Another great publishing success for Monika Brusenbauch Meislová
Monika Brusenbauch Meislová has co-authored a new article in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, together with Julie Elizabeth Smith (University of Cambridge) and Ed Turner (Aston University). Titled "Anatomy of a Stalemate: Making Sense of the EU–UK Youth Mobility Controversy", the article offers a timely and incisive analysis of the political deadlock surrounding the proposed Youth Mobility Scheme between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Despite the scheme appearing to be a low-stakes and mutually beneficial initiative, the authors reveal how it has become entangled in post-Brexit tensions, marked by political caution, institutional rigidity, and persistent misperceptions. Drawing on the conceptual triad of bounded rationality, path dependence and bilateralism, the policy commentary traces how misaligned expectations, historical baggage and diverging preferences for multilateral versus bilateral approaches have locked both sides into intransigent positions. Rather than reflecting irreconcilable interests, the impasse reveals how these constraints continue to shape – and distort – the initial stages of policy co-operation. As such, understanding this stalemate not only sheds light on missed opportunities for young people on both sides of the Channel but also offers critical lessons for the future architecture of UK–EU engagement.
Read the full open access article here .
