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Research Article online👇 The EU and the Western Balkans: soft securitization of enlargement during the initial stage of the Russia-Ukraine War of 2022 Kadri Kaan Renda👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The EU and the Western Balkans: soft securitization of enlargement during the initial stage of the...

When the Russian armed forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, many politicians in Europe were alerted to the possibility of a spill-over of the war to the Western Bal...

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Research Article Published online👇 B/ordering humanitarian action: the (in)security of SAR operations in Italy Raffaela Puggioni👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

B/ordering humanitarian action: the (in)security of SAR operations in Italy

This article intervenes in current debates on the Mediterranean border regime and suggests rethinking the concept of the ‘humanitarian border’. Drawing on Border and Critical Security Studies, it a...

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Volume 34 Issue 3👇online Special Issue: Disruption and Politicisation of the European public spheres👇tandfonline.com/toc/cjea20/c…

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

Special Issue: Disruption and Politicisation of the European public spheres, Guest Editors: Elena García Guitián and Luis Bouza García. Volume 34, Issue 3 of Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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Research Article Published online👇 Performative consensus and the resilience of neutrality: explaining norm persistence under Europeanisation Alan Cordina👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Performative consensus and the resilience of neutrality: explaining norm persistence under Europe...

This article examines why neutrality persists in Ireland and Malta despite deepening participation in the European Union’s evolving foreign and security framework. Under conditions of deepening Eur...

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Research Article Published online👇 The advantage of the right? Ideological asymmetry in link-sharing on X during 2019 and 2024 European elections in Slovenia Luka Jesenšek👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The advantage of the right? Ideological asymmetry in link-sharing on X during 2019 and 2024...

The fragmentation of digital public spheres poses challenges to European democracies by weakening shared communicative ground. One way this fragmentation becomes visible on social media is through ...

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Research Article Published online👇 Two papal Europes: Benedict XVI, Francis and competing Christian imaginaries of Europe Massimo D’Angelo👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Two papal Europes: Benedict XVI, Francis and competing Christian imaginaries of Europe

This article examines how Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI and Jorge Bergoglio/Francis constructed Europe as a moral and political project, and how their contrasting narratives shape the political use...

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Research Article👇 Neoliberal displacement and “institutionalized” segregation: a comparative analysis of Roma marginalization in Türkiye and Slovakia Sylvia Tiryaki👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Neoliberal displacement and “institutionalized” segregation: a comparative analysis of Roma...

This study examines the divergent yet equally exclusionary state policies targeting Roma populations in Türkiye and Slovakia, two cases where the EU’s leverage differs fundamentally, as Türkiye’s a...

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Research Article online👇 Does transactionalism possess smartness? Reconstructing Türkiye’s approach towards the EU from 2017 to 2025 Edoardo Lavezzo👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Does transactionalism possess smartness? Reconstructing Türkiye’s approach towards the EU from 2017...

In the international arena, middle powers are gradually carving out personal influential spaces through smart strategies. This paper explores the behavioural transformation of the Turkish Foreign P...

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Research Article Published online: 06 Aug 2026👇 Rethinking security: towards Third World Approaches to European Union Law Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui & Max Steuer👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Rethinking security: towards Third World Approaches to European Union Law

Amidst the second Trump presidency and the Putinist invasion of Ukraine, European Union (EU) discourse has taken a ‘security turn’. The need to defend ‘European constitutional values’ amidst autocr...

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Research Article online👇 Through the colonial lens: the Italian populist radical right and foreign policy relations with Italy’s former colonies Marianna Griffini👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Through the colonial lens: the Italian populist radical right and foreign policy relations with...

This paper draws attention to the role of colonial memory in the Italian populist radical right’s views on Italy’s foreign policy with its former colonies across the Mediterranean (i.e. Libya, Ethi...

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Research Article online👇 Reframing enlargement: Patron–Client Relations and EU’s geopolitical transformations Anna Seliverstova👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Reframing enlargement: Patron–Client Relations and EU’s geopolitical transformations

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine returned enlargement to the centre of European political debate, transforming the political conditions within which established frameworks of enlargement studies w...

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Research Article👇 Interested, able and prepared: stakeholders’ influence in local communities during the war in Ukraine Sergiu Gherghina & Clara Volintiru👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Interested, able and prepared: stakeholders’ influence in local communities during the war in...

The capacity of local actors to step up and exert a positive influence in their communities has been a key focus of international assistance in the contemporary context of overlapping crises. The c...

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Research Article online👇 The semantic shift of the concept of peace during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ruslana Margova👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The semantic shift of the concept of peace during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

This study examines how disinformation reshapes the semantic meaning of peace, transforming it from a universal normative ideal into a contested, strategically displaced concept. In contemporary in...

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Research Article online👇 The complexity of multilateral shelter: evidences from the EU’s approach in the Eastern Partnership Edoardo Lavezzo👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The complexity of multilateral shelter: evidences from the EU’s approach in the Eastern Partnership

Affecting the systemic environment, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a new era for small states’ security, evidencing the necessity to find stability and protection in wider states or or...

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Research Article Published online: 29 Jul 2026👇 Understanding susceptibility to Russian propaganda: a Baltic comparison Uku Kangur, Girts Dimdins, Darius Plikynas & Rajesh Sharma👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Understanding susceptibility to Russian propaganda: a Baltic comparison

This study examines susceptibility to Russian propaganda in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania using survey data (N = 1218). Susceptibility was measured through agreement with 20 statements representin...

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Research Article Published online: 23 Jul 2026👇 Democratic discontent? Interpreting public attitudes in Hungary through expert narratives Juljan Myftari & Ledian Rusta👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Democratic discontent? Interpreting public attitudes in Hungary through expert narratives

This article examines the divergence between expert and mass perceptions of democracy in Hungary. It relies on analysis from 27 in-depth interviews, conducted at the end of 2024, with the foremost ...

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Research Article Published online: 15 Jul 2026👇 Navigating the complex link between memories and emotions at the international level: the EU’s memory-driven diplomacy in the UN General Assembly Emmanuelle Blanc & Benedetta Voltolini👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Navigating the complex link between memories and emotions at the international level: the EU’s...

Given the enduring influence of historical narratives in international relations, how do memory politics and emotions intersect in diplomatic communication? While prior research often treats them s...

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Book Review online 👇 Youthquakes and Aftershocks: Youth Political Participation in the UK, Europe and the United States by James Sloam. BeatriceDrake👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Youthquakes and Aftershocks: Youth Political Participation in the UK, Europe and the United States

Published in Journal of Contemporary European Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Article Published online: 13 Jul 2026👇 Bringing defence back home: security imaginaries of Polish and German shift to territorial defence Weronika Grzebalska & Bettina Bruns👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Bringing defence back home: security imaginaries of Polish and German shift to territorial defence

This article examines how Poland and Germany, despite implementing structurally similar reforms in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, articulate divergent cultural understandings ...

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Book Review Published online: 10 Jul 2026 A precarious life: community and conflict in a deindustrlalized Town by Roxana Willis. Thomas O’Brien 👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

A precarious life: community and conflict in a deindustrlalized Town

Published in Journal of Contemporary European Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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