European Graduate Network 2025

The conference consists of several panels, which include faculty and researchers from the network universities acting as chairs and discussants. Panel participants must read all papers in their panel and contribute to the discussion, as peer-to-peer interaction is the conference's primary goal. Interested colleagues from the audience will also have the chance to provide feedback.

The papers presented at the conference can be at earlier stages but should go beyond the outlines of a research project. Submissions can take the form of an article or chapter of your dissertation.

The host institution (UPF) will offer free accommodation to the accepted participants and meals during the conference days. Travel expenses should be covered by the participants with their university allowance. If there are any co-authored contributions, it may participate only one author in the conference.

All PhD students, preferably from the second year onwards, belonging to one of the EGN network’s participating institutions:

• Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS), 

• Central European University (CEU), Vienna, Austria; 

• European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy; 

• Scuola Normale Superiore Faculty of Political and Social Sciences (SNS), Florence, Italy; 

• Institut d‘Études Politiques (SciencesPo), Paris, France; 

• London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, United Kingdom; 

• Department of Political Science (IPZ) at the University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland;

• Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.

Contributions from all areas of political science and sociology are welcome, including: Political behaviour, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Public policy, Methodology, Gender studies, European Union, Political theory, Sociology and/or Demography.

Abstract of 300 words maximum including: 

• Title 

• Keywords

• Abstract

Deadline to apply:

20th of December 2024

Invitations to participate: 

20th of January 2025 

Submission of full conference papers:

20th March 2025