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
- New books added to the Library collection - July 2018
- New books
- 3. Juli 2018
Summer is the perfect time for reading, so we would like to invite you to explore what's new in the Council Library this July. As usual, there is a lot to pick and choose from.
- Variedades de Democracia na Europa do Sul 1968 -2016: Uma Comparação entre Espanha, Franca, Grécia, Itália e Portugal' edited by Tiago Fernandes
- EU Council bibliography
- 28. Juni 2018
This book analyses "the evolution and transformation of five democracies in southern Europe (Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal) from the late 1960s up to the present day and discusses the processes of consolidation, quality and deepening of democracy".
- Think Tank Review 58
- Think tank review
- 25. Juni 2018
Welcome to issue 58 of the Think Tank Review with a Special Focus on the Multiannual Financial Framework.
- 'Delivering on digital - The innovators and technologies that are transforming government' by William D. Eggers
- EU Council bibliography
- 20. Juni 2018
A bread-and-butter guide for governments and policymakers on how to shift from the analogue world to one which is fully digitally enabled.
- 'Les relations internationales de 1945 à nos jours - Comment en sommes-nous arrivés là?' by Pascal Boniface
- EU Council bibliography
- 18. Juni 2018
Immediately after the Second World War a bipolar world was created, characterised by the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. The collapse of communism and the USSR changed this order and the world had to cope with a different dynamic.
- Think Tank Review - Special Issue: Brexit
- Think tank review
- 15. Juni 2018
Welcome to this special issue on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit), compiled by the Library of the Council of the EU.
- 'Blood year: Islamic State and the failures of the war on terror' by David Kilcullen
- EU Council bibliography
- 14. Juni 2018
What could and what couldn't be done to eradicate Islamic terrorism worldwide? asks David Kilcullen in his latest book.
- Mary Robinson, 'Everybody Matters, My Life Giving Voice'
- EU Council bibliography
- 11. Juni 2018
An autobiography describing the highs and lows of the extraordinary career of Irish politician and diplomat Mary Robinson.
- 'Diplomacia de Defesa - O Diálogo da Força ou a Força do Diálogo' by Maria do Rosário Penedos
- EU Council bibliography
- 8. Juni 2018
The book, which contains practical examples of defence diplomacy in different countries, guides the reader through this complex definition, showing its relevance throughout history and the advantages and obstacles in implementing it in Portugal, according to a number of top politicians, diplomats, military officials and scholars. This essay also reflects on the future of defence diplomacy in Portugal.
- 'Constitutional Law for a Changing America: A Short Course' by Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker
- EU Council bibliography
- 6. Juni 2018
This 776-page book invites the reader to discover historic and recent decisions of the US Supreme Court, while looking at the complexity of the ever-changing political and economic context.