Analyses 5 March 2022 Transnationalism fosters more engagement in European politics By Anna Kyriazi and Francesco Visconti How often do you discuss European Union (EU) political matters with others? Do you feel that your voice counts in the way the EU conducts its business? Did you vote in the latest elections for the European Parliament (EP)? In a newly published article, we explain that the way people answer these questions depends, in part, on the extent to which they live their lives “across” the national borders of EU member states. Transnational citizens are more likely to engage in such forms of political behaviour.
Analyses 19 March 2021 Keeping the EU together after Brexit: an evolving challenge By Anna Kyriazi Despite the extraordinary challenge that Brexit has posed for the EU, the integrity and unity of the polity has been maintained until now. Even so, Brexit continues to carry a destabilizing potential for not only the EU, but also the UK.
Analyses 16 January 2021 Article 50: self-destruct button or safety valve? By Anna Kyriazi and Niccolo Donati As the Brexit process has finally concluded, this post goes back to the beginning asking why the EU has established the right to unilateral withdrawal, in the first place?
Policy focus 12 June 2020 Emigration in Eastern and Southern Europe: the awakening giant By Anna Kyriazi Governments in Eastern and Southern Europe struggle to reverse emigration. Will emigration become the new big political issue in the region?
Policy focus 24 April 2020 Immigration, free movement and the politicisation of demography. The move of Hungary to demographic nationalism By Anna Kyriazi Hungary faces adverse demography due to low birthrates and large-scale emigration. The government’s skewed focus on pronatalism puts the burden on the most vulnerable and undermines emancipatory politics.