The proposal made on 30 May by the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science to cut away the budget of the Montesquieu Institute puts the continuity of this institute in serious danger.
Since its establishment the Montesquieu Institute has significantly contributed to the development of an international platform for comparative research on representative democracy and responsiveness of political institutions within and outside the European Union. The institute has organized and facilitated numerous activities for bringing international researchers together and stimulated innovative political analysis.
We are convinced of the added value of the Montesquieu Institute in building an international research network and in sparking debate on the functioning of political institutions in the EU. For these reasons we would deeply regret if, due to the proposed budget cut, the Montesquieu Institute no longer is able to continue its activities.
Dr. Siovahn Walker
Council for European Studies
Prof. Luca Verzichelli
University of Siena, Italy
European Consortium for Political Research
Dr. Sylvain Brouard
Sciences-PO Bordeaux, France
Standing Group on Law and Courts, ECPR
Prof. David Levi-Faur
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Standing Group on Regulatory Governance, ECPR
Dr. Shane Martin
Dublin City University, Ireland
Standing Group on Parliaments, ECPR
Dr. Despina Alexiadou
University of Pittsburgh, United States
Department of Political Science
Dr. Christine Arnold
University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
Department of Political Science
Prof. Frank Baumgartner
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
Department of Political Science
Prof. Torbjorn Bergman
Umeå University, Sweden
Department of Political Science
Prof. Anthony M. Bertelli
University of Southern California, United States
Sol Price School of Public Policy
Dr. Shaun Bevan
University of Mannheim, Germany
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research
Prof. Christina Boswell
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
College of Humanities and Social Science
Dr. Gerard Breeman
University of Wageningen, The Netherlands
Public Administration and Policy Group
Prof. Christian Breunig
University of Konstanz, Germany
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Dr. Marcello Carammia
University of Malta, Malta
Institute for European Studies
Prof. Laura Chaqués
University of Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Institute of International Studies
Dr. Manuele Citi
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Department of Business and Politics
Prof. Maurizio Cotta
University of Siena, Italy
Centre for the Study of Political Change
Prof. Robert Cox
University of South Carolina, United States
Department of Political Science
Prof. Kris Deschouwer
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Department of Political Science
Dr. Patrick Dumont
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Research Program on European Governance
Dr. Caterina Froio
European University Institute, Italy
Department of Social and Political Sciences
Prof. Marco Giuliani
The University of Milan, Italy
Department of Social and Political Sciences
Prof. Christoffer Green-Pedersen
Aarhus University, Denmark
Department of Political Science and Government
Dr. Emiliano Grossman
Sciences Po, France
Centre for European Studies
Dr. Anjo G. Harryvan
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Department of International Relations
Prof. Jan van der Harst
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Department of History and Theory of European Integration
Prof. Markus Haverland
Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Public Administration
Prof. Steven Van Hecke
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Department of Political Science
Prof. Frank Hendriks
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Tilburg School of Politics and Public Administration
Dr. Will Jennings
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Department of Politics and International Relations
Prof. Peter John
University Colllege London, United Kingdom
Department of Political Science
Prof. Bryan Jones
University of Texas at Austin, United States
Department of Government
Prof. Wilfried Loth
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Department of Modern and Contemporary History
Prof. Moshe Maor
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Department of Political Science
Dr. Catherine Moury
NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Wolfgang C. Müller
University of Vienna, Austria
Department of Government
Dr. Ewa Nowak
Maria Curie University, Poland
Department of Journalism
Prof. Leopoldo Nuti
Roma Tre University, Italy
Department of History of International Relations
Dr. Sebastiaan Princen
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Utrecht University School of Governance
Dr. Anne Rasmussen
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Department of Public Administration
Dr. Sophie Schmitt
The Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance - Berlin, Germany
Dr. Peter Scholten
Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Public Administration
Dr. Jale Tosun
University of Mannheim, Germany
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Prof. Frédéric Varone
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Department of Political Science and International Relations
Prof. Wim Voermans
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Institute of Public Law
Prof. Stefaan Walgrave
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Department of Political Science
Dr. Laurent Warlouzet
London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Department of International History
Prof. John Wilkerson
University of Washington, United States
Department of Political Science
Dr. Kutsal Yesilkagit
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Utrecht University School of Governance