Erik Oddvar Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, eds., Democracy in the European Union (New York: Routledge, 2000)
Dusan Sidjanski, The Federal Future of Europe: From the European Community to the European Union (Ann Arbor: Michigan University Press, 2000)
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Craig Parsons
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2001
- Article Type:
- Review Article
- Pages:
- 103–112 (9 total)
Constructing Europe and the European Union via Education
Contrasts and Congruence within and between Germany and England
Eleanor Brown, Beatrice Szczepek Reed, Alistair Ross, Ian Davies, and Géraldine Bengsch
This article is based on an analysis of the treatment of the European Union in a sample of textbooks from Germany and England. Following contextual remarks about civic education (politische Bildung) in Germany and citizenship education in England and a review of young people’s views, we demonstrate that textbooks in Germany and in England largely mirror the prevailing political climate in each country regarding Europe. At the same time, the analysis reveals a disparity between the perspectives presented by the textbooks and young people’s views. The textbooks in Germany provide more detail and take a more open approach to Europe than those in England. Finally, we argue that the textbooks may be seen as contributing to a process of socialization rather than one of education when it comes to characterizations of Europe.
In Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2019
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 1–29 (29 total)
Tschüss, Perfidious Albion
German Reactions to Brexit
Eric Langenbacher
participated decided almost 52 percent versus 48 percent to leave the European Union ( eu ). 2 The German finance minister apparently cried upon hearing the results. 3 Even though the “remain” side was ahead for most of the year before the vote, the polls
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2017
- Article Type:
- Other
- Pages:
- 69–85 (17 total)
Ruth Mandel
This article describes and analyzes the complex relationship between Turkey, Germany, and the European Union over the past half-century. It asks why numerous other countries have jumped the queue and managed to gain entry, whereas Turkey has been left knocking at the door, presented with increasing obstacles through which it must pass. The role of Islam is examined as a motivating factor in the exclusion of Turkey. Also, the historical memory of the Ottoman Empire's relationship with Europe is discussed. The mixed reception and perceived problems of integration of the large population of people from Turkey and their descendants who arrived in the 1960s as "guestworkers" is put forth as a key obstacle to Turkey's admission to the European Union. Contradictions in policies and perceptions are highlighted as further impediments to accession.
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2013
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 66–78 (12 total)
Demos and Nation
Misplacing the Dilemmas of the European Union--In Memory of Stanley Hoffmann
Charles S. Maier
At the time of completing this essay, the European Union had fallen into what many described as an existential crisis, relieved at the final moment by the glimmer of cheer afforded by Emmanuel Macron’s substantial presidential victory. Still, at the
In French Politics, Culture & Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 32–42 (11 total)
European Union
Are the Founding Ideas Obsolete?
Isabelle Petit and George Ross
On 9 May 1950, in an elegant salon of the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France’s Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed that France and Germany, plus any other democratic nation in Western Europe that wanted to join, establish a “community” to regulate and govern the coal and steel industries across national borders. France and Germany had been at, or preparing for, war for most of the nineteenth and twentieth century, at huge costs to millions of citizens. Moreover, in 1950 iron and steel remained central to national economic success and war-making power. The Schuman Plan therefore clearly spoke to deeper issues.
In French Politics, Culture & Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2011
- Article Type:
- Introduction
- Pages:
- 1–3 (3 total)
Leading through a Decade of Crisis—Not Bad, After All
Germany’s Leadership Demand and Followership Inclusion, 2008-2018
Valerio Alfonso Bruno and Giacomo Finzi
Introduction: The European Union in the Decade of Crisis (2008-2018) Since the global financial and economic crisis began in 2008, 1 the European Union ( eu ) has been hit by a number of crises of different natures, resembling as an almost
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 50–77 (28 total)
A Post-Truth Campaign?
The Alternative for Germany in the 2019 European Parliament Elections
Maximilian Conrad
European Parliament ( ep ) elections against the backdrop of such discussions on post-truth politics. Specifically, the article asks what frames the AfD has used in its campaign in order to construct a negative image of the European Union ( eu ), and what
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2022
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 58–76 (19 total)
Christian Schweiger
Throughout the past decade, the European Union has witnessed substantial and multiple crises. The 2008 global financial crisis was followed by the triple banking, economic, and sovereign debt crisis in selected Eurozone (and non
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 100–117 (18 total)
Between the Party and the European Union?
The Regulation of Working Time in France
Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
Do parties matter when EU policy is implemented in France? This article examines this question first in the context of cleavage theory and the literature on party positioning on European integration that draws attention to the origin and the nature of party preferences, and second in light of empirical evidence from the implementation of the Working Time Directive in France. It shows that, when faced with the same issue, governments of different ideological orientation responded in a way that reflected their historically defined référentiel rather than an EU Diktat. The argument here, then, is that far from ending domestic political contestation on the Left-Right axis, European integration and its concrete domestic manifestations in France are in fact subject to it.
In French Politics, Culture & Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2012
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 88–110 (23 total)