scholarly journals The Responsibility of European Archaeologists

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cătălin Nicolae Popa
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The Political ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Deep Crisis

ABSTRACTIn this article I address the relationship between European archaeologists and the European Union and argue that the dominant attitude of non-involvement that archaeologists have embraced over the past decades cannot be justified given recent political developments. The European project finds itself in a state of deep crisis, under siege from populist and far-right leaders within and around Europe. We cannot afford to watch from the sidelines when the future of hundreds of millions of people is at stake. As archaeologists we can make a positive contribution by harnessing the political dimension of our work, which we need to stop seeing in a negative light. We should deploy the past to help tackle the challenges of our society. European archaeologists should particularly focus on developing grand narratives of a shared past in Europe, to act as a foundation for a European identity.

The Conflict of Laws and Unjust Enrichment

2021 ◽  
pp. 175-198
Author(s):  
Andrew Burrows
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
Unjust Enrichment ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Relationship

This essay revisits the relationship between the conflict of laws and the law of unjust enrichment (or, more widely, the law of restitution) in light of shifts in the legal landscape over the past forty years. It considers the rules of jurisdiction and of choice of law applied by the English courts, accounting for the effects of the UK’s departure from the European Union.

Europa 2020

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winfried Böttcher
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State

In retrospect, the decade from 2010 to 2020 has provoked a crisis in human progress. In this book, the author proves this thesis using six occurrences, while also paying particular atten-tion to Europe’s role in relation to them: the refugee crisis the conflict in Ukraine Brexit the environment as a political issue nationalism the new coronavirus These six examples, which have had a staggering influence on the past decade, will also de-termine the political agenda in the coming decade. In view of this, the European Union has no future in its current state and thus needs to be reconceived.

scholarly journals Victims of the Pandemic? European Far-Right Parties and COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Wondreys ◽  
Cas Mudde
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Look Ahead

Abstract It has become received wisdom that the pandemic has “exposed” the political incompetence of far-right parties in government and that far-right parties in opposition have become its (first) “victims.” This is largely based on the generalization of one or two individual cases—most notably US president Donald Trump—who is the exception rather than the rule. This article provides a comparative analysis of far-right responses to the COVID-19 pandemic within the European Union. Based on theoretical insights from previous research, we expect the responses to reflect the main ideology and the internal heterogeneity of the contemporary far right as well as to show the increasing mainstreaming of its positions. We analyze four different, but related, aspects: (1) the narratives about COVID-19 from far-right parties; (2) the proposed solutions of far-right parties; (3) the electoral consequences of the pandemic for far-right parties; and (4) the success of far-right parties in dealing with the pandemic. Finally, in the discussion we shortly look ahead at the possible consequences of a highly likely second outbreak of COVID-19.

1. Context, Background, and Institutions

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Bernadette Rainey ◽  
Pamela McCormick ◽  
Clare Ovey
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
The Other ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter examines the history and institutions associated with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). It discusses the political context in which the European Convention was drafted and both the political developments and philosophies which shaped its content. It also examines the system of protection provided by the different organs of the Council of Europe; the relationship between those organs and other international courts and tribunals, including the European Union; and the role of the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, the Commissioner for Human Rights, and the other human rights instruments of the Council of Europe in the enforcement of the human rights provisions.

scholarly journals Legal Migration in the Relationship between the European Union and ACP Countries: The Absence of a True Global Approach Continues

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purdey Devisscher
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Economic Partnership ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractFor a long time, the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) was characterized by the focus on trade issues. In recent years however, other policy aspects have emerged, amongst which migration. This evolution results from the gradual recognition of the importance of migration in the Union’s external relations. The mainstreaming of migration in the relations with third countries raised the need for a Global Approach to Migration (2005) connecting illegal and legal migration, as well as introducing a positive migration-development nexus. The acknowledgement of a possible positive contribution of legal migration ‐ if well managed ‐ for developing countries, has resulted into new concrete initiatives such as circular migration, mobility partnerships and the Blue Card Directive. A closer look at the policy frameworks, as well as specific measures demonstrate however, that a true comprehensive approach is a long way from home. It is examined if the specific EU-ACP relationship offers a different point of view and effectively makes migration work for the development of both parties. More specifically, do the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) correspond to the abovementioned goal? A comprehensive and coherent legal framework that unites the interests of the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and those of the developing countries, on the other hand, seems a distant perspective. It is concluded that ambitious policy objectives have been set and are waiting to be addressed by corresponding policy frameworks and legal commitments.

scholarly journals The problem of “democratic deficit” in the European Union

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Tetiana SHELCHUK
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political System ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
The Political ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Democratic Deficit ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Union Policy ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
The Eu

