Graphic with JCMS and UACES branding showing a panel discussion scene in the background. The text reads: “Behind every JCMS article is a question about Europe.” A central box adds: “At UACES, we’re driven by questions about Europe and the research that helps answer them.”

Behind every JCMS article is a question about Europe. From how the EU works to how people experience it, JCMS brings together research that helps us understand Europe in all its complexity.

Learn more here: www.uaces.org/jcms

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What does open access mean? At Contemporary European Politics, it means research is free for everyone to read. No paywalls, no barriers, just immediate access.

Learn more about CEP here: www.uaces.org/cep

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The Agencies of the European Union: A Glimmer of Hope for Enlargement? In recent years, the process of EU enlargement has become increasingly difficult. The longer the process drags on and the less likely accession appears, the more the candidate states are discouraged ...

📢New in JCMS📢

How do EU agencies shape enlargement? New research by Matis Poussardin shows how they sustain engagement with candidate countries, even when accession slows.

Read the full open access article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#EUStudies #EUPolitics #JCMS #UACES

A Team Is Built on Trust: In‐Group Trust Formation and Trust Generalisation in European Football Fans This paper investigates the association between football fandom, interpersonal trust and social cohesion across Europe. Drawing on a representative four-country survey (Germany, Norway, Poland, Spain...

📢New in Contemporary European Politics📢

How can football fandom shape trust across Europe? New research by Jonas Biel shows how shared cultural practices foster connections beyond borders.

Read open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#EUStudies #EUPolitics #SocialCohesion #CEP

Pleased to share details of the JCMS Annual Lecture 2026, taking place at the CES Conference, UCD Dublin. Prof. Lombardo will explore contested gender equality in EU politics & what it means for democratic institutions.

More information: tinyurl.com/45pchj8n

#EUStudies #EUPolitics #GenderEquality

Promotional poster for the JCMS Annual Lecture 2026 on a red background with a blue border. The lecture is titled “Gender equality contested: institutional responses to anti-gender politics in parliament and feminist democratic innovations.” It takes place on 18 June 2026 from 9:30 to 11:00 at the CES Conference, University College Dublin, Ireland. The speaker is Professor Emanuela Lombardo (Scuola Normale Superiore). Logos for UACES, JCMS, and CES appear on the left, with a circular image of Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge at the bottom.

📣JCMS Annual Lecture 2026📣

Join Prof. Emanuela Lombardo at the CES Conference in Dublin (18 June) discussing gender equality, anti-gender politics, and democratic innovation in Europe.

More here: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/2026-confere...

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Norm Transformation in EU Research Security: A Pragmatist Approach This article examines the recent development of a research security policy agenda in the EU. In responding to changes in the geopolitical environment, the EU has adapted its research and innovation p...

🚨 New Article Alert 🚨

EU research policy is changing. A new CEP article by Håvard Rustad Markussen shows how openness in science is being reinterpreted through “open and safe” & “derisking, not decoupling”.

Read open access here: tinyurl.com/yvkp3zya

#EUStudies #EUPolitics #ResearchSecurity

Themes from JCMS. Euroscepticism = opposition to or criticism of the EU.

Hard: reject the EU/support exit
Soft: criticise policies without rejecting membership

It shapes elections, parties & integration.

Read more:
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Really excited to see this out - and grateful to the @ec.europa.eu Jean Monnet funding for making it possible.

With #EUFutures, we’ll tackle some of the biggest challenges facing Europe today, bringing #politicaleconomy and #EUstudies into dialogue.
Stay tuned!

Europeanisation in an Illiberal Country? Post‐Socialist Local Development and Governance in the Budapest Agglomeration In this article, we illustrate the effects of the post-socialist transformation and the resulting politically hybrid contexts on Europeanisation by presenting the case of Napliget, a wealthy village ...

Concept from CEP research: "𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯". What happens when EU norms are formally adopted but governance practices remain shaped by domestic political dynamics?

Read more about it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#EUStudies #EuropeanPolitics

Queering the EU’s Foreign Policy and external relations: What does this mean and why does it matter? By Dimitris Bouris (University of Amsterdam), Saul Kenny (Article 109), Hanna L. Mühlenhoff (University of Amsterdam) In our recent article for JCMS we set ou

New on the JCMS Blog: What does it mean to queer EU foreign policy? Bouris, Kenny & Mühlenhoff explore how gender and sexuality shape the EU’s external action and why challenging these assumptions matters.

Read here: jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2026/03/11/q...

