*Debating Europe: Politicization, Contestation, and Democratization * ** Edited by ** Claudia Wiesner and Meta Novak /Deadline for Abstracts: 15 June 2024 /| /Deadline for Articles: 31 January 2025/ Politics and Governance, peer-reviewed journal indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science; Impact Factor: 2.2) and Scopus (CiteScore: 4.2), welcomes new and exciting research papers for its upcoming issue "Debating Europe: Politicization, Contestation, and Democratization," edited by Claudia Wiesner (Fulda University of Applied Sciences) and Meta Novak (University of Ljubljana). This issue focuses on various normative and empirical linkages and interrelations of debates, as a necessary basis for democracy, and its consequences for politicization and democratization in the EU and Europe. The contributions can focus on the EU but also consider Europe altogether. Contributions will tackle themes, issues, and questions such as: * Debates on the EU and Europe via different media channels and in different fora, such as citizen debates, parliaments, and (social) media; * Narratives and images linked to the EU and Europe; * Politicization, contestation, and democratization via debates on Europe and the EU; * How are Europe, the EU, and (liberal) democracy defined and contested in these debates? How is it conceptualized and debated in various fora and by different actors? * In what ways and contexts are the EU and European democracies contested? * How are the debates and contestations contextualized, in which occasions do they occur, and are they linked to other issues or other significant concepts like nation, sovereignty, citizenship, representation, participation, autonomy, freedom, or power? * How is democracy conceptualized in the framework of the EU and its multilevel system (both by citizens and elites)? Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are encouraged to read the full call for papers: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/pages/view/nextissues#DebatingEU Abstracts welcome by 15 June 2024. Kindest regards, Carolina Carolina Correia Politics and Governance Cogitatio Press 1070-129 Lisbon Portugal New issues (open access): Vol 12 (2024): From Kabul to Kyiv: The Crisis of Liberal Interventionism and the Return of War https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.i375 Vol 12 (2024): The Political Representation and Participation of Migrants https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.i354 ------------------------------------------------------------------------