Professor of European Politics, University of Sheffield
Brexit may dominate in the UK but it is just one of several challenges to governance and integration facing the EU
With the EU issue in the UK far from settled, reports of the demise of the EU and the Eurozone have been greatly exaggerated
Multiple scenarios now exist for the imminent Brexit negotiations. An informed deliberation over the options must be the immediate way forward
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
Six key issues reveal the early impact of the Brexit earthquake, but this is uncharted territory and more aftershocks will follow
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
We now have a date but there are plenty of big questions and unknown steps between now and 23rd June
The Conservatives understand – and exploit – the electorate’s concerns about ‘place’
Key aspects of Germany’s approach to the Eurozone crisis are structural, but they still have a ‘dark side’
These are the three key European leaders of the moment, but a Eurozone ménage à trois remains highly unlikely…
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, German institutions, politics and values still present formidable obstacles to real change