englischThe subtitle of this collection could also be ‘Reflections on transience, futility and new beginnings again and again’. One senses this attitude in some of the texts collected here. At the same time, there is also a sense of confidence throughout the texts. Even ‘between times’ and ‘between [...]

englischRelations between the EU and Turkey have been characterised by growing estrangement for many years. For the most part, Turkey's departure from democratic values is pointed out as the cause of this estrangement, but this reasoning overlooks the fact that the relationship between Turkey and [...]

englischPolitical scientist Ludger Kühnhardt has remained in conversation with his doctoral students for three decades. During regular, eventually legendary, seminars between his former and current doctoral students, their exchange of academic ideas was combined with personal encounters. The [...]

englischIn this book, the author outlines the political, social, economic and cultural determinants and lines of development of Icelandic history in the context of Europe and the common heritage of Iceland and Europe. He traces the mutual interests of Iceland and the EU in addressing new political [...]

englischA proven framework is vital to governing energy at the regional level, so as to ensure abundant modern energy access while achieving a net-zero economy. This book explains the governance of regional energy systems from a unique and distinctive international political economy perspective. The [...]

englischCrises and conflicts over limited energy resources together with Europe's import dependency on fossil fuels and the challenges posed by climate change have increasingly put energy policy on the European agenda. EU energy policy and the Energy Union made remarkable progress during the second [...]

englischFor the European Union, dependence on natural gas imports is an issue of both internal and external power. This study examines how the EU can hone its own power instruments as a purchasing giant and use them more effectively vis-à-vis third countries. The author argues that in addition to [...]

englischThe primary goal of this book is to trace the European Commission’s strategies of dealing with the politicisation of EU legislation. In a case study on President Jean-Claude Juncker's term of office, the authors of this volume analyse how the EU Commission set and advanced certain political [...]

englischThe relationship between matters of identity and complex global transformations have rarely been as controversial as during the second decade of the 21st century. Clarifications on identity matters have been and remain at the core of multiple crises in the process of European integration. At [...]

englischThe phenomenon of Euroscepticism is not new. It existed long before the Maastricht Treaty, which has frequently served as a starting point in the academic debate on Euroscepticism. Instead, European integration has always been subject to criticism and hostility. In this study, the author [...]