In this chapter we develop a typology of European Union (EU) integration to capture how, to
what extent and according to which policy aims EU involvement in Member States has …

This article makes a comparative analysis of the trajectories of welfare change in Italy and
Spain since the outbreak of the financial crisis. We look at the differences in the types of …

This article analyses the margin of manoeuvre of Portuguese executives after the onset of
the sovereign debt crisis in 2010–2015. To obtain a full understanding of what happened …

Brexit will have significant consequences for the country, for Europe, and for global order.
And yet much discussion of Brexit in the UK has focused on the causes of the vote and on its …

Until very recently, European employers and political leaders denied the need for any
coordination in industrial relations at EU level. In 2011, however, the European Parliament …

This book examines the new economic governance (NEG) regime that the EU adopted after
2008. Its novel research design captures the supranational formulation of NEG prescriptions …

This article conceptualises and illustrates hardening and softening trends in country-specific
recommendations (CSRs) that are part of the European Semester. It proposes an analytical …

This volume examines the state of social Europe when European Union principles and
policies have to be implemented in the member states while the EU legitimacy crisis and the …

To what extent have the new economic and budgetary rules adopted since 2010 (the
European Semester, Fiscal Compact, Six Pack) changed the relationships between France …

The European Semester, launched in 2011, enhances the coordination of macroeconomic
policies among European Union member states. This article contributes to the lively …