Quarterly Journal "integration"

The academic quarterly integration addresses profes­sionals dealing with issues of European integration in politics, admin­is­tration, academics, education and media. It is a theory-laden inter­dis­ci­plinary forum that deals with the political dimension of funda­mental contem­porary issues in European integration from a practical and academic perspective.

integration is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The IEP alone is respon­sible for the contents.

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integration 4/2013

November 2013

Member of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Manuel Sarrazin, analyses in the new issue of integration the conse­quences of the economic and financial crisis for the Cyprus conflict. The decision of the German Federal Consti­tu­tional Court (Bundesver­fas­sungs­gericht) on the five percent threshold for European elections and its impli­ca­tions for the elections in 2014, EU-China relations and the Europeani­sation of German cyber security policy are also topics in the issue as is the role of the Baltics in the EU. Further, a book review on German-French relations and several conference reports are included.

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integration 3/2013

August 2013

In this issue of integration Axel Schäfer and Fabian Schulz analyse the content, the formation and the signif­i­cance of the Partic­i­pation Act EUZBBG for the German Bundestag. In addition, the issue offers an analysis of the comitology’s funda­mental reform since the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Furthermore, it deals with the question, whether Europe’s national debt crisis is a crisis of European integration. Consid­ering the EU’s current internal and external challenges and the situation in Irland, the journal takes a glance at Ireland’s seventh EU Council Presidency.

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integration 2/2013

May 2013

The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, frames his vision of a modular EU foreign policy in the current issue of integration. Consid­ering the recent crises in Africa, the devel­opment of the CFSP/CSDP is analysed from an academic point of view. Further, the role of Germany as a hegemon in the debt crisis and the European Arctic strategy are highlighted. In addition, two reports deal with the first German-Portuguese Forum as well as with European foreign policy.

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integration 1/2013

February 2013

Our current issue draws attention to the realigned French European policy under François Hollande. Another article focuses on the current crisis management in the EU, looking at forms of differ­en­tiated integration in particular. The current legislative procedure concerning European cohesion policy (2014–2020) repre­sents a further key objective in the issue. Moreover, the fiscal feder­alism in Germany and the USA is compared to the EU. A review deals with the analysis of the ENP. The AEI reports on two confer­ences about EU Arctic policy and on a Europe being solidly united.

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integration 4/2012

November 2012

Our current issue draws attention to the reality of differ­en­tiated integration in the area of freedom, security and justice. Further, it discusses the successful coordi­nation of the Danish EU Presi­dency in turbulent times. Another article deals with the evolvement and devel­opment of the EEAS and the organ­i­sation of the European foreign and devel­opment aid. Other topics include the subna­tional admin­is­tra­tions as guarantors of legit­imacy in the EU. A review focuses on the Treaty of Lisbon and the ‘new‘ EU. The AEI reports on three confer­ences about European sport politics, about the role of social media and about renewable energy.

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integration 3/2012

August 2012

The current issue of integration examines the potential impact of the European Fiscal Compact and sheds light on the European Commission’s new impulses for a European space strategy. Furthermore, it analyses the economic cooper­ation on Europe’s internal borders with an emphasis on the German-Polish border. In the forum Manuel Sarrazin and Sven-Christian Kindler discuss the prospects to tackle the current crisis and to further develop the EU by using the “Union method”. The AEI reports on a conference about internal and external European security.

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