The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia

The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia was launched as an independent body on 16 March, 1991 in Melbourne. The initiative for such an Association was based on the experience of the national Associations for Contemporary European Studies in each of the member states of the European Union and elsewhere, which is an experience of cooperation, sharing of learning and research interests and dissemination of information and critical analysis on contemporary issues.

AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION

CESAA's objectives are:

• to promote teaching and research in contemporary European studies;
• to provide a forum for discussion of contemporary European issues;
• to publish work of high quality in European Studies;
• to maintain and foster links between tertiary educational institutions;
• to foster links among academics in Australia and internationally;
• to encourage European studies in secondary schools;
• to advise interested government and non-government organisations.

The establishment of the Association reflects a desire that academics in Australia from all tertiary institutions, as well as interested individuals, participate in the activities of one Association throughout Australia. The approach of CESAA is interdisciplinary and interprofessional.
CESAA is an active member of the world-wide network of the European Community Studies Associations (ECSA), based in Brussels. CESAA was also a founding member of the Asia Pacific Network of ECSAs.

In these pages we offer some details of CESAA's active involvement over the last few years in promoting contemporary European studies in Australia, as well as forthcoming events, links to many other European studies associations, useful research sites, and EU institutions, as well as to our publications page which includes past issues of CESAA's own biannual publication CESAA Review and other important publications on contemporary European issues.

CESAA website: http://www.cesaa.org.au/

2009 CESAA ESSAY COMPETITION (ENTRIES CLOSE 16 OCTOBER 2009)