About the Network Research conducted at EurPolCom aims to be: " Politically relevant and problem-oriented " Interdisciplinary in approach " Cross-nationally comparative as well as transnational in perspective " Placing Britain in a European context " Advancing knowledge, theory and methods EurPolCom is committed to producing research that is European in thematic focus and truly cross-disciplinary in approach, drawing from political sociology and social movements, European studies, international relations, comparative politics, the sociology of media and journalism, political communications and the public sphere. The centre aims to advance research that focuses on processes of globalization and pluralisation in contemporary European societies, and their consequences for citizenship and participation. Within this broad emerging field, EurPolCom researchers undertake large-scale comparative research projects. Three major projects are currently being conducted at the Centre - on public debates and civil society engagement in the European Constitution (CONSTITUTION), multicultural democracy and migrants' political participation (LOCALMULTIDEM), and a methodological project for news event analysis within the framework of the European Social Survey (ESSi). (see Research Projects at http://www.eurpolcom.eu/research_projects.cfm). Five internationally comparative research projects have been completed: on ethnic relations and immigration (MERCI), the European public sphere and political mobilisation (EUROPUB.COM), asylum politics and public debates (ASYPOL), the contentious politics of unemployment (UNEMPOL), and a network on identity and socio-political participation (ISPP). Collaboration on publications from these projects is ongoing.