Europe China Research and Advice Network (ECRAN)

"The Europe China Research and Advice Network (ECRAN) was established with funding from the European Union on the 17th January 2011. This three year project has been under discussion for some time, and is partially a continutation of the work done by the Europe China Advice Network (ECAN). The ECRAN consortium is led by Steinbeis GmbH and Co KG fur Technologietransfer, Germany, and inlcludes Chatham House and the University of Nottingham in the UK, and GDSI in Ireland. I am the ECRAN Team Leader.

The aims of ECRAN are to provide policy briefings, both short and long term, to the European Commission, to operate as a bridge between the EU policy making community and academics and specialists on China, and to create a stronger sense of community amongst those working on aspects of China within the EU. We aim in particular to provide briefings, publications, seminars, annual conventions, and a web site on which material on EU China relations will be placed (this will be in operation shortly), for discussion and analysis. Our three key areas are to focus on the politics, economy and society of contemporary China and provide advice and research within these.

It would be excellent to involve anyone interested and engaged in China-related work in the EU, and to have them amongst our network of expertise. We would be arranging funded research for short and longer term projects, details of which will start to be sent out this month.

Anyone interested in being involved and wanting further details of the project should contact me direct on Kerry.Brown01@gmail.com. Our website will be set up in the next few weeks."


Dr Kerry Brown
Team Leader, ECRAN
(ENDS)