Oct

27

Blogs and news on the EU budget

October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The budget review has sparked some fresh and good debate on the future of the EU’s budget. A couple of blogs have been opened recently to contribute to this debate and they are probably the best place to gather information over what is going on. Here comes an overview: LowCarbonBudget.eu by the UK’s Green Alliance. [...]

Oct

27

Books and articles on EU budget debate

October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

As a follow-up to my previous post on standard books on the EU budget, here comes an overview of some literature since the mid-19990s on the EU budget. Advisory Council on International Affairs (2007): The finances of the European Union. The AVI works on request of the Dutch parliament/government on international affairs. This report can [...]

Oct

26

EU studies conferences 2011

October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Here comes an overview of the relevant EU studies academic conferences in 2011 (ordered by deadline). As always, please comment or inform me if relevant conferences are missing. Please also note that there is an EU conference in Taiwan for Asian scholars in February. European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 12-17 April 2011 St. Gallen, [...]

Oct

23

Standard books on the EU budget

October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment

For some time now I have been looking out for good standard books or articles on the politics of the EU budget process. Still, I am left a little clueless. Either there is hardly anything available or I continue to oversee it. Please help me if you know of more publications in English, German or [...]

Oct

20

German elections today: Green prime minister

October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment

There is currently so much dynamics in German politic that I thought I put this into perspective for my international friends. Chancelor Angela Merkel is obviously known abroad and what I find interesting is that her leadership is not questioned too much in international media. However, if we had elections in Germany this Sunday, the [...]

Oct

19

Wir gestalten unsere Zukunft europäisch – Grüner Aufruf

October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Europa in der Krise. Man mag in diesen Monaten sarkastisch antworten wollen: Schon wieder oder immer noch? Die europäische Bilanz der letzten Jahre scheint wirklich mager zu sein: Vertrag von Lissabon formerly known als Europäische Verfassung? Gerade mal mit Ach und Krach über die Ziellinie gerettet! Weltweiter Vorreiter im Klimaschutz? Das war einmal! Friedensmacht? Nationale [...]

Oct

16

The schizophrenia of some business leaders

October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

In my reading for a paper on voluntary environmental stewerdship I have  come across this classic article by Milton Friedman “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Proft” (New York Times Magazine, 1970). The following passage reminds me of many of Germany’s industrial barons from the old dirty industries who tend to be [...]