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Pan‐Europe Revisited: Inter‐War Debates and the EU's Pursuit of Geopolitical Power

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union's (EU) transformation from a peace project to an assertive geopolitical actor reflects enduring tensions in integration theory dating back to the inter‐war period. This paper develops a comparative framework distinguishing territorial integration logic, which emphasises bounded political communities and collective defence ...
Kamil Zwolski
wiley   +1 more source

Perception of the Effectiveness of Community and Social Development Projects in Benefiting Communities of Plateau State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension
The study investigated the perceived effectiveness of Community and Social Development Projects by benefiting communities in Plateau State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select 150 respondents.
Jacobs Ior Adzenga, Sunday Leo Dalap, Titilayo Olushola Olukunle, Ndagi Sonlawu Usman   +3 more
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Two Norms Collide: EU Policy on Fragile and Conflict‐Affected Countries

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 1223-1237, May 2026.
Abstract The European Union's (EU's) policy towards fragile and conflict‐affected (FCA) countries has been framed by a normative solidarity narrative that promotes and legitimises collective action. Over the past two decades, the EU's commitment to protecting the security of its citizens has increasingly become a strong, competing normative driver of ...
Julian Bergmann, Mark Furness
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of European Union (EU) Metagovernance in Supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland

European Policy Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT This article argues that European Union (EU) peacebuilding scholarship can benefit from organizational research on the socio‐spatial dynamics of policy implementation. It introduces a strategic‐relational heuristic to address two key gaps: the marginalization of grassroots agency in spatial analyses and the separation of strategy from ...
Giada Lagana, Sioned Pearce
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of the European Union in Managing African Crises Between Development Aid and Geopolitical Interests

World Affairs, Volume 189, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This study conducts a comprehensive and critical examination of the interplay between development assistance and strategic geopolitical objectives in the European Union's (EU) engagement with African crises. Although the EU positions itself as a normative power committed to advancing peace, development, and human rights, its practices often ...
Edmond Chick, Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan Farag   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Common Security and Defense Policy of the European Union Through the Prism of Polish Experiences and Security Interests

Polish Political Science Yearbook, 2021
In this paper, the authors attempt to prove that the Polish position on developing the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) was skeptical, despite entries in political and strategic documents which emphasized its great significance for Polish ...
Teresa Usewicz, Kinga Torbicka, Magdalena El Ghamari   +2 more
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Can interest groups influence elections? Evidence from unions in Great Britain, 1900–2019

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 1, Page 152-170, January 2026.
Abstract Unions sponsor electoral candidates around the world, yet little is known about the consequences of these arrangements. I study how union sponsorship affected the electoral prospect of British parliamentary candidates throughout the 20th century. I collect new data on the universe of union‐sponsored candidates.
Alexander Fouirnaies
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating the Uncertainties of Post‐disruption Dynamics in Discourse: A Case Study of the EU–UK Security Relationship After Brexit

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 354-370, January 2026.
Abstract The article presents a model that conceptualizes the discursive construction of post‐disruption dynamics endorsed and reproduced by the affected parties and its potential to (not) contribute to future co‐operation. Conceiving of Brexit as a prime case of a broader phenomenon of post‐disruption contexts, this paper applies this model to the ...
Monika Brusenbauch Meislová
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Green Transformation on Corporate Sustainable Development Performance in China

SAGE Open
This study investigates how corporate green transformation (CGT) enhances corporate sustainable development performance (CSDP) and ensures their positive nexus and effective realization pathways.
Kai Chang, Shuqi Wei, Guangxi Wei
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Explaining the Pattern of CSDP-Operations: Towards a Theoretical Synthesis [PDF]

Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 2015
The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) has mainly been used to deploy small-scale operations, which generally did not provide the member states with clear security benefits.
Tim Haesebrouck
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