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<p>The review essay presents European crisis literature, which tests the theories of European integration. It argues that the existing research on European crises and subsequent reactions by the European Union is fragmented, non-systematic and works with a too-implicit definition of ‘crisis’. The reviewed literature comments on turbulent developments in the European Union rather than providing comprehensive empirical research. The article demonstrates existing gaps and suggests a conceptualisation of the research topic. It also promotes a systematic research framework enabling a proper analysis of the European crises and the European Union’s reactions. Such a framework is based on a clear definition of the relevant actors and crisis situations and the identification of an empirical basis for analysis. The author argues that a systematic approach could enhance researchers’ ability to understand reactions to turbulence in European integration better and even predict the European Union’s responses to future events.</p>
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The review essay presents European crisis literature, which tests the theories of European integration. It argues that the existing research on European crises and subsequent reactions by the European Union is fragmented, non-systematic and works with a too-implicit definition of ‘crisis’. The reviewed literature comments on turbulent developments in the European Union rather than providing comprehensive empirical research. The article demonstrates existing gaps and suggests a conceptualisation of the research topic. It also promotes a systematic research framework enabling a proper analysis of the European crises and the European Union’s reactions. Such a framework is based on a clear definition of the relevant actors and crisis situations and the identification of an empirical basis for analysis. The author argues that a systematic approach could enhance researchers’ ability to understand reactions to turbulence in European integration better and even predict the European Union’s responses to future events.

A New Impetus for the European Crisis Literature

doctoral student in the International Relations and European Politics post–graduate programme at the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University in Brno

Politics in Central Europe

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The review essay presents European crisis literature, which tests the theories of European integration. It argues that the existing research on European crises...

A New Impetus for the European Crisis Literature

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 463 - 476

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2022-0020

Keywords
European Union, European Integration Theories, European crises

© 2022 Aneta Zachová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A New Impetus for the European Crisis Literature

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 463 - 476

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2022-0020

KeywordsEuropean Union, European Integration Theories, European crises

© 2022 Aneta Zachová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
European Union, European Integration Theories, European crises