In 2017, the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe was integrated into the University of Luxembourg. Its website, which has since been renamed “CVCE.eu by uni.lu”, contains a vast, contextualised collection of documents that tell the story of European integration. Covering the period from 1945 to 2014, the platform contains more than 25,000 carefully selected documents – texts from a wide range of sources but also photos, maps, drawings and audiovisual material.
“It’s so much more than just a database,” explains Marco Gabellini, the coordinator of CVCE.eu by uni.lu. “It is aimed at researchers, teachers, lecturers and students as well as a broader audience. Our approach is deliberately didactic in terms of the resources chosen and the way they are presented.” Users can search for specific information or documents, and they also have the option of exploring one of a range of electronic publications which look at the historical events that have marked the European integration process and the development of the European institutions. CVCE.eu by uni.lu also contains over a hundred interviews conducted exclusively for the website with key players and eyewitnesses in this integration process, providing researchers with an extensive, valuable collection of oral history material.
In 2017, the site continued its development within the C²DH, with the launch of a new section looking at decolonisation after the Second World War and the impact of this process on European integration. More than 700,000 users consulted a total of over 2 million pages in 2017, an increase of 15%. The site has also been mentioned by a number of international media outlets including Le Figaro, Le Monde and The Guardian and has accumulated more than 400 citations in academic publications.
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