Conference Agenda

Session Overview

Date: Monday, 01/Sept/2025
8:00am - 5:30pm	Conference Registration		Publishers' Exhibition day 1
9:00am - 10:30am	Digital Policy 01: Digitalisation and EU Law: Causes and Effects Location: SLB 3.04 Chair: Sebastian Heidebrecht Discussant: Giuseppe Mazziotti	East-West Divide 01: Rethinking EU Enlargement: Approaches, Challenges and Lessons Learnt Location: SLB UG 15 Chair: Eli Gateva	EU Law & (in)Equality 01: Socio-economic (in)Equality in Europe Through the Lens of Anti-discrimination Law Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Susi Forderer	European Security 01: UK and European Security Burden-Sharing Location: SLB 2.07 Chair: Tomáš Weiss
	European Security 02: Navigating the Borders of the EU Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Lucie Tungul	European Trade Policy 01: The Geoeconomic Turn in Trade Politics Location: SLB 3.03 Chair: Zhihang Wu	Gender & Sexuality 01: Gender and Policy: Labour, Reproduction, and the Politics of Care Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Charlotte Galpin	OT 101: Left-Wing Parties And Green Politics And Policies Location: SLB 2.08 Chair: Michael Holmes
	OT 102: Movements for Lobbying and Advocacy Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Elena Simanschi	OT 104: European Responses to Contemporary Challenges Location: SLB 2.06 Chair: Peter Hefele	Race & Decolonisation 01: Identity and Memory Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: Toni Haastrup
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break Location: SLB UG 17
11:00am - 12:45pm	Plenary 1: 75 years after the Schuman declaration - keeping up with recent trends in European Integration History Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Giacomo Benedetto
12:45pm - 2:00pm	Lunch Break Location: SLB UG 17
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Pedagogy of/in crisis: Reconnecting the classroom to a world in flames Location: SLB 1.18 Meeting Room 2 Chair: Toni Haastrup	Digital Policy 02: Politics and Law of EU Data Governance Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Dominika Harasimiuk	EU Global Development 01: The European Union and Island Nations in the Indo-Pacific Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Sebastian Steingass	European Security 03: France, Germany and European defence in the Post-2022 Era: Coping With Strategic Divergences Or Falling Apart? Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Delphine Deschaux-Dutard Discussant: Fabien Terpan
	Food Politics & EU Governance 01: Feeding EU-rope: Concepts and Narratives in Agricultural Policy Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: Isabell Burmester	Gender & Sexuality 02: Gender and Identity In Socio-political Spheres Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Victor Hugo Ramirez Garcia	Green Deal 01: Strengthening Democratic Governance for Climate Transitions Location: SLB 2.07 Chair: Stefan Ćetković	Health & EU 01: COVID-19-Themed Research In 2025: New Practices, New Perspectives? Location: SLB 3.04 Chair: Mechthild Roos Discussant: Juan Collado Perez-Llantada
	Integration Through Rights 01: Right Wing Policy Discourse in the European Parliament Location: SLB UG 15 Chair: Audrey Plan	OT 201: European Space Policy Location: SLB 2.08 Chair: Thomas Hoerber	OT 203: Financing Europe's Future: Budgets, Fiscal Reform, and Regional Competitiveness Location: SLB 2.06 Chair: Karlis Bukovskis	OT 204: Crisis Management and Resilience Location: SLB 2.04 Chair: Sonia Chikh M'hamed
	Trust in a Changing Europe 01: Compliance and Enforcement Challenges: Institutional Logics and Organisational Behaviour Location: SLB 3.02 Chair: Raquel Cardoso Discussant: Dimitry Kochenov
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break Location: SLB UG 17
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Competition and EU Integration: Current Frameworks and Future Strategies Location: SLB 2.06 Chair: Dominik Wolski	Digital Policy 03: EU Digital Policy: Value or Interest Driven? Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Vanessa Ugolini	East-West Divide 02: Evaluating EU Membership and its Impact on Domestic and EU policymaking Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Eli Gateva	EU Global Development 02: Geopolitics and the EU Global Gateway Location: SLB 2.04 Chair: Simon Lightfoot Discussant: Sebastian Steingass
