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  • Can Brexit Improve Our Understanding of “Wicked Problems”? Reflections on Policy and Political Order 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    The main purpose of this article is to improve the wicked problem framework by incorporating the problem of political order, as it appears in the context of Brexit. The first part specifies what is meant by political order ...
  • Democracy and Legitimacy in the EU. Challenges and Options 
    Fossum, John Erik (Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    It is widely held that the EU suffers from a democratic deficit, but there is no agreement on the specific nature of the deficit. In this paper, I start by specifying the nature of the democratic-legitimacy problem facing ...
  • Democratic federalization and the interconnectedness–consent conundrum 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    A curious interconnectedness/consent conundrum marks today's world. Whereas states and societies are becoming more closely interconnected, increased proximity need not increase popular acceptance of federal democracy. ...
  • European federalism: Pitfalls and possibilities 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    The purpose of this article is to show that federalism provides a better understanding of what the EU is, the nature of the challenges facing it, and the realm of possible solutions than do alternative conceptions such as ...
  • European transformations: Are the crises really over or is it just the end of their beginning? 
    Fossum, John Erik; Brunkhorst, Hauke; Eigmüller, Monika (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
  • Federal challenges and challenges to federalism. Insights from the EU and federal states 
    Fossum, John Erik; Jachtenfuchs, Markus (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    The purpose of this collection is to discuss what we may learn from thinking about the EU in federal terms. Our point of departure is that this represents a two-fold challenge. It is on the one hand a matter of establishing ...
  • Governing diversity in the multilevel European public space 
    Fossum, John Erik; Kastoryano, Riva; Modood, Tariq; Zapata-Barrero, Ricard (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    The issue of working out a viable relationship between accepting and/or living with diversity on the one hand and fostering integration on the other has occupied public debates, political agendas, and social sciences for ...
  • In What Sense Does Right-Wing Populism Pose a Democratic Challenge for the European Union? 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    What kind of challenge is right-wing populism for the European Union (EU)? The EU has been frequently criticized by populists and non-populists alike for being a remote technocracy that suffers from serious democratic ...
  • Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Norwegians’ Assessments of Brexit 
    Fossum, John Erik; Vigrestad, Joachim (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    To what extent has Brexit affected Norwegians’ perceptions of their current relationship with the EU? What are the considerations that central political and societal actors bring up to explain their stances? What are the ...
  • La peculiare costituzione dell'Unione Europea 
    Fossum, John Erik; Menendez, Agustin Jose (Book / Bok / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    A unique political animal, the European Union has given rise to important constitutional conundrums and paradoxes that John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez explore in detail in this book. The authors consider the ...
  • Multiheaded Federations: The EU and Canada Compared 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    The purpose of this article is to assess the merits of comparing the EU and Canada from a federal perspective. The point of departure is that both are federal-type entities that represent deviations from the standard or ...
  • The EU and Third Countries: Consequences for Democracy and the Political Order 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    This article discusses the democratic implications of third country incorporation for the EU and for third countries. The more the EU transforms sovereignty in an open and inclusive manner, the greater the scope for third ...
  • What is the Norway Model? Mode of Affiliation or Political Compromise? 
    Fossum, John Erik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Brexit is a high‐stakes political process, but there is still no clear understanding of the political factors that underpin the various affiliation modes that the UK is currently debating. These are treated as quite static ...