Routes to a resilient European Union: Interdisciplinary European studies

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 The EU and the Precarious Routes to Political, Economic and Social Resilience -- Introduction -- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sustainability and Resilience in the EU -- Resilience and Learning from Crises -- Charting the Routes to a Resilient EU: Perspectives from Law, Economic and Political Science -- References -- 2 Improved Framework Conditions for a More Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Resilient EU -- Introduction -- How Innovative Are the EU Member States? -- Entrepreneurship and the Collaborative Innovation Bloc -- The Rule of Law and the Protection of Property Rights -- Taxation -- Savings and Finance -- Labor Markets and Social Security -- Contestable Product Markets -- Mobilizing Human Capital for Entrepreneurship -- Concluding Discussion: Reform Areas for a Resilient EU -- References -- 3 Towards a Climate-Neutral Union by 2050? The European Green Deal, Climate Law, and Green Recovery -- EU's Climate Policy from Kyoto to Paris -- The EU's Role as a Global Climate Leader -- The European Green Deal, the European Climate Law, and the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework -- The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Green Recovery in the EU -- Conclusions -- How Can EU Accelerate Its Green Recovery Towards a Climate-Neutral Union 2050? -- References -- 4 Legal Preconditions for an Environmentally Sustainable European Union -- Briefly on the EU as a Legal Structure -- Social-Ecological Systems -- The Development of Common Environmental Legislation -- Knowledge as a Precondition -- Targets Linked to Measures -- Relevant Scales -- Adaptivity: A Necessity in a Changing World -- From Legal Preconditions to Actual Sustainability -- References -- 5 COVID-19 and the EU's Ability to Manage and Prevent Health Crises -- Introduction -- A Failure for EU Cooperation.