Scholars and the media often portray the ongoing polycrisis as undermining the EU’s self-understanding. This has led observers to describe the EU as an ‘anxious community’. But Franziskus von Lucke and Thomas Diez find that, on the contrary, EU actors remain surprisingly confident. While this may look like a positive finding, the authors argue that the EU needs more, not less, anxiety to deal successfully with current and future challenges
The EU stands at a critical juncture, requiring a consorted commitment to revitalising and reforming a liberal international order, write Helene Sjursen, Viacheslav Morozov, Michela Ceccorulli, Enrico Fassi, Sonia Lucarelli, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Thomas Diez, Franziskus von Lucke, Pol Bargués, Jonathan Joseph, Ana Juncos
Professor of International Relations, University of Tübingen
Thomas previously held positions at the University of Birmingham, the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute and the Mannheim Centre for European Social Reseaerch.
He has also taught in Aarhus, Munich and Victoria (BC).
His research focus on European integration and foreign policy, EU-Turkey relations, the Cyprus conflict, and climate change and global governance.
In September 2009, he received the Anna Lindh Award for his contribution to the field of European Foreign and Security Policy Studies.
Thomas was President of the European International Studies Association (EISA), 2015–2017.
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