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Educating Europe: A Story of Shifts and Grand Old Myths

European Futures — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:00:28 +0000

Sotiria Grek Education has been an important, if often unrecognised, means of achieving European integration, writes Sotiria Grek. She argues that the shift of emphasis from a shared high European culture to a standards-based economic mindset reflects the desire of EU leaders to build different kinds of European identity, and that Europe’s current challenges may …

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Policy Styles in the EU: From Promiscuous Consensus Building to Dirigiste Imposition?

European Futures — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:00:41 +0000

Jeremy Richardson While the EU is often perceived as an organisation which functions on the consensus of its Member States, the Greek situation has shown that it can also instruct a Member State more directly, writes Jeremy Richardson. He argues that this trend towards greater policy imposition by the EU will only increase going forward, …

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