandidat); undertook numerous on-the-spot interviews; and engaged in some debates.While in Amsterdam, I also had the opportunity to undertake some archival research on the start of the European integration process post-1945. In addition, I visited Ireland where I undertook numerous interviews with national parties, across the political spectrum, about their views on Brexit and their relations with their corresponding Europarty. The information I collected is presently feeding into a paper I will present in Taiwan (EUSA-AP) in June 2018.