The Research Unit on European Governance (URGE) of the Collegio Carlo Alberto is a research centre set up in December 2003 at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Moncalieri, in the hills south of Turin. Stefano Sacchi is its Acting Director.

The work of URGE is dedicated to the study of European governance from a political science and political economy perspective. This combination enables us to interpret in an original way many political and institutional dynamics that are underway in European countries and to better understand European governance and the interaction between supranational, national and sub-national levels, also considering non-European experiences.  

URGE's research work is organised in three thematic areas:

- Governance of public policies in Europe
- Social Europe
- Political development in Europe

Each of these thematic areas includes projects, activities and research contributions. Moreover, URGE’s researchers provide analyses of developments related to EU social policies, interregional cooperation and new modes of governance for local development.

URGE organises seminars and conferences on vary issues related to its research themes. Furthermore, URGE issues a series of working papers and publishes in-depth articles regarding EU social policies (Social Europe Issues), as well as the online journal EG - European Governance, which aims at offering reflections on European governance and at promoting the debate on European integration. In addition, URGE’s researchers annually edit a section of Biblioteca della libertà, the journal of Centro Einaudi.

Finally, an important part of URGE’s mission is to foster the education of PhD students and young researchers, through the organisation of courses, workshops and summer schools on European topics.