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 blueprin...
This book offers a reliable and approachable analysis of contemporary European politics that will be of use to those trying to understand recent events....
The main commentaries on the French elections' results, emerged in the European public and intellectual debate....
This collection of essays edited by Ferrín and Kriesi improves the study of democracy in its methodological and empirical aspects....
While Podemos is the movement most clearly influenced by Ernesto Laclau, the philosopher’s views may apply to left-wing populism well beyond Spain. ...
Last week’s debate was dominated by Donald Trump’s electoral victory. We focus on its impact on the European Union and on its meaning for both the neoliberal and social paradigms....
In this ideas monitor, the state of democracy in Europe, Angela Merkel’s troubled waters, and after Brexit....
Claus Offe provides a rare and encouraging account of what kind of political agency the European Union needs to break free from its self-inflicted troubles....
“I think if I were from Britain I would probably [...] I would not want it, I would want to go back to the different system”. (Donald Trump, Republican candidate for 2016 U.S. Presidential electio...
“A clueless political personnel, in denial of the systemic nature of the crisis, is pursuing policies akin to carpet-bombing the economy of proud European nations in order to save them”. (Yanis Va...
In this week's public debate: the “quietness” of the German national debate and the high stakes of next September election....
European media keep monitoring Polish judiciary reform, whereas refugee crisis and German election raise interest all around Europe. In other news, Greece has officially started to issue bonds, thus e...
Glencross’s book presents a timely and original analysis of why Britons voted for Brexit....
The second instalment of our series on Central and Eastern Europe analyzes the decline of post-socialist democracies and its causes...
Unlike other eastern European countries, Romania is resisting the temptations of right-wing populism—at least for the time being....
This week we look at the widespread criticisms directed at “hard Brexiteers”, and the challenge of right-wing movements in Europe....
This week, we cover the rift opening between experts and democratic citizens, and how to solve inequality. ...
This week, Ideas Monitor focuses on the incoming Brexit referendum, the refugee crisis, and the economy of the EU....
The nature of European solidarity is still a wide open issue. The participants in this symposium tackle the question of how to achieve the best balance between national, transnational and internationa...
This week’s intellectual debate has been dominated by the discussion on the state of the European Union; the need for more democracy in the EU; and the Brexit referendum....
Mudde and Rovira Kaltwasser’s book provides an excellent introduction to populism as well as a coherent critique of this ideology....
Poland costitutonal reform is under the spotlight, whereas Athens is seeking to raise cash on financial markets again. Concerning Brexit issues, the UK economy is slowing down, while all around Europe...
Gilles Merrit spells out some of Europe’s main challenges for the future, and offers advice to decision-makers. ...
Unlike what many think, Europe’s democratic problem has to do less with its representation mechanisms than with the output of its political processes....
This week’s IM focuses on the Italian constitutional referendum and the ensuing resignation of Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi....
This week we look at post-liberal tendencies in Eastern Europe, the case for representative democracy and and the potential solutions to the European socio-economic crisis....
“Every single migrant poses a public security and terror risk.” (Viktor Orbán, Hungarian Prime Minister.)...
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. ...
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 rationa...
Is the Schengen Agreement still a viable framework for the management of immigration flows? It’s just one of the main questions at the centre of the European intellectual debate of this week....
In this book, Errejón and Mouffe try to shed light on how Podemos theoretically conceives its own political practice....
Jan-Werner Müller’s timely "What is Populism?" tackles some important unanswered questions about this phenomenon....
The recent Supreme Court judgment might change the UK government’s Brexit plans ...
This collection of essays considers the key issues that must be addressed by European citizens and institutions if recent turmoil is to be overcome....
To tackle Europe’s crisis, we need to make EU institutions more inclusive and democratic—even by embracing some of the recipes of populism....
For a successful and resilient euro, Martin Sandbu argues, the EU should set clear conditions for speedy and painless bank restructuring in the event of new crises, and explicitly abandon bailouts in ...
This week, Ideas Monitor focuses on the consequences of Brexit....
Can the new public consultation process on the European Pillar of Social Rights help revamp the European social model?...
“Either Europe’s mainstream parties [...] start thinking seriously about ways to build entirely new kinds of broad-based coalitions. Or they don’t, in which case the outcome could be real politi...
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