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11. Unified Germany's Role in the European Union: Hegemon, Co-leader, or Mediator?

Title Tesim:
Unified Germany's Role in the European Union: Hegemon, Co-leader, or Mediator?
Creator:
Frei, Tim
Date of publication:
2023
Abstract Tesim:
Germany underwent major historical change since the end of World War II, joining the European Union and undergoing reunification. The major historical and political shifts defined Germany's international leadership and cooperation. Modern political theorizations argue various perspectives on Germany's developing leadership in the European Union since reunification. Arguments define Germany as a hegemon dominating the European leadership, as a co-leader cooperating with other major European countries, or as a mediator finding common agreements between the members of the European Union. The Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, and the annexation of Crimea exemplify three modern instances of crisis in Europe that define Germany's contemporary leadership. Through the investigation of these modern challenges, this essay concludes that Germany's leadership role combines the three common political theorizations, each reflecting critical elements.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Economics
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http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/zkgv-6w40
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
3
Keyword:
Eurozone crisis, EU leadership, Hegemon, German leadership, and Germany
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English
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9
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Frei, Tim
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12. Front Matter

Title Tesim:
Front Matter
Creator:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Date of publication:
2023
Abstract Tesim:
Beginning content for journal issue including: General information about the journal; Director's Note from John D. Stephens, Director of the Center for European Studies and Kathleen Shanahan Lindner, Executive Director, Center for European Studies; list of members of the Editorial Team and Advisory Board; Managing Editor and author biographies; Table of Contents
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Center for European Studies
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/adtn-vt09
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
3
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English
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vii
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i
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North Carolina Journal of European Studies
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13. North Carolina Journal of European Studies Volume 3

Title Tesim:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies Volume 3
Date of publication:
spring 2023
Resource type:
Journal
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/rtan-jb98
Language Label:
English
Publisher:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Center for European Studies
Rights Statement Label:
In Copyright

14. Comparing the Societal Impact of Parental Leave Policy in Sweden and Italy

Title Tesim:
Comparing the Societal Impact of Parental Leave Policy in Sweden and Italy
Creator:
Twaronite, Jack Ryan
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
This work analyzes differences in policy, specifically parental leave, between societies whose cultures have been dominated by social-democratic and Christian-democratic governments. It examines the effects between two drastically different positions from the developed world on the issue, specifically the traditionally gendered policies of Italy as well as the comparatively gender-neutral arrangement found in Sweden.
Resource type:
Article
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/gvwq-vv59
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
parental leave, comparative politics, social policy, Social Democracy, and Christian Democracy
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English
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Page End:
92
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87
Person:
Twaronite, Jack Ryan
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15. The State of Populism in the Post-Industrial Democracies of the Global North: Fading Out, Growing Ever Stronger, or Preparing to Unveil a New Face?

Title Tesim:
The State of Populism in the Post-Industrial Democracies of the Global North: Fading Out, Growing Ever Stronger, or Preparing to Unveil a New Face?
Creator:
Trivanovic, Aleksander V.
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
As it is new to the political realm, there are still a lot of questions to be asked and research to do with regards to right wing populism: how it functions, why it exists, what it is, and where we go from here. This essay will answer these questions, as well as investigate recent wins and losses for major far-right parties and movements across the globe. In seeking to answer these questions, I find that right-populism is not, in fact, the political fad many expect it to be and if it is to ever lose popularity, will likely only be pushed into obscurity by a major large-scale global event, or eclipsed by a more powerful political movement. In the short term, the COVID-19 pandemic and left-wing populism are right-wing populism’s biggest challengers, but neither have seemed to make a big enough dent in the power of right-populism for it to be considered a loss for the far-right just yet.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Political Science
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/zhzh-2z68
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
left-wing political movements, electoral success, COVID-19, populism, and the far-right
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English
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86
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73
Person:
Trivanovic, Aleksander V.
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16. Observations from the Eichmann Trial: The Democratic Necessity of Deliberation and Cognitive Diversity

Title Tesim:
Observations from the Eichmann Trial: The Democratic Necessity of Deliberation and Cognitive Diversity
Creator:
Schubart, Emma
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
Hannah Arendt’s characterization of Adolf Eichmann in her book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil has significant ramifications for contemporary democratic theory, namely that articulated by Sayla Benhabib who advocates for inclusive deliberative processes and Hélène Landemore who emphasizes the necessity of cognitive diversity. This paper applies Benhabib’s and Landemore’s democratic theories to Arendt’s characterization and diagnosis of Adolf Eichmann as an individual who was fundamentally incapable of thinking from the standpoint of others. In so doing, this paper seeks to emphasize the necessity of inclusive deliberation and cognitive diversity for healthy democratic processes.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Political Science
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/bxsv-7e75
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
democratic theory, cognitive diversity, deliberation, Eichmann trial, and Arendt
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English
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72
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66
Person:
Schubart, Emma
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17. The Connection Between British Exceptionalism and Brexit

Title Tesim:
The Connection Between British Exceptionalism and Brexit
Creator:
Macejka, John
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
This paper aims to ascertain the direct role of historical British exceptionalism in enabling and galvanizing Brexit. In aiming to answer the question - why did Brexit occur? - it becomes vital to undertake a historical perspective to grasp insight into the mentality underlying the distinctly British claim that Britain is better off without the EU. The answer is unique to the accustomed historical excellence of Great Britain throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. Britain’s isolated geography reveals the roots of its early exceptionalism and its inherent connection with isolation. Meanwhile, a pair of World War victories and the antagonistic actions of modern contemporaries during each once more affirmed British exceptionalism. Finally, this paper considers the formation of Britain’s placement in Europe’s new world order in the post-war period, reflecting upon each in coalition with modern British perspectives to offer a unique historical explanation for the occurrence of Brexit.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Political Science
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/v799-vq90
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
Great Britain, exceptionalism, EU, and Brexit
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English
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65
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54
Person:
Macejka, John
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18. Combating an Ethnopopulist Takeover: Can Poland Return to a Liberal Democracy?

