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European Disintegration Deserves a More Prominent Place in European Studies

European Futures — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 08:00:29 +0000

María del Carmen Sandoval Velasco The various challenges facing the European Union and its seeming inability to adequately address them have arguably fuelled European disintegration, rather than integration, writes María del Carmen Sandoval Velasco. She argues that the European studies community should respond by giving European disintegration more attention and seeking to understand its role …

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Can European Policies Be Dismantled?

European Futures — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:00:30 +0000

Viviane Gravey and Andrew Jordan Although European integration is often considered progressive and one-way, demands for limits on or even reversals of power have grown in recent years, write Viviane Gravey and Andrew Jordan. Looking at EU environmental law, they conclude this reversal process of policy dismantling does exist, but it is relatively limited, and …

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The EU’s Relations with Kosovo – Or Why We Should Still Value Brussels Bureaucracy

European Futures — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:00:27 +0000

Lorinc Redei Kosovo’s recent agreement with the EU is a milestone in its European relations, if not for the contents of the deal itself then for the sidestepping of disagreements over its legal status, explains Lorinc Redei. He argues that the European Commission’s success in managing the terms of the discussion on Kosovo serves as …

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