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This article analyses how European studies were introduced in Australia, examining teaching, research and research training. It surveys policy and curriculum developments since the introduction of the study of the European Union (EU) in the Australian university curriculum in the early 1990s. It profiles Australian research on the EU. Australia's position – and that of New Zealand – in the Asia Pacific region has provided a useful context to understand the EU as an international actor and as a context for comparative regional integration.
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My thanks to the anonymous reviewers and editors of this special issue for their advice and to Margherita Matera and Andrea Benvenuti for comments on the article.
The former Trade Minister Simon Crean (2010) stated in early 2010: First, it should be noted that the European Union is a key partner with Australia in progressing the Doha negotiations. Second, Europe is generally an open trade and investment space for Australia and we continue to work on building and strengthening this. The EU, as a bloc, is Australia's largest trade and investment partner, and two-way trade has continued to grow despite the global economic contraction brought about the global financial crisis.
The author was the founding President of CESAA.
This subject was, and is, taught by the author.
The following institutions have or had ES offerings: La Trobe University (B.A. Major); Monash University (B.A.); the Australian National University (B.A.); the University of Adelaide (B.A. Major); the University of Melbourne (B.A. Major); the University of New South Wales (B.A. Major and Minor, as well as Bachelor of International Studies Major); the University of Queensland (B.A. Major); the University of Sydney (B.A. Major); the University of Tasmania (B.A. Major). The University of Western Australia (B.A. Major); the University of Wollongong (B.A. Major); Curtin University of Technology; Flinders University; Macquarie University and the Queensland University of Technology.
The papers are available at: http://www.cerc.unimelb.edu.au/events/Europe-workshop.html.
For an overview of Australian foreign policy analysis see McDougall (2009).
The first completed pilot project was LEAFSE – Learning through Exchange – Agriculture, Food Systems and Environment (http://www.leafse.kvl.dk/) consisting of the Universities of Western Sydney; New England; Western Australia and Queensland; The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Denmark; University of Wales; Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands; and the University of Kassel, Germany. The second pilot project was the Coursework Masters Exchange Programme in International Relations: An European–Australian Asia-Pacific Nexus (EAAPN) (http://www.gu.edu.au/school/gbs/eaapn/). Consortium partners were: the University of Melbourne; Griffith University, Queensland; University of Queensland; Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris; University of Birmingham; and the University of Trento, Italy.
The author runs regular training courses for the Australian government on the EU.
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Murray, P. European Studies and Research in Australia – Bridging History and Geography. Eur Polit Sci 11, 298–313 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2012.17
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