This Jean Monnet Project was awarded in 2016 to the team under the leadership of Prof Luca Spataro,  Full Professor of Public Economics at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa
This project has been founded under the Jean Monnet Activities supported by the European Commission.

Within the Erasmus+ Programme, the Jean Monnet Activities aim at promoting excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide. These activities also aim at fostering the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers, in particular with the aim of enhancing governance of EU policies.

Key activities include courses, research, conferences, networking activities, and publications in the field of EU studies.

European Union studies comprise the study of Europe in its entirety with particular emphasis on the European integration process in both its internal and external aspects. The discipline also covers the role of the EU in a globalised world and in promoting an active European citizenship and dialogue between people and cultures.m id est laborum.