Ritzen A Second Chance for Europe

Economic, Political and Legal Perspectives of the European Union
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-57723-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 273 Seiten, eBook

This book calls upon us to rethink and reboot the European Union. The authors dissect the EU’s many vulnerabilities: how some Member States are backsliding on the rule of law, freedom of the press, and control of corruption – and how globalization’s ‘discontents’ are threatening the liberal international order. It examines the need for a common immigration policy; the need to rethink the unsustainable debt overhang of some Eurozone countries; and the need to use education to foster a European identity. Given the sum total of these vulnerabilities, the book argues, the EU may not survive beyond 2025 in its present form – that is, unless decisive action is taken. In turn, the book puts forward a number of workable solutions: a European economic model to secure full employment; a stronger European Court of Human Rights to counter systemic violations; a points-based immigration policy; clear exit options for the Eurozone; and an Open Education Area with a common second language. These solutions may reduce the number of EU countries, but would increase cohesion and overall survivability.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ritzen, Jo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

European Citizens at Risk.- Halting Support for the EU.- A Vibrant European Model.-In Europe we trust.-EU Mobility.- A sustainable immigration policy for the EU.- A Sustainable Eurozone with Exit Options.- European Identity and the Learning Union.- Forward to a Second Chance for Europe.

Über Autor(innen)

Jo Ritzen is a professorial fellow in the International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education at UNU-MERIT and the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance. He is a former Minister of Education, Culture, and Science of the Netherlands, served in the Dutch Cabinet at the Maastricht Treaty, a former Vice President of the World Bank and former President of Maastricht University.