Alexander Schilin-König

@aschilin.bsky.social

Postdoc at the Mannheim Centre of European Social Research (MZES). Researching processes and practices of intergovernmental governance in the EU. Completed my PhD at Leiden University. Also enthusiastic about history, bikes and sustainable travelling.

Leuten, die unsere Demokratie zerstören wollen, nicht ungestört eine Bühne zu bieten, auf der sie ihrem Vorhaben noch näher kommen können, ist mitnichten undemokratisch. Undemokratisch ist es, undemokratische Akteur_innen immer weiter gewähren zu lassen, bis am Ende nur Undemokratisches übrig bleibt

Thrilled to see the book “A Geopolitical Europe in the Making?” out! My chapter on “Governing EU Enlargement Through Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in South-Eastern Europe” shows how preventive counter-terrorism resembles EU state-building strategies in its enlargement policy.

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Publication Alert 📝 New article with @lucasschramm91.bsky.social in @wepsocial.bsky.social It contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of differentiation in the EU. Case studies from EMU & Schengen show how issue-specific incentives lead to atypical integration patterns.

West European Politics@wepsocial.bsky.social · last yr.

Online first: "Insider, outsider, or both? Explaining discrepancies within differentiation in the European Union" by @aschilin.bsky.social & @lucasschramm91.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the article "Insider, outsider, or both? Explaining discrepancies within differentiation in the European Union" by Alexander Schilin and Lucas Schramm. Published online first in West European Politics.

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.14 Enlargement’s symbolic revival after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risks repeating past failures. 🗓️ Magdalena König warns that without credible timelines and reform momentum, the EU may trap candidates in an ‘eternal waiting room’. 👉 bit.ly/4cNN2zm

🧭 Why the 'eternal waiting room' is a risky strategy for EU enlargement

Enlargement’s symbolic revival after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine risks repeating past failures. Magdalena König warns that without credible timelines and reform momentum, the EU may trap c...

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The EU Commission just unveiled its ReArm Europe Plan, including a new loan-based instrument "Security Action for Europe" (SAFE) of €150 billion. Interestingly, with SAFE, the Commission seems to try and combine two pandemic-era EU instruments into one: SURE and RRF. Quick thread:

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First polls on CDU/CSU vote with AfD: 40% vs. 31% think vote will rather harm than help Union. 24% want to rethink their vote choice in the election. 54% have doubts whether Merz promise to build no coalition with AfD is credible, 49% think „Brandmauer“ has fallen. This is going to be interesting!

»Deutschlandtrend«: Mehrheit für Zurückweisungen an deutschen Grenzen

Was denken die Bürger im Land im Streit um eine schärfere Asylpolitik? Umfragen zufolge unterstützen 57 Prozent die Inhalte des Union-Antrags. Die Abstimmung mit der AfD halten sie hingegen mehrheitli...

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Völlig egal welche Programme Parteien vorlegen, es kommt nur eine Frage: Migration. Immer nur Migration. Als gäbe es keine Klimakrise, keinen Krieg in Europa, keine Krise der Wirtschaft und Sozialsysteme, keinen Autokraten im Weißen Haus. Ein medialer Diskurs als Steigbügelhalter der Rechtsextremen.