Analyses

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

3 March 2016

Spain’s social model in the balance as parties attempt to form a government

By Sofia A. Perez

As Spanish parties struggle to form a coalition government after the latest elections, at stake is not only the future of the country’s social model, but also the leadership of the country’s left.

22 February 2016

The relevance of Keynesian economics for Europe

By Olimpia Fontana

At a time of profound crisis for both the global economy and economics as discipline, Keynesian economics continues to reveal its relevance as an alternative to the practical and theoretical shortcomings of mainstream approaches.

15 February 2016

Is austerity reversible? The Portuguese left government receives the visit of the Troika

By Angie Gago

From January 27 to February 3, representatives of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission, undertook the third post-program monitoring of Portugal after the country’s bailout.

7 February 2016

The troubling link between economic and political inequality in Europe

By Beatrice Magistro

We have investigated whether, as a result of the euro crisis, trust has declined equally across European countries, and whether the decline varies among individuals with different socioeconomic backgrounds.

1 February 2016

The European Court of Auditors annual report: handling precautions

By Niccolo Donati

In its last report on the EU budget, the European Court of Auditors invokes “a wholly new approach” to investments and spending from the European Commission as well as the member states.

25 January 2016

Renzi vs Juncker: A social media analysis

By Giovanni Pagano, Alexander Damiano Ricci and Pier Domenico Tortola

The recent war of words between Matteo Renzi and Jean-Claude Juncker, triggered by the latter’s critical remarks towards Italy is only the latest, and certainly one of the most visible episodes in what some have called a new fault line in European politics.

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.

9 January 2016

The 2016 Annual Growth Survey: A step closer to the Semester as imagined in the Five Presidents’ Report?

By Christos Louvaris Fasois

In his October 2014 speech before the European Parliament for the approval of the new Commissioners, Jean-Claude Juncker highlighted the necessity to adopt a more balanced approach between social and economic policies.

6 January 2016

Cameron’s renegotiation speech and intra-EU migration: how the web reacted

By Giovanni Pagano and Alexander Damiano Ricci

Using natural language processing, we analyse reactions to Cameron’s speech on Twitter. We focus, in particular, on the issue of intra-EU migration, the most politically sensitive and prominent in the current Brexit debate.

17 December 2015

Fraternity: a realistic starting point for solidarity

By Carlo Burelli

That solidarity still seems in scarce supply within the EU should not be cause for despair, as another important ideal resource might help Europe support its own transition to a political community: the concept of fraternity.

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