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"The European Union is at a crossroads. Slowly recovering from a series of financial and economic crises, with trust fundamentally shaken by processes of disaggregation and increasingly nationalist politics, it is searching for new visions that are at once inspiring and workable. In its White Paper of 1 March 2017, the Commission proposed five non-exclusive options for the Future of Europe. As put by the Commission, the five scenarios are illustrative in nature to provoke thinking. They are not detailed blueprints or policy prescriptions. Likewise, they deliberately make no mention of legal or institutional processes – the form will follow the function. This book takes the current state of the Union seriously. However, it aims to debate not only the political vision of Europe, but also the issue of legal integration beyond Brexit. Apart from addressing the institutional challenges for the EU, the contributions to this volume focus on two key areas: rule of law and security. Rule of law and security are not only paradigmatic for the future of Europe but are also closely connected to a particular vision of Europe based on 'integration through law'; a vision that has been strongly contested in recent years. The overarching question is: how can sustainable political and legal integration be achieved in Europe? The volume builds on a conference organised by the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies in November 2017 and includes chapters by leading scholars in the field from the Nordic countries and wider Europe"

Introduction / Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt and Joakim Nergelius -- Legal change and economic performance : an assessment / Gianmaria Ajani -- Legal cartography and comparative law / Per Bergling -- Development assistance in the legal field : promotion of market economy v human rights / Michael Bogdan -- Can human rights be exported? On the very idea of human rights transplantability / Claudio Corradetti -- 'Cut-and-paste'? Rule of law promotion and legal transplants in war to peace transitions / Richard Zajac Sannerholm -- Ontological and epistemological complexity in comparative constitutional law / Otto Pfersmann -- European constitutional law : its notion, scope and finalities / Rainer Arnold -- Governmental accountability in autonomies : Åland islands in comparison with select autonomies in Europe and elsewhere / Markku Suksi -- Viability of constitutional/non-constitutional Comparison / Johan Lindholm -- Comparative aspects of fundamental rights in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe : the example of Ukraine / Kateryna Karpova -- Making the Principles of European Contract Law : theoretical and methodological aspects / Ole Lando -- The questionable questionnaire : reflections on comparative law method in light of the Principles of European Tort Law / Marten Schultz -- Legal services in conveyancing : a European comparison / Christoph U. Schmid -- Constitutionalization of private law / Anna Lytvynyuk -- Toward an institutional approach to comparative economic law? / Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt -- Modern comparative law : the forces behind and the challenges ahead in the age of transnational harmonisation / Peter -Christian Müller-Graff

"This book looks at how successful the European project can be judged to have been over the last generation. The 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall marked a natural moment of stock taking and assessing how the world has evolved since then. The European Union, as much as any institution, could benefit from such introspection. This collection does just that; looking at the key changes in the last 30 years and assessing the Union's success or otherwise at responding to them. Addressing questions such as accession, the enlarged Union, enforcement and uncertainty in the European project, a team of experts gives its reasoned verdict"--

Chapter 1. Perspectives on the significance of borders in Europe: Past challenges, future developments -- Chapter 2. EU Border Policy: Enhanced Border Security and Challenges to Free Movement -- Chapter 3. TThe return of borders in the world economy: An EU-perspective -- Chapter 4. The boundaries of the internal market in- and outside the EU -- Chapter 5. EU norm promotion in a conflictual world. An existential necessity with obstacles? -- Chapter 6. The ability of the EU to extend its model of a social market economy beyond its borders -- Chapter 7. The EU's dependence on Russian energy — A force that divides or unites the Union? -- Chapter 8. The EU's fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in a digital and fragmented world.-Chapter 9. The European security order: Is this the end of the road? -- Chapter 10. A European Marshall Plan for a Ukraine on the way to the EU -- Chapter 11. The EU's internal and external borders in a world torn by conflict.

