RC03 - European Unification

Call for Papers for the Panel “The 2024 Elections in the EU: Implications for Parties, Voters, and Governance” organised by Angeliki Konstantinidou at the 2025 IPSA World Congress of Political Science (12-16 July 2025, Seoul, South Korea)

Deadline for submitting paper proposals: 5 November 2024. Submit your proposal via this link: https://wc2025.ipsa.org/my-congress/submit/paper (you need to be logged in to your IPSA account). Select for the “Requested Track” the option “RC03 European Unification” and then for the “Open Panel” the title of the panel.

Find out more about the panel here: https://wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/panel/2024-elections-eu-implications-parties-voters-and-governance

Panel abstract: In a rapidly evolving political climate marked by complex transformations of EU governance and policies, the electoral results of the 2024 national and European Parliament elections play a significant role in shaping the interplay between domestic and EU politics, the relations between Member States, and the position of the EU in international policymaking. This panel seeks to examine the salience of different issues with a European dimension during the 2024 electoral campaigns, while also offering valuable insights into shifting party positioning on European integration, public interest in/support for the EU, as well as changing vote choices of EU citizens.

The IPSA Research Committee RC03 European Unification is inviting you to submit proposals for our Research Committee Track at the 2025 IPSA World Congress of Political Science. This international event will be held in Seoul, South Korea, between 12-16 July 2025. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to share your research with peers and engage with the global political science community!

Proposals for Panels (open and closed) for the RC03 Track can focus on any aspect related to the process of European integration and EU politics. This can include, among others, topics such as: theories of integration; public policy in the EU; multilevel governance and EU decision-making; the evolution and functioning of EU institutions; democracy, legitimacy and accountability in the EU; electoral politics in the EU; the EU as a global actor; economic and fiscal governance in the EU; rule of law; values and rights in the EU, etc.

The Call for Panel Proposals is now open. Anyone can submit a proposal for the RC03 Research Committee Track (please select this Track when submitting). An IPSA online account (free) is required in order to submit a proposal. While IPSA membership is not required for submission, it is mandatory for participation and registration for the IPSA World Congress.

There are two options to submit a panel proposal: 

• Open Panel = Submitted without papers and open to paper submissions
  A panel that is submitted by the convenor without papers, with an appointed chair, co-chair and discussant(s). Once the panel is accepted, it will be open to paper submissions. The convenor (proposer) is responsible for reviewing all submitted paper abstracts in order to complete the panel. An open panel proposal should include a title, a description, 1 chair, 1-2 discussant(s). Deadline to Submit Open Panel Proposals: 28 August 2024.

• Closed panel = Closed for paper submissions to the general public (submissions by invitation only)
  Pre-organized and complete panel that already has an appointed chair(s) and discussant(s) and 4-6 papers. The panel convenor (proposer) is responsible for sending invitations to the authors (papergivers) and accepting all paper abstracts submitted to the panel. A closed panel proposal should include a title, a description, 1 chair, 1-2 discussant(s) and 4-6 submitted papers. Deadline to Submit Closed Panel Proposals: 5 November 2024

Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines for panel proposals and rules for participation, by clicking here: https://wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/submit-panel. Please also note that:

• The 2025 IPSA World Congress of Political Science will be a fully in-person event.
• The Call for Papers will open on 10 September 2024.

Join us for the Panels included on our Session RC03 European Unification at the 2023 IPSA World Congress of Political Science (session chaired by Daniela Vintila, Sophie Meunier, and Angeliki Konstantinidou)

• RC03.V04 Citizenship, Migration and Access to Rights in the EU

Chair: Dr. Daniela Vintila

17-07-2023 09:00 UTC-3 (1 hour 45 minutes) A

• RC03.05 EU actorness in a Multiplex World: Assessing EU Engagement toward Neighborhood and Overseas Regions

Chair: Mr. Dealan Riga

18-07-2023 09:00 UTC-3 (1 hour 45 minutes) A

SJ1 Aula Magna Cardenal Pironio

• RC03.01 Forecasting European Defense: How the EU Designs Its Response to the Unrest in Its Neighborhood

Chair: Prof. Daniela Irrera

18-07-2023 17:30 UTC-3 (1 hour 45 minutes) E

SJ1 108

• RC03.02 Legal or Political? A Problem of Non-compliance with the CJEU Rulings in the European Union Member States

Chair: Prof. Renata Mienkowska Norkiene

19-07-2023 09:00 UTC-3 (1 hour 45 minutes) A

SJ1 117

Call for Papers for the Panel “Legal or political? A problem of non-compliance with the CJEU rulings in the European Union Member States” organised by Renata Mienkowska Norkiene at the 2023 IPSA World Congress of Political Science

Deadline for submitting paper proposals: 18^th of January 2023

https://wc2023.ipsa.org/wc/panel/legal-or-political-problem-non-compliance-cjeu-rulings-european-union-member-states   

Panel abstract: Studies of the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) have so far focused mainly on the legal analysis of judgments or legal problems related to the question of non-compliance. Meanwhile, in expert and public debates on the condition of the EU and the challenges it has been facing, the role of the CJEU goes beyond the issues of interpreting EU law and the question of non-compliance goes far beyond the legal aspects. The panel has a few purposes: 1) To analyze the impact of CJEU judgments on national constitutional courts, 2) To analyze political significance of the CJEU judgements for the MS from the point of view of polity, policy and politics, 3) To analyze the the dialogue over the CJEU rulings and non-compliance between the EU institutions and the Member States. The panel will contribute to the debate on the political significance of the CJEU jurisprudence for the EU institutions, Member States, and EU citizens, it will also contribute to the analysis of the political reasons and the consequences of non-compliance. The presentation will answer questions about political significance of the CJEU judgements, where approach towards the question of “the political” will be based upon its notion elaborated by Carl Shmitt and modified by Chantal Mouffe.

