Jaap Hoeksma, Author at The Federal Trust

About Jaap Hoeksma

Jaap Hoeksma is philosopher of law and author of "The Democratisation of the European Union".

4 05, 2021

Building Bridges in times of Divergence
Building Bridges in times of Divergence
Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe

Building Bridges in times of Divergence

By Jaap Hoeksma|2021-05-04T15:10:19+00:00May 4th, 2021|Categories: Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe|Tags: Brexit, Brexit EU democracy, EU democracy, EU member states democracy, Jaap Hoeksma, Jaap Hoeksma Brexit, Jaap Hoeksma democracy EU|

Within ten days after the finalisation of the UK withdrawal from the EU, the European Union is to start an ambitious Conference on the Future of Europe. The aim of the Conference is to discuss the place of the citizens in the construction of the Union and to underpin European [...]

26 02, 2021

The European Union: From organisation ‘sui generis’ to democratic regional organisation
The European Union: From organisation ‘sui generis’ to democratic regional organisation
EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust

The European Union: From organisation ‘sui generis’ to democratic regional organisation

By Jaap Hoeksma|2021-02-26T12:08:00+00:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: EU and democracy, EU democracy, EU integration, EU integration democracy, Future of Europe conference|

The author wishes to dedicate the present essay to the memory of the ever inspiring Michael Burgess, in live Founder and Director of the Centre for Federal Studies at the University of Kent. For decades, it has been common practice in academic circles to refer to the EU as [...]

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