|
|
The Contemporary European
Studies Association of Australia was launched
as an independent body on 16 March, 1991
in Melbourne. The initiative for such an
Association was based on the experience
of the national Associations for Contemporary
European Studies in each of the member states
of the European Union and elsewhere, which
is an experience of cooperation, sharing
of learning and research interests and dissemination
of information and critical analysis on
contemporary issues.
AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION
|
| CESAA’s objectives are: |
- to promote teaching
and research in contemporary European
studies;
- to provide a forum
for discussion of contemporary European
issues;
- to publish work
of high quality in European Studies;
- to maintain and
foster links between tertiary educational
institutions;
- to foster links
among academics in Australia and internationally;
- to encourage European
studies in secondary schools;
- to advise interested
government and non-government organisations.
|
The establishment of the Association
reflects a desire that academics in Australia
from all tertiary institutions, as well as interested
individuals, participate in the activities of
one Association throughout Australia. The approach
of CESAA is interdisciplinary and interprofessional.
CESAA is an active member of the world-wide network
of the European Community Studies Associations
(ECSA), based in Brussels. CESAA was also a founding
member of the Asia Pacific Network of ECSAs.
In these pages we offer some details of CESAA’s
active involvement over the last few years in
promoting contemporary European studies in Australia,
as well as forthcoming events, links to many other
European studies associations, useful research
sites, and EU institutions, as well as to our
publications page which includes past issues of
CESAA’s own biannual publication
CESAA Review and other important
publications on contemporary European issues.
Finally, we invite you to become
a member of CESAA and enjoy the benefits of subscription.
In addition to receiving regular updates of events,
calls for papers, funding and employment opportunities
within the European studies community in Australia
and around the world, subscription to CESAA entitles
you to our biannual, formally refereed journal,
the CESAA Review.
Please see our membership
page for full details.
|
