What to do for reinvigorating the EU? While some analysts argue for the need for a true federation and a quantum leap to reinforce the Union; others propose a more ‘polyphonic’ and ‘bottom-up’ approach.
The round table puts together leading scholars who have marked the literature on EU integration with their seminal publications; and younger scholars who, in the past years, have contributed to EU studies. They will comment past events, while providing a stimulating ‘forward looking’ reflection on the future of the EU. The round table will focus on both EU politics (and the increased complex interplay between the national and supra-national political dynamics) and the policy tensions in the EU economic and social strategy.