Since the turn of the twenty-first century, it has become increasingly clear that the European Union is falling short of its promise to enhance social cohesion

Mapping the class divisions that run throughout Europe Over the last ten years - especially with the 'no' votes in the French and Dutch referendums in 2010, and

This volume presents a new perspective for discussing the European social contract and its main challenges, bringing together single-nation and comparative stud

Direct democracy has become an increasingly common feature of European politics with important implications for policy making in the European Union. The no-vote

Winner of the Harald Kaufmann Prize for Senior Researchers, 2018 This book examines the question of whether the process of European integration in research fund