European integration is in constant state of flux. The public debates on the current state of the European Union highlight the many crises that the EU is facing. Some foresee a disintegration of the EU, whereas others assume that the Union’s future lies with ever closer integration. Beyond the headlines of crisis management, much of the everyday work of European integration continues to affect the political life of people both within and without EU’s borders.
The Covid-19 crisis has shaken the EU. Member states have pursued differing policies and been hit by the crisis to different degrees. At the same time the EU has taken unpresented action in terms of common debt and fiscal stimulus. While the future of the union seems unclear it is already apparent that the crisis may both accelerate integration in some areas while heightening the already simmering political tensions in others.
This panel call for papers and presentations from multiple disciplinary backgrounds focusing on European integration, broadly defined. The aim of this panel is to bring together the varieties of research strands on European integration in Finland and beyond. What are the crucial research question on European integration at the moment and looking beyond the crisis into the future?
CHAIRS: Johannes Lehtinen, PhD Researcher, Tampere University; Laura Nordström, PhD Researcher, University of Helsinki.
LANGUAGES: Finnish, English and Swedish
Papers
”Power of experts in crisis IMF expertise in the Eurozone crisis decision-making”
Laura Nordström & Teivo Teivainen; laura.nordstrom@helsinki.fi; teivo.teivainen@helsinki.fi
”Shaping the EU’s future? Europarties, EP party groups, and the Conference on the Future of Europe”
Tapio Raunio & Karl-Magnus Johansson; tapio.raunio@tuni.fi
”UK MEPs’ Brexit Roles in the 8th and 9th Parliaments: A Feminist Political Analysis”
Johanna Kantola & Cherry Miller; johanna.kantola@tuni.fi; cherry.miller@tuni.fi
”Democracy and the public sphere: A conflicted relationship in the EU context”
Markus Ojala; markus.ojala@helsinki.fi
”Cosmopolitanism and the limits of citizenship – Finnish and Irish border practices in the Covid-19 crisis”
Saila Heinikoski & Johanna Ketola & Aada Peltonen; saila.heinikoski@fiia.fi; johanna.ketola@fiia.fi; aada.peltonen@fiia.fi
”EU Policy Lobbying in Finland – Developing Theory Through Case Study of 2030 Climate and Energy Framework”
Johannes Lehtinen; johannes.lehtinen@tuni.fi
+ a paper by Antti Ronkainen; antti.ronkainen@helsinki.fi