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Political Actors’ Narratives on the Reforms of the European Union Future Visions of Europe?

342 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides essential insights into contemporary political actors’ narratives of European integration. Focusing on the Future of Europe debate in parliaments, the book reveals how the question of democracy in Europe is addressed. Through the lens of differentiation, it explores the numerous nuances within narratives on the EU. Based on an extensive empirical analysis of debates from 11... Read more

1 National and European Debates on the Future of European Democracy: An Introduction

Magdalena Góra, Elodie Thevenin and Katarzyna Zielińska

2 A Comparative Perspective on the Future of Europe Debate in National Parliaments: Mapping Democracy, Differentiation and Dominance

Magdalena Góra, Elodie Thevenin and Katarzyna Zielińska

3 French Perspectives on the Future of Europe: Debating European Sovereignty

Elodie Thevenin

4 The German Debate on the Future of Europe at the End of the Merkel Era: Governmental Pragmatism and Visions from the Opposition?

Max Heermann and Fabian Tigges

5 The Greek Parliament and the Future of Europe: Between Nebulous Ideological Narratives and Conflicting Partisan Strategies on European Integration

Filippa Chatzistavrou

6 Debates on the Future of Europe in the Danish Folketing: Between Economic Membership Benefits and Political Autonomy

Janna van Diepen

7 Sweden and the Limits of Euro-Optimism: Pragmatic Integration or Political Reluctance?

Guri Rosén, Espen D. H. Olsen and Alexander Dannerhäll

8 The Future of Europe Debate in Poland: Old Dilemmas in the Politicised Context

Magdalena Góra, Elodie Thevenin and Katarzyna Zielińska

9 The Hungarian Munchausen Parliament and the Future of the European Union: Debating the Contours of an Anti-Constitutional Project

Max Steuer

10 The Czech Republic’s Efforts to Find Its Place amid the European Crises of 2015–2021: No More Integration?

Natália Timková-Rungis

11 Norway as Europe’s Closest Outsider: Views of European Integration from a Non-Member

Espen D. H. Olsen and Guri Rosén

12 European Parliament Groups’ Perspectives on the Future of Europe: In the European House of Conflicting Ideas

Elodie Thevenin and Resul Umit

13 Right-Wing Eurosceptic Members of the European Parliament: A Challenge to the European Future?

Natasza Styczyńska and Elodie Thevenin

14 Concluding Reflections

John Erik Fossum

Biography

Magdalena Góra is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Elodie Thevenin is Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Katarzyna Zielińska is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.