Title Tesim:
Combating an Ethnopopulist Takeover: Can Poland Return to a Liberal Democracy?
Creator:
Habegger, Luke
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
I argue that liberal democracy is still achievable in Poland for three reasons. First, the success of President Duda and PiS was a product of specific conditions existing in 2015. By utilizing their nationalist, populist platform and the lack of EU action to prevent the PiS government’s replacement of independent judges with party loyalists, PiS took advantage of the existing political environment in a way that will not be as easily replicated in the future. With increased pressure from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and lost majority in the Polish Senate in 2019, the PiS government will have a weaker capacity to systematically undermine democratic norms and principles. Second, PiS’s influence over other democratic institutions is not as deeply-rooted as it is in the judiciary. The senate, media, electoral framework, and mass protests in Poland are largely independent and provide opposition groups with useful platforms to express discontent and even stop authoritarian legislation from passing, despite disadvantageous shifts in the playing field. Third, I argue that public opinion polls reveal that PiS is losing popular support and effective methods of appealing to Poles, suggesting cooperative opposition parties will become more competitive in future elections despite a somewhat polarized political environment.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Political Science
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/zw0d-dc76
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
democratic backsliding, PiS, democracy, populism, and Poland
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English
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53
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44
Person:
Habegger, Luke
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19. British Universities and Research in the Era of Brexit

Title Tesim:
British Universities and Research in the Era of Brexit
Creator:
Fernandez, Lucas
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
On June 23, 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, forever changing the course of both Britain and Europe’s futures. This unprecedented move, known as Brexit, has become one of the most consequential political events in modern European history. For the past few years, it has dominated European politics and thrown Britain into complete disarray. After two general elections, three prime ministers, tense negotiations, countless extensions, and 47 years of membership, the U.K. finally left the E.U. on January 31, 2020. Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to obtain a research grant which I used to study a question that was often overlooked: How Brexit would impact British universities and research? Over the course of three weeks, I interviewed students, faculty, and administrators from universities across the U.K., as well as the head of the European Commission’s directorate-general for education, youth, sport and culture in Brussels, Belgium. I learned that Brexit will likely have adverse effects on Britain’s researchers and universities. In this paper, I outline ways in which Brexit can, and has, effected British research. Britain is known for its first-class universities and research. But now, it is not clear if British academics will be able to collaborate with their European colleagues in the same way, which could slow the progress of British research across all subjects and disciplines. In terms of evidence, I will rely on news articles, as well as scholarly publications on Brexit. I will also incorporate some of the research I conducted during my time in Britain. The rest of this paper is divided into six parts. In the first part, I sketch the history of Brexit. Specifically, I consider why it came about, how it happened, and where things stand today. In the second part, I dicuss Britain’s academic prowess and its reliance on research done by universities. In the third and fourth part, I write about Brexit’s effects on British research funding. In the fifth, sixth, and seventh sections, I write about how Brexit will affect the flow of researchers, faculty, and students to British universities.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Political Science
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/9e9c-w895
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
research funding, European Union, Brexit, and higher education
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English
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43
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36
Person:
Fernandez, Lucas
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In Copyright

20. Disaster Colonialism: The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)

Title Tesim:
Disaster Colonialism: The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
Creator:
Erfani, Ava
Date of publication:
2021
Abstract Tesim:
The international involvement in Kosovo since 1999 serves as a unique, contemporary case of what I refer to as “disaster colonialism.” Disaster colonialism in Kosovo, I argue, was a project, one which needed the fabrication of a “disaster,” (based on the historical event of the 1999 War of Independence) in order for a series of international organizations to establish missions that would proliferate following the end of the war. The conflict between Kosovo and Serbia over the ownership of territory was seized by the international community as a “disaster,” catalyzing a selfjustifying mechanism that foreclosed the expression of popular democratic will in post-conflict Kosovo. Understood in this way, disaster colonialism is a programmatic, top-down method of building a state following a crisis that undemocratically implements techniques of governance imported by a colonizing power, bypassing the will or the consent of the populace. By manufacturing a “disaster”—which declares a populace no longer capable of deciding the future of their government or the shape of their own society––the international community was able to format a legal, economic, and political system in Kosovo that served the interests of a Western, liberal-democratic power structure. In this paper, I will trace the points in which the UN’s disaster colonialism, administered by technocratic governance experts, reveals the costs of occupation, the collateral damage that is part of the state-building mission, and the tensions between expert rule– –even from a human rights-centered organization like the UN––and democracy.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Political Science
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/3q7j-a860
Journal Issue:
1
Journal Title:
North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal Volume:
2
Keyword:
Kosovo, United Nations, democracy, post-conflict, and interventions
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English
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35
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20
Person:
Erfani, Ava
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In Copyright