Decentering European studies: perspectives on Europe from its beyond

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Christian Suter (ed), University of Neuchâtel ; Hans-Peter Meier-Dallach (ed), World Society Foundation; Hélène Ducros (ed), Xavier University of Louisiana; Nicole Shea (ed), Columbia University; Patrick Ziltener (ed), University of Zurich; Sergio Aguilar (ed), São Paulo State University (UNESP)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36311/2025.978-65-5954-652-7

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Scholars gather here from places ranging from East Asia to South America to write about Europe from their respective disciplinary, national, and geographic perspectives. Looking in from the “Global South” and Europe’s peripheries, they investigate an array of topics along three axes—the construction of Europe from its so-called margins, the European Union seen through an external gaze, and comparative policymaking. They use their diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds to analyze ideas, images, and visions of Europe, while relying on various theoretical and methodological orientations to scrutinize European institutions, structures, dynamics, policies, and integration and disintegration processes.
Sponsored by the World Society Foundation, the volume exemplifies open participation. It enhances inclusion where exclusion has been the norm, disrupting the established order in the creation of knowledge about Europe by altering its center of gravity. It emerges out of a commitment to inject European Studies with voices seldom heard and facilitate the diffusion of expertise from less-represented regions and intellectual traditions. The improved visibility of Europeanists from the “Global South,” “Global East,” or generally the “non-West” is essential for the discipline to advance and remain sensible and relevant. It is this critical engagement from Europe’s outsides or edges—Europe’s “beyond”—that can propel Europe into finding answers to its contemporary struggles.

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Biografia do Autor

Anlam Filiz, Turkish-German University

Anlam Filiz is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul. She completed her PhD in Anthropology at Emory University, USA, with a dissertation analyzing how Turks in Berlin negotiate their cultural difference through their labor in small businesses and through this process make themselves integral to the workings of the German capital. Her research focuses on questions of migration, work, globalization, temporality, and cultural difference in urban settings.

Christian Suter, University of Neuchâtel

Christian Sutter is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and President of the World Society Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland. His research areas include global studies and world society, sovereign debt, economic and social inequalities, as well as social indicators and quality-of-life.

Edina Paleviq, Andrássy University Budapest

Edina Paleviq is a political scientist specializing in European integration and nationalism in the Western Balkans. She earned her PhD from Andrássy University Budapest, where her research examined the role of Montenegrin civil society in the EU accession process. Her broader academic interests include Europeanization, bottom-up democratization, and the dynamics of ethnicity and nationalism in Southeastern Europe. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, and she currently serves as an editorial committee member for Global Europe Journal.

Hans-Peter Meier-Dallach, World Society Foundation

Hans-Peter Meier is a board member and former president of the World Society Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.

Hélène Ducros, Xavier University of Louisiana

Hélène Ducros holds a doctorate in law and a PhD in geography from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She studies lived space, placemaking, attachment to place, and landscape change and perception. Her research has inquired into rural transformations and rural-urban dynamics through an understanding of heritage preservation within localized cultural and economic policy. She is the creator and founding editor of Global Europe Journal (ESPOL, Université Catholique de Lille).

Jia Xu, Anhui Normal University

Jia Xu is Associate Professor of Social Policy and Public Administration at the School of Marxism at Anhui Normal University (China). Her research interests encompass comparative welfare state research from both cross–national and historical perspectives, public management, poverty alleviation, and higher education teaching methods. Her most recent research has appeared in Geriatric Nursing, the Journal of Family History, the International Journal of Social Welfare Policy, and Social Inclusion.

Lisheng Dong, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Lisheng Dong is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. He was a visiting professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Professor of Asian Politics at the University of Tartu, Estonia, and a Marie Curie Professorial Fellow at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has published 23 books and 60 refereed articles and was the 2012 co-recipient of the Pierre de Celles Award for Best Paper in Public Administration (International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration). His books include Public Administration Theories (Palgrave, 2015), Trump and the Hidden Empire (Springer, 2025), The Glory Trap (Palgrave, 2025), and China’s Path to Global Status (Palgrave, 2025).

Mare Ushkovska, International Balkan University

Mare Ushkovska is Assistant Professor of Political Sciences at the International Balkan University in Skopje, Macedonia. She is a former visiting fellow at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in Prague, the Czech Republic. Her research interests include contemporary nationalisms in Europe, EU integration processes, soft power, and perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans and Visegrad Group.

Nicole Shea, Columbia University

Nicole Shea is Managing Partner Germany for Perrett Laver. In her role, she deeply cares about diversifying academic leadership positions. Prior to joining Perrett Laver, she was the Executive Director of the Council for European Studies at Columbia University.

Oksana Ermolaeva, Complutence University of Madrid

Oksana Ermolaeva holds a PhD degree in the history of Central and Eastern Europe from the Central European University (Budapest, Hungary). She is a visiting researcher at the Complutence University of Madrid, Spain, under the aegis of a grant from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Dusseldorf, Germany. Among other topics, she is interested in Russian borders during the Soviet and post-Soviet periods.

Patrick Ziltener, University of Zurich

Patrick Ziltener is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He was the main organizer of the World Society Foundation’s 40 years celebration event and conference in 2022. His research interests are global/world society studies, comparative analyses of African and Asian countries, and labor relations.

Qun Cui, Qingdao Institute of Administration

Qun Cui is Associate Professor of Public Management at the Qingdao Institute of Administration, located in the eastern coastal region of China (since 2020). She earned her PhD in political science from the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS) and was a visiting scholar at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo (2014-2015). Her research interests include comparative politics between China and Europe, local politics and governance in China, crisis management in mega cities, and public service provision such as healthcare, long-term care, and social assistance.

Sergio Aguilar, São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Sergio Aguilar. Full Professor at the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, where he also coordinates the International Conflicts Studies and Research Group. He is also professor at the San Tiago Dantas Graduate Program in International Relations (UNESP/UNICAMP/PUC-SP). He holds a PhD in History (UNESP), and was visiting researcher at the Department of Politics and International Relations - University of Oxford, UK. His research focuses on international conflicts, conflicts resolution, and peacekeeping
operations.

Tom Christensen, University of Oslo

Tom Christensen is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration, Tsinghua University. His main research interests relate to central civil service and comparative public reform studies. He has contributed significantly to major public administration journals, co-authored several books, and has published extensively in collaboration with Chinese scholars.

Weidong Dai, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

Weidong Dai is Professor at the School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. His research interests are on care policy comparative research, global governance cross–national perspective and long-term care policy. His most recent research has been published in “BMC Geriatrics” and “Chinese Social Security Review.”

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11 dezembro 2025

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Decentering European studies: perspectives on Europe from its beyond. (2025). Oficina Universitária. https://doi.org/10.36311/2025.978-65-5954-652-7