This review sets out a recently developed comparative political economy literature on the
Eurozone, which has a basis in both varieties of capitalism and modern macroeconomics. It …

The European Union's institutional development is highly imbalanced. It has established
robust legal authority and institutions, but it remains weak or impotent in terms of its …

Having a European identity is expected to influence citizens' attitudes and behaviour
towards the EU community. European identity is indeed positively related to support for EU …

European fiscal integration is highly controversial and is assumed to lead to a Eurosceptic
backlash among the public. Yet, in a historical decision in July 2020, European governments …

As a consequence of the Eurozone crisis and the creation of the European Stability
Mechanism (ESM), the prospect of a transfer union has become a particularly contested …

The negotiations on the reforms of the Economic and Monetary Union were highly
conflictual. This article analyses the dimensions of conflict that structured these negotiations …

Why did the Eurozone crisis prove to be so difficult to resolve? Why was it resolved in a
manner in which some countries bore a much larger share of the pain than other countries …

Financial bailouts for ailing Eurozone countries face deep and widespread opposition
among voters in donor countries, casting major doubts over the political feasibility of further …

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened Italy's fiscal outlook by increasing public debt. If interest
rates were to rise, it would become more likely that Italy experiences a financial crisis and …

Amid the eurocrisis, scholars and policy makers sought to establish an EU-wide layer of
social policy, aiming to ensure common standards through the EU and to provide a degree …