The digital research infrastructure on European integration Multinational Publications: The Voice of Experience 13th International Conference of Editors

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The digital research infrastructure on European integration

Multinational Publications: The Voice of Experience13th International Conference of Editors of Diplomatic Documents

Washington D.C.15 April 2015

CVCE.eupage

Presentation of the CVCEA documentation and e-research centre in European integration studies

A public undertaking under the aegis of the Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Château de Sanem, Luxembourg

Mission

to the creation of an enriched understanding of European integration, its past, present and future dimensions

to the scientific debate and the advancement of research and research methods

to the development of teaching and lifelong learning

to the empowerment of citizens and promotion of scientific citizenship

to an open, knowledge-based society

Contributing

Mission

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To create &to disseminateknowledgeon the Europeanintegration process

in a multidimensional and transnational approach

combining ICT-based methods and tools with more traditional SSH research methods

Mission

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By selecting,analysing & interpreting

relevant source material on the European integration process

coming from different, public/private archives, libraries,

documentation centres in various countries worldwide or newly created

in different formats (textual, sound, video, iconographic, graphic, interactive…)

and different types (legal text, treaty, press article, letter, note, interview, table, chart, map, film, photo, poster, facsimile…)

in different languages

with different copyrights

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Byusing ICT based methods and tools

in combination with more traditional research methods

For the creation, selection, aggregation and analysis of source material

For the curation and enrichment of data

For the interpretation, visualisation and representation of data

For the publication and dissemination of results

For collaborating with peers and expert crowds

For the engagement with target communities and the wider public

CVCE.euThe digital research infrastructure on European integration

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A sound strategic framework

CVCE.eu: High-level principles

1. Innovation and sustainability2. Cross-disciplinary and cross-

sector approach3. Collaboration and engagement4. Quality

CVCE.eu: subject scope and key thematic research areas

• Subject scope– Interdisciplinary study of the European integration process in a broad

sense– From the pioneering plans of the 20th century to the latest developments– Including the various intergovernmental cooperation and integration initiatives

— mainly political, economic and security-based — launched after the Second World War

– Special attention is paid to the origins and evolution of the European Union

• Key thematic research areas:– 1. The European economic, monetary, financial and social model in a context

of recurrent crisis and revival– 2. Luxembourg and European integration

CVCE ePublications

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CVCE ePublications

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EIS collection

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A CVCE thematic ePublication is an enhanced scholarly digital publication composed of a wide range of relevant and enriched source material on a particular theme.

It is geared towards research communities as well as teaching and lifelong learning communities.

The focal point is the source material in both qualitative and quantitative aspects.

CVCE thematic ePublications: composition

a structure (detailed plan) a methodology note a selection of source material (produced by

the CVCE or from external sources) which is enriched

a series of texts (contextual articles) filmed and recorded interviews with relevant

players or eyewitnesses (oral history) biographies a chronology a bibliography the use of ICT-based methods and tools

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CVCE thematic ePublications: challenges

Quality assurance

Intellectual property rights

Language policy

Maintenance (sustainability)

Innovation and evolution of ePublications

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CVCE thematic ePublications: quality assurance

Internal review by peers in the respective entities as part of the project quality assurance process

External peer-review committee composed of three or four external experts (including members of the CVCE’s Committee of Experts)

The following committees are set up on an interdisciplinary basis by the CVCE’s Committee of Experts:

- a peer-review committee for the thematic ePublications which form the temporal strand

- a peer-review committee for the thematic ePublications which form the institutional strand

- specific peer-review committees for each thematic ePublication within the cross-cutting strand

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CVCE thematic ePublications: intellectual property

• Principles

• Terms and conditions of use copyright notice for each document general legal notice

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CVCE thematic ePublications: language policy

• Principles

Interface languages: access to all CVCE.eu

Publication languages: access to the various versions (original and translated versions)

Documents available in several languages — both in their original language and in translated versions (depending on the publication language(s)

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CVCE thematic ePublication: exploring the model

WEU-DIPLO project• Thematic ePublication (forthcoming):

Franco-British diplomatic games and issues within Western European Union (1954-1982)

• Sources: WEU Archives (deposited in Luxembourg National Archives) and national diplomatic documents

• Discourse analysis• Using ICT-based methods and tools:

XML-TEI encoding, corpus analysis and ePublication

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In progress. Internal publication on CVCE.eu

CVCE ePublications

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Oral history of European integration collection

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• Collection of eInterviews (enhanced form of ePublication)• Twofold dimension:

– research (new primary sources, new insights,

useful complement to other sources)– legacy

• Selection criteria– Recording interviews with players or key witnesses

of the events that have shaped European integration (in line with key thematic research areas/research projects under way and career interviews)

– Diversity of profiles, representation of several viewpoints

– Variable of age and adequate balance of gender and geographical origin

• Quality assurance: oral history peer-review committee

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• Composition of a eInterview

a structure a biography of the interviewee a full video/audio recording a selection of excerpts organised

by theme a transcription in the original

interview language and in translated versions

documentation of the process (questionnaire, photos, notes, etc.)

use of ICT methods and tools

Diplomatic documents about European integrationon CVCE.eu

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Diplomatic documents on CVCE.eu

• Integral part of thematic ePublications– Multinational, multisource and multilingual ePublications– Relevant source material from external sources which is enriched– Interaction between documents (complement, contrast and cross-compare)– Among the selection criteria within CVCE research projects– A wide range of sources, mainly from European countries