This open access book examines the implications for the EU of a radically changed international context characterized by systemic rivalry, competition over norms and regulations, and growing strategic tension. Globalization that once tied national economies together and internationalized social phenomena, such as education, research and innovation, and tourism, has gone in reverse. An opposite trend is driving the world into distinct spheres of competing models of governance, regulation, technological development, and communication. Facing the most extensive rupture of economic and inter-state relations since the onset of the Cold War, the management of the EU's internal and external borders is taking on a completely new meaning. The open access book brings together scholars from economics, law, and political science to provide up dated assessments and policy advice on the insecurity in the neighborhood and war in Ukraine, the EU's role in the future European security architecture,weaponized energy dependence, and the global competition on norms.

1. The EU and the precarious routes to political, economic and social resilience. By Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim -- 2. Improved Framework Conditions for a More Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Resilient EU. By Niklas Elert and Magnus Henrekson -- 3. Towards a climate-neutral union by 2050? The European Green Deal, Climate Law, and Green Recovery. By Karin Bäckstrand -- 4. Legal preconditions for an environmentally sustainable European Union. By David Langlet -- 5. COVID-19 and the EU's ability to manage and prevent health crises. By Louise Bengtsson -- 6. The Demographic Challenge Facing the EU Roads to Sustainability in an Ageing Europe. By Titti Mattsson -- 7. How Can a Banking Union Make the EU More Resilient to Crises?. By Jens Forssbæck -- 8. EU Resilience in the Internal Market after Financial Crisis: Political Resolve and Legal Responsiveness. By Carl Fredrik Bergström -- 9. Immigration and Asylum in the EU: A Resilient Policy for Integration?. By Karin Borevi -- 10. Intra-European labour migration for a resilient EU. By Erik Sjödin and Eskil Wadensjö -- 11.Conclusion. The EU and the search for sustainability and resilience. By Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim.

1. What Does the Technological Shift Have in Store for the EU? Opportunities and Pitfalls for European Societies, Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Karin Leijon, Anna Michalski, and Lars Oxelheim -- 2. Technological Megashift and the EU: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Fragmented Responsibilities, Lindy M. Newlove-Eriksson and Johan Eriksson -- 3. Technological Discontinuities and the Climate Transition in Europe: The Role of Policy in Two Traditions of Economic Thinking, Staffan Jacobsson and Björn Sandén -- 4. AI in the EU: Ethical Guidelines as a Governance Tool, Stefan Larsson -- 5. How Does the EU Protect Competition in the Digital Platform Economy?, Björn Lundqvist -- 6. Digitalisation, Productivity and Jobs: A European Perspective, Fredrik Heyman, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, and Lars Persson -- 7. Technological Shifts and the Social Partners: Is the European Semester Heading Towards a Social Europe?, Jenny Jansson, Olle Jansson, and Jan Ottosson -- 8.Money for Nothin': Digitalization and Fluid Tax Bases, Mårten Blix and Emil Bustos -- 9. New Tax on Digital Services: A Step Towards Fairer Taxation in the EU's Single Market?, Pernilla Rendahl -- 10. Digital Democracy and the European Union, Martin Karlsson.

This is the first book in the Interdisciplinary European Studies collection. This volume provides an interdisciplinary perspective on trust in the EU from the vantage point of political science, law and economics. It applies insights from a number of different dimensions - political institutions, legal convergence in criminal and civil law, social trust, digitalization, the diffusion of political values and norms, monetary convergence and the legitimacy of political systems - to approach the highly complex issue of trust in the EU in a clear-sighted, relevant and insightful manner. Written by renowned experts in the field, the style is accessible and reader-friendly, yet concise, knowledgeable and thought-provoking. The individual chapters combine up-to-date research findings with reflections on on-going political debates and offer useful, concrete ideas on what steps the EU could take to address the challenge of trust. The book provides the reader with invaluable insights into how trust, or rather the lack of trust, poses a challenge to the future of the social, economic and political developments in the EU. It is a must-read for policy-makers, students and interested members of the public who feel concerned by the future of Europe.--