The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
European Union
Scholarly Publications
Choosing an informative agenda setter: The appointment of the Commission in the European Union
January 2017
We present a game-theoretical analysis of Commission appointment in the European Union.
When lives are put on hold: Lengthy asylum processes decrease employment among refugees
August 2016
European governments are struggling with the biggest refugee crisis since World War II, but there exists little evidence regarding how the management of the asylum process affects the subsequent...
Is Poland Really Lost? Poland’s Contested Governance Reforms and the Further Role of the Central Eastern European Area (CEE) in the EU
February 2016
On January 13, 2016 for the first time in its history the European Union launched an investigation against one of its full member states, i.e. Poland.
Other Publications
Africa in post-Brexit Europe
August 2017
Some see the popular vote in the UK to withdraw from the European Union as a major blow that diminishes the future of Europe.
The Illusions of Disillusion
June 2017
Three-quarters of 1 percent: that was the vote tally
that Jean-Marie Le Pen managed to eke out the first time he ran for the presidency of France in the early 1970s.
Europe after Brexit
March 2017
Austria is perhaps the most dramatic example of this process. In the parliamentary elections of 2013, the Five Star Movement came in second, with 25 percent of the vote.
News
Will There Be No Brexit Deal?
January 2019
Q&A with Christophe Crombez, a senior research scholar at The Europe Center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Written with Melissa De Witte.
Macron, Brexit and the Future of European Politics
July 2017
Patrick Chamorel, senior resident scholar at the Stanford Center in Washington DC, weighs in on the geopolitical impact of the French and UK elections in a Scholars' Circle interview. Joining the...
Breaking down Brexit
June 2017
Christophe Crombez, Stanford Senior Research Scholar at The Europe Center, talks about the global effects of Brexit on World AffairsTo listen to the conversation in its entirety, please visit the...
Events
Elections in a time of fragmentation and polarization: the European Parliament and Belgium
April 3, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page.The EU and its member states are currently facing a number of extraordinary internal and external challenges.
Brexit, Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration
February 7, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page. The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence.
Odd one out? The UK government’s voting behaviour in the EU Council
December 15, 2017
EU legislative politics have changed dramatically during the past decade, and the British government has been a vocal and influential voice in shaping EU policies and processes.
Projects
European Security Initiative Lecture Series
Educating and involving the Stanford community is a critical part of the European Security Initiative. Stanford faculty, students, staff, visitors and neighbors are warmly welcome to attend this...
English
The Legality of the European Data Retention Directive in Light of the Fundamental Rights to Privacy and Data Protection
The EU Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) provides an obligation for providers of publicly available electronic communications services and of public communications networks to retain traffic...
English
Technology Transfer Agreements in EU and U.S. Antitrust Law
Technological innovation and the transfer of the resulting intellectual property rights are indispensable to the economies of the European Union and the United States.
English
Multimedia
Elections in a time of fragmentation and polarization: the European Parliament and Belgium
May 2019
As the European Parliament elections draw near this month, Christophe Crombez discusses what he sees as the possible outcomes in this period of fragmentation and polarization in the European Union.Christophe Crombez is Senior Research Scholar at...
Brexit, Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration
March 2019
Professor Catherine De Vries' March 21st talk "Brexit, Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration" at The Europe Center could not have been more timely given the morning's news about Britain's PM Theresa May's request made to the EU to...
The European Crisis
January 2017
"The European Crisis"Date: January 17, 2017Venue: Oksenberg Room, Encina Hall, Stanford UniversitySpeaker: Andrew Moravcsik, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
People
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