Call for Papers for the Panel “EU Geopolitical Actorness in a Multiplex Order” organised by Dealan Riga at the 2023 IPSA World Congress of Political Science

Deadline for submitting paper proposals: 18^th of January 2023

https://wc2023.ipsa.org/wc/panel/eu-geopolitical-actorness-multiplex-order?fbclid=IwAR27Use3INb08spktx_1dGQX6QVMYkojiUEB78anZUqkSl3YXO9qb9GJ3yU

Panel abstract: In 2019, Ursula Von der Leyen mentioned her intention to lead a geopolitical commission. Since then, the concept of geopoliticization has received increased scholarly attention in research on the new features of European Union (EU) policy-making. However, particular analytical elements such as the one of strategic autonomy still escape the scope of current conceptual toolboxes. This panel aims to examine the shift of EU’s actorness from a normative focus to a strategic one. In exploring the geopolitical reasoning within the EU framework, the panel seeks to contribute to ongoing debates aiming to revisit the concept of actorness in light of new regional and global challenges.
Further research is much needed in this area, especially since the multipolarity framework did not manage to enable scholarly work beyond transatlantic ties. The West remains the dominant unit of analysis when it comes to EU strategic positioning, while the conceptual framework focusing on geostrategy remains ill-equipped to consider supranational networks as units for analysis. Moreover, new geopolitical turmoil such as the war in Ukraine urge further reflection on EU’s strategic capabilities in terms of geopolitical actorness. Yet, as global challenges are increasingly complexifying, researchers have to acknowledge growing fragmentation of global affairs when conceptualising and measuring actorness or its effectiveness.
This panel welcomes contributions considering EU strategies within complex world issues to draft key features of geopolitical actorness. Paper proposals can address different themes that could include (without being restricted to) topics such as: EU’s engagement to systemic rivalries; EU foreign policy in rising geostrategic regions (Western Balkans; Eastern Europe; Indo-Pacific, etc.); EU’s attempts to tackle power diffusion; EU capabilities to foster democratic governance; limits of EU strategic toolbox in the wake of complex challenges, recent developments regarding EU actorness in global politics and governance. The panel welcomes both conceptual and empirical contributions providing either specific case studies or comparative analysis to examine the extent to which EU’s geopolitical actorness is designed to tackle complex world challenges.

The Contemporary European Studies (CES) series invites early career and experienced academics to submit expressions of interest in the publishing of monographs and edited volumes to its new editorial team.

CES is an internationally-renowned outlet for the publication of first-rate research in European Union Studies. We welcome expressions of interest in all areas of EU research, and would particularly encourage scholars working on feminist perspectives, post-colonial and decolonising approaches, non-European perspectives on the EU, critical security studies, practice theory, and critical international political economy, alongside works on EU institutions, external relations, integration theories, and EU policies, to get in touch.

The editors will consider and provide feedback on all expressions of interest. For further information, please have a look at the submission process and at the proposal guidelines.

The Department of Political Science and European Studies at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA, Bucharest, Romania) invites applications for 3 positions of Associate Researchers to work within the interdisciplinary ERC Consolidator Project Transnational Advocacy Networks and Corporate Accountability for Major International Crimes (CORPACCOUNT), led by Dr. Raluca Grosescu.

Period: 3-year fixed contract starting on 15 June 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter

Salary: 1850 Euro Net / month (health insurance, pension, and taxes included).

Calendar: The deadline for submission is 15 March 2022, 5pm CET time. Shortlisted candidates will be noticed by 3 April 2022 and invited for interview to be held on 8 April 2022.

For further details: _{https://snspa.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Anunt-Web-EN-CORPACCOUNT-Recrutement-3-positions-of-Associate-Researchers.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0O2udh6jYYkD7KsuNSF-ZLHLaISwoJnUnhwMb86nIuXbLlMcvDF4dMs8M}

We are pleased to announce the results of the RC03 Executive Board elections that took place during the 26^th World Congress of Political Science.

• Chair: Daniela Vintila (University of Liège, Belgium)
• Vice-chair: Sophie Meunier (Princeton University, US)
• Secretary: Angeliki Konstantinidou (Sciences Po Paris, France)

Executive Board members for the period 2021-2023 (alphabetical order):

• Miruna Butnaru-Troncotă (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania)
• Charlotte Galpin (University of Birmingham, UK)
• Simona Guerra (University of Surrey, UK)
• Aleksandra Sojka (University Carlos III Madrid, Spain)
• Adam Szymański (University of Warsaw, Poland)
• Hans-Jörg Trenz (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
• Tamara Tubakovic (University of Warwick, UK)
• Francesco Violi (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)
• Benjamin Zyla (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Congratulations to the new chair, secretary and our newly elected Board members! We applaud all candidates who took the initiative to run for office. We also take this opportunity to express our immense gratitude to Prof Hans-Jörg Trenz, for his exceptional leadership and dedication as RC03 chair during the mandate 2018-2021.