Europe’s Future: Decoupling and Reforming

Session Submission Type: Author meet critics

Session Description

The European Union (EU) has turned the corner of its existential crisis. It has shown itself to be resilient to the euro, the migration and the security crises, and finally to the decision of British (or more specifically English) voters to take their country out of it. Nevertheless, populist and nationalist movements and parties have increased their influence in all the EU member states (and recently in the European Parliament). The governance structure has guaranteed the EU’s resilience but it has also led to deep internal divisions between EU member states. A new political cleavage between sovereignists and Europeanists has emerged in all the EU member states, substituting the old cleavage between left and right. Why and how has this happened? And, which might the outcome of this political transformation be? Fabbrini’s book constitutes a crucial contribution for answering these scientific and political questions.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 15: European Politics and Society

Chair

• Daniel F. Ziblatt Harvard University

Presenters

• Sergio Fabbrini Luiss Guido Carli

• John Erik Fossum University of Oslo

• Erik Jones Johns Hopkins University

• Matthias Matthijs Johns Hopkins University

• Vivien A. Schmidt Boston University