Lucas Schramm
@lucasschramm91.bsky.social
Political scientist interested in European integration and EU politics. Postdoc at LMU, Ph.D. from EUI, M.A. from College of Europe
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🇪🇺 In their new research, @mkleine.bsky.social and @lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyse decision-making and norm enforcement in the European Council, the leaders' club and one of the most important - yet vulnerable - EU institutions.
Discover it below 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
Discover it below 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
Taming of the shrews? The (non-)enforcement of informal norms in the European Council
The European Council is arguably one of the European Union’s (EU) most dynamic decision-making bodies. Both scholars and practitioners attribute its effectiveness to an informal norm of diffuse…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🇪🇺 In their new research, @mkleine.bsky.social and @lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyse decision-making and norm enforcement in the European Council, the leaders' club and one of the most important - yet vulnerable - EU institutions.
Discover it below 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
Discover it below 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
🚨 Call for papers
👉 With Christian Lequesne (Sciences Po Paris), I am co-editing a special issue on EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies. We invite contributions looking at negotiation processes between EU institutions, Member State perspectives, and interactions with candidate countries.
👉 With Christian Lequesne (Sciences Po Paris), I am co-editing a special issue on EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies. We invite contributions looking at negotiation processes between EU institutions, Member State perspectives, and interactions with candidate countries.
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🚨 Call for papers
👉 With Christian Lequesne (Sciences Po Paris), I am co-editing a special issue on EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies. We invite contributions looking at negotiation processes between EU institutions, Member State perspectives, and interactions with candidate countries.
👉 With Christian Lequesne (Sciences Po Paris), I am co-editing a special issue on EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies. We invite contributions looking at negotiation processes between EU institutions, Member State perspectives, and interactions with candidate countries.
New publication alert!
Excited to share that my paper, co-authored with Mareike Kleine (LSE European Institute), is now online with JEPP
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to share that my paper, co-authored with Mareike Kleine (LSE European Institute), is now online with JEPP
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Taming of the shrews? The (non-)enforcement of informal norms in the European Council
The European Council is arguably one of the European Union’s (EU) most dynamic decision-making bodies. Both scholars and practitioners attribute its effectiveness to an informal norm of diffuse rec...
www.tandfonline.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New publication alert!
Excited to share that my paper, co-authored with Mareike Kleine (LSE European Institute), is now online with JEPP
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to share that my paper, co-authored with Mareike Kleine (LSE European Institute), is now online with JEPP
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Just out on @jeppjournal.bsky.social online first..Hurry up free copies expiring in 50..49..48..47 ..😁
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/25KK9...
Special thanks to @lucasschramm91.bsky.social and @cfreudlsperger.bsky.social guest editors of the Special Issue: European Integration in the Geopolitical Age
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/25KK9...
Special thanks to @lucasschramm91.bsky.social and @cfreudlsperger.bsky.social guest editors of the Special Issue: European Integration in the Geopolitical Age
War as external cause: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the theorising of European integration and EU politics, and the EU’s arduous formation in foreign and security policy
Russia’s war in Ukraine from February 2022 has had massive effects on Europe’s Union and its member states, prompting changes in policy, new policies, discussions of options and potential future tr...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Just out on @jeppjournal.bsky.social online first..Hurry up free copies expiring in 50..49..48..47 ..😁
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/25KK9...
Special thanks to @lucasschramm91.bsky.social and @cfreudlsperger.bsky.social guest editors of the Special Issue: European Integration in the Geopolitical Age
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/25KK9...
Special thanks to @lucasschramm91.bsky.social and @cfreudlsperger.bsky.social guest editors of the Special Issue: European Integration in the Geopolitical Age
Today marks the start of our new winter term at #LMU I will again be teaching one of my favourite seminars:
“Franco-German relations in the European Union“ has an updated syllabus.
This time we will be looking more closely into crisis politics and the domestic challenges in both countries.
“Franco-German relations in the European Union“ has an updated syllabus.
This time we will be looking more closely into crisis politics and the domestic challenges in both countries.
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Today marks the start of our new winter term at #LMU I will again be teaching one of my favourite seminars:
“Franco-German relations in the European Union“ has an updated syllabus.
This time we will be looking more closely into crisis politics and the domestic challenges in both countries.
“Franco-German relations in the European Union“ has an updated syllabus.
This time we will be looking more closely into crisis politics and the domestic challenges in both countries.
Excited to have started the new academic year at the #College of Europe in Bruges - my Alma Mater - for the first time as visiting professor.
I am co-teaching a course on the #EuropeanCouncil, using as a basis our forthcoming book. Happy to meet old and news friends!
I am co-teaching a course on the #EuropeanCouncil, using as a basis our forthcoming book. Happy to meet old and news friends!
October 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Excited to have started the new academic year at the #College of Europe in Bruges - my Alma Mater - for the first time as visiting professor.
I am co-teaching a course on the #EuropeanCouncil, using as a basis our forthcoming book. Happy to meet old and news friends!
