A Thermostatic Theory of European Integration
Name of applicant
Mads Christian Dagnis Jensen
Title
Associate Professor
Institution
Copenhagen Business School
Amount
DKK 917,086
Year
2025
Type of grant
Monograph Fellowships
Summary
Do crises unite or divide the governments of the European Union? This book advances a novel Thermostatic Theory, in which public opinion sets the target level of integration and government ideology determines how leaders adjust. Examining cases of migration, Brexit, COVID-19, and Russia’s war on Ukraine, it explains past negotiations and provides a framework for understanding future outcomes.