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Category Archives: EU institutions, government and politics and enlargement
May 15 2013
In the wake of the EU brokered agreement, Serbs in Northern Kosovo are more likely to pursue pragmatic co-existence with Pristina
Leave a commentOn 19 April, the EU brokered a deal to normalise relations between Serbia and Kosovo. This deal has been opposed by leaders in the majority Serb area of Northern Kosovo, but this view may not be shared by the population, … Continue reading
Posted by: May 15, 2013
Tagged with: Boris Tadic, enlargement, eu, Kosovo, Serbia
May 14 2013
The EU’s fading influence over Turkey is weakening the country’s democratic reform processes.
1 CommentThe EU and Turkey have been in dialogue over the country’s potential accession since the 1980s. As Firat Cengiz notes, however, the EU’s influence has diminished following the accession of Cyprus in 2004, and the on-going Eurozone crisis. She argues … Continue reading
Posted by: May 14, 2013
Tagged with: democracy, democratic reforms, EU enlargement, kurdish minority, middle east, peace process, Turkey
May 12 2013
Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
Leave a commentThe EU is becoming increasingly important and present in the lives of Europeans, at the same time as myths and misunderstandings about the institution and its role are on the rise. With contributions from over sixty specialists, Giulia Pastorella finds … Continue reading
Posted by: May 12, 2013
Tagged with: book reviews
May 10 2013
European integration constrains party competition in the member states
Leave a commentKyriaki Nanou and Han Dorussen describe their research into the effects of European integration on electoral competition in the EU’s member states. Their analysis considers how parties have changed their positions over time in nine distinct policy domains with varying … Continue reading
Posted by: May 10, 2013
Tagged with: electoral competition, European integration, party competition, party systems
May 6 2013
The EU should consider a strategic pause with Moscow to give it time to strengthen its own position.
Leave a commentIn the two decades since the end of the Cold War, Europeans and the EU have struggled to find common ground in their relations with Russia, and generally failed in attempts to promote modernisation. Jana Kobzova argues that it is … Continue reading
Posted by: May 6, 2013
Tagged with: external relations, Moscow, Russia
May 2 2013
A wider debate on how Europe shapes British policy making is now needed.
1 CommentThe UK’s forty-year relationship with the EU and its predecessors has seen a significant integration of EU policies into the UK’s institutional culture. Janice Morphet looks at how the UK has implemented EU legislation in recent decades, finding that there … Continue reading
Posted by: May 2, 2013
Tagged with: eu, EU debate, policy making, UK
