Politics & Public Policy

By Andrea Pareschi (University of Bologna and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) Across EU member states, Eurosceptic parties – especially on the radical right – are thriving. Not long ago, they had only limited support and were stuck in opposition. But in recent years, many of them have ‘come in from the cold’ and gained […]

By Jérôme Deyris (Centre for European Studies at Sciences Po, France), Bart Stellinga (Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy) and Matthias Thiemann (Centre for European Studies at Sciences Po, France) In November 2017, Dutch central bank governor Klaas Knot expressed worries that ‘inflation expectations are bearing an awful lot of weight in monetary policy these […]

By Desmond Dinan (George Mason University) and Sophia Russack (Centre for European Policy Studies) The reappointment of Ursula von der Leyen in 2024 was more than just continuity at the top of the EU executive. It revealed how power is distributed in Brussels, between the European Council and European Parliament (EP), between national governments and […]

by Manuela Moschella (Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna) and Lucia Quaglia (Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna) The European Union (EU) stands at a critical juncture. Global competition, technological disruption, and geopolitical fragmentation challenge the economic framework that has defined the EU for over three decades. Two landmark reports — Much More […]

Marina Cino Pagliarello Diplomacy is under pressure – from climate change and trade inequalities to military conflicts on multiple fronts. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to test the continent’s democratic resolve. The crisis in the Middle East underscores the limits of formal diplomacy. Across regions, authoritarianism is on the rise, and even established democracies are […]

Following the EU-UK summit last month, I’ve finally got my ducks in a row on trying to track the substance of what follows. You’ll recall that apart from the Security & Defence Partnership, there was not a single definitive legal instrument. Instead, there was lots of language about ‘working towards’ things or ‘exploring possibilities’: all […]

About a new Issue of Public Reason, a Journal of Political and Moral Philosophy. How did It All Begin? The Volumes contain Papers presented at the ECPR Summer School of Political Epistemology on July 27-31, 2020. The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought organised the Summer School. Keele University and Jagiellonian University co-convened the Summer School. The purpose […]

One of the joys of listening to Radio 4 is that while having my regular daily walk yesterday I heard a lovely discussion about the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the film that created the summer blockbuster and gave us some top meme-worthy comment. It feels apposite to mention this because one of my main takeaways […]

Cecilia Ivardi and Linda Wanklin In Political Economy, we have historically examined the policies through which countries acquire skills as a national effort. Traditionally, skill provision has been considered a matter occurring within well-defined national borders. Scholars have investigated how economic elites secure the necessary skills and workforce for industries that foster economic growth (see […]

by Matti Ylönen (Academy of Finland Research Fellow; Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki) A few years ago, the idea of the Brussels effect took the European Union (EU) circles by storm as an exciting new framework for understanding the global exemplary impact of the EU rules. Now, it faces tumultuous waters as Donald […]