In this article we analyze the causes and effects of the problem of democratic deficit in the European Union (EU). In this article the author determined the essence of problem «democracy deficit» and also it was explored in the activity and functioning of the EU institutions. Issues of pan-European identity were also investigated and the consequences of its absence were analyzed, which is a separate component of the problem under study. The author also analyzes some ways of solving the problem of «democracy deficit» in the EU. Also, the author investigated attitude to this problem that was described in different sources. We determined the attitude of the citizens of the EU to this union. The author made conclusion about that the EU has the problem of «democracy deficit», but we can’t say that the EU is undemocratic union. We also agree that the EU has made some good steps on the way of solving this important problem, but it isn’t enough. The author supports the idea of making some information company for informing the citizens about activities and functioning of the EU. We think that the EU should make a decision about a single electoral system. The author supports the conception of deliberative democracy that means attraction citizens of the EU to the process of discussion and making the decisions. And the author says that the issue of democracy deficit has two main aspects: at first, the problems of the functioning of the political system of the European Union; secondly, the lack of pan-European identity, the problem of bringing the EU closer to citizens and their disinterest in Union policy.

Nationalistic Independent Movements Within the European Union and Its Challenge to Create a Territorial Identity

2020 ◽  
pp. 283-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demi Wilhelmina Maria van Huisseling
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Main Question ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Territorial Identity ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Eu

Throughout history, humanity has been known to move in groups as a way of surviving, to expand their identity and culture. In Europe this has led to international and civil wars in the past but changed with the creation of the European Union. This chapter analyzes the creation and demarcation of nations during the past, the territorial identity that was formed and the need of the EU to create a European Identity to overcome the threat of independent movements. Secessionist nationalistic movements have gained importance since the economic crisis which started in 2007 and have been rising in different regions and countries of the EU. The main question that needs to be solved in this chapter: How does the EU cope with the rise of new nationalistic movements? It can only be overcome with the creation of a European territorial identity.

Europeanization as a Challenge to Legal History

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Keiser
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Legal History ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Objective Truth ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Images ◽  
Populist Movements

A project concerning itself with the effects of the past on the European integration process must also raise the question of the emergence of guiding historical images in the course of this process. As the past is not objective truth, but a perception generated by various actors (e.g., politicians, populist movements) as well as by history as a science in accordance with its own aims and rationality criteria, it appears in very different narratives. Many such historical images of Europe are generated by legal history. Since the Treaty on the European Union brought European integration a deeper, political dimension, a euphoria about Europe has broken out in legal history.

scholarly journals Post-normal times: re-thinking the futures of the EU-Africa relationship

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Bourgeois ◽  
Frank Mattheis ◽  
John Kotsopoulos
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The nature of the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Africa is in permanent evolution. Historically, the EU mostly dominated the relationship while Africa developed adaptive/reactive strategies. With the establishment of new powers as well as efforts to decolonise the thought and practise of North-South interactions, it is crucial to understand what the future of the relationship could be. The purpose of this paper is to draw lessons from the “Broadening the debate on EU-Africa relations” workshop whose aim was to advance perspectives on EU-Africa relations from the point of view of African scholars. The process consisted of identifying major influential factors in the relationship and assessing what role they played in the past and what role they could play in the future. The results indicate a decline of the importance of EU-dominated factors and the emergence of African agency related factors. We interpret these results as a transformation of this relationship, using the concept “post-normal” to highlight indeterminacy, insolvability and irreversibility as the new context. Implications are discussed regarding the type of research that needs to be developed in order to further investigate this transformation, particularly the meaning of a shifting focus from (normal times) EU-Africa relationship to (post-normal times) Africa-EU relationships.

scholarly journals The European Union after 9/11: The Demise of a Liberal Democratic Asylum Regime?

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Levy
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Geneva Convention ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Far Right ◽  
The Past ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Democratic Tradition ◽  
Common European Asylum System ◽  
New Form ◽  
National Governments

AbstractThis article examines the domestic and international pressures since 11 September 2001 on the liberal democratic asylum regime practised within the European Union. It looks at three areas of confrontation. The pressures exerted upon national governments by anti-immigrant and anti-asylum seeker/refugee far right populist parties. It examines the attempts by the European Union and its member states to arrive at a Common European Asylum System in light of policy developments over the past 20 years, and places these long-standing processes within the events of 11 September 2001. It discusses whether or not the liberal democratic tradition of asylum embodied in the Geneva Convention of 1951 been sacrificed to the dual pressures of the electoral victories of the far right in Europe and a new form of terrorism that threatens European societies.

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