"This book makes a timely and unique contribution to the field of European Union studies drawing on interdisciplinary insights from economics, law and political science to shed light on crucial questions relating to the depth and size of the EU in times of war, including enlargement, migration, citizenship, and new technologies.

Chapter 1: European integration in a time of war Can the EU gear up to face unprecedented internal and external challenges by Per Ekman, Björn Lundqvist, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim.- Chapter 2: The EU and the prospect of enlargement: Opportunities and dilemmasby Mats Öhlén Chapter 3: EU law and the principle of collective self-defenceby Ester Herlin-Karnell.- Chapter 4: What can the EU learn from Brexit by Pehr-Johan Norbäck.- Chapter 5: The effects of Brexit: How has the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU influenced the development of the Union by Nicholas Aylott.- Chapter 6: Towards a deeper meaning of the EU citizenship by Katarina Hyltén-Cavallius.- Chapter 7: Improved working conditions and solidarity among workers: A perspective on citizenship in a changing Union by Ann-Christine Hartzén.- Chapter 8: To what extent is the EU able to absorb refugees in the labour market by Özge Öner and Hans Seerar Westerberg.- Chapter 9: The end of the road of the EU’s migration policy? Pitfalls and opportunities in the quest for sustainable solutions by Andrea Spehar.-Chapter 10: Intelligence and the significance of digitalization for the future of the European labour market: Scenarios and implications by Robin Teigland and Mikael Wiberg.- Chapter 11: Reconsidering the depth and size of the EU in view of future enlargements to the East by Per Ekman, Björn Lundqvist, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim.

"This book makes a timely and unique contribution to the field of European Union studies drawing on interdisciplinary insights from economics, law and political science to shed light on crucial questions relating to the depth and size of the EU in times of war, including enlargement, migration, citizenship, and new technologies. The broad scope of the book will be highly useful for scholars, practitioners, and students interested in how the EU grapples with these pressing challenges."

- Niklas Bremberg, Associate Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden

This open access book, the eighth volume in the series of Interdisciplinary European Studies, explores the implications of the EU’s size and depth at a time of war in Europe. Russia’s fateful decision to invade Ukraine in 2022 has put the question of EU enlargement back on the political agenda and, again, the implications of a larger and more diverse EU bring key principles of integration to the fore. Addressing these issues, scholars from economics, law, and political science provide insights from previous EU enlargements and the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Based on up-to-date research findings, they provide succinct assessments of the challenges facing the EU in areas such as immigration, labour market integration, and adaptation to advanced technologies. To conclude, each chapter offers policy recommendations for decision-makers on European and national levels.

Per Ekman is a researcher and Ax:son Johnson Fellow in Political Science at the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, and affiliated with the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Björn Lundqvist is Professor of European Law at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Anna Michalski is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden, visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, and Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

Lars Oxelheim is Professor of International Business and Finance at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, Professor Emeritus at Lund University and affiliated with the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Sweden.

 

 

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