Challenges and Opportunities for EU Heritage Diplomacy in Ukraine
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The Jean Monnet Actions aim at promoting EU values & excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide.
Ilia State University annually submits projects and receives funding within the framework of this program. In June 2023, Ilia State University won funding for a new Erasmus + Jean Monnet network project. which will be coordinated by Professors Ketevan Gurchiani and Oliver Reisner.
The project HER-UKR: Challenges and opportunities for EU heritage diplomacy in Ukraine will address the role of cultural heritage in the EU’s external action. A consortium of 15 universities will bring together interdisciplinary expertise on EU foreign policy, Eastern European memory politics and heritage practices. HER-UKR aims to explore the potential of the EU as a values based actor in heritage policies by focusing on three subtopics:
- EU cultural heritage diplomacy for promoting democracy and European values;
- conflict prevention with focus on contested heritage;
- protection and reconstruction of heritage.
The Coordinator of the Project: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
2023