European integration

Idea integracji europejskiej

by Leszek Jesien

Wyd. 2, 2009

Supranational citizenship and democracy: normative and empirical dimensions

by Carlos Closa

in La Torre, Massimo (ed.) (1998) European citizenship; an institutional challenge(Dordrecht: Kluwer Law) pages 415-433

The Convention method and the transformation of EU constitutional politics

by Carlos Closa

in Erikssen, Erik O., John Erik Fossum and Agustín J. Menéndez (eds.) (2004)Developing a constitution for Europe (London: Routledge) pages

"Tintin in the Arab World and Arabic in the World of Tintin." Alternative Francophone 1.5 (2012): 26-39.

by Ziad Bentahar

The Power of Collateral: the ECB and Bank Funding Strategies in Crisis

by Daniela Gabor

The paper engages with an important aspect of the European crisis, the European banks’ reliance on collateralized... more The paper engages with an important aspect of the European crisis, the European banks’ reliance on collateralized (repo) market funding, that has received relatively less analytical attention in the scholarship on the European financial and sovereign debt crisis. The paper is guided by three overarching questions: (a) how do theories of central banking during crisis conceptualize the importance of collateral ? (b) how can the analytical integration of geographies of collateralized bank funding contribute to the political economy of bank-based crisis interventions? (c) what are the political and institutional implications of exit strategies through the lens of collateral? The paper argues that the short-term nature of collateral management, in particular the key role that perceptions of collateral quality play in European banks’ demand for sovereign bonds, is at odds with bank-based liquidity injections (LTROs) that implicitly rely on private banks to preserve the role of sovereign bonds as marketable collateral during times of market distress. The European institutional architecture lack mechanisms to stabilize bank funding markets because of the constraints on the ECB’s ability to intervene in markets for collateral, in the Eurozone mainly sovereign bond markets, with further damaging consequences for sovereign funding conditions.

Euro in the Visegrad Countries_Czech version

by Katarina Kobylinski

The EU and the Recycling of Colonialism: Formation of Europeans through intercultural dialogue

by Robert Aman

Published in 'Educational Philosophy & Theory', 2012.

The present essay focuses on problematizing the European Union’s claim that intercultural dialogue constitutes an... more The present essay focuses on problematizing the European Union’s claim that intercultural dialogue constitutes an advocated method of talking through cultural boundaries – inside as well as outside the classroom – based on mutual empathy and non-domination. More precisely, the aim is to analyze who is being constructed as counterparts of the intercultural dialogue through the discourse produced by the EU in policies on education, culture and intercultural dialogue. Within the Union, Europeans are portrayed as having an a priori historical existence, while the ones excluded from this notion are evoked to demonstrate its difference in comparison to the European one. The results show that subjects not considered as Europeans serve as markers of the multicultural present of the space. Thus, intercultural dialogue seems to consolidate differences between European and Other – the ‘We’ and ‘Them’ in the dialogue – rather than, as in line with its purpose, bringing subjects together.

Labour migration and integration in selected EU Member States Poland, Germany, UK, Ireland and Estonia

by Aleksandra Krawczak

Preliminary References - Analyzing the Determinants that Made the ECJ the Powerful Court It Is

by Lars Hornuf

Co-authored with Stefan Voigt

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is a very powerful court compared to other international courts and even national... more The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is a very powerful court compared to other international courts and even national courts of last resort. Observers almost unanimously agree that it is the preliminary references procedure that made the ECJ the powerful court it is today. In this paper, we analyze the determinants that lead national courts to use the procedure. We add to previous studies by constructing a comprehensive panel dataset (1982–2008), including more potentially relevant explanatory variables and by testing for the robustness of previous results. In addition to confirming the relevance of variables previously found significant, we identify a number of additional determinants, including the relevance of agriculture to a country, corporate tax rate, familiarity with EU law, and tenure of democracy.

Incorporating under European Law: The Societas Europaea as a Vehicle for Legal Arbitrage

by Lars Hornuf

Co-authored with Horst Eidenmueller and Andreas Engert

After a slow start, the European Company (Societas Europaea, SE) has become increasingly popular. Beside documenting... more After a slow start, the European Company (Societas Europaea, SE) has become increasingly popular. Beside documenting the growth of this new company type, we examine whether firms choose to incorporate in the SE corporate form because they engage in 'legal arbitrage' by exploiting differences in legal rules between jurisdictions. We specify a number of hypotheses on particular legal arbitrage motives. To validate our hypotheses, we use a broad telephone survey among SE users in Germany as well as a simple country-level regression model based on a unique, hand-collected dataset on SE incorporations. We find strong evidence that firms use the SE to mitigate the effect of mandatory co-determination rules. Establishing a one-tier board structure (in jurisdictions that impose a two-tier structure on their national public companies) and taking advantage of the SE's mobility for tax purposes also seem to be driving SE formations. By contrast, our analysis fails to support the suggestion that firms use the SE to shop for the most favourable national company law to fill the gaps in the SE Regulation.

Dynamics of equity market integration in Europe: evidence of changes over time and with events

by Raj Aggarwal

The role of the European parliament in the development of a European union space policy

by Emmanuel Sigalas

The solutions of Euro Zone Crisis - a Neo-Gramscian Critique

by Mihail Caradaica

International Conference  CKS - Challenges of the Knowledge Society - Bucuresti: 2012

This paper belongs to the area of critical studies of European Integration and tries to analyse the nature of the... more This paper belongs to the area of critical studies of European Integration and tries to analyse the nature of the European states’ response to euro zone crisis, during the negotiation of European Fiscal Pact. The theoretical approach is neo-gramscianism, which is focused on social forces agency in the process of integration and super-structural dimension of European Single Market. Since 1980, the interests of big capital, gathered in the European Round Table, shaped a neo-liberal dimension of the European economy, adapting it to the context of globalisation.

