New contribution by Monika Brusenbauch Meislová for Ideas on Europe (blog of the prestigious Journal of Common Market Studies)

10 Dec 2025

Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, together with Julie Smith (University of Cambridge) and Ed Turner (Aston University), has authored a new blog post for Ideas on Europe (the blog of JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies), titled “Anatomy of a Stalemate: Why the EU–UK Youth Mobility Plan Hit a Brick Wall.”
 
Building on their recent JCMS article , the authors unpack how a seemingly straightforward and mutually beneficial proposal - a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK - became mired in political deadlock. Despite strong public support and the symbolic value of the scheme in rebuilding trust, the idea has faltered under the weight of post-Brexit suspicion, misperceptions, and structural constraints.
 
Read the full blog post here .

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