Peripheralities and Their Effects: A Cross-Regional Reflection on Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and North Africa

Michaela Grančayová, Aliaksei Kazharski, Bizuneh Yimenu, Department of International and Diplomatic Studies, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic, Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Czech Republic, Center for Public Policy and Administration , s University Belfast

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

Published online on November 19, 2025

Abstract

Alternatives, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 184-196, May 2026.
The contribution is a cross-regional dialog between researchers from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It explores ways in which the concept of peripherality—understood broadly both in economic and cultural ...