Budget Cut Puts the Montesquieu Institute in Danger

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