In the new issue of integration, Minister Wolfgang Schäuble presents prospects for the future of the European Union and details […]
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Category: National Politics
Approaching the German Federal election: The Traditional Parties break the trend and stay in front, Fabrizio Tassinari and Sebastian Tetzlaff (DIIS, Denmark and IEP, Germany)
In the DIIS Policy Brief “Approaching the German Federal election: The Traditional Parties break the trend and stay in front”, […]
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Rebooting the Franco-German engine: Two post-election scenarios, Fabrizio Tassinari and Sebastian Tetzlaff (DIIS, Denmark and IEP, Germany)
In their DIIS Policy Brief titled “Rebooting the Franco-German engine: Two post-election scenarios” Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher at DIIS, and […]
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Macron’s Foreign Policy: Not a Zero Sum Game, Jean Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
“La France est de retour”. This is how French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe commented the results of the June elections […]
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Industrial relations in Croatia and impacts of digitalization on the labor market, V. Samardžija, H. Butković and I. Skazlić (IRMO, Croatia)
This book is a result of research activities carried out in Croatia within the project ‘Industrial relations in Central and […]
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The Czech-German Strategic Dialogue: Assessment of Current State and Future Prospects, Benjamin Tallis (IIR, Czech Republic)
This discussion paper by Benjamin Tallis, a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, seeks to examine competing evaluations […]
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National Security and Defence Journal “Basic Principles and Means of the Formation of a Common Identity of Ukrainian Citizens” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The National Security and Defence Journal “Basic Principles and Means of the Formation of a Common Identity of Ukrainian Citizens” […]
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The joint sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar: benefits for all, Martín Ortega Carcelén (Elcano, Spain)
In the wake of the Brexit referendum, Spain submitted a negotiation proposal to the UK on Gibraltar that put joint […]
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Global Spain: the country’s economic, military and soft presence, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Almost 500 years since Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the world and a vast empire was created, […]
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Latvian Foreign and Security Policy, Yearbook 2017, Andris Spruds, Ilvija Bruge and Karlis Bukovskis (eds.) (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) continues to assess Latvian foreign and security policy, inform society and provide recommendations […]
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Slovenia and the European Union, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Marjan Svetličič (CIR, Slovenia)
The chapter in a new Oxford University Press encyclopaedia offers an all-encompassing literature review of Slovenian EU-engagement from the Yugoslav […]
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Après l’élection de Macron: la responsabilité de l’Allemagne pour l’Europe, Hartmut Marhold (CIFE)
Le défi européen et la responsabilité allemande Le risque est grand : si le nouveau Président de la France échoue, […]
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Political and geopolitical games in the Cypriot labyrinth: a Greek-Cypriot perspective, Costas Melakopides (Elcano, Spain)
Cyprus’s ‘bi-communal negotiations’ have collapsed once again but in a manner that reveals diplomatic cacophony, deceptive international ‘diplomatic’ practices and […]
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Multi-level Factors of Youth Exclusion and Inclusion in Ireland, Marco Giugni, Maria Mexi, Tristan Boursier (IAI, Italy)
This report contains a discussion of the main findings emerging from a study of the role of young people in […]
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Multi-level Factors of Youth Exclusion and Inclusion in Greece, Marco Giugni, Maria Mexi, Tristan Boursier (IAI, Italy)
This report contains a discussion of the main findings emerging from a study of the role of young people in […]
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Conquered the French Presidency: Now he must secure the capacity to govern, David Cadier (FIIA, Finland)
Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen in the second round of an atypical election that was closely monitored by France’s […]
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Personal view on Brexit: early lessons, potential outcome and impact on Hungary, András Inotai (IWE, Hungary)
Published in Japanese, Russian Eurasian Economy and Society, no. 1015, 2017, pp. 2-11. Original English manuscript available upon request from […]
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Upgrading and value capture in global value chains in Hungary: more complex than what the smile curve suggests, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
In: Szent-Iványi Balázs (ed.) Foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe: post-crisis perspectives. 266 p. Basingstoke; London; New York: […]
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The Rise of Direct Democracy in Croatia: Balancing or Challenging Parliamentary Representation? Hrvoje Butković (IRMO, Croatia)
Starting from theoretical notions, this paper analyses the practice of direct democracy in selected transitional countries, which could be instructive […]
