EU Monitor

The EU Monitor series has been designed with the aim of encouraging critical considerations of the EU, the enlargement process, and Slovenia’s accession to the EU. Studies in this series address various EU policies in an attempt to create a space for public debate on various areas of social and political life. The editor of the EU Monitor series is Mojca Pajnik.

Publisher: Peace Institute, Metelkova 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, info@mirovni-institut.si

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EU Monitor 5

Gorazd Kovačič (ed.)
DISCUSSING THE TRANSATLANTIC GAP: THE FUTURE OF EURO-AMERICAN RELATIONS

2005, English, 150 pages.

Contents

Introduction: The Transatlantic Debate Between Power and Deliberation
Gorazd Kovačič

The U.S. and Trans-Atlantic Relation: On the Difference between Dominance and Hegemony
David P. Forsythe

Different Empires: Regionalization vs. Global Hegemony in Transatlantic Relations
Ulf Hedetoft

Hostes Humani Generis?
Tomaž Mastnak

Soft Imperialism: European Identity, the Concept of the "Law of Peoples," and the Political World System
Albert F. Reiterer

Citizenship, Welfare and the State in the Controversy over "the widening Atlantic"
Maurizio Vaudagna

EU Monitor 4

Mojca Pajnik and Simona Zavratnik Zimic (ed.)
MIGRATION - GLOBALIZATION - EUROPEAN UNION

2003, Slovenian/English, 168 pages.

Book available in Acrobat format (pdf)!

Mobility is one of the fundamental features of modern times characterized primarily by the processes of economic, political, social and cultural globalization. The authors look into the crucial features of migration flows from various perspectives, while dedicating special attention to the prospects and options available to more human migration policies that would be based on the respect for human rights, striving for social cohesion, solidarity, care for fellow human beings and respect for difference. The authors in this book are Simona Zavratnik Zimic, Bogomir Kovač, Romana Bešter, Silva Mežnarič and Aleš Drolc. They reflect on the European character of migration policies and their variants in various local environments, particularly Slovenia. >>

EU Monitor 3

Matej Lozar / foreword Bojko Bučar
SCENARIOS FOR INSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN THE EU

Before and After the Nice Summit

2002, Slovenian/English, 130 pages.

Book available in Acrobat format (pdf)!

»This study is concerned rather with the formal equality of Member States in the past, at present and in the event of enlargement (which is now almost certain). This study will undoubtedly satisfy the needs of all readers who are interested in the formal side of the decision-taking process as an outward expression of sovereignty and identity of the members of this international community. The study analyzes in detail various proposals that were put forward before institutional changes were agreed under the Treaty of Nice. We can only hope that this type of analysis will become a part of political analysis made by national analytical departments and a part of foreign policy decisions taken by Slovenia.« (From the foreword) >>

EU Monitor 2

Tomaž Mastnak, Tonči A. Kuzmanić, Irena Brinar, Natalija Vrečer, Sašo Gazdič, Vera Kozmik Vodušek
FACES OF OUR EUROPE

2001, Aleš Drolc and Mojca Pajnik (eds.), in Slovenian with summaries in English, 128 pages.

Book available in Acrobat format (pdf)! (in Slovenian with English summaries)

Tomaž Mastnak, Tonči A. Kuzmanić, Irena Brinar, Natalija Vrečer, Sašo Gazdić and Vera Kozmik Vodušek look into the changes that will result from Slovenia’s accession to the EU and from alignment with EU legislation. The authors were interested in the perspective of Slovenes on these changes and the opportunities that will be opened up. How do the Slovenes perceive Europe? What are their mental images of Europe? How many Europes, or sub-Europes, do we know? What is the definition of the »European?« Among the issues considered are the shaping of the political construction of asylum, social policies and gender equality policies.

EU Monitor 1

Miranda Brataševec, Andrej Kumar (foreword)
EURO AND SLOVENE COMPANIES

The study by a student of the Faculty of Economics was conducted under the mentorship of prof. dr. Andrej Kumar. The author explores what the introduction of euro means for Slovene companies, how much do the companies think about euro, how and if do they adjust to the new currency and how the euro affects their work. >>