Political visions 25 November 2018 EU solidarity between social cohesion and active commitment By Marie Wachinger Solidarity can be evoked for merely instrumental reasons, it can be called upon in an appeal to one’s morals, or it can be depicted as an act of benevolence – and these are all scenarios that sound all too familiar to observers of EU politics.
Public opinion 9 November 2018 Public support for Social Europe: A versatile reality By Sharon Baute To get the full picture of what specific designs of Social Europe are politically viable and legitimate, knowledge is needed on whether citizens’ interpretations of Social Europe are similar or vary across EU member states.
Political visions 8 May 2018 Solidarity and the Future of Europe By Erik Oddvar Eriksen The debate on the future of Europe should be a rallying cry for redeeming the promise of fraternite, which under conditions of economic globalisation can be realized only by politically catching up with it at the supranational level.
Survey data 16 March 2018 The REScEU mass survey – Infographic #2: Should EU member states help one another? By Alessandro Pellegata This question and the next two investigate respondents’ attitudes regarding the second REScEU divide, separating core and peripheral EU member states on the issues of cross-national financial assistance and fiscal discipline
Public opinion 12 March 2018 National elites and EU economic governance: the art of cherry-picking solidarity By Luca Verzichelli and Francesco Marangoni Politicians still tend to support consensual solutions to the problems of EU economy. However, a polarization is emerging across countries and, above all, across parties. Moreover, being supportive of some kind of burden sharing does not necessarily mean being ready to delegate the economic policies to the EU institutions
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 15 September 2017 Justice and the European Union By Giulia Bistagnino Within what parameters can Rawlsian distributional justice be applied to the EU?
Policy focus 12 May 2017 The emergence of territorial solidarity in the US during the Great Depression. What can the EU learn from it? By Niccolo Donati What can the EU learn from the American experience of interstate solidarity?
Policy focus 12 May 2017 The EU core-periphery debate on social media By Martina Zaghi The debate between EU core and peripheral countries is more diverse than it might seem at a first glance.
Policy focus 7 April 2017 Citizens’ views on inter-state solidarity and social Europe By Alessandro Pellegata Attitudes towards inter-state solidarity in the EU can be explained by nationality and political leaning. Preferences for a more social Europe, conversely, are more widespread.