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 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.
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 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.
Policy focus 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?
Policy focus 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.