#EUStudies #EUForeignPolicy #JCMS

Europeanisation in an Illiberal Country? Post‐Socialist Local Development and Governance in the Budapest Agglomeration In this article, we illustrate the effects of the post-socialist transformation and the resulting politically hybrid contexts on Europeanisation by presenting the case of Napliget, a wealthy village ....

New in CEP: Csizmady, Olt & Bagyura examine local governance in Hungary & introduce the concept of “Potemkin Europeanisation,” highlighting how EU norms can be adopted formally while practices diverge locally.

Read open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#EUStudies #EUPolitics

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📢 Applications Update | EMILDAI 2026–2028

Round 1 applications for the 2026–2028 edition of EMILDAI are now closed.

👉 Stay tuned for further updates and upcoming events, and find all application details on our website: emildai.eu

#EMILDAI #ApplicationsUpdate #EUStudies #LawDataAI #ErasmusMundus

A huge thanks to our speakers: @sabinaciofu.bsky.social (techUK) on EU & global tech policy engagement, and Álvaro García-Delgado (EU Delegation to the UK) on EU digital strategy, the Chips Act & AI Act.

#Lobbying
#PublicPolicy
#TechPolicy
#EULaw
#DigitalGovernance
#EUStudies

CEP is delighted to share a new special collection exploring Ireland & the EU. Bringing together new research on Brexit, governance, identity, and Ireland’s place in Europe.

Explore the collection here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

#EuropeanPolitics #Ireland #EUStudies #UACES

📢 Call for Papers: UACES 56th Annual Conference 2026 at Charles University, Prague!

Share your research & connect with the European Studies community.

Submit by 1 February 2026
👉 www.uaces.org/themedtracks...

#UACES #EUStudies #CfP

📢 Hiring!

Postdoc on #Disinformation & European #Democracy. Join an #international, #interdisciplinary team shaping research on democracy & #digital resilience in Europe. Interested? Apply before 7 January 2026 & help set the course for the future! ✨

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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies: Vol 63, No S1 Click on the title to browse this issue

Our Annual Review Issue is out! Bringing together leading research on key developments shaping European politics, from democracy & governance, to foreign policy & integration, you can read the full issue open-access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

#EUPolitics #EUStudies #JCMS #UACES

🎓 4 outstanding PhD researchers secured SGEU FUTURE Grants funding:
Martin Fischer (EUI 🇮🇹), Natália Kubalová (Leiden University🇳🇱), Kata Moravecz (CEU 🇦🇹), Anna Seliverstova (Linnéuniversitetet 🇸🇪).

Thanks to all applicants. The future of EU studies looks bright 🇪🇺
#EUStudies #SGEU #ECPR

Article Spotlight: Bouris, Fisher-Onar & Huber rethink the EU’s global role through the lens of allyship - a transformative, plural way of engaging diversity beyond traditional “alliances.”

Read here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#EuropeanPolitics #EUStudies #JCMS #UACES

[OUT] 'The European Public Prosecutor’s Office. From Sovereignty to Supranationalism', new book by Laura Schmeer, researcher at SciencePo ULB (Cevipol / Institut d'études européennes ULB), published with Palgrave
#EUstudies #academicbook #academicresearch

Docent Tenure Track in The EU in Global Politics Docent Tenure Track in The EU in Global Politics

🚨 We’re hiring @giesugent.bsky.social:
Join us as TT Professor in "The EU in Global Politics".
Come research & teach in the heart of Europe 🇪🇺📍Ghent.
📝 Apply: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Do...
📅 Deadline: 27/11/2025
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The @jmc-eufp-wb.bsky.social launches a series of short tutorial videos. Brilliant colleagues explain analytical approaches, concepts, & ideas in clear terms. #IR #EUStudies 1/6

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU Foreign Policy and the Western Balkans launches a series of short tutorial videos. Brilliant colleagues explain analytical approaches, concepts, & ideas in clear terms. #IR #EUStudies 1/6

Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States: Conceptualising and Analysing an Underexplored Practice - Journal of International Relations and Development This paper defines and categorises the concept of ‘foreign policy specialisation,’ emphasizing its significance in small EU member states’ practices and its role as a source of power in international ...

Read our newest open-access publication in JIRD on small states' foreign policy specialisation:
doi.org/10.1057/s412...

#smallstates #research #EUstudies #academics

🗣️Interdisciplinary Studies on Social
Change

🚀 FREE for EU citizens

Applications are now open - don't miss your chance to
make an impact!

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Soon to be released! Discusses EU member state institutions that take their decisions either by unanimity or by qualified majority (about two-thirds) ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n88umz4 #ConcordiaUniv #Huelsemeyer #EUPolitics #preordernow #QualifiedMajorityVoting #ConsensusPolitics #EUStudies #books