Organisation
Leuven Centre for Irish Studies
Research Institute
The mission of LCIS is threefold. In the area of research, LCIS aims to foster, promote and disseminate research on Ireland in a European context. The manifold relations between Ireland and the rest of Europe are investigated by researchers from different disciplines: history, art, literature and translation studies; international economics and international business; psychology; political sciences; philosophy and theology. By bringing together these researchers around the common theme of Ireland and/in Europe, LCIS aims to stimulate interdisciplinary research collaboration with a view to addressing societal problems and challenges. In terms of outreach, science communication and valoraisation, LCIS aims to communicate its research into Ireland in/and Europe to a wider audience and to foster interest in all things Irish among both the KU Leuven scholarly community and the general public. It does so by organising lectures, workshops, conferences, cultural events, etc. Internationally, thirdly, LCIS aims to foster collaboration in the field of Irish studies and on the topic of Ireland and/in Europe with universities in Europe and beyond.