摘要：This « concept » or « test » issue of the European Journal of American Studies gathers a series of presentations on the state of and problems posed by American Studies in a variety of European countries. As we endeavored to take advantage of the potential new dimension that might be given American Studies in Europe thanks to the generous hospitality of the « revues.org » website, it seemed fit to give Americanists and all readers interested in American Studies a general sense of the situation before the Journal develops its real character. It will, as time goes by and experience accumulates, fundamentally become what EAAS members want to make it.
