The concept of “smart power” is relevant for the analysis of European Union’s external action, insofar as the relations with other parties include conditionality and payments. The Eastern Partnership falls in that category, and the recent developments associated with the 2013 Vilnius...

During a lecture delivered in April 2013 at the University of Leuven, Jürgen Habermas deplored the fact that “[w]hat unite the European citizens today are the Eurosceptical mindsets that have become more pronounced in all of the member countries during the crisis” (Habermas, 2013). This is...

Written by a leading expert in the field of public services in France, the volume is set to become an influential participant in the current debate on Europeanisation, and a source of inspiration for EU policymakers. Pierre Bauby provides an interesting and often compelling case for developing a...