Political Actors' Narratives on the Reforms of the European Union

This book provides essential insights into contemporary political actors' narratives of European integration.

Magdalena Góra is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Jagiellonian University, Poland. Elodie Thevenin is Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Jagiellonian University, Poland. Katarzyna Zieli-ska is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

1. National and European debates on the Future of European Democracy: An Introduction 2. A Comparative Perspective on the Future of Europe Debate in National Parliaments: Mapping Democracy, Differentiation and Dominance 3. French Perspectives on the Future of Europe: Debating European Sovereignty 4. The German Debate on the Future of Europe at the End of the Merkel Era: Governmental Pragmatism and Visions from the Opposition? 5. The Greek Parliament and the Future of Europe: Between Nebulous Ideological Narratives and Conflicting Partisan Strategies on European Integration 6. Debates on the Future of Europe in the Danish Folketing: Between Economic Membership Benefits and Political Autonomy 7. Sweden and the Limits of Euro-Optimism: Pragmatic Integration or Political Reluctance? 8. The Future of Europe Debate in Poland: Old Dilemmas in the Politicised Context 9. The Hungarian Munchausen Parliament and the Future of the European Union: Debating the Contours of an Anti-Constitutional Project 10. The Czech Republic's Efforts to Find its Place amid the European Crises of 2015-2021: No More Integration? 11. Norway as Europe's Closest Outsider: Views of European Integration from a Non-Member 12. European Parliament Groups' Perspectives on the Future of Europe: In the European House of Conflicting Ideas 13. Right-Wing Eurosceptic Members of the European Parliament: A Challenge to the European Future? 14. Concluding Reflections