 John McCormick is Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Politics at the Indianapolis campus of Indiana University in the United States. |
The referendum on UK membership of the European will take place on 23 June 2016. This will be the most critical vote that the British people have cast in modern times; the future welfare of the UK is at stake, as it is very existence (a vote to leave might trigger another independence referendum in Continue reading.. Not long ago, I was searching for a used copy of a particular book on eBay and happened across a seller who had one available. Clicking on the site for more details, I found that the seller – who lived on the English-Welsh border – was using eBay to share some deeply eurosceptic views. Setting Continue reading.. As the European Parliament elections approach, it is worth pointing out some of the myths that continue to surround the debate about the EU. The cases are taken from the UK, but apply equally throughout the EU. EUROMYTH #1: EU SPENDING One of the most persistent myths about the EU promoted by its critics is Continue reading.. See text of my speech to Jean Monnet conference in Brussels, November 2013, on the role of academics in the debate about Europe, at http://ec.europa.eu/education/events/2013/confjm/mccormik_en.pdf In the ongoing debate over the pros and cons of the European Union, it has become far easier to learn what is wrong with it than what is right with it. Eurosceptic parties and their leaders have made themselves well known, and the eurosceptic media make their case loudly and incessantly. The result is a Continue reading.. |
   
 A wide-ranging and thorough response to critics of the European Union, pointing out the many myths and fallacies in the debate about Europe, the manifold ways in which the EU has improved lives for Europeans, and outlining options for where the EU might go from here.  Critics often charge that Europe is hard to define, and underperforms as an actor on the global stage, because it is unclear what Europeans represent. This book is an attempt to give some clarity to the European experience by pointing out what Europeans have in common, whether politically, economically, or socially.  A brief introduction to the European Union, now in its sixth edition (2014), designed for anyone looking for a brief and accessible but broad-ranging survey of the EU. Translations also available in Polish, Romanian, and Slovak.  A comprehensive text covering the history, governance, politics and policies of the European Union. Designed to make the EU real, compelling and approachable with carefully integrated maps, charts and illustration throughout. Second edition coming 2015. |
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