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April 15, 2026JCMS Journal of Common Market StudiesOpen Access

Absent Europe: Civic Protest and the Erosion of EU Symbolism in Serbia

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ASAnna Seliverstova

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This article analyses civic protest in Serbia, revealing how EU symbolism influences student mobilization and participation.

Key Points

  • The article aims to explore how EU references are managed in student mobilization in Serbia, particularly examining the strategic use of EU symbolism.
  • Conducted original fieldwork including 18 semi-structured interviews
  • Integrated framing theory with Discourse-Historical Approach
  • Analyzed the role of EU symbolism in protest contexts
  • EU symbolism was strategically withheld in protests to avoid accusations of foreign influence
  • Maintained ideologically diverse participation by minimizing overt EU cues
  • Evaluated the EU as a morally valuable yet politically risky reference point.

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Anna Seliverstova (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2b2ce4eeef8a2a6b01c1https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.70115
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