To Be or Not to Be a Worker: Legal Uncertainty and Precarious Employment in the European Union Precarious employment has gradually moved onto the European Union (EU) policy agenda, so far culminating in the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the Pillar). However, the effecti....

Who counts as a “worker” in the EU? This new JCMS article looks at how legal uncertainty around that definition shapes precarious and platform work, and why it matters for access to rights.

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

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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.

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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/...

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Submissions are open for the UACES Graduate Forum Research Conference 2026. This year’s theme explores Europe at a Crossroads: Integration, Identity and Power in a Fragmenting World. Details and CFP at www.uaces.org/gf26

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Call for Papers now open for the UACES Graduate Forum Research Conference 2026. Theme: Europe at a Crossroads: Integration, Identity and Power in a Fragmenting World. Find out more and submit via www.uaces.org/gf26

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Congratulations to our latest recipients:
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We are proud to support their work and look forward to seeing the outcomes of their projects as they progress.

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🎓 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

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Mobilising Judicial Voices: How and Why National Courts Express Their Opinions in the Preliminary Reference Procedure – A Case Study of Czechia This article interrogates the national courts' pre-emptive opinions expressed in the Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union preliminary reference procedure from both theor...

How do national courts shape EU law before the CJEU rules? A new JCMS article explores why judges express pre-emptive opinions in preliminary references with new data from Czech courts.

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

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We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026 UACES PhD Fieldwork Scholarships.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
🌟 Oana Borlea-Stancioi
🌟 Pernille Lundby Dokkedal
🌟 AJ Al-Kurdi
🌟 Maria Martins

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Contemporary European Politics Click on the title to browse this journal

What do journal metrics tell us about reach, rigour & relevance? CEP’s latest figures show strong demand (13k+ views in 2025), efficient timelines & a commitment to responsible research assessment. We're truly global!

Browse the archive: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2833...

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The Long‐Term Effects of Populism on Foreign Policy: Berlusconi's Legacy and Its Impact on Italy's Approach to the EU and International Politics What are the long-term effects of populism on foreign policy? This aspect has not been addressed yet by the burgeoning literature on the international consequences of populism. In this contribution, ...

This JCMS article by Sandra Destradi and Emidio Diodato looks at the long-term effects of populism on foreign policy, using Italy as a case study and focusing on Silvio Berlusconi’s legacy.

Read open-access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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As we have recently announced CEP is now Scopus indexed! This is an important milestone for the journal but what does that mean for our authors?

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Regulating Uncharted Waters: The EU Platform Work Directive Between Uncertainty, Lobbyism and Politicisation In 2024, the EU adopted a much-debated directive on improving working conditions in platform work, which aims to facilitate the correct classification of people performing platform work and regulates...

New in JCMS: @svenschreurs.bsky.social on the EU Platform Work Directive, how pressure, legal creativity & timing broke deadlock & set new rules for platform work, & what this means for EU regulatory capacity.

Read open-access here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Grateful to be a part of this year’s UACES Annual Conference. Submit your research that crosses boundaries, ask difficult questions or examines with ideas!

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Unequal Solidarity: Club Rules and Crisis Support in the European Polity Is European solidarity during crises due to common or close identities? Or do Europeans punish rule-breaking countries by showing them less solidarity? Research on the determinants of European solida...

New JCMS research shows EU crisis solidarity depends on rule-following, but unevenly. Rule-of-law breaches cut support, fiscal & migration rules matter less, & CEE states are punished more than founding members.

Read open access here:
doi.org/10.1111/jcms...

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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...

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Like JCMS? You’ll love our sibling journal @cep-uaces.bsky.social. We focus on European integration; they bring the latest on contemporary European politics and policy. Give them a follow!

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🎉 We’re pleased to share that Contemporary European Politics is indexed in Scopus. This milestone reflects the quality & impact of the research published in the journal. Thank you to our authors, editors & reviewers! A great start to 2026.

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All in this Together? Communities of Practice in UK–EU Cybersecurity Relations Post‐Brexit and Differentiated Re‐engagement Whilst formative work on characterising UK-EU cybersecurity cooperation points to re-engagement rather than disengagement, we seek to take this as our starting point in order to build a more complex ...

Brexit did not simply weaken UK–EU cybersecurity cooperation! New research in JCMS shows how collaboration has persisted through informal networks, shared expertise, & communities of practice.

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

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Technocracy, Supranationalism and Right‐Wing Populism: The Variegated Sheltering of Western Assets in East Central European Countries After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, European Union (EU) governance has become more tolerant towards national policy adaptation and experimentation. Right-wing populist governments in East Cent...

EU tolerance for policy divergence has limits. Right wing populists in Hungary and Poland could target foreign firms, but Slovenia could not. "Why?" ask Gerhard Schnyder, Andreas Nölke, & Dorottya Sallai.

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

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📢 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...

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Read the new JCMS blog "Austerity and Support for the Euro" by Nicola Nones and Melle Scholten, introducing their study on how budget cuts and tax hikes shaped public attitudes toward the euro.

Read here: lnkd.in/eHtWWzrC

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New paper out now by Ole Andreas Danielsen, Marthe Indset, Linda Alamaa, and Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren on how Norwegian and Swedish municipalities deal with EU/EEA rules. You can read open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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