Books & ideas

Europe's Social Dimension

Michel Lallement — 2013-03-04T08:00:00Z

Jean-Claude Barbier presents us with a way of looking at the construction of Europe, concentrating on Europe's social regime, which he reminds us is not really on a par with its economic regime. His recent book on this subject, now available in English, is a methodological reflection on comparison and on the role of cultures.

Is European citizenship feasible?

Justine Lacroix — 2010-01-07T15:42:39Z

Europe is inventing a new form of citizenship founded not in government participation but in the achievement of specifically European rights and in a political debate increasingly geared to European issues, evidencing, Justine Lacroix asserts, if not the existence of a European people, at any rate that of a political Europe.

What is a Federation?

Renaud Baumert — 2009-11-19T13:11:40Z

When explaining European construction the Federal model is often alluded to, whether as a point of reference or as an ultimate goal. However we do have to be clear what this model means. For Olivier Beaud, Federation is a special form of political structure that cannot be grasped without detaching itself from the theory of the State.