Federico Fabbrini
Principal Investigator
A brief summary about the REBUILD Centre, Next Generation EU (NGEU), research focuses and our outputs.
Project Summary
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD (‘Recovery of Europe, Budget of the Union: Integration, Law & Democracy’) funded under the EU Erasmus+ programme, and led by Professor Federico Fabbrini (Founding Director of the Brexit Institute) was the first of its kind at Dublin City University.
Established as a multi-disciplinary academic centre of research, it examined the innovative €750bn Next Generation EU (NGEU) Recovery Fund, agreed in 2020 and operational since 2021. NGEU is the EU’s response to the devastating economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic and constitutes one of the most ground-breaking developments in European integration. The Centre ran from 2022-2025, this website now serves as an archive of its research findings and we invite you to engage with its materials.
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD was a three-year project (2022-2025) led and coordinated by DCU’s Brexit Institute.
Our Research
The objectives of REBUILD are:
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To create at DCU a focal point of high level experts with competence and knowledge of all aspects of EU studies relevant to NGEU
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To conduct in-depth research that will critically evaluate the functioning of NGEU with regard to three specific metrics – Governance, Values, and Resources
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To develop synergies through knowledge exchange between experts within REBUILD, across DCU and throughout transnational scholarly networks
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To disseminate the acquired knowledge to the widest possible audience, including policymakers
Our Outputs
REBUILD facilitated a series of public events allowing scholars from across Europe to share their research with one another and engage in broader debate with key decision-makers and the general public.
We hosted a blog and a podcast and video recordings of events have been made available. REBUILD disseminated research findings through traditional academic publication channels such as books, articles and working papers.