I am co-teaching a course on the #EuropeanCouncil, using as a basis our forthcoming book. Happy to meet old and news friends!
Very excited about this moment! I am about to submit our #bookmanuscript on the #EuropeanCouncil to the publisher. Off now to the competent hands of @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Very excited about this moment! I am about to submit our #bookmanuscript on the #EuropeanCouncil to the publisher. Off now to the competent hands of @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
New article out in German Politics and Society!
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I develop a theoretical argument and mechanism about Germany‘s approach towards EU fiscal politics, based on two countervailing forces:
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I develop a theoretical argument and mechanism about Germany‘s approach towards EU fiscal politics, based on two countervailing forces:
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June 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
New article out in German Politics and Society!
www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
I develop a theoretical argument and mechanism about Germany‘s approach towards EU fiscal politics, based on two countervailing forces:
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www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
I develop a theoretical argument and mechanism about Germany‘s approach towards EU fiscal politics, based on two countervailing forces:
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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.
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.
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...
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
May 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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.
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.
Very happy to see this article with #AlexSchilin out open access in #WestEuropeanPolitics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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May 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Very happy to see this article with #AlexSchilin out open access in #WestEuropeanPolitics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Excited to attend the conference of the European Union Studies Association (#EUSA) later this week
From Thursday to Saturday, I will be involved in four panels:
- Presenting a paper on how the China shock affects EU policymaking (Thursday 8.30am local time)
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From Thursday to Saturday, I will be involved in four panels:
- Presenting a paper on how the China shock affects EU policymaking (Thursday 8.30am local time)
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May 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Excited to attend the conference of the European Union Studies Association (#EUSA) later this week
From Thursday to Saturday, I will be involved in four panels:
- Presenting a paper on how the China shock affects EU policymaking (Thursday 8.30am local time)
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From Thursday to Saturday, I will be involved in four panels:
- Presenting a paper on how the China shock affects EU policymaking (Thursday 8.30am local time)
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Pünktlich zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum des Europäischen Rats ist unser aktualisierter Überblick über das Wirken dieser Schlüsselinstitution der Europäischen Union erschienen.
Wie immer frei verfügbar im „Taschenbuch Europa von A bis Z“ auf Springer Online:
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
Wie immer frei verfügbar im „Taschenbuch Europa von A bis Z“ auf Springer Online:
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
April 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Pünktlich zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum des Europäischen Rats ist unser aktualisierter Überblick über das Wirken dieser Schlüsselinstitution der Europäischen Union erschienen.
Wie immer frei verfügbar im „Taschenbuch Europa von A bis Z“ auf Springer Online:
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
Wie immer frei verfügbar im „Taschenbuch Europa von A bis Z“ auf Springer Online:
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
Happy to spend some time at #Princeton University in spring!
I will work on two papers: one on the 50th anniversary of the European Council, another on EU trade policy (couldn’t be more timely these days).
Let me know if you are around and also staying a bit longer in the U.S. after #EUSA.
I will work on two papers: one on the 50th anniversary of the European Council, another on EU trade policy (couldn’t be more timely these days).
Let me know if you are around and also staying a bit longer in the U.S. after #EUSA.
April 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Happy to spend some time at #Princeton University in spring!
I will work on two papers: one on the 50th anniversary of the European Council, another on EU trade policy (couldn’t be more timely these days).
Let me know if you are around and also staying a bit longer in the U.S. after #EUSA.
I will work on two papers: one on the 50th anniversary of the European Council, another on EU trade policy (couldn’t be more timely these days).
Let me know if you are around and also staying a bit longer in the U.S. after #EUSA.
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🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.10
@lucasschramm91.bsky.social argues that the European Council must reconcile the dual challenges of widening and deepening.
↔️ Despite formidable obstacles, enlargement could spur internal reforms and innovations.
@ecprsgeu.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/3FxjdXk
@lucasschramm91.bsky.social argues that the European Council must reconcile the dual challenges of widening and deepening.
↔️ Despite formidable obstacles, enlargement could spur internal reforms and innovations.
@ecprsgeu.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/3FxjdXk
🧭 EU enlargement and the critical role played by the European Council
Rising geopolitical pressures, including an ongoing war in its immediate neighbourhood, have thrust EU enlargement back onto the agenda. Lucas Schramm contends that the European Council must reconcile...
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March 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.10
@lucasschramm91.bsky.social argues that the European Council must reconcile the dual challenges of widening and deepening.
↔️ Despite formidable obstacles, enlargement could spur internal reforms and innovations.
@ecprsgeu.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/3FxjdXk
@lucasschramm91.bsky.social argues that the European Council must reconcile the dual challenges of widening and deepening.
↔️ Despite formidable obstacles, enlargement could spur internal reforms and innovations.
@ecprsgeu.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/3FxjdXk
Very happy to see this blog post just being published in the ECPR The Loop series ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU)
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March 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Very happy to see this blog post just being published in the ECPR The Loop series ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU)
theloop.ecpr.eu/eu-enlargeme...
