Policy focus 17 April 2019 Integration-through-crisis: The triumph of expediency over democratic legitimacy? By Nicole Scicluna Over the past decade, the response given by Member States to the multidimensional European crisis has given rise to a distinct integrative mode, namely ‘integration through crisis’, which may be contrasted with the integration through law that characterised the pre-Maastricht development of the European integration project.
Political visions 18 March 2018 Four options for the democratic future of the EU By Jan Pieter Beetz The Euro-crisis, migration crisis and the Brexit have been catalysts for a vibrant debate on a democratic future of the EU. Politicians and academics have contributed to this debate defending blueprints for democratizing Europe. I propose that we can broadly distinguish four proposals.
Policy focus 3 February 2017 Brexit According to the UK Supreme Court: the Miller Judgment By Federico Fabbrini The recent Supreme Court judgment might change the UK government’s Brexit plans
Policy focus 23 January 2017 Anti-Capitalist, Illiberal, Eurosceptic: The Puzzles of Post-Socialist Europe – Part II By Igor Guardiancich The second instalment of our series on Central and Eastern Europe analyzes the decline of post-socialist democracies and its causes
Policy focus 4 January 2017 The crisis of democracy and the European Union By Michele Salvati Unlike what many think, Europe’s democratic problem has to do less with its representation mechanisms than with the output of its political processes.
Policy focus 15 December 2016 Left populism, Laclau and the case of Podemos By Giulio Ferraresi While Podemos is the movement most clearly influenced by Ernesto Laclau, the philosopher’s views may apply to left-wing populism well beyond Spain.
Policy focus 12 December 2016 Romania and right-wing populism: An eastern European outlier? By Cornel Ban nlike other eastern European countries, Romania is resisting the temptations of right-wing populism—at least for the time being.
Policy focus 9 June 2016 Why and How the Spitzenkandidaten Procedure Should be Further Developed By Johannes Muller Gomez The 2014 elections to the European Parliament introduced the Spitzenkandidaten system. In order to overcome the democratic deficit of the EU, a further development of this procedure is necessary.
Policy focus 26 May 2016 The Public Consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights: Political Manoeuvre or Real Will? By Angie Gago Can the new public consultation process on the European Pillar of Social Rights help revamp the European social model?
Policy focus 6 April 2016 The Executive Deficit of the European Union By Sergio Fabbrini The oft-repeated mantra of “more coordination” is unlikely to provide a real solution to Europe’s political crises unless the EU’s dual executive architecture is first democratized and rationalized.