Library blog
Welcome to the Council Library blog.
The blog is used to disseminate the bibliographical and research products of the Council Library. It is also used to engage with a wider audience and share new or topical information and research related to EU policies.
Any views expressed in the blog are the personal views of their authors. They do not necessarily represent the position of the Council of the European Union or the European Council.
Our blog contains:
- Event report
A post relating to an event or conference.
- New books
An overview of the latest books acquired by the Library.
- Reading suggestion
A reading worth sharing.
- Think Tank Review
A monthly selection of EU-related papers published by think tanks across the world.
Latest posts
- "From Common Market to Common Democracy - A Theory of Democratic Integration" by Jaap Hoeskma
- EU Council bibliography
- 4 юни 2018 г.
Jaap Hoeksma makes use of this book to deconstruct established ideas concerning the European Union.
- New books added to the Library collection - June 2018
- New books
- 1 юни 2018 г.
Each month the Council Library makes a selection of the most interesting just-arrived books. The June compilation, comprising 12 titles, is now available. Have a look at what the Council Library has hand-picked for you this month!
- "Innovation and entrepreneurship: a growth model for Europe beyond the crisis" by Daria Tataj
- EU Council bibliography
- 31 май 2018 г.
What does the future hold for the European innovation economy? This book, a must-read for all those starting, leading or cooperating with innovation-bound entities, provides some concrete answers.
- Think Tank Review 57
- Think tank review
- 30 май 2018 г.
Welcome to issue 57 of the Think Tank Review with a Special Focus on Africa.
- 'Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power' by Tim Maurer
- EU Council bibliography
- 25 май 2018 г.
Cyberspace has become the new battleground for geopolitics. States are using hackers as proxies to project power. But these modern-day mercenaries have the potential to unleash significant harm, undermining global security, stability, and human rights.
- Celebrating the Cyrillic alphabet
- Book reviews
- 24 май 2018 г.
24th May is the Day of the Cyrillic alphabet - the third official alphabet in the European Union
- 'A world in disarray: American foreign policy and the crisis of the old order' by Richard Haass
- EU Council bibliography
- 23 май 2018 г.
How do you ensure damage control in what seems to be an "unmanageable world"? The latest book by American scholar Richard Haass might hold an answer.
- LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe - A rainbow Europe? edited by Phillip M. Ayoub and David Paternotte
- EU Council bibliography
- 22 май 2018 г.
This book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region.
- 'What is Russia up to in the Middle East?' by Dmitri Trenin
- EU Council bibliography
- 18 май 2018 г.
The book offers a clear and nuanced analysis of Russia's involvement in the Middle East and its regional and global ramifications. The author argues that Russia will not replace the US as the leading external power in the region, but its actions are accelerating changes that will fundamentally reshape the international system in the next two decades.
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB)
- EU Council bibliography
- 17 май 2018 г.
The Council library is marking the 2018 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) with a list of the best books and online articles on the LGBTI parenting situation in the EU member states and candidate countries, and LGBTI parenting worldwide.