Call for Papers

Conference on Supranational Governance and European Security at the University of Salford

27-28 January 2011 

 
We invite abstracts from both advanced research postgraduate students and established researchers for our multidisciplinary conference on 'Supranational Governance and European Security', to be held at the University of Salford (Greater Manchester) on 27-28 January 2011. The conference will aim to assess the role of European institutions in European security, as well as substantive security policies in Europe, in a multidisciplinary perspective. It is funded by the European Commission Jean Monnet Programme/Lifelong Learning Programme (EUSIM project), as well as the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence.
 
The European Union (EU) is making strong inroads into areas of security traditionally reserved to states. Many scholars who analyse the EU's role in the security field tend to focus on military-related problems. However, given the characteristics of today's security problems, military capabilities do not represent the entire range of issues in security policies. Security concerns are increasingly triggered by fundamental challenges, such as terrorism, climate change, migration, and many other 'soft security issues'. The EU itself fully expressed this range of threats in the European Security Strategy (ESS) of 2003. 
 
The main aim of this conference is to bring together scholars with a research interest in European Union security issues and institutions in their broadest sense. It will evaluate the increasing role of EU institutions in the governance of European security, which is itself becoming increasingly important for the process of European integration in general. The proposed conference is aimed at all academic members of staff and students who share an interest in European security issues and institutions.
 
Confirmed speakers include:
 
Professor Emil Kirchner, University of Essex
Professor Jolyon Howorth, Yale University
Professor Thomas Christiansen, University of Maastricht
Professor Ben Tonra, University College Dublin
Professor Michael Smith, Loughborough University
Professor David Allen, Loughborough University
Professor Andrew Geddes, University of Sheffield
Professor Sophie Vanhoonacker, University of Maastricht
Professor Richard Whitman, University of Bath
Professor Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Thierry Balzacq, Namur University
Professor John Vogler, Keele University
Dr Javier Argomaniz, University of St Andrew
Dr Oldrich Bures, Metropolitan University Prague
Dr. David Galbreath, University of Bath
Dr. Tom Casier, University of Kent Brussels
Dr. Giselle Bosse, University of Maastricht
Dr. Alistair Shepherd, Aberystwyth University
Dr. Dimitris Papadimitriou, Manchester University
 
We welcome paper proposals on any aspect of European Security and Supranational Governance engaging with past and future developments in the area, in particular after the Lisbon Treaty:
 
* papers examining the role of European institutions in European security matters, including EU institutions, agencies, etc
 
* papers examining European policies on security issues in the broad sense, pre and post Lisbon;
 
* papers dealing with individual CFSP policies, as well as the External Action Service;
 
* papers dealing with individual AFSJ policies, such as: asylum, migration, borders, criminal justice and police cooperation, counter-terrorism and intelligence cooperation.

We welcome contributions from all disciplinary perspectives. We aim to contribute to the travel costs of presenters, depending on the number of participants and availability of funds.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send the following information to the organisers Dr Christian Kaunert (c.kaunert@salford.ac.uk) and Dr Sarah Leonard (s.leonard@salford.ac.uk) by Friday 17 December 2010:

1. an abstract of up to 250 words

2. your contact details:

a. Name

b. Institution

c. Full Postal Address

d. Email address
 
Please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions.