The social cohesion literature repeatedly criticizes a lack of consensus regarding the
theoretical conceptualization of the construct. The current paper attempts to clarify this …

In A Community of Europeans?, a thoughtful observer of the ongoing project of European
integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public …

While the possibility of E uropean disintegration is prominently on the public agenda, E
uropean U nion (EU) studies have so far largely neglected the issue. This article looks for a …

Since its beginnings in the 1950s, the European integration project has come a long way.
Starting with six member states in the European Communities, the EU has expanded to 28 in …

Differentiated integration has become a durable feature of the European Union and is a
major alternative for its future development and reform. This book provides a comprehensive …

The word Eurocracy has resonance throughout out Europe but in reality we know little about
the people who work in and around the EU or how they fit into its large bureaucratic …

The paper investigates the change in the impact of democracy on political trust in national
and international institutions, the European Union (EU) and to the United Nations (UN), after …

Cross-border welfare rights for citizens of European Union member states are intensely
contested, yet there is limited research into voter opposition to such rights, sometimes …

The Euro Area, the Schengen Area, and Airbus-the'Anglosphere', the Franco-
German'motor'and Nordic cooperation–each illustrates how differentiation has become a …

Does corruption influence trust in national institutions in the same way as trust in
international institutions? Did this influence change over the economic crisis 2008? Using …