Der Außenhandel zwischen der bestehenden "EU der 15" und den Beitrittskandidaten Mittel- und Osteuropas hat sich in den vergangenen 10 Jahren stürmisch ausgeweitet. Ausgehend von der traditionellen "klassischen" Handelstheorie und den Thesen der "Neuen Ökonomischen Geographie" werden die...

With an eye on the changes of immense if not radical proportions that European integration has undergone in the past five years, are there any grounds for revisiting the process of flexible integration and using some of its potentials for the benefit of integration in the future? This is the...

During the crisis, support for the EU has declined noticeably in many European Union member states. While previous research on European public opinion has mainly focused on the impact of domestic country- and individual-level factors on public attitudes towards the EU, this paper argues that...