Leadership

Leadership

Leadership

Leadership

21 March 2019

Mass Vs Elites #8: European leaders in the eyes of national elites

By Alessandro Pellegata

Following the analysis of elites' opinion relative to the behaviour of Germany during the Euro crisis, we gauged MPs' feelings towards some European leaders who played, or are still playing, a relevant role in the current multidimensional crisis of the EU.

5 March 2019

Mass Vs Elites #7: Elites evaluate Germany’s role during the crisis

By Alessandro Pellegata

Being the largest member state and biggest economy of the EU, Germany has played an important role during the crisis. We asked MPs of 7 EU countries if Berlin acted more like a "self-interested hegemon", or a "solidaristic leader".

17 January 2019

Mass Vs Elites #1: the mission of the EU

By Alessandro Pellegata and Francesco Visconti

Ensuring fiscal stability or social protection. What should the top priority for the EU be?

1 October 2018

What the far-right thinks of Europe

By Marta Lorimer

Far-right parties across the Old Continent think of Europe as a nativist identity, rather than a political peace project.

3 September 2018

Regional, national, global: Mogherini’s take on migration

By Giulia Tercovich

The European response to the recent migration flows to the continent is everything but successful. Yet, the High Representative of the EU Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini could be proud of a few initiatives started by the Union.

16 June 2018

Re-solidarizing Europe and defusing the crisis

By Maurizio Ferrera and Carlo Burelli

As famously argued by Max Weber, world images and visions can sometimes operate as switchmen, channelling historical developments towards new directions.

4 June 2018

The politicization of the European Central Bank: A more charismatic actor?

By Pamela Pansardi and Pier Domenico Tortola

Our overall findings thus offer further support to the diffuse observations of a politicization of the ECB also in terms of the way its Presidents have started communicating with the public.

8 April 2018

Becoming Madam Chancellor – a book review

By Joseph Hien

After the disastrous result obtained by the Christian and Democratic Union (CDU) on the occasion of the latest German General elections, a kind of “Merkel-fatigue” became evident across the country. Well known experts, analysts and academics - most of which men one must concede - denounced the “unfriendly” ruling-style of the Chancellor.

3 April 2018

Germany’s leadership role in the Eurozone revisited: past and present

By Siegfried Schieder and Claudia Guarneri

Notions such as ‘leadership’ or ‘hegemony’ suggest that without a strong Germany to enforce the Eurozone’s fiscal restrictions, the implementation of difficult albeit necessary structural reforms would not be successful at preserving the Euro. However, is it justified to view Germany as a leading power during the Eurozone crisis? Moreover, what does the new German government mean for the Eurozone’s ambitious plans for deeper economic integration?

5 February 2018

Emmanuel Macron: a leader who speaks up for Europe

By Federico Bruno

Moving from the analysis of his Sorbonne speech, this article intends to offer an overall assessment of Macron's ideas on Europe under the light of the four cleavages that structure European politics: market-correcting versus market-making, solidarity versus responsibility, free movement versus national closure, and integration versus autonomy.

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