	European Security 04: Technology and European Sovereignty Location: SLB 2.08 Chair: Jocelyn Mawdsley	European Trade Policy 02: Trade and Economic Governance, Influence and Contestation Location: SLB 3.04 Chair: Maria Garcia	Graduate Forum: Elevator Pitch Workshop Location: SLB 1.18 Meeting Room 2	Green Deal 02: Debating the European Green Deal: Discourse, Narratives, and Networks Location: SLB 2.10 Chair: Jeffrey Rosamond
	Health & EU 02: From Vision to Reality: Collaborative Strategies for AI in Healthcare Location: SLB UG 15 Chair: Petra Holmberg	OT 301: European Union Foreign And Security Policy In Times of Turmoil Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: Brigid Laffan Discussant: Richard Whitman	OT 302: Cities and Regions – on the Relevance of an “Urban-Rural Divide” in the EU Location: SLB 3.03 Chair: Jens Carstens	OT 303: Euroscepticism, Democracy, and Party Politics in the EU Location: SLB 3.02 Chair: Laura Montecchio
	Race & Decolonisation 02: Imperial History and Legacies Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Toni Haastrup	T&L 01: Games, Theory and Skills Location: SLB 2.07 Chair: Viviane Gravey
6:00pm - 8:30pm	Drinks Reception Punch Tarmey’s Liverpool, 31 Grafton Street Cains Brewery Village, Liverpool L8 5SD
8:00pm - 9:30pm	Graduate Forum Drinks Social

Date: Tuesday, 02/Sept/2025
9:00am - 5:45pm	Publishers' Exhibition day 2
9:30am - 11:00am	Digital Policy 04: Geoeconomic Turn and External EU Digital-Related Policy Location: SLB 2.06 Chair: Xinchuchu Gao	EU Global Development 03: North Africa and the EU Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Niels Keijzer	European Security 05: National Preferences and Changing Security Realities Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Andrew Cottey	European Security 06: Understanding Russia and Discourse on the War in Ukraine Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Laura Gelhaus
	Gender & Sexuality 03: Representing Gender and Sexuality: Narratives, Discourse, and Identity Location: SLB 3.04 Chair: Curzio Fossati	OT 402: Democracy and Rule of Law: Policies and Practices Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Giada D'Andrea	OT 404: European Identity: Leadership, Media, and Lived Experiences Location: SLB 3.02 Chair: Mal Farrell	OT 405: The European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Location: SLB 2.04 Chair: Michael Higham
	OT 406: Bikes, Cycling and Europe Location: SLB 2.08 Chair: Simon Lightfoot	Trust in a Changing Europe 02: Institutional Trust and the Rule of Law Location: SLB UG 15 Chair: Miguel João Costa Discussant: Lorenzo Bernardini
11:00am - 11:30am	Coffee Break Location: SLB UG 17
11:30am - 1:00pm	Research of/in crisis: Redefining relevant research when academic freedom falters Location: SLB 1.19 Meeting Room 6 Chair: Toni Haastrup	Digital Policy 05: EU Policy and AI: Challenges and Opportunities Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Xuechen Chen	East-West Divide 03: Rethinking Europe’s East-West Divide: Identities, Borderlands and Values Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Emilija Tudzarovska	EU Global Development 04: China and the EU Location: SLB UG 15 Chair: Pascaline Winand
	EU Law & (in)Equality 02: EU Institutions and the Shaping of Socio-economic (in)Equality Location: SLB 2.04 Chair: Aikaterini Orfanidi	European Security 07: Protection from Foreign Interference – The Roles of the European Union and NATO Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Tomáš Weiss	European Trade Policy 03: Domestic Drivers and Consequences of EU Trade Policy Location: SLB 2.07 Chair: Serena Kelly	Food Politics & EU Governance 02: What opportunities for EU-ropean Food Studies? Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Laura Gelhaus
