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NEW BOOKS FEBRUARY 2020

Council Library

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the February 2020 selection of books recently added to the Council Library collections. We publish this list on a monthly basis. The current and the past lists can also be downloaded from our blog. You can access the selected publications via Eureka - the gateway to the Council Library resources. The titles in the list are hyperlinks to the bibliographical records. Access to resources may be restricted to Council Library registered users and subscribing institutions or to on-site consultation. The books presented in this list do not necessarily represent the positions, policies or opinions of the Council of the European Union or the European Council.

AI, the future of work? work of the future!: on how artificial intelligence, robotics and automation are transforming jobs and the economy in Europe Servoz, Michel ; European Political Strategy Centre (EC) Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2019 Online access "What do recent technological developments in AI and robotisation foreshadow for the future of work? Should you be worried or excited? Which jobs will be destroyed and which new ones created? Who will help you if you lose your job due to automation? What is the role that education systems, businesses, governments and social partners have to play in managing the upcoming societal transitions? These are some of the questions this report will try to answer."

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Citizenship, nation-building and identity in the EU: the contribution of Erasmus student mobility Cherry James London: Routledge, 2019 Online access "With Brexit looming, a major issue facing UK Higher Education is whether the UK will be able to stay in the Erasmus Programme. This book sits at the intersection of three main interrelated themes - EU citizenship, the current state of the university in Europe, and student mobility - as they play out in the context of an EU funded programme established not least to promote European identity, European consciousness and European citizenship."

Europe at the crossroads: confronting populist, nationalist, and global challenges Pieter Bevelander ; Ruth Wodak (eds). Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 2019 Available at Council Library Main Collection (105837) "The far right is on the rise. And there are signs that part of the political mainstream in Europe, the US, and beyond is considering accommodating far-right populist parties and their divisive, ethno-nationalist programmes. Europe at the Crossroads is an urgent scholarly response to the sociopolitical challenges that far-right programmes pose to the idea of a more egalitarian world. It offers an interdisciplinary analysis and critique of the dynamics of the far right in Europe – from Poland to the UK, from Sweden to Greece."

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The future of Europe political and legal integration beyond Brexit Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt ; Xavier Groussot (eds) Oxford: Hart, 2019 Online access "This book aims to debate not only the political vision of Europe, but also the issue of legal integration beyond Brexit. Apart from addressing the institutional challenges for the EU, the contributions to this volume focus on two key areas: rule of law and security. Rule of law and security are not only paradigmatic for the future of Europe but are also closely connected to a particular vision of Europe based on 'integration through law'; a vision that has been strongly contested in recent years. The overarching question is: how can sustainable political and legal integration be achieved in Europe?"

European Perspectives for Public Administration: The Way Forward Geert Bouckaert ; Werner Jann (eds) Leuven University Press, 2019 Online access "The public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to occur in the way futures are anticipated and different cultures are integrated. The prominent scholars contributing to this book put forward research strategies and focus on priorities in the field of Public Administration. The volume will also give guidance on how to redesign teaching programmes in the field. This book will provide useful insights to compare and contrast European PA with PA in Europe, and with developments in other parts of the world."

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Super continent: the logic of Eurasian integration Kent E. Calder Stanford University Press, 2019 Available at Council Library Main Collection (105874) "A Eurasian transformation is underway, and it flows from China. With a geopolitically central location, the country's domestic and international policies are poised to change the face of global affairs. The Belt and Road Initiative has called attention to a deepening Eurasian continentalism that has, argues Kent Calder, much more significant implications than have yet been recognized. In Super Continent, Calder presents a theoretically guided and empirically grounded explanation for these changes."

The constitution of Poland: a Contextual Analysis Mirosław Granat ; Katarzyna Granat Oxford: Bloomsbury, 2019 Online access "This book focuses on the Polish Constitution of 1997, concentrating on its structure, its substance and some of the institutional choices made by the drafters. The core of the Constitution is similar to other liberal democratic constitutions, but, in addition, it regulates a number of issues – such as public finances and sources of law – that are new to Polish constitutionalism and to constitutionalism in general. […]In addition to explaining the 1997 Constitution in its political, historical, and social context, the book tackles the radical changes, in particular within the judicial branch, introduced by the new governing majority since 2015."

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The future of British foreign policy security and diplomacy in a world after Brexit Christopher Hill Cambridge: Polity, 2019 Online access "Since 1945, Britain has had to cope with a slow descent from international primacy. The decline in global influence was intended to be offset by the United Kingdom’s entry into Europe in 1975, with the result that national foreign policy came to rest on the two pillars of the Atlantic alliance and the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU. Yet, with Brexit, one of these pillars is now being removed, leaving Britain facing some serious challenges arising from the prospect of independence. In this incisive book, Christopher Hill explores what lies ahead for British foreign policy in the shadows of Brexit and a more distant and protectionist America under Donald Trump."

Brexit: history reasoning and perspectives David Ramiro Troitiño ; Tanel Kerikmäe ; Archil Chochia (eds) Cham: Springer, 2018 Online access "While the discussions among Brexiters mainly focus on the referendum of 2016 or David Cameron's "great miscalculation" and its repercussions, this book looks at the Brexit as a process that began decades earlier. It analyses EU-UK relations from a new perspective, taking into consideration the historical background, political aspects, and legal and economic matters."

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A short history of Brexit: from Brentry to backstop Kevin O'Rourke London: Pelican, 2019 Available at Council Library Main Collection (105832) "O'Rourke, one of the leading economic historians of his generation, explains not only how British attitudes to Europe have evolved, but also how the EU's history explains why it operates as it does today - and how that history has shaped the ways in which it has responded to Brexit. Why are the economics, the politics and the history so tightly woven together? Crucially, he also explains why the question of the Irish border is not just one of customs and trade, but for the EU goes to the heart of what it is about."

This list has been compiled by the Library of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union for information only. The contents are the sole responsibility of their authors. Publications linked from this review do not necessarily represent the positions, policies, or opinions of the Council of the European Union or the European Council.

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