[FEU Journal 3] States in Crisis Markets in Transition

The third issue of the Future Europe Journal is dedicated to exploring how Europe has been transitioning to new modes of functioning due to its multifaceted crisis management. In their contributions, our authors reflect on two interrelated dynamics. On the one hand, the papers study how the European markets and industries adapted to new challenges and demands. On the other hand, the authors focus on innovative instruments and practices that policymakers could utilise to navigate crises and out-of-the-ordinary scenarios on the EU level. Both angles shed light on the long-term transformations and trajectories to which the European states, markets, and the Union as a whole are heading. Thematically, the contributions cover a range of issues that arose from the major turbulences of the past several years: economical, financial, related to global warming, public health, and global geopolitical competition. Special attention was paid to the digital and sustainable vectors as a cross-cutting theme of the crisis response. We were working on this issue amid the brutal Russian aggression against Ukraine. Any other shock can hardly compare to the one of war, especially on the continent that is used to being the haven of peace. For this reason, we decided to leave this important topic for the next issue of the Future Europe Journal, which will be explicitly dedicated to European security and defence matters.

About The Future Europe Journal (FEU)

Future Europe (FEU) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the European Liberal Forum (ELF) which aims to contribute to bridging the gap between academic research and policymaking. The journal publishes policy-oriented and academically informed papers that examine European policies on a variety of areas.

FEU particularly welcomes contributions with long-term perspectives on the future of Europe. We accept analyses at both European and national levels, as well as that of regional and local government.