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Germany and the European Union
This new textbook offers a path-breaking interpretation of the role of the European Union’s most important member state: Germany. Analyzing Germany’s domestic politics, European policy, relations with partners, and the... Show More This new textbook offers a path-breaking interpretation of the role of the European Union’s most important member state: Germany.
The politics and economics of Brexit
25 May 2018 The politics and economics of Brexit Brexit may dominate in the UK but it is just one of several challenges to governance and integration facing the EU Simon Bulmer, Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield and Lucia Quaglia, Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna The British referendum on continuing membership of the European Union (EU) in June 2016 represented a turning point in the relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and the EU.
Merkel 4.0: Chancellor Merkel’s marathon continues
28 September 2017 Merkel 4.0: Chancellor Merkel’s marathon continues The election result has reduced Merkel’s authority and introduced new domestic constraints, just as space for new possibilities at the EU level are opening up Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield Analysis of the German election held on Sunday 24th September has tended to focus on two features: the re-election of Chancellor Merkel alongside the new threat to German...
The EU a year after the UK referendum: new momentum and optimism?
23 June 2017 The EU a year after the UK referendum: new momentum and optimism? With the EU issue in the UK far from settled, reports of the demise of the EU and the Eurozone have been greatly exaggerated Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield It is now exactly 12 months since the British people voted to leave the European Union and this week Brexit negotiations finally started.
Negotiating the impossible? Brexit after the election
14 June 2017 Negotiating the impossible? Brexit after the election Multiple scenarios now exist for the imminent Brexit negotiations. An informed deliberation over the options must be the immediate way forward Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield The June 2017 general election has proved to be a seismic event, like the EU referendum just under a year earlier.
Angela Merkel’s Germany: still liberals’ best hope for 2017?
18 January 2017 Angela Merkel’s Germany: still liberals’ best hope for 2017? To secure a fourth term a less liberal version of Angela Merkel may emerge as she reacts to the domestic and global tumult of the last year Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield 2016 was a tumultuous year in global politics, symbolized by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump securing the American presidency.
Britain and Brexit: the earthquake and its aftershocks
Whether you regard the referendum result with delight or dismay, what is already clear is that it has created an earthquake in British politics, with the tremors extending to mainland Europe as well. This outcome is the biggest challenge for British foreign policy since the 1956 Suez Crisis. It will require a fundamental rethink of policy and will lead to a changed, if not diminished, status for the UK in the world.
Britain and the EU referendum: a story of losing control?
28 April 2016Britain and the EU referendum: a story of losing control? Controlling the case for Remain and unpacking the Leave arguments about regaining control are shaping up to be key deciding factors ahead of June 23rd Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield It’s now two months since David Cameron reached agreement with EU partners in re-negotiating the terms of British membership. How is the referendum campaign shaping up?
Power Shift in the EU?
Power Shift in the EU?
Key questions for the coming EU referendum
23 February 2016Key questions for the coming EU referendum We now have a date but there are plenty of big questions and unknown steps between now and 23rd June Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield This was the tweet from European Council President Donald Tusk late in the evening of 19th February 2016 that indicated the marathon European Council session had found a deal on David Cameron’s renegotiation demands.
Vorsprung durch Technik? Germany and the Eurozone crisis
27 May 2015Vorsprung durch Technik? Germany and the Eurozone crisis Key aspects of Germany’s approach to the Eurozone crisis are structural, but they still have a ‘dark side’ Simon Bulmer, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield So, Greece managed to make its loan repayments (€750m to the IMF) on 11 May 2015. However, the road ahead remains arduous, with almost daily speculation about GREXIT.
The British crisis and the ‘end of neoliberalism’
19 November 2014The British crisis and the ‘end of neoliberalism’ There are many useful lessons to be learnt from the Latin American debate about ‘post-neoliberal’ political economy Pia Riggirozzi, Senior Lecturer in Global Politics, University of Southampton, and Jean Grugel, Professor of International Development, University of Sheffield The crisis in British politics, from the slow, partial and uneven economic recovery to the exhaustion of the Westminster model in the wake of the Scottish...
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