Call for Panels and Papers: 11th Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union – Section “Regulatory Governance in the European Union”

The conference will take place on June 8 – 10 at the LUISS University in Rome, where Eva Thomann and Jonathan Zeitlin will co-chair the section “Regulatory Governance in the European Union”. The section invites panels and paper proposals on current trends and transformations of EU regulatory governance. The application deadline is December 15.

The 11th Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union will take place on June 8 – 10 at the LUISS University in Rome.  The conference provides an engaging platform for researchers from various backgrounds – political science, history, sociology, law, anthropology, philosophy, geography, economics – to present and discuss cutting-edge research focused on the pressing questions of European integration.

Prof. Eva Thomann will co-chair the section “Regulatory Governance in the European Union” together with Jonathan Zeitlin. This section invites panels and paper proposals on current trends and transformations of EU regulatory governance. Contributions are welcomed on major themes such as:

  • Is EU regulatory governance becoming more uniform, centralized, and supranationalised, e.g. through the creation of stronger European agencies, single rule books, and supervisory convergence procedures?
  • Are persistent divergences in national preferences and conditions leading to the emergence of new forms of differentiated integration, whereby member states can opt in or out of EU rules and policies?
  • How far has the EU been able to balance or combine economic and non-economic aims in regulating different markets and, increasingly, other fields?

The section also welcomes papers that examine the effects of EU regulatory governance, and that compare its external and internal dimensions, including placing it in the wider global context. It invites linkage between empirical papers and broader theoretical approaches to EU integration and multilevel governance, regulatory governance and policy making.

To propose a panel or paper, please note the guidelines. Proposals are made directly on the conference website until December 15. Feel free to reach out to Prof. Eva Thomann if you have any questions regarding the submission or thematic orientation of the section.