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Multiheaded Federations: The EU and Canada Compared by Fossum, John Erik

“…The purpose of this article is to assess the merits of comparing the EU and Canada from a federal perspective. The point of departure is that both are…”
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Democracy in the European Union: Integration Through Deliberation? by Eriksen, Erik Oddvar, Fossum, John Erik

“…The European Union is widely held to suffer from a democratic deficit, and this raises a wider question: can democracy at all be applied to decision-making…”
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European federalism: Pitfalls and possibilities by Fossum, John Erik

“…The purpose of this article is to show that federalism provides a better understanding of what the EU is, the nature of the challenges facing it, and the realm…”
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Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Norwegians’ Assessments of Brexit by Fossum, John Erik, Vigrestad, Joachim

“…To what extent has Brexit affected Norwegians’ perceptions of their current relationship with the EU? What are the considerations that central political and…”
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Bringing European Democracy Back In-Or How to Read the German Constitutional Court's Lisbon Treaty Ruling by Eriksen, Erik Oddvar, Fossum, John Erik

“…This article critically examines the democratic theory that informs the German Federal Constitutional Court's Lisbon Treaty ruling. This is needed because the…”
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Reflections on EU Legitimacy and Governing by Fossum, John Erik

“…Carol Harlow provides us with a nuanced and sophisticated assessment of the development of the EU's formal lawmaking processes and their legitimacy…”
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European transformations: Are the crises really over or is it just the end of their beginning? by Brunkhorst, Hauke, Eigmüller, Monika, Fossum, John Erik

“…It used to be the case that most scholars engaging with the law, the politics and the economics of European integration assumed that crises, while perhaps…”
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Norges forhold til EU: Hvorfor fokusere på autonomi? by John Erik Fossum, Espen D. H. Olsen, Jarle Trondal

“…I dagens Europa som preges av kompleks gjensidig avhengighet, argumenterer vi for at tette tilknytningsformer, som Norge har til EU, best kan analyseres utfra…”
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Democracy and differentiation in Europe by Fossum, John Erik

“…This contribution addresses two questions. First, what forms and shapes does European Union (EU) differentiation take in the realm of representative democracy…”
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The EU and Third Countries: Consequences for Democracy and the Political Order by Fossum, John Erik

“…Abstract This article discusses the democratic implications of third country incorporation for the EU and for third countries. The more the EU transforms…”
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In What Sense Does Right-Wing Populism Pose a Democratic Challenge for the European Union? by Fossum, John Erik

“…What kind of challenge is right-wing populism for the European Union (EU)? The EU has been frequently criticized by populists and non-populists alike for being…”
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The EU and Third Countries: Consequences for Democracy and the Political Order by Fossum, John Erik

“…This article discusses the democratic implications of third country incorporation for the EU and for third countries. The more the EU transforms sovereignty in…”
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Federal challenges and challenges to federalism. Insights from the EU and federal states by Fossum, John Erik, Jachtenfuchs, Markus

“…The purpose of this collection is to discuss what we may learn from thinking about the EU in federal terms. Our point of departure is that this represents a…”
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The Constitution's Gift? A Deliberative Democratic Analysis of Constitution Making in the European Union by Fossum, John Erik, Menéndez, Agustín José

“…Our aim in this article is to consider whether the 'Union's deliberation over and decision-making on constitutional norms', can contribute to render it more…”
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The EU's fledgling society: From deafening silence to critical voice in European constitution-making by Erik Fossum, John, Trenz, Hans-Jörg

“…The European Union is presently at a major crossroads. The Laeken process which launched the EU onto an explicit constitution-making process, has ground to a…”
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Democratic federalization and the interconnectedness-consent conundrum by Fossum, John Erik

“…A curious interconnectedness/consent conundrum marks today's world. Whereas states and societies are becoming more closely interconnected, increased proximity…”
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What is the Norway Model? Mode of Affiliation or Political Compromise? by Fossum, John Erik

“…Brexit is a high‐stakes political process, but there is still no clear understanding of the political factors that underpin the various affiliation modes that…”
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Can Brexit Improve Our Understanding of “Wicked Problems”? Reflections on Policy and Political Order by Fossum, John Erik

“…The main purpose of this article is to improve the wicked problem framework by incorporating the problem of political order, as it appears in the context of…”
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Norwegian Reflections on Brexit by Fossum, John Erik

“…The leave campaigners' main slogan was the need to ‘take back control’. A major concern was for the UK to restore its sovereignty, and they argued that the…”
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Reflections on experimentalist governance by Fossum, John Erik

“…This article critically engages with Sabel and Zeitlin's important notion of experimentalist governance (EG). It is cast as a “recursive process of provisional…”
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