Debatte

Aims & Scope

Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe seeks to provide a radical critical analysis that is sympathetic to democratic, labour, feminist and ecologist movements from contemporary economic, social, cultural and political perspectives and developments in the region bounded by Germany in the west and Russia in the east.

We are particularly interested in all writing on the social, cultural, and political life of Germany and Eastern Europe which connects the specific problems of the region with the wider issues of world order, globalisation, and inequality.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Occupy the State: The Orbán Regime in Hungary

  Citation: 23

  Authors: András

• Development Trajectories in the Crisis in Europe

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Joachim, Johannes

• The Neoliberalized State and Migration Control: The Rise of Private Actors in the Enforcement and Design of Migration Policy

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Georg

• Philo-Zionism as a German Political Code: Germany and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Since 1987

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Pól

• Multinationals in the New EU Member States and the Revitalisation of Trade Unions

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Guglielmo

• Right Revolution? Hopes and Perils of the Euromaidan Protests in Ukraine

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Anastasiya

• Paying for Favours: Evaluating the Role of<i>Blat</i>in Post-Soviet Ukraine

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Olga, Colin C.

• A Rising Populist Star: The Emergence and Development of the PPDD in Romania

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Sergiu, Sergiu

• Going for a Safe Vote: Electoral Bribes in Post-Communist Romania

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Sergiu

• Urbanization of Post-communist Albania: Economic, Social, and Environmental Challenges

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Dorina