Next training course : 1st February to 5th April 2014 The European Laboratory of Political Anticipation (LEAP) operates on the base of a novel method of « political anticipation », developed and perfected by Franck Biancheri[1] during 30 years of outstanding experience of European political – associative practice. This method, which emphasises the principles of ...

Download MAP3 (free) What will the world after the babyboomers look like? Or, more exactly, Europe after the babyboomers? This is the main anticipation work of this 3rd edition of MAP. And the subject’s worth it because, on the one hand, we’re seeing throughout Europe the growing expression of the ...

October 2009 – May 2010 (University Paris-La Sorbonne) At the start of the new academic year (2009-2010), Laboratoire Européen d’Anticipation Politique (LEAP) and Paris-Sorbonne’s University’s Doctoral School of “Modern and Contemporary History” launch a research programme entitled “Europe. Anticipation. Strategy”. Rythm: The programme consists of: . a series of 2-3 ...

Israel’s position regarding its security demands, which entail undermining the sovereignty of a Palestinian state, narrows the chances for reaching an agreement. Essence of Warning During negotiations with the Palestinians in 1999-2001, Israel presented a number of security demands that included, among other things, the demilitarization of the Palestinian state, ...

Recital 1 of the European Framework Directive establishes as a principle: “Water is not a commodity like any other, but a heritage that must be protected and treated as such”. Although the Directive was implemented in 2000, the European Union did not wait until the end of the 20th century ...

The confusion between the nature of the service and the persons in charge of the above-mentioned service leads the European Commission not to define the notion of public service. In this sense, the terms: Service of General Interest (SGI) and Service of General Economic Interest (SGEI) are preferred. According to ...

by Bernd Baumgartl PhD 23/10/2006   Margaretenstrasse 99 AT 1050 Vienna, Austria T & F : +43 1 945 65 58 office@navreme.net www.navreme.net   Developing VET Scenarios in Central and Eastern Europe and Their Added Value for Policy-Making”, European Journal of Education, No. 1/98, Institute for European Educational Policy, Paris. 5 ...

By Marco Caselli 06/10/2006   I Introduction The paper presents some preliminary results and reflections arising from an ongoing research project on the role – actual and potential – of civil society in the construction and consolidation of the European Union, in the latter’s life and functioning, and in the ...

25/09/2005   Abstract This contribution will provide a short analysis of the concept of “path dependence” and its relevance for understanding the European Union (EU). It is assumed that apart from the official (documented) objectives which are supposed to put Europe on a specific track of peace, prosperity, multilateralism, human ...

by Jonathan Robin 23/09/2005   All Program may be seen in hindsight as that marking the beginnings of the end of one era ushering in a paradigm shift of hurricane proportions, though concrete visibility of this shift will not be immediately perceived. It is therefore of concern to raise awareness ...