European Identity

25 September 2017

A compulsory civilian service to promote the European identity

By Furio Stamati

This article presents an argument in favour of a EU-wide civilian service as the first pillar of a strengthened European identity.

4 September 2017

Anti-system Eurosceptic parties: Where and why they succeed

By Eugenio Salvati and Michelangelo Vercesi

Empirical research on Euroscepticism should build on a clearer and more univocal definition of this phenomenon.

26 June 2017

Why is there no right-wing populism in Spain?

By Leandro Gago

Several historical, cultural and institutional factors can help explain the virtual lack of right-wing populism in Spain.

27 March 2017

Anti-Capitalist, Illiberal, Eurosceptic: The Puzzles of Post-Socialist Europe – Part III

By Igor Guardiancich

Post-socialist Europe has witnessed the rise of an Eastern brand of Euroscepticism, more concerned with power-grabbing at home than with bringing down the EU.

27 February 2017

More solidarity than meets the eye: Introducing the REScEU survey

By Maurizio Ferrera

This note launches a series of infographics and articles elaborating on the results of an original survey conducted by the REScEU project.

7 July 2016

The Germanization of Europe

By Maurizio Ferrera

Over her tenure as Chancellor, Angela Merkel has established a solid system of power—both in Germany and within the EU—to which there are very few alternatives.

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.

2 June 2016

Twitter, Brexit, and the Dutch referendum

By Francesca Arcostanzo

Judging from Twitter, the significance of the recent Dutch referendum goes well beyond the EU’s agreement with Ukraine.

12 May 2016

The religious foundations of the European Crisis

By Joseph Hien

The European sovereign debt crisis has opened a rift between European countries. It runs between North and South and between Catholic and Protestant nations. Are we witnessing a European clash of cultures?

18 January 2016

Juncker’s State of the Union: towards more communicative discourse in the EU?

By Pamela Pansardi

This article compares the State of the Union address recently delivedered by Jean-Claude Juncker with those of his predecessor Barroso. The analysis reveals interesting differences in the political discourse of the two Commission presidents.

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