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IDEAS 2026 - CALL FOR PAPERS: New paths towards prosperity in the European Union - Rethinking Governance, Integration and Collective Well-Being
About the conference:
The biennial Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS) is a three-day scientific event organized by the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB) in collaboration with the Brussels School of Governance of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BSoG-VUB) and the Politics and International Studies Department at the University of Warwick (PaIS-UoW).
The IDEAS26 edition is co-organised with the Jean Monnet Network PROSPER. The conference will take place in Brussels, on May 27-29, 2026, and it will focus on New paths towards prosperity in the European Union – Rethinking Governance, Integration and Collective Well-Being.
About the call for papers:
The IDEAS26 & PROSPER conference provides an interdisciplinary forum to present and discuss cutting-edge research investigating how Europeans can collectively find new paths towards prosperity. Beyond economic growth and competitiveness, prosperity is best understood as an overall state of economic, social and environmental well-being that ensures every private and public actor the opportunity to thrive. It requires peace and security, widespread welfare and justice, the sustainability of the environment and livelihoods, and democratic governance.
The IDEAS26 conference will bring together researchers in political science, law, history, sociology, and related fields to investigate how the EU can and should steer politics and policies towards new qualitative forms of prosperity.
A particular emphasis will be put on the following fields and policy areas:
- Fiscal integration and the EU budget
- Environment and just transition
- Industrial policy, competitiveness and defence
- Socio-economic governance and social rights
- European multi-level governance and democracy
How to submit your abstract:
Scholars interested in presenting their research are invited to submit a 250-word abstract. When submitting an abstract, applicants will have to specify under which of the 5 topics they wish to introduce their proposal. Panel submissions are not possible, but interested parties may highlight the links between two or more different papers in their abstracts, thereby inviting the evaluators to consider their individual submissions as a group.
The deadline for submission is November 30, 2025 (Midnight CET). Papers will be selected by the conference’s Scientific committee based on relevance and quality. Notifications of acceptance will be communicated early January 2026, with draft papers expected to be submitted by May 5, 2026.