Ook internationale verdragen lenen zich voor referenda. Nederland kan daarbij leren van andere landen, betogen Joost van den Akker en Koen van der Krieken.

The main purpose of this bachelor dissertation is to examine the possible future consequences for the European Union (EU), if Scotland would become independent after the referendum in 2014. This year, a Scottish referendum on this issue will be held with the intention to leave the United Kingdom (UK). …

Even before the current issue in Ukraine started, the country had to choose between the European Union and the Russian Federation. Russia wanted Ukraine in its own union, and Europe wanted closer cooperation with Ukraine in the form of an agreement. The European Union does not have any perspective for …

Camerons “EU à la carte”, Wilders' gewenste in/uit EU-referendum, noordelijke tegen zuidelijke eurolanden, waar gaat het heen met Europa? Solidariteit lijkt een taboe, maar is in wezen revolutionair! [online bijdrage door Margriet Krijtenburg]

This dissertation examines how European integration and Welsh devolution have affected the Welsh identity. Devolution and European integration are the most important institutional process to have affected Wales in the last 40 years. These political processes have caused shifts of power leading a rethinking …

The rise of populist movements in Europe is partly explained by the power of mass media. The press, public and politicians keep each other prisoner. The media increases incidents and looks for personal stories while politicians respond to those stories in order to be noticed by the public. Therefore …

The objective of this dissertation is to investigate how Czech historical events during the twentieth century influenced Czech society and politics in relation to Europe. During the twentieth century, the Czech Republic experienced highlights and downfalls. The founding fathers, Masaryk, Beneš, and Štefánik, …

De Europese verkiezingen zullen 4 juni 2009 gehouden worden. Nederlanders moeten hun stem uitbrengen om aan te geven wat voor een Europa men graag wil zien. Veel transparanter, duurzamer, democratischer. De voorlopers van de EU namelijk de EGKS en de EEG hebben economisch gezien veel voordelen opgeleverd. …

Recently, the European Union seems to have a popularity problem. Especially in the Netherlands the attitude of citizens and journalists has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years. This resulted in low voter turnouts over the years and eventually a Dutch 'no' towards the European Constitution …