Thank you for your interest in the European Union and the EU Center at the University of Oklahoma. Utilizing the links to the left, this website will provide you with information regarding the European Union, EU Center programs and activities and other news and events relevant to the study of the European Union. If you have any questions about the Center or if we can be of any service, please don't hesitate to contact the Center and its staff using the contact information to the left. About the EU Center The European Union Center at OU was founded in September 2001, when University of Oklahoma became one of 15 national universities to host a center for European Union studies. Activities during the Center's first three years were supported by a grant awarded through a national competition by the Commission of the European Communities. Robert Cox, Professor in the Department of International and Area Studies, and Mitchell Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Area Studies, have served as Co-Directors of the European Union Center since its inception. The Center seeks to advance knowledge of the European Union at the University of Oklahoma, as well as throughout the local community, the state of Oklahoma, and the southwestern United States. The European Union Center at the University of Oklahoma has established a network of affiliates at universities throughout the southwest providing the program opportunities for reaching a broad regional audience. Activities of the Center include a speaker series, “Issues in an Expanding Europe,” a Model European Union Summit, research grants for graduate students, and summer seminars for university faculty and for Oklahoma high school teachers.
We are pleased to announce that the European Union Center has been awarded a "Getting to Know Europe" Grant by the European Commission. The grant will fund a wide range of activities during the 2009 calendar year.
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Writing Contest for the Thomas W. Adams Paper Award "Resolving Conflict in the Mediterranean Region"
The Department of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma announces a contest for the best paper that addresses any aspect of conflict resolution, affecting any country that borders the Mediterranean Sea. Any OU graduate or undergraduate student is eligible to compete for the award. Submissions can be prepared especially for this competition, or they can be based on term papers, Honors research projects, or graduate theses.
This award is named for Thomas W. Adams, a former officer in the US State Department who has published extensively on the conflict between Turks and Greeks on the island of Cyprus.
Submission Guidelines:
Submissions should be at least 2500 words in length. They should be typed, double-spaced and include a complete bibliography of cited works. Submissions are due no later than 20 April 2012. Awards will be announced 4 May 2012. All submissions will be evaluated by a committee of faculty. The award recipient will receive $750.00 and a plaque commemorating their accomplishment.
For questions or inquiries, please contact Dr. Robert Cox, Dale Hester Hall 138, rhcox@ou.edu.
- 2010 Recipient: Chelsea Pierce, International Studies major. The title of the award winning paper is "Repatriation of the Elgin Marbles: A Resolvable Conflict."
- 2009 Recipient: Cameron Miller, International Studies major. The title of the award winning paper is "Decommissioning Hezbollah: Using the Case of the Provisional Irish Republican Army to Determine the Likelihood of Hezbollah’s Disarmament and Lebanon’s Subsequent Stabilization."
- 2008 Recipient: David Miller, International Studies major. The title of the award winning paper is "The Legality of Israeli Settlements Within the Occupied Territories."
- 2007 Recipient: William Caldwell, graduate student in the School of International and Area Studies for his paper titled, "A Critical Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards the Hizbullah of Lebanon."
- 2006 Recipient: Adam Tyner, International Studies major for his paper titled, "Hydropolitics and Conflict Resolution in the Euphrates-Tigris Region."
- 2005 Recipient: Mohamed Daadaoui, graduate student in the Political Science department for his paper titled, "The Western Sahara Conflict: Regional Dimensions and the Failure of the Self-Determination Discourse."
- 2004 Recipient: Valerie D'Erman, graduate student in the Political Science department for her paper titled, "Will the EU bring peace to Cyprus?"
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The EU Center is housed within the Department of International and Area Studies, 729 Elm Ave., Room 140, Norman, OK 73019-2105. Fax: (405) 325-7402. E-mail: sias@ou.edu