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theloop.ecpr.eu/eu-enlargeme...
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This week marks an important one in the history of European integration. Exactly 50 years ago, on 10 and 11 March 1975, the European Council held its first meeting and adopted its first conclusions:
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March 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This week marks an important one in the history of European integration. Exactly 50 years ago, on 10 and 11 March 1975, the European Council held its first meeting and adopted its first conclusions:
www.consilium.europa.eu/media/20440/...
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www.consilium.europa.eu/media/20440/...
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“Europe sounds increasingly French,“ argues The Economist this week. With the Trump administration withdrawing its military support and imposing tariffs, the European Union woke up in a world without its most important ally.
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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March 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“Europe sounds increasingly French,“ argues The Economist this week. With the Trump administration withdrawing its military support and imposing tariffs, the European Union woke up in a world without its most important ally.
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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New publication out in Contemporary European Politics (open access) 👇
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Between Different National Preferences and Conflicting Policy Objectives: The Difficulties in Establishing a Common European Energy Policy
In view of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global climate emergency, a strengthening of the common energy policy of the European Union (EU) seems more urgent than ever. Already in the decades be....
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March 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New publication out in Contemporary European Politics (open access) 👇
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Thank you Marius Ghincea (ETH Zurich) for this insightful review of my book “Crises of European Integration“ (Palgrave, 2024)
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February 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thank you Marius Ghincea (ETH Zurich) for this insightful review of my book “Crises of European Integration“ (Palgrave, 2024)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Happy to share the publication of my latest research. With enlargement back on the EU's agenda, I analyze how the European Council - the EU's constitutional architect - addressed previous accession rounds.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Navigating widening and deepening: the European Council, geopolitical motives, and Union enlargement
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Council has again moved enlargement high on the agenda of the European Union (EU). From an academic perspective, thi...
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February 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Happy to share the publication of my latest research. With enlargement back on the EU's agenda, I analyze how the European Council - the EU's constitutional architect - addressed previous accession rounds.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you to Douglas Webber and International Affairs for publishing this kind review of my book “Crises of European Integration“ (Palgrave, 2024)
academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...
“This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union.“
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“This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union.“
Crises of European integration: joining together or falling apart?
This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union. Compared with previously published res
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January 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Thank you to Douglas Webber and International Affairs for publishing this kind review of my book “Crises of European Integration“ (Palgrave, 2024)
academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...
“This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union.“
academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...
“This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union.“
Last hike of the year in beautiful and sunny Ticino. Have a good start in 2025, everyone!
December 31, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Last hike of the year in beautiful and sunny Ticino. Have a good start in 2025, everyone!
It was great to join Prof Michael O‘Geary in the EU History Podcast @history_EU to discuss the role of energy policy and energy crises in European integration
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Some Differences, Many Similarities: Comparing Europe's Responses to the 1973 Oil Crisis and the 2022 Gas Crisis
The EU History Podcast · Episode
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December 18, 2024 at 6:26 AM
It was great to join Prof Michael O‘Geary in the EU History Podcast @history_EU to discuss the role of energy policy and energy crises in European integration
open.spotify.com/episode/15ka...
open.spotify.com/episode/15ka...
Der Europäische Rat #EUCO wird 50 Jahre alt, und pünktlich hierzu erscheint das druckfrische Jahrbuch der Europäische Integration #Nomos
Unser diesjähriger Beitrag beschäftigt sich u.a. mit der EU-Hilfe für die Ukraine, dem neuen EU-Führungspersonal und ist open access 👇
tinyurl.com/2avwm9fk
Unser diesjähriger Beitrag beschäftigt sich u.a. mit der EU-Hilfe für die Ukraine, dem neuen EU-Führungspersonal und ist open access 👇
tinyurl.com/2avwm9fk
Europäischer Rat - Nomos eLibrary
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December 9, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Der Europäische Rat #EUCO wird 50 Jahre alt, und pünktlich hierzu erscheint das druckfrische Jahrbuch der Europäische Integration #Nomos
Unser diesjähriger Beitrag beschäftigt sich u.a. mit der EU-Hilfe für die Ukraine, dem neuen EU-Führungspersonal und ist open access 👇
tinyurl.com/2avwm9fk
Unser diesjähriger Beitrag beschäftigt sich u.a. mit der EU-Hilfe für die Ukraine, dem neuen EU-Führungspersonal und ist open access 👇
tinyurl.com/2avwm9fk
Exciting two days ahead! I am very much looking forward to attending this year‘s Pariser Platz Dialogue in Berlin @hertieschool.bsky.social and discussing the EU‘s priorities for the new legislative cycle
November 28, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Exciting two days ahead! I am very much looking forward to attending this year‘s Pariser Platz Dialogue in Berlin @hertieschool.bsky.social and discussing the EU‘s priorities for the new legislative cycle