CfP - 7th Pan-European Conference on the European Union

1. 5-7 June 2014, The Hague, the Netherlands
   
   The ECPR Standing Group on the European
   Union
   calls for papers for its 7th biennial conference which will be hosted
   by Leiden University in the
   city of The Hague in the Netherlands, 5-7 June 2014. The European
   Union is expecting another eventful year in 2014 with perhaps the most
   important European Parliament elections to date to be held in May 2014
   in a climate of uncertain economic recovery, persistent decline of
   popular support for the Union, and unprecedented politicization of
   European integration in the national political arenas.
   
   We invite papers and panels that discuss all aspects of European
   integration. We welcome new theoretical and empirical research that
   reflects on the ever-changing nature of the EU; the democratic
   legitimacy of the integration process; the evolution, functioning and
   effects of EU policies and institutions; the role of the EU in the
   broader world, and so on. The full list of conference sections is
   available below.
   
   The conference will provide space for researchers from various
   backgrounds - Political Science, International Relations, Public
   Administration, Political Economy, History, Sociology, etc. - to
   present and discuss cutting-edge research focused on the pressing
   questions of European integration. We are committed to methodological
   pluralism, scientific quality, and societal relevance and we encourage
   dialogue across academic disciplines.
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   \r\nThe online procedure to submit a paper or a panel proposal is
   \r\navailable at: http://sgeu-ecpr.org/conferences/seventh-pan-european-conference-on-eu-politics/
   \r\nPlease submit your proposals for papers and panels until 1 December
   \r\n2013. The review of submitted proposals will be finalized and
   \r\nacceptance will be notified by 15 January 2014.
   
   For general inquiries, please send an email to: eusg.conference2014@gmail.com
   
   Local organizing committee
   Prof. Bernard Steunenberg<http://campusdenhaag.leiden.edu/publicadministration/organisation/faculty-staff/steunenberg.html>,
   Institute of Public Administration, Campus The Hague, Leiden
   University
   Dr. Antoaneta Dimitrova<http://campusdenhaag.leiden.edu/publicadministration/organisation/faculty-staff/dimitrova.html>,
   Institute of Public Administration, Campus The Hague, Leiden
   University
   Dr. Dimiter Toshkov<http://campusdenhaag.leiden.edu/publicadministration/organisation/faculty-staff/toshkov.html>,
   Institute of Public Administration, Campus The Hague, Leiden
   University
   Chair of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union
   Prof. Fabio Franchino<http://www.sociol.unimi.it/docenti/franchino/index.php?id_page=1§ion=1⟨=ita&style=standard>,
   University of Milan
   
   List of sections (for details see
   here<http://sgeu-ecpr.org/conferences/seventh-pan-european-conference-on-eu-politics/list-of-sections/>)
   1. The economic crisis and the future of European integration: debates
   and solutions
   2. Democracy, parties, citizens and interest representation in the EU
   3. EU Institutions: the new balance
   4. Governance, innovation and regulation in the EU
   5. Policy making and implementation: sectors and actors
   6. Foreign and security policy, external relations and external governance
   7. New methods, models, and approaches in EU studies