Analyses

Analyses

Analyses

Analyses

The Analyses section provides brief research notes relating to four main streams: social media, political visions, public opinion and policy focus.

14 July 2016

The Spanish elections aftermath: forming a government in the shadow of Merkelism

By Sofia A. Perez

After the recent Spanish elections, the socialists seem the most likely kingmakers. They should use this opportunity also to change the country’s approach to European matters.

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.

4 July 2016

Five preliminary takes on Brexit

By Maurizio Cotta

The Brexit vote was just the latest signal of the EU’s political and institutional malaise. Pro-European forces should react quickly or the Union will soon be doomed.

30 June 2016

Social benefits for intra-EU migrants: How fundamental is European citizenship?

By Filippo Croci

Three recent rulings by the ECJ—Dano, Alimanovic and García-Nieto—highlight a conflict between European citizenship rights and the preservation of national welfare systems.

22 June 2016

Brexit and Twitter: a tale of two campaigns

By Giovanni Pagano and Alexander Damiano Ricci

In this study we look at how the EU referendum has been publicly discussed in the UK on Twitter. More precisely, we are interested in understanding the development of the thematic focus of the general Brexit debate as well as the behaviour of particular groups of users.

22 June 2016

The left and Brexit: It’s complicated

By Glyn Morgan

The Brexit debate highlights two deep ideological divisions affecting the contemporary British Labour Party.

17 June 2016

A kingdom shrouded in uncertainty: The flawed logic of self-government in the UK referendum

By Andrew Glencross

UK voters are being told they have a unique opportunity to choose self-government. But it is irresponsible of politicians to claim that self-government automatically produces a better socio-economic order.

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.

30 May 2016

Territory, Politics and Growth: Opportunities and Challenges

By Maurizio Ferrera

Territories and space have acquired a new salience in the post-industrial, globalized politico-economic systems. In addition to great opportunities, however, spatial politics implies a number of threats to the well-being of our societies.

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