<< Background >>The services sector contributes more to economic growth and job-creation than any other sector in the EU, Australian & NZ economies. It covers diverse industries and for many of these domestic regulations are designed to achieve a range of important social, economic and political outcomes (e.g. health and education). Preparation for services trade liberalisation negotiations needs careful analysis of impediments to trade and of how these impediments play out in domestic regulatory debates.<< Objectives >>1) update previous compilations of knowledge about trade in services and the types of regulations that can impede or promote such trade; 2) identify key researchers working on services trade liberalisation and regulatory cooperation; 3) create accessible information for policy makers and trade negotiators; 4) increase understanding of trade negotiators of the nature of regulatory cooperation and regulatory friction; 5) expand the range of academic effort on liberalisation of services trade.<< Implementation >>The 1st event in Canberra addressed academics and policy-makers, and involved developing a Briefing Paper for general dissemination. The workshop was followed by Policy Forum 1 in Melbourne aimed at disseminating and receiving feedback on the main findings from the workshop. Towards the end of the project, Policy Forum 2 was held in Brussels and online, and involved participants from Australia, UK, Belgium and Italy. The project team was meeting regularly to ensure dissemination of the results.<< Results >>The project's main outputs include: 1). Background Paper on existing knowledge; 2). two reports on trade in services; 3). Academic Workshop in Canberra; 4). Policy Forum in Melbourne (to disseminate the workshop results, among others); 5). Policy Forum in Brussels & online; 6). digital presence on the ANUCES website for dissemination beyond the life of the project; 7). the establishment of a specialist academic network, including two Visiting fellows developing relevant resources.

Against the background of AU-EU trade negotiations, the Project addressed a clear need for a better understanding of geographical indications (GIs), given the gulf between the Australian approach to GIs and the European approach. The GI Project has resulted in a far better documented and nuanced understanding of the economic impact of GIs, providing policy-makers with much more information about when, where and how geographical indications can promote farmer prosperity and, more broadly, rural and regional prosperity. This new evidence base can assist in creating a common understanding of GI impacts to support more productive trade negotiations.This Project has updated and strategically assessed the available empirical evidence on the impact of GIs, providing clear and readily available materials on when, where and how GIs are most effective in achieving their agricultural policy objectives. Specific activity 1 was a compilation of existing empirical research on the impact of geographical indications to provide a critical assessment of the empirical evidence on the real-world impact of GIs (http://politicsir.cass.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/docs/2018/7/Briefing_Paper_GeographicalIndications_Vol.9_No.3.pdf). By workshopping this material intensively with policy-makers from a variety of fields the practical use of the material has been enhanced. Through the intensive workshops and other public dissemination activities a new network for GI researchers and policy-makers has been created. An on-going communication process has been established through our dedicated GI mail list which had 183 members as at 15 April 2019.The results of the research have been disseminated through publications and a series of events, mainly in Australia but also in Berlin and London. Further, a series of videos has been created to share knowledge and understanding of GI policy into the future.

"The proposed project ""Leadership Emerging from Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Gender in Australia and the EU"" (Lead-EMERGӔ) at the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence for Institutional Cooperation between the European Union and Australia at the Australian National University focuses on leadership and diversity to empower racialized and migrant women to act for cultural difference. It consolidates and broadens the understanding of academic cooperation at a crucial time in the relationship and bilateral engagement for the education and training of new and better leaders. Lead-EMERGӔ develops from the institutional, race, gender, and leadership studies in the EU and Australia, and addresses the Inclusion and Diversity priorities, with a special focus on institutional, educational, and leadership studies.Lead-EMERGӔ general objectives are:•To develop competence and foster a continuous dialogue between academia and society, including policy-makers at the local and state levels, civil servants, civil society actors, representatives of different levels of education and the media. •To generate knowledge and ideas about practices that enable inclusive, fair and forward-looking leadership that can support policies in the EU and Australia. •To encourage and teach young generations to overcome racial, ethnic, migrant and gendered barriers. •To guarantee a transnational dialogue between institutions through dissemination activities within academic and civil society contexts in the EU and Australia.•To visualize and prioritize diverse and inclusive leadership that helps improve European and Australian public diplomacy. •To develop resources that would equip young people/future leaders with knowledge needed for participation in democratic, inclusive and cohesive society."

The project will advance understanding of the role of collective remembrance and memory construction in building plural societies. It has three aims. 1) it will examine understanding of EU’s approaches to historical memory and strategies for identity construction. It will analyse if the ways in which the member-states engage with their pasts align with the EU’s efforts and contribute to integration. 2) it will address a normative question of how to deal with contested memories and provide policy-based responses to European efforts for transnational remembrance. 3) it will investigate the impact of EU memory politics beyond the EU.The EU memory strategies involve creating a narrative that would reflect a common European identity as well as developing a sustainable mnemonical consensus between individual EU states, regions and communities. European policies address these tasks, but European memory remains a contested area, not well understood beyond Europe. Experiences of third countries are valuable in providing a critical perspective on memory recognition in plural communities. Australia’s reconciliation politics and growing awareness of the importance of collective remembrance in the public debate warrant a well-grounded comparative study. The project will examine the EU memory framework understood as soft memory law and selected state-approved hard laws. Both reflect and shape political attitudes towards the past, and regulate the production of historical narratives. It will also explore the forms of remembrance in Australia and the use of collective memory in debates about Australian identity. Objectives•examine EU memory strategies as a means of strengthening regional integration & building cohesive society;•advance understanding of inclusive approaches to memory•examine the impact of European memory politics on the EU’s international relations and third-countries•provide practical responses to policymakers and practitioners in Europe and Australia

<< Background >>The project served to investigate and disseminate new research into EU energy security concerns with regards to Russia. Given Russia's increasing footprint in Asia's energy market, the project explored lessons for Australia learnt by the EU in mitigating Russian foreign energy strategy. This was a knowledge gap this project successfully targeted. The project also aimed to link Brussels and Canberra energy policy makers to better understand and mitigate long-term Russian energy strategy.<< Objectives >>1. Provide clear readily available materials on EU energy security concerns, the role of Russia in energy security as well as lessons for Australia;2. Present this evidence in a clear and readily accessible format to policy-makers in Canberra and Brussels;3. Spread the dissemination of this evidence through European networks, focusing on identifying key gaps in current knowledge; and4. Enhance the ANUCES's reputation for policy impact and influence in relation to EU studies in Australia.<< Implementation >>Research began in early 2018, surveying the existing literature and recognizing clear knowledge gaps. The team delivered a research policy brief to raise strategic awareness of Russian energy strategy. Events were planned and the key energy workshop was arranged. A number of leading international energy scholars accepted the invitation to join the workshop. The research team drew policy lessons from the research undertaken to indicate clear areas of policy overlap for Brussels and Canberra.<< Results >>A successful energy workshop was followed by a very popular public forum held at the ANU. We reached more people in this project then first expected, partly due to the additional research deliverable we have undertaken - a peer reviewed book on Russian energy strategy. The high downloads of the policy brief further indicate policymaker interest in the topic. There is more awareness in Australian energy insecurity in Canberra resulting from lessons learnt of the EU experience.