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
- Think Tank Review - Issue 51/2017
- Think tank review
- 29 de noviembre de 2017
Welcome to issue 51 of the Think Tank Review with a Special Focus on work-related issues in the EU in which you will find articles on various social matters of interest.
- Para lá da 'Geringonça' - O governo de esquerdas em Portugal e na Europa by André Freire
- EU Council bibliography
- 28 de noviembre de 2017
With a foreword by Prime Minister António Costa, this book seeks to address a number of fundamental issues and to explain the process that led to the creation of the current Portuguese government.
- The Human Face of the European Union, edited by Nuno Ferreira and Dora Kostakopoulou
- EU Council bibliography
- 24 de noviembre de 2017
Academics from a diverse range of legal and political backgrounds and from a variety of EU member states explore the concept of the humaneness of EU law (statutory and judicial) and policy.
- 'The populist explosion: How the great recession transformed American and European politics' by John B. Judis
- EU Council bibliography
- 22 de noviembre de 2017
What is populism? What causes it? How should it be understood? This widely discussed book by the American journalist and author John B. Judis attempts to analyse the surge of American and European populism in recent years.
- Frontex and Non-Refoulement. The International Responsibility of the EU, by Roberta Mungianu
- EU Council bibliography
- 20 de noviembre de 2017
Frontex and Non-Refoulement. The International Responsibility of the EU, by Roberta Mungianu is now available at the Library. For this book, the author has analysed primary legal sources and specialised literature, and has also conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with Frontex's staff at the Frontex headquarters.
- Gender & Peacebuilding by Claire Duncanson
- EU Council bibliography
- 16 de noviembre de 2017
We would like to present one of our new acquisitions, 'Gender and Peacebuilding' by Claire Duncanson who suggests to readers that her text could provide a useful parallel analysis to that in the recently published High-Level Review on the implementation of Resolution 1325.
- Think Tank Review - Special Issue: the EU energy policy
- Think tank review
- 10 de noviembre de 2017
A compilation of articles related to the EU and its energy policy included in the Think Tank Review since October 2016
- New books added to the Library collection - November 2017
- New books
- 3 de noviembre de 2017
There are new titles available on the Library shelves. Find out more through the list: it includes a link to the catalogue and a short abstract.
- Think Tank Review - Issue 50/2017
- Think tank review
- 25 de octubre de 2017
Welcome to issue 50 of the Think Tank Review compiled by the EU Council Library . The Special Focus of this issue is the ever-debated and increasingly important theme of digitalisation, with highlighting articles on topics such as the digital single market, artificial intelligence, robotics and ecommerce.
- New books added to the Library collection - October 2017
- New books
- 2 de octubre de 2017
There are new titles available on the Library shelves. Find out more through the list: it includes a link to the catalogue and a short abstract.