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Nothing new in French politics? Why Emmanuel Macron is the most Gaullist of all candidates for the French presidential elections of 2017, Matthias Waechter (CIFE)
The French presidential campaign of 2017 turns very much around the buzzword of renewal: Renewal of the political elites, the […]
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Xi Jinping Makes a Stop-over in Finland on his Way to the USA: Finland and China launch “a new type of partnership”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Finland)
It is a feat of Finnish diplomacy to have Helsinki included in President Xi’s itinerary. The decision may be thanks […]
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A sociology of the camps’ persisting architecture. Why did Rome not put an end to expensive ethnic housing policies?, Tommaso Vitale and Gaia Maestri (Sciences Po)
Housing facilities and public shelters for Roma in Rome are expensive, highly segregated, and low quality. They have been justified […]
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Moldova’s Election of a pro-Russian President: Implications for Europe, Elvira Melin (UI, Sweden)
In November 2016, Moldova elected Igor Dodon as president in the first presidential elections since 1996. In his campaign, Dodon […]
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Intangible investments at multinational companies’ manufacturing subsidiaries: do they promote innovation-based upgrading?, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
Research background: Despite a widely acknowledged importance of intangible capital as the main driver of value creation, papers discussing corporate […]
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The European ‘Other’ in Poland’s Conservative Identity Project, Molly O’Neal (IAI, Italy)
Since taking office in November 2015, Poland’s conservative government has pressed for a sweeping reinterpretation of the past, and a […]
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Sociologie plurielle des comportements politiques: Je vote, tu contestes, elle cherche…, Olivier Fillieule, Florence Haegel, Camille Hamidi, et al (eds.) (Sciences Po, France)
Je vote, tu contestes, elle cherche… La montée de l’abstention, celle des partis d’extrême droite, l’émergence d’une consommation engagée ou […]
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Scandales et corruption dans le discours médiatique français: la partie émergée de l’iceberg?, Sofia Wickberg (Sciences Po, France)
This article is concerned with how corruption is socially constructed in the French press media, both from a problem definition […]
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Think Tanks in Germany and Ukraine: Differences and Perspectives for Cooperation, Ljudmyla Melnyk, Magdalena Patalong and Oleksii Sydorchuk (IEP, Germany)
Which difficulties are Ukrainian think tanks facing today in Ukraine? What does the cooperation between German and Ukrainian think tanks […]
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Les agriculteurs face à la paperasse: policy feedbacks et bureaucratisation de la politique agricole commune, Blandine Mesnel (Sciences Po, France)
Based on a fieldwork in the French agricultural sector, this article analyses the political and social consequences of red tape […]
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The Spanish Exception: Unemployment, inequality and immigration, but no right-wing populist parties, Carmen González-Enríquez (Elcano, Spain)
Very few European countries have proven immune to the appeal of right-wing populism. Despite economic crisis and fast-eroding political trust, […]
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Pourquoi détestons-nous autant nos politiques?, Emiliano Grossman and Nicolas Sauger (Sciences Po, France)
Nous sommes parfois séduits par leurs promesses, mais, très vite, ils nous déçoivent. Si cette séquence se répète régulièrement depuis […]
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Italy and Spain: a tale of two countries, Sebastián Puig and Ángel Sánchez (Elcano, Spain)
While Italy is still more economically powerful than Spain, it displays more structural imbalances and declining trends. http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_en/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_in/zonas_in/commentary-puig-sanchez-italy-and-spain-tales-of-two-countries
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Small states and parliamentary diplomacy: Slovenia and the Mediterranean, Zlatko Šabič, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Petra Roter (CIR, Slovenia)
The article contributes to the scholarship on parliamentary diplomacy in the Mediterranean region through the lens of a small state: […]
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Eight recommendations for the II National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, María Solanas Cardín (Elcano, Spain)
The II National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325, currently being prepared by the Spanish Government, should build […]
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Brexit: Reasons and challenges, Zsuzsánna Biedermann & Miklós Somai (IWE, Hungary)
This paper reviews the deeper societal and economic reasons behind the British choice of leaving the European Union. We address […]
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Latvia’s Foreign Policy Centenary: Ideas and Personalities, Diāna Potjomkina, Andris Sprūds, Valters Ščerbinskis (Eds.) (LIIA, Latvia)
The upcoming centennial of Latvia’s statehood provides an important occasion to reflect on the country’s international achievements and offer a […]
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