JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies

The Annual Review covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries.
- The most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those teaching, researching or interested in the EU
- Contains analytical articles and keynote contributions written by a wide range of leading experts covering political, economic and legal issues
- Includes the JCMS Annual Review Lecture
- Includes an invaluable guide to EU documents, publications and websites, as well as a chronology of key events

2013
'Confronting Euroscepticism’
Guest Editors: Dr Simon Usherwood, Dr Nick Startin & Dr Simona Guerra

2012
Symposium - Economic and Monetary Union and the Crisis of the Eurozone

2012
Regional Integration and the Evolution of the European Polity: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Journal of Common Market Studies
Guest Editors: Walter Mattli and Alec Stone Sweet

2011
Security Cooperation beyond the Nation State: The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy
Guest Editors: Bastien Irondelle, Chris J. Bickerton and Anand Menon

JCMS currently selects one special issue each year and is currently seeking submisisons for the 2015 special issue. If you are interested in editing a special issue of JCMS please click here for details

50th Anniversary Best Papers

50 Years of Leading the EU Research Agenda. JCMS shortlisted the five best papers published in the journal per decade and these have now been collated together as a virtual issue. Read for free online now

Presidencies
This virtual issue brings together the articles on the Presidency published in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies. Written by a series of experts on the specific Member States, the 26 articles here (and available as free downloads) on 18 different Member States were originally published in the JCMS Annual Review of the European Union. The articles not only chart the priorities, preferences, achievements and failures of the respective holders of the EU rotating presidency, but offer an insight into the changing nature of the role. Read for free online now.

The following articles were amongst the most accessed articles in JCMS in 2011, click on the article titles for FREE online access:

Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union - Andrew Moravcsik

Normative Power Europe: A Contradiction in Terms? - Ian Manners

The JCMS Annual Lecture: The Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis and EMU: A Failing State in a Skewed Regime - Kevin Featherstone

The European Union and the Securitization of Migration - Jef Huysmans

Why There is a Democratic Deficit in the EU: A Response to Majone and Moravcsik - Andreas Follesdal, Simon Hix