But this neo-liberal project was also able to capture social-democratic, trade union and centrist demands into a neo-liberal European order, called by Bastiaan van Apeldoorn “embedded” neo-liberalism. This European model has also his limits because it puts the interests of capital in front of social policies through the assurance of market efficiency by EU. My purpose here is to see if during nowadays crisis, the European elite will apply the same economic principles of the embedded neo-liberalism trying to envisage rescue plans. To achieve this, I will follow the theoretical approaches of neo-gramscian authors like Apeldoorn, Bohle or Gill and analyse the state negotiations outputs during the European Council meetings.

British pubs, decoder cards, and the future of intellectual property licensing in the European Union after Murphy.

by Anastasios Kaburakis

With Lindholm, J, and Rodenberg, R.

October 4, 2011 marked a new era in global sports media rights. On this day, the Grand Chamber of the European Court... more October 4, 2011 marked a new era in global sports media rights. On this day, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its judgment in FA Premier League et al. v. QC Leisure et al. & Murphy v. Media Protection Services Ltd (“Murphy”). Murphy decided upon the legality of a scheme whereby the holder of intellectual property rights to a sporting event licenses the right to broadcast the event on a national exclusivity basis.

Competitiveness and Excessive Imbalances: A Balance Sheet Approach.

by Stefan Collignon

A critique of the Excessive Imbalance Procedure, the Alert Mechanism Report, the TARGET2 debate

This note argues that some imbalances in the euro Area are actually a sign of successful economic integration and... more This note argues that some imbalances in the euro Area are actually a sign of successful economic integration and should not be repressed. The mechanisms of monetary union will hold the Euro Area together as long as the ECB assures banks of the necessary liquidity.
Imposing limits on TARGET balances between national central banks would end monetary union.
The real issue is competitiveness, which is measured by shifts in trade shares and unit labour cost levels. A new indicator for wage developments is presented, which allows assessing when labour costs are under- or overvalued.
9 concrete policy proposals are made.

Les difficultés d’implantation d’un parti souverainiste en France (1992-2009)

by Emmanuelle Reungoat

Published in "Les Cahiers IRICE", 2009, n° 4, pp. 113-128.  (French Review)

Anti-EU Parties and the People: An Analysis of Populism in French Euromanifestos

by Emmanuelle Reungoat

A Visual Approach to Multiculturalism

by Jerome Krase

This is a draft of an article that appeared as “A Visual Approach to Multiculturalism,” in Beyond Multiculturalism edited by Giuliana Prato, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2009: 1-38.

There are undoubtedly many ways by which one can approach multiculturalism and its many intersections at the local,... more There are undoubtedly many ways by which one can approach multiculturalism and its many intersections at the local, national and global levels. Each different perspective on the subject adds another dimension to our understanding of this complex, and changing phenomena. Offered here is a visual approach to one of its more ubiquitous versions, ethnic diversity, as it is expressed in the appearance of vernacular landscapes. It is argued that there is something about ethnic vernacular landscapes that can be best grasped via the use of image-based research. It is also suggested that such an approach might provide some needed focus to the inter- and intra-disciplinary debates over cultural diversity in its many scientific and related ideological forms.

Europeanization of Foreign Policy

by Reuben Wong

Published in Christopher Hill and Michael Smith (eds), 'International Relations and the European Union', 2ed, Oxford: Oxford UP 2011), pp.149-170.
Original version in C. Hill and M. Smith (eds), 'International Relations and the European Union' (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2005), pp.134-153.
Reviewed by Raffaella Del Sarto in International Spectator 1/2006.
http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199544806.do

“Negative” Cultural Heritage destruction or conservation

by Nikelina Bineri

In the 21 century cultural heritage has been piling up. We have now more buildings worth preserving than ever. What... more In the 21 century cultural heritage has been piling up. We have now more buildings worth preserving than ever. What was considered last century as modern architecture is today considered as cultural heritage. A growing awareness towards heritage followed by a growing number of national and international organizations is emerging everywhere.
Unfortunately not every historic building can be preserved or restored. They often become an obstacle to urban planning on account of their maintenance costs and inadaptability to the dynamic of modern development. Which type of cultural heritage needs to be preserved then? As a strong element in the building of national identity, heritage is often charged with meanings that can change as result of political shifts. Much sharper is the question of what to do with heritage that reminds us of a painful or distressing period.
Although our study analyzes examples of heritage conservation experiences, in different countries, its core questions concerns Albanian preservation policies. It attempts to open a debate between architects and conservation experts on which kind of heritage represents the best Albania nowadays and what needs to be protected.
The study is organized in three parts. In the first part the study will consider the concept of heritage and its links with national identity in the Balkans. In the second part we will analyze elements that contributed to building of Albanian identity. Lastly we will study how national identity reflects in the Albanian cultural heritage conservation policies in three periods, the period from independence to the Second World War, during the communist regime and lastly nowadays conservation. We will focus on a current issue: the history of the construction of Tirana’s city center, its importance in the urban organization and political significance and whether we need to keep or destroy buildings inherited from communist and fascist periods.