Crises and Challenges for the European Union

The EU is in crisis. This crisis extends beyond the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit, the Eurozone, and mass migration. It cuts to the core of the EU itself. This text unpacks all dimensions of the EU in crisis, and analyses its implications for the EU and its member states. It argues that crises and challenges are no longer individual events facing the EU, but rather are a sustained condition that has changed the relationship between member states, the functioning of institutions, the nature of public engagement and the prospects for integration.

Written by a team of leading experts, this book covers:
- Cutting-edge theory
- Recent high-impact crisis cases, including health, the environment and threats to democracy
- Institutional effects of crises
- Political dynamics
- Discussion of longer-term implications of the EU

This is the perfect companion for those studying and researching contemporary challenges facing the EU, European integration, and crisis management and transboundary crises more broadly.

1. Introduction: moving crises to the centre of the agenda, Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; William E. Paterson, Birmingham University, UK; Mark Rhinard, Stockholm University, Sweden

PART I: Theorising and Conceptualising Crises and Challenges in the EU
2. Crisification and the Future of the European Union Polity, Mark Rhinard, Stockholm University, Sweden
3. European Integration Theory and Crises, Frank Schimmelfennig, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
4. A Crisis Management Perspective on the European Union, Eva-Karin Gardell, Swedish Defense University, Sweden; Mark Rhinard, Stockholm University, Sweden

PART II: Crises in the EU
5. A History of Crises in the EU, Jeffrey, J. Anderson, Georgetown University, USA
6. The Eurozone Crisis: from crisis to resilience? Joachim Schild, Trier University, Germany
7. The Brexit Crisis: a crisis for whom?, Lee McGowan and David Phinnemore, Queen's University Belfast, UK
8. The Migration Crisis: the EU's evolving approach to border management, Laurie Buonanno, State University of New York, USA
9. The Covid-19 Crisis: a case of Franco-German-led crisis management, Douglas Webber, INSEAD, France
10. The Climate Crisis: a creeping catastrophe for the EU, Jeremy F. G. Moulton, University of York, UK; Charlotte Burns, University of Sheffield, UK
11. The Ukraine Crisis: Russia, the European Union, and the Unstable East, Wolfgang Seibel, University of Konstanz, Germany

PART III: Challenges for the EU
12. The Democracy Challenge in Central Europe: backsliding or repoliticisation? Jakub Eberle, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic; Daniel Šitera, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic
13. The Legitimacy Challenge: Euroscepticism as an embedded element of the EU, Simon Usherwood, University of Surrey, UK
14. The Leadership Challenge: problems and prospects of Franco-German leadership, Simon J. Bulmer, University of Sheffield, UK; William E. Paterson, University of Birmingham, UK
15. The Institutional Challenge: crises and the EU's institutions, political actors, and processes, Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
16. The External Challenge: crises and the EU's quest for strategic autonomy, Michael Smith, University of Warwick, UK
17. The Health Policy Challenge: from crisis to union, Eleanor Brooks, University of Edinburgh, UK; Anniek de Ruijter, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Scott L. Greer, University of Michigan, USA; Sarah Rozenblum, University of Michigan, USA

PART IV: Future Prospects
18. The Survival of the European Union: the other faces of European disintegration, Hans Vollaard, Utrecht University, Netherlands
19. Conclusion: the future of the EU in a world of crises, Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; William E. Paterson, University of Birmingham, UK; Mark Rhinard, Stockholm University, Sweden