The financial and economic crisis that hit Europe in 2009 brought out the precariousness of the monetary union, accentuating the economic disequilibrium among European nations and strengthening Euro-skepticism. The crisis served as a catalyst for long-standing and unresolved pro…
The financial and economic crisis that hit Europe in 2009 brought out the precariousness of the monetary union, accentuating the economic disequilibrium among European nations and strengthening Euro-skepticism. The crisis served as a catalyst for long-standing and unresolved pro…
The book reconstructs the long road toward a European single currency: the first monetary unification projects in the 50s and 60s; the turbulence of the 70s; the EMS; the causes of the 1992 crisis; the long struggle for the Monetary Union, which would end at Maastricht. Finally,…
Europe's center-left is rapidly falling out of love with the European single currency. Fifteen years after its creation, British journalists Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson assess its performance to show why. Looking at a range of key indicators the authors show how the euro has …
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the European Union (EU), experts present their analyses of historical developments as well as new economic challenges for the EU. After reflecting on historical dynamics, the contributors point to the dramatic economic shifts among and…
Presents analyses of historical developments and economic challenges for the EU. This book points out the economic shifts between Europe, Asia and the US. It discusses the challenges of information and communication technologies by means of various country analyses.
This book explores the debate and politicisation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in the Spanish, French and British public spheres. It addresses the questions of how and to what extent the national media discourses about TTIP were Europe…
This is a very well-crafted and thought-provoking book on the politicisation of EU issues within domestic politics and its role in the development of a European public sphere. An important takeaway is that EU should embrace public contestation as a means to foster the real engag…
This is a very well-crafted and thought-provoking book on the politicisation of EU issues within domestic politics and its role in the development of a European public sphere. An important takeaway is that EU should embrace public contestation as a means to foster the real engag…