Crises of European Integration
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“'Lucas Schramm’s book is an essential reading for the community of Europeanists. It stands out as a pioneering work that delves into the examination of the role played by eight constitutional crises in the EU in a ‘longue durée’ perspective. A highly recommended volume!”
--Ramona Coman, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
“Creative, refined, thorough, and innovative. At times when terms such as ‘poly-crisis’ and ‘perma-crisis’ have become standard vocabulary, Lucas Schramm offers a fresh look at European integration and crisis politics that combines empirical breadth, historical depth, and theoretical sophistication.”
--Ulrich Krotz, Harvard University, United States
“The first theoretical book which adopts a truly long-term perspective on EU crises. Lucas Schramm brilliantly demonstrates that crises have had very different effects on the integration process by reviewing European integration since the 1950s.”
--Christian Lequesne, Sciences Po Paris, France
This book provides explanations for the striking variation in the outcomes of European integration crises. Combining novel theoretical arguments with rich empirical evidence, it analyzes eight major crises over the entire European integration process, starting from the early 1950s and lasting until very recently. The cases comprise the crisis of the European Defense Community (1952-54); the empty chair crisis (1965-66); the oil crisis (1973-74); the budgetary rebate crisis (1979-84); the end of the Cold War crisis (1989-92); the Constitutional Treaty crisis (2004-07); the Euro crisis (2009-12); and the migration crisis (2015-16). Taking a historical-comparative perspective, the book shows that since the beginning crises have had an important but highly varying impact on European integration and the emerging EU polity.
Lucas Schramm is Researcher and Lecturer at the Geschwister Scholl Institute of Political Science at LMU Munich, Germany. His academic interests concern European integration history and theory, EU crisis politics, and Franco-German political relations. His research has been published in leading academic journals and in the form of chapters in handbooks and edited volumes dealing with different aspects of European integration.
The book offers explanations for the striking variation in the outcomes of European integration crises. It analyzes eight major cases over the entire integration process, starting from the early 1950s and lasting until very recently. All cases went beyond a single policy field or member state but affected key features, principles, and objectives of European integration. As such, they qualify as “constitutional crises”. My cases comprise the crisis of the European Defence Community (1952-54); the empty chair crisis (1965-66); the oil crisis (1973-74); the budgetary rebate crisis (1979-84); the end of the Cold War crisis (1989-92); the Constitutional Treaty crisis (2004-07); the Euro crisis (2009-12); and the migration crisis (2015-16). Taking a historical-comparative perspective, the book shows that crises have been an integral part of the European integration process since its beginning. European integration, after all, started with a major setback when member states in 1954 failedto realize plans for a European army through the European Defense Community.
Builds on archival material, memoires of leading policymakers and civil servants, and press reports Analyses eight major cases over the entire integration process Offers explanations for the striking variation in the outcomes of European integration crises
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“Crises of European Integration by Lucas Schramm is a highly recommended volume for scholars and students of European Union politics. It offers a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of the major crises that have shaped the EU, providing valuable insights into the political and institutional dynamics of European integration. ... this book will have a lasting impact on both extant and future research in the field.” (Emanuel Indrei, zbMATH 1558.35007, 2025)
“This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union. … Schramm’s book is compulsory reading for all scholars and students of EU politics and European integration. It is well conceived, thoroughly researched and lucidly argued, thereby setting a new benchmark in the field against which future contributions will likely be measured.” (Douglas Webber, International Affairs, Vol. 101 (1), 2025)
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“'Lucas Schramm’s book is an essential reading for the community of Europeanists. It stands out as a pioneering work that delves into the examination of the role played by eight constitutional crises in the EU in a ‘longue durée’ perspective. A highly recommended volume!” (--Ramona Coman, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.)
“Creative, refined, thorough, and innovative. At times when terms such as ‘poly-crisis’ and ‘perma-crisis’ have become standard vocabulary, Lucas Schramm offers a fresh look at European integration and crisis politics that combines empirical breadth, historical depth, and theoretical sophistication.” (--Ulrich Krotz, Harvard University, United States.)
“The first theoretical book which adopts a truly long-term perspective on EU crises. Lucas Schramm brilliantly demonstrates that crises have had very different effects on the integration process by reviewing European integration since the 1950s.” (--Christian Lequesne, Sciences PoParis, France.)
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