Interview – Erik Jones
Erik Jones talks about the EU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, multinational governance, economic disparities, and the future of European integration.
Subsidiarity and the History of European Integration
Through policy adaptations reflected in buzzwords, such as transparency and accountability, financial democratisation and funding access, the EU has mounted an effective response to economic crises.
Global Migration and Local Integration: The European Refugee Crisis
As a consequence of societal globalisation, there is an ongoing process similar to the ‘unbinding of politics’ in the context of EU migration and asylum policy.
Influential but Indifferent? Assessing the Role of the Public in European Politics
Even though most Europeans seem to lack interest in (or at least knowledge of) European policymaking, the role of public opinion is bigger than ever.
Interview – Ian Manners
Professor Ian Manners discusses the EU as a global gender actor, European integration, and he explains planetary politics in relation to the EU.
The Process of European Integration Through the Lenses of Institutionalism
Institutionalism is probably the least helpful theory towards understanding the major events in the history of European integration.
The ‘European (Union) Identity’: An Overview
The European Identity has undergone many phases. The fluctuating course of the integration renders it a construct emerging within the limits of European unification.
The European Identity: An Attempt at a Novel Approach
The European Identity is caught amid five major tensions, so a novel approach can develop on the condition that its room of manoeuvre left by those tensions is overcome.
Austrian Elections: A ‘shift to the Right’ and a ‘mixed Bag’ for Europe
Recent elections in Austria are a ‘mixed bag’ result for Europe, with the People’s Party speaking out for integration and the Freedom Party seeing ‘renationalisation’.
The German Election – What Does It Mean for Europe?
The election in Germany brings the country into line with other countries in Europe with strong right-wing populist parties.
