Workshop on party politics in micro-states

Abstract

In cooperation with the University of Nottingham, the Institute for European Studies organised a workshop on Party-Politics in Micro-States. The workshop took place on 13-14 April 2015 at the Valletta Campus of the University. The main organisers were Dr Fernando Casal Bertoa from the University of Nottingham, and Dr Marcello Carammia and Prof Roderick Pace from the Institute. Other participants included Dr Giorgos Charalambous (University of Cyprus), Prof Juli Minoves-Triquell (La Verne University, USA), Wouter Veenendaal (Leiden University, The Netherlands), and Ivan Vukovic (University of Montenegro). The papers presented covered Malta, Cyprus, San Marino, Montegro and Andorra. The workshop provided an opportunity to set up a research team that is currently developing further projects and will meet regularly in the coming years. The medium-term plan is to publish a book on party politics in small states.