Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS)

From Capital Markets Union to Savings and Investments Union: Why the EU keeps changing the story on financial integration By David Howarth (University of Luxembourg) and Lucia Quaglia (University of Bologna) Financial market integration has been a core objective of European inte

Why does the EU keep rebranding financial integration? From CMU to the new Savings & Investments Union, the policy stays largely the same but the narrative shifts to chase support. A new JCMS 'Ideas on Europe' blog unpacks why.

Read it here: jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2026/01/15/f...

#TheEu #Blog #JCMS

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.

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#EUPolitics #JCMS #UACES

Signalling Questions in the Recovery and Resilience Dialogues: What MEPs Ask When They Are Not Asking for Accountability Parliamentary questions are often seen as instruments of executive accountability. Yet in the European Parliament's (EP's) Recovery and Resilience Dialogues, many questions appear to pursue alternati...

Happy to share this newly published article in JCMS examining parliamentary questions as tools of accountability & as forms of political signalling in contested & crisis-driven contexts.

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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.

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#EUPolitics #JCMS #UACES #Wiley

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

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!

#EuropeanPolitics #UACES #AcademicPublishing #Wiley

Out of Many, Many: Variation in East Central Europe Financial Governance Despite the EU's Single Market Following the global financial crisis, European financial authorities introduced a host of new initiatives intended to advance market integration, improve the quality of bank oversight and enhance bo...

Korbel Prof @epsteinprof.bsky.social & @piroskadora.bsky.social find that European financial reform has spawned growing diversity in financial policies, with East Central Europe markets contributing significantly to EU fragmentation. What are the implications? Read more in @jcms-eu.bsky.social

The Island of Ireland and the European Union: Past, Present and Future This Special Collection explores the evolving relationship between the island of Ireland and the European Union (EU) against a backdrop of profound political, economic and geopolitical change. Brexit...

New research in Contemporary European Politics examines how Brexit & wider crises have reshaped the island of Ireland’s relationship with the EU, highlighting resilience, identity, & small-state agency.

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#CEP #EUPolitics #Brexit #Ireland

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.

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#JCMS #UACES #Brexit #EUPolitics

That's a wrap on JCMS 2025. It's been a year of original research, debate, and global engagement in European integration and public policy. Thank you to all our authors, reviewers, and readers for being part of the JCMS community. We look forward to more outstanding research in 2026. 🥂

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Wishing our readers, authors, and reviewers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year - the JCMS team. 🎄

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.

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#EU #Technocracy #JCMS #UACES

Overcoming Dissent: Socialization in the EU's Political and Security Committee in a Context of Crises Various crises have plagued the EU's foreign policy over the last decade. As some member states increasingly question the founding principles of the EU, it is reasonable to expect that national repre...

How are diplomats in #EU foreign policy able to uphold internal cohesion despite increasing dissent among EU member states? Anna Michalski and @augustdanielson.bsky.social study socialization dynamics in the EU's Political and Security Committee.
@jcms-eu.bsky.social

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Brexit and the Emergence of a Transnational European Community of Practice: From Grassroots Mobilisations to Supranational Political Opportunity Structures in the Struggle for Citizens' Rights Brexit ignited an unprecedented sense of shared European identity and belonging, catalysing pro-EU social movements among EU nationals in the United Kingdom and amongst British citizens residing in t....

Co-authored by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social @catherineruth.bsky.social and @nandosigona.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... this @jcms-eu.bsky.social article examines how #Brexit ignited an unprecedented sense of shared #European identity and belonging in the UK and EU

We are running a European Security themed track for #UACES2026 in Prague, and are already looking forward to the no doubt lively discussions! ECRs are especially welcome - this is a really supportive conference. All you need to know is here: uaces.org/themedtracks...

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

#TheEU #Austerity #Politics #Europe #EuropeanPolitics #JCMS #UACES

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What’s it like to publish with CEP?

We spoke with Yunus Baris Ertürk about his experience as an early-career researcher publishing with CEP & how the process shaped his work.

Read his reflections 👇

#ContemporaryEuropeanPolitics #AcademicPublishing #EarlyCareerResearcher #UACES #EuropeanStudies

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

#TheEU #Austerity #Politics #Europe #EuropeanPolitics #JCMS #UACES

New paper in @jcms-eu.bsky.social on the Commission's post-Brexit role, from me and David Moloney

tl;dr COM has made strong work of turning the exceptional Brexit arrangements into more permanent roles for itself

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Digital Sovereignty and the EU's Identity Between Technological Innovation and European Values The debate around ‘digital sovereignty’ identifies tensions rooted in the disparity between the EU's considerable economic and regulatory power in digital matters and its limited mandate and capabili...

Great analysis of how the EU frames digital sovereignty to define its global identity. This article highlights tensions between innovation, regulation and autonomy as Europe navigates a fast-shifting tech world.

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Who Cares: Why the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Matters (More) to Some EU Member States What drives the salience of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amongst EU member states? This article employs domestic foreign policy theories to explain the factors underlying variation in salience, e...

New JCMS research shows why EU states differ in how much they prioritise the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Ideology (left & right), trade ties & Muslim population size all raise salience making EU consensus harder to achieve.

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Check out the latest JCMS blog post by Thibaud Deruelle, Sandra Lavenex, & Matis Poussardin. While we often think of EU influence in terms of trade agreements or enlargement, the authors show that technocratic cooperation often happens informally.

Read more here: lnkd.in/ezh2s6aE

#JCMS #UACES

We are back with our PhD and ECR members at @uam.es for Day 2 of #DTA25.

Our attendees have another insightful day ahead of them, with two workshops focused on helping their academic and career progression

Be sure to follow for updates on each session.

#DTA25 #UACES

It has been a brilliant first day here at @uam.es for #DTA25

Thank you again to all of our speakers and attendees today.

We look forward to welcoming our PhD and ECR members back tomorrow ready for a day of career-driven workshops

#UACES #DTA25

#DTA25 continues with Session two, a panel on 'Government: Policy and Diplomacy: EU-level and Beyond'

Speakers: Dr @ignacio-molina.bsky.social, Dr Vincenzo Pavone (joining virtually), Dr Armando Jiménez San Vicente

Chair: Elena Şimanschi

#UACES #DTA25

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We're excited to welcome our PhD & ECR members to @uam.es for #DTA25.

Our attendees have an exciting mix of talks, workshops and networking opportunities awaiting them over the next two days.

Be sure to follow for updates on each session.

#DTA25 #UACES

#DTA25 Session one is now underway with our first panel on 'Academia: Strategies for Finding and Getting a Post-Doc or Lectureship', featuring speakers Professor Carlos Sanz Díaz, Professor Elsa Aimé González and @haapalataru.bsky.social, chaired by Dr. Roberto Baccarini

Doctoral Training Academy 2025 | UACES The UACES Doctoral Training Academy (DTA) supports PhD and Early Career Researchers in European Studies as they take their first steps into academia and beyond.

The UACES 2025 Doctoral Training Academy is in full swing. We hope all attendees have a fun and valuable experience.

#UACES #DTA25

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Europe’s cohesion falters less from funding gaps than from uneven competence and weak institutions.
As Wajid Ali, Brasili and Calia argue in @jcms-eu.bsky.social, European investment lifts the economy only where #institutions can carry it.
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