The UK’s Draft EU Settlement: View from Greece
Kostas Lavdas Following the publication of the UK’s draft EU settlement, Kostas Lavdas gives a perspective from Greece on the proposal and the future of the UK-EU relationship. Prime Minister …
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Brexit? Contrasting Opinion on the UK’s EU Referendum
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram explain the background of the Twitter demonstrator they have created to track and …
How Long Can France’s State of Emergency Last?
Emile Chabal France’s state of emergency in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks has been predominately intended as a measure of public reassurance, writes Emile Chabal. He suggests that …
Post-Crisis Policymaking in Europe: The Politics of Expertise
Elke Heins and Hartwig Pautz The shift towards ‘evidence-based’ policymaking and pressure from the EU have pushed European governments to increasingly make use of technocratic expertise in policymaking, write Elke …
Divided by Europe: The UK Nations and the EU Referendum
Charlie Jeffery Polling shows that people in the various parts of the UK might vote in different ways in the EU referendum, writes Charlie Jeffery, with Scotland and Northern Ireland …
The Future of the EU: Values and the Will of the People
David Bunikowski Common values and the future of the European Union are intrinsically linked, writes Dawid Bunikowski. Taking a legal philosophical perspective, he argues that the EU needs a stronger …
Educating Europe: A Story of Shifts and Grand Old Myths
Sotiria Grek Education has been an important, if often unrecognised, means of achieving European integration, writes Sotiria Grek. She argues that the shift of emphasis from a shared high European …
The UK’s EU Referendum – Issues for Business
Owen Kelly The debate around the UK’s upcoming EU referendum will have impacts across society, including on business, writes Owen Kelly. Analysing it against the Scottish independence referendum, he argues …
Scottish Minimum Pricing on Alcohol: The Court of Justice Speaks
Arianna Andreangeli In-Depth Analysis The recent EU court preliminary ruling on Scotland’s alcohol minimum pricing illustrates the conflict in EU law between upholding the integrity of the internal market and …
Twitter Sentiment Analysis on the UK’s EU Membership
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram explore the strengths and limitations of using hashtags to determine sentiment in Tweets …