{"id":1815,"date":"2020-08-24T02:50:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T02:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:17:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:840px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#181f2a\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2114 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\">EUGOV<br><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\">Government and Governance in the EU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo_EUGOV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2914\" style=\"width:275px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upf.edu\/web\/eu-governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jmc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2499\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eupol.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EupolLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2500\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upf.edu\/web\/baces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/baces.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2498\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jm-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3015\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgb(244,248,253) 100%)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 43%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About us\u200b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EUGOV was founded in 2003 as a research group targeting the relevance and specialization of EU government and governance. It recognizes the significance of research and cooperation to analyze and develop science and policy that addresses European integration theory, EU institutional and decision-making, EU policy-making, EU democratic quality, European comparative studies and multi-level governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EUGOV group has established itself as a leader in EU studies in Spain, with the Generalitat of Catalunya recognizing it as a Consolidated Group from 2009 to present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its principal expertise includes those themes related to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EU institutional dynamics and decision-making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power, democracy and legitimacy in the EU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>European policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theories of European integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Europeanisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>European Public Administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the nature of its work, its scope includes not only the European Union but comparative studies of European countries and some third countries. It particularly thrives on the collective collaboration of faculty, doctoral candidates, postgraduate and undergraduate students, as well as affiliated scholars from across Spain and the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/about\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EU.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2286 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EU.jpg 842w, https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EU-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EU-768x934.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/01402382.2026.2662870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Populism in the EU and the trade-off between ethical claiming and mainstreaming<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><br><\/strong>Font, N., &amp; Ares, C. <em>West European Politics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/13501763.2026.2642360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Silenced contestation? Explaining the \u2018quiet implementation\u2019 of the European Union\u2019s recovery and resilience facility in Spain and Italy<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><br>Capati, A., Christiansen, T. and Fern\u00e1ndez-Pasar\u00edn, A.\u00a0<em>Journal of European Public Policy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/13501763.2026.2629925#abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Negotiated and negotiable? Contractual governance and the flexibility of the EU\u2019s recovery and resilience facility<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><br>Mir\u00f3, J. and Fern\u00e1ndez-Pasar\u00edn, A.\u00a0<em>Journal of European Public Policy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/14651165261423104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The predictors of party group bargaining success in the European Parliament<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><br>Bicchi, N.,\u00a0<em>European Union Politics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0301421525005142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unpacking public support for nuclear energy: A twin conjoint experiment on innovative nuclear fusion and next-generation fission technologies<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><br>Biten-Butorac, M., Nicoli, F., &amp; Lalli, R.\u00a0<em>Energy Policy,\u00a0<\/em>210<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/400587252_Regulation_Governance_Regulating_Care_How_Transparency_Ownership_Control_and_Sanctions_Shape_Trust_and_Preferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulation &amp; Governance Regulating Care: How Transparency, Ownership, Control, and Sanctions Shape Trust and Preferences<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><br>P\u00e9rez-Duran, I., Rozas-Bugue\u00f1o, J., Rincon, L.,<em>\u00a0Regulation &amp; Governance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13501763.2025.2480225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Democratic accountability regimes, populism, and transparency in the European Parliament<\/strong><br><\/a><\/strong>Font, N. and Ares, C.\u00a0<em>Journal of European Public Policy,\u00a0<em>33<\/em>(5): 1413\u20131439.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-95a197afv4\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"4\"><div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/aleksandra-sojka-political-parties-use-of-social-media\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/aleksandra-sojka-political-parties-use-of-social-media\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Aleksandra Sojka:\u00a0Political parties\u2019 use\u00a0of\u00a0social media<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">On Friday, 8 May, we were delighted to welcome Aleksandra Sojka, from our partner institution MACIES Jean Monnet Centre of &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/aleksandra-sojka-political-parties-use-of-social-media\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Leer M\u00e1s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/francesco-nicoli-varieties-of-crisis-and-responses\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/francesco-nicoli-varieties-of-crisis-and-responses\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Francesco Nicoli: Varieties of Crisis and Responses<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">On Friday, 20 March, we were thrilled to receive professor Francesco Nicoli, who delivered the seminar \u00abVarieties of Crises and &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/francesco-nicoli-varieties-of-crisis-and-responses\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Leer M\u00e1s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/eugov-seminar-13-march-2025\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/eugov-seminar-13-march-2025\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >EUGOV Seminar, 13 March 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">EUGOV Seminar on 13 March 2025 (13:00) at Sala de Juntes, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, UAB. Speaker: Francesco &#8230;<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/eugov-seminar-13-march-2025\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Leer M\u00e1s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/eugov-seminar-24-february-2025\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eugov.uab.cat\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/eugov-seminar-24-february-2025\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >EUGOV Seminar, 24 February 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">EUGOV Seminar on 24 February 2025 (13:00) at Sala Europa, European Documentation Centre of the UAB. 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