• A new project under study: Luxembourg– A key thematic research area for CVCE.eu: Luxembourg and European integration– Important legacy on different topics available on CVCE.eu publications– Filling a gap– Enhanced ePublications as part of a dedicated collection– Combining SSH methods and ICT-based methods– Combining print and digital publications


• Main thematic ePublications concerned– Historical events in the European integration process– The Congress of Europe in The Hague (7–10 May 1948)– The origins of the Rome Treaties (1955–1957)– A rereading of the Werner Report of 8 October 1970 in the light of the Pierre

Werner family archives– Luxembourg and the European integration process– Spain and the European integration process– Portugal and the European integration process– Austria and the European integration process– Franco-British diplomatic games and issues within Western European Union– […]


The origins of the Rome Treaties (1955–1958)


• Multinational sources

– Archives nationales de Luxembourg– Archives familiales Pierre Werner– Archives diplomatiques françaises– Documents diplomatiques belges– Nationaal Archief– Akten zur Auswärtigen Politik der

Bundesrepublik Deutschland – Documents on British Policy Overseas– The National Archives of the United

Kingdom– Bundesministerium für auswärtige

Angelegenheiten – Republik Österreich

– Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Serviço de Arquivo Histórico-Diplomático

– Archivo General del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación

– Archivo General de la Administración, Ministerio de Cultura

– Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Archivio Storico Diplomatico Italiano

– Foreign Relations of the United States– National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA)

Diplomatic documents on CVCE.eu: A selection

Note from the British Embassy in Luxembourg to the Luxembourg Foreign Minister (9 December 1955)

On 9 December 1955, Pierre Pescatore, Legal Adviser to the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry, receives a note from the British Embassy in Luxembourg outlining the reservations of the British Government about the proposal for the Common Market.

Source: Archives nationales de Luxembourg


German diplomatic cable from the FRG Embassy in Paris on French reactions to the results of the Council of Ministers’ meeting on 14 and 15 December 1970 concerning economic and monetary union (Paris, 16 December 1970)

The cable highlights the fact that France, due to take over the Presidency of the EC Council of Ministers on 1 January 1971, is keen to secure an agreement on the specific measures to put economic and monetary union into motion.

Source: Das Bundesarchiv


Letter from Gaston Thorn to Pierre Werner (Luxembourg, 6 January 1971)

On 6 January 1971, Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg Foreign Minister, sends an extract from a confidential report from the Netherlands Embassy in Paris to Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, concerning France's position on the establishment of an economic and monetary union.

Source: Archives familiales Pierre Werner


Cable from Jean Sauvagnargues on disagreements between France and Germany with regard to economic and monetary union (Bonn, 14 January 1971)

On 14 January 1971, in preparation for the French-German Summit on economic and monetary union due to be held on 25 and 26 January 1971, the French Ambassador to Bonn, Jean Sauvagnargues, sends a cable to his Foreign Ministry in which he outlines his discussions with German State Secretary von Braun. He highlights the German Federal Government’s concern to reduce the distance between the French and German positions, without wishing to go back over points on which agreement has already been reached.

Source: Archives du ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes de la République française


Circular from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (5 March 1951)

Circular from Baron Hervé de Gruben, Secretary-General in the Belgian Foreign Ministry, setting out the stance taken by Belgium on the French plan for a European army.

Source: Documents diplomatiques belges


Note from Johan Willem Beyen to the Netherlands Government (24 March 1955)

On 24 March 1955, drawing the appropriate conclusions from the failure of the European Defence Community (EDC), Johan Willem Beyen, Netherlands Foreign Minister, submits a note to his government colleagues in which he advocates reviving European integration through a joint Benelux initiative for a wider common market.

Source: Nationaal Archief


Correspondence between Ray Moseley and Harry S. Truman (1947)

On 26 November 1947, estate agent Ray Moseley shares his concerns with US President Harry Truman about the financial aid provided by the United States to European countries at the expense of American households. In his reply, dated 1 December 1947, Harry Truman points out that most European countries have been devastated by the war and urgently require US economic aid.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration – Harry S. Truman Library


Letter from the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions against the Schuman Plan (Dundee, Scotland, 26 June 1950)

On 26 June 1950, the British Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions sends a letter to the Foreign Office welcoming the government’s refusal to participate in the negotiations on the implementation of the Schuman Plan.

Source: The National Archives of the United Kingdom


Telegram on the obstacles raised by France to some chapters of the enlargement negotiations (18 June 1982)

On 18 June 1982, Portugal’s Mission to the EEC sends a telegram to the Portuguese Foreign Ministry summarising the working meeting of the Council which took place the previous day. At that meeting, the French Delegation raised obstacles in some areas, thereby preventing the Community from adopting a joint position with regard to the accession of Portugal.

Source: Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros – Serviço de Arquivo Histórico-Diplomático


Letter from the Spanish Ambassador to Brussels to Fernando María Castiella (21 November 1962)

Letter sent by the Spanish Ambassador to Brussels to Fernando María Castiella, Spanish Foreign Minister, in which he analyses the various European positions on the enlargement of the Common Market and proposes the policy that the government should pursue in view of possible accession negotiations.

Source: Archivo General de la Administración – Ministerio de Cultura

Thank you for listening

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Dr Susana MuñozHead of European Integration Studies

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