Political Actors Narratives on the Reforms of the European Union - Future Visions of Europe?

This book provides essential insights into contemporary political actors' narratives of European integration.

List of contents

1. National and European debates on the Future of European Democracy: An Introduction 2. A Comparative Perspective on the Future of Europe Debate in National Parliaments: Mapping Democracy, Differentiation and Dominance 3. French Perspectives on the Future of Europe: Debating European Sovereignty 4. The German Debate on the Future of Europe at the End of the Merkel Era: Governmental Pragmatism and Visions from the Opposition? 5. The Greek Parliament and the Future of Europe: Between Nebulous Ideological Narratives and Conflicting Partisan Strategies on European Integration 6. Debates on the Future of Europe in the Danish Folketing: Between Economic Membership Benefits and Political Autonomy 7. Sweden and the Limits of Euro-Optimism: Pragmatic Integration or Political Reluctance? 8. The Future of Europe Debate in Poland: Old Dilemmas in the Politicised Context 9. The Hungarian Munchausen Parliament and the Future of the European Union: Debating the Contours of an Anti-Constitutional Project 10. The Czech Republic's Efforts to Find its Place amid the European Crises of 2015-2021: No More Integration? 11. Norway as Europe's Closest Outsider: Views of European Integration from a Non-Member 12. European Parliament Groups' Perspectives on the Future of Europe: In the European House of Conflicting Ideas 13. Right-Wing Eurosceptic Members of the European Parliament: A Challenge to the European Future? 14. Concluding Reflections

About the author

Magdalena Góra is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.
Elodie Thevenin is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.
Katarzyna Zieli¿ska is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Product details

• Authors: Magdalena (Jagiellonian University Gora
• Assisted by: Magdalena Góra (Editor), Elodie Thevenin (Editor), Katarzyna Zielińska (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032963181
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296318-1
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, Political parties and party platforms