Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
About the Book Series
The Contemporary European Studies book series is an internationally renowned outlet for the publication of first-rate research in European Union Studies. It aims to reflect the fast moving and multifaceted character of the European Union as a political, economic, social, cultural, security, and technological actor and to represent novel and diverse approaches to European Union Studies.
The editors invite early career and experienced academics to submit initial expressions of interest, either directly to them or via Routledge. These should include a suggested title, book abstract, table of contents, and information about the author/ contributors. If your initial expression receives support from the editors, authors will then be invited to submit a full book proposal. The series publishes research monographs and research-driven edited volumes with a strong common framework. For an overview of recently published works, please see the series titles below.
The editors will consider and provide feedback on all expressions of interest. For further information about your project at any stage, or for for further information and guidance towards submitting a frmal proposal, please contact the editors or the publisher.
The series is fully committed to the promotion of academic diversity, both in terms of authorship and of theoretical and methodological approaches and would particularly encourage scholars working on Feminist perspectives, Post-colonial and Decolonising approaches, Non-European perspectives on the EU, Critical Security Studies, Practice Theory, and Critical International Political Economy, alongside those working on EU institutions, external relations, integration theory, and EU policies to get in touch.
Series Editors
Helena Farrand Carrapico: [email protected]
Benjamin Martill: [email protected]
Monika Brusenbauch Meislová: [email protected]
Differentiated Integration in a Nordic Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Anne Pintsch, Tor-Inge Harbo, Lars Oxelheim
July 20, 2026
This book analyses differentiation in European integration from a Nordic perspective. Following an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on the idea of the Nordics as a laboratory of differentiation, the book explores specific Nordic concerns in policy fields such as the labour market, security ...
European Central Bank Reform After the Financial Crisis: Technocratic Empowerment
1st Edition
By Sebastian Heidebrecht
July 20, 2026
This book explores the European Central Bank’s (ECB) political role, and the politics of its increased empowerment, in the light of contemporary challenges for both central bank independence and European democratic stability. Analysing the central bank’s transparency, accountability, and democratic...
Ideological Flexibility of Political Parties in the Era of Transnational Cleavage: A Comparative Study of Lega and Rassemblement National
1st Edition
By Alessio Scopelliti
July 20, 2026
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of how the parties of Lega and Rassemblement National have adjusted their ideologies over a four-decade period to adapt to the new transnational cleavage in Western Europe – the conflict between pro-EU and anti-EU sentiments. It sheds light on their ...
The Development of Energy Policy in the European Union: Continuity, Critical Junctures and Change
1st Edition
By Ingmar Versolmann
July 20, 2026
This book uniquely details the longer-term integration of energy policy in the EU, from its inception to the contemporary ‘Energy Union’, whilst also bringing it fully up to date regarding its place in current climate discussions, the European Green Deal, REPowerEU, the European Climate Law and the...
The European Universities Initiative and the ‘Euro-internationalisation’ of European Higher Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Alexander Frame, Barbara Curyło
July 20, 2026
This book examines the European Universities Initiative from multiple angles and comparative studies. It outlines the scope and potential of this initiative, and the different epistemological and methodological approaches which can be adopted to investigate it in the light of previous research on ...
The Empowerment of EU Agencies in EU Border Management
1st Edition
By Yichen Zhong
May 22, 2026
This book examines the role of European Union (EU) agencies in the EU’s external border control policy, looking at how the empowerment of particular bodies has shaped the management of their external borders and influenced EU governance more broadly. Focusing on four key aspects of agency ...
Euroscepticism and Illiberalism in Central Europe: Linked by Crisis
1st Edition
By Vít Hloušek, Vratislav Havlík, Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Pavlína Kutnarová
February 03, 2026
This book uses the V4 countries as an ideal political environment for testing shifts in Euroscepticism and illiberalism in the dynamic context of the “politicising moments” of multiple crises. It analyses what kind of Euroscepticism prevailed in East-Central Europe during the COVID-19 and Ukrainian...
How Europeans Understand Solidarity, Reciprocity and Fairness in the EU: Insights from Conversations Among Citizens
1st Edition
Edited
By Björn Egner, Hubert Heinelt, Jens Steffek
October 27, 2025
This edited book sheds new light on the understanding of solidarity, reciprocity and fairness from the perspective of European Union (EU) citizens and, with this, how cohesion in the EU can be achieved. Drawing on extensive focus group research across nine countries, the book presents the results ...
Public Opinion and Disunity over EU Integration: Conflict and Cleavage in the Age of Polycrisis
1st Edition
By Danilo Di Mauro, Vincenzo Memoli
September 02, 2025
This book explores the origins, characteristics, and impact of public support for the European Union (EU) on the process of EU integration. It examines core questions around the dynamics behind the (dis)integration processes, how multidimensional attitudes toward the EU are interrelated, the ...
The Political Role of the European Commission in Regulating State Aid Policy: In Search of Legitimacy
1st Edition
By Elena Escalante-Block
June 27, 2025
This book delves into questions of whether the European Commission is effectively regulating large corporations in Europe, and the public perceptions of the legitimacy of its decisions, by examining state aid cases and when and how actors choose to politicise or depoliticise them. The book analyses...
The Territorial Dimension of EU Knowledge Policies: Higher Education Institutions for Europe
1st Edition
By Alina J. Felder-Stindt
June 20, 2025
This book expands our understanding of the so-far-overlooked territorial dimension of the EU’s knowledge policies crossing policy area boundaries. It examines how EU regional policy, endowed with substantial financial resources, influences the comparatively weakly endowed EU higher education policy...
Rethinking EU Law-making Policy on Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime
1st Edition
By Ariadna H. Ochnio
May 30, 2025
The book provides a critical analysis of EU law-making policy on the confiscation of the proceeds of crime, using a minimalist restorative approach to justice focused on the rights of victims and communities, and more proactive roles for all participants in confiscation procedures. This book shows ...