The Dimensions, Causes and Consequences of EU Citizenship in Times of Crisis

Abstract

In times in which the call for renegotiation of EU membership grows, the principle of EU mobility is questioned, more countries risk the need of help from their European partners and anti-EU parties are on the rise, the future direction of the European Union is uncertain. EU citizenship has always been understood as a way to create a direct political link between the EU and member state citizens and those very same citizens are considered to be at the heart of the European integration process. These observations beg the question of how EU citizenship fares in times of crisis. This panel welcomes papers on various facets of EU citizenship, including – but not limited to – the dimensions, causes and consequences of EU citizenship. It thus invites papers researching the link between EU citizens and its political leaders as an explanatory factor of attitudes and behaviour and as an outcome variable driven by individual and contextual factors. We are particularly interested in papers focussing on the role of EU citizenship in the current era of economic difficulty and political turmoil.

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