	OT 501: Identity, Populism and Public Perception Location: SLB 2.06 Chair: Aijan Sharshenova	OT 502: Empowering Citizens: Institutional Positions and Decision-Makers' Views on Democratic Innovations and Citizen Agency Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: Stefanie Beyens Chair: Monika Brusenbauch Meislova	OT 504: Roundtable on Arrival of Normative Power in Planetary Politics and the Planetary Organic Crisis Location: SLB 2.10 Chair: Ian Manners	T&L 02: Educating Youth To Make Sense Of Europe: Case Studies On Teaching And Learning About The EU Location: SLB 2.08 Chair: Philip Murphy
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch Break Location: SLB UG 17
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Plenary 2: Bordered Europe: Immigration, Security, and Democracy Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Charlotte O'Brien
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break Location: SLB UG 17
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Digital Policy 06: EU Law In The Era of Digitisation: On Strategic Litigation Causes, Actors And Processes Location: SLB 3.03 Chair: Rebecca Zahn	EU Global Development 05: Africa and the EU Location: SLB 2.07 Chair: Sebastian Steingass Discussant: Niels Keijzer	European Security 09: Futures of EU Defence Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Gordon Abeiku Mensah	Gender & Sexuality 04: LGBTQIA+ Rights and Human Rights Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: William Daniel
	Green Deal 03: The EGD Beyond EU Borders Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Alexandra Buylova	Health & EU 03: The Expanding Reach of EU Health Law and Policy Location: SLB 3.02 Discussant: Mary Guy	Integration Through Rights 02: (Ab)use of Rights by Right Wing Politicians? Location: SLB 2.04 Chair: Dagmar Schiek	OT 601: Perceptions and Narratives of Brexit Location: SLB 2.06 Chair: Simon Usherwood
	OT 603: The Missing Chapter. The EU’s Own Adherence to Rule of Law Standards Location: SLB UG 15 Chair: Barbara Grabowska-Moroz Discussant: Jacquelyn Veraldi	T&L 03: Future-Conscious Learning and Research in European Studies Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Patrick Bijsmans

Date: Wednesday, 03/Sept/2025
8:45am - 3:00pm	Publishers' Exhibition day 3
9:00am - 10:30am	European Security 08: Geopolitical, Strategic or Still Confused - Reassessing the EU Location: SLB 3.03 Chair: Elena Simanschi	Food Politics & EU Governance 03: Russia’s war against Ukraine and its broader impacts: food, water, sanctions Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Laura Gelhaus	Green Deal 04: Actors and Intermediaries Towards a Net-Zero Future Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Viviane Gravey	Health & EU 04: Balancing Health With Other EU Policies: Ethics, Trade, Migration, Alcohol Brand Marketing, And AI Location: SLB 2.05 Chair: Mary Guy Discussant: Eleanor Brooks Chair: Mina Hosseini
9:00am - 10:30am	OT 701: Navigating the Brexit Aftermath Location: SLB 3.02 Chair: Simon Usherwood	OT 703: European Integration and European Social Democracy in Times of Crisis Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: Julie Smith Discussant: Julie Smith	OT 704: Europe's Changing Geopolitical Order: Security, Energy, and Democracy Location: SLB 2.10 Chair: Gordon Abeiku Mensah	T&L 04: The Internationalisation of European Studies Location: SLB 3.04 Chair: Maria Garcia
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break Location: SLB UG 17
11:00am - 12:30pm	Plenary 3: Navigating Transatlantic Turbulence: Europe’s Role in a Shifting Global Order Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre Chair: Koen Slootmaeckers
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Break Location: SLB UG 17
1:30pm - 3:00pm	East-West Divide 04: Evaluating Foreign Policy: CEE and the EU in a Changing Global Order Location: SLB 2.04 Chair: Elena Simanschi	European Security 10: Dissent and Politicisation of EU Security Location: SLB 3.03 Chair: Simon Sweeney	Integration Through Rights 03: Claiming Rights, Identity and Far Right Policy Diffusion Location: SLB 2.03 Chair: Biljana Kotevska	OT 801: Blame, Accountability and Legitimization Location: SLB 2.09 Chair: Michael Higham
1:30pm - 3:00pm	OT 802: Governance of Sustainability in Europe Location: SLB 2.07 Chair: Thomas Hoerber	Trust in a Changing Europe 03: Interstate Trust and Judicial Cooperation Location: SLB 2.11 Chair: Lorenzo Bernardini Discussant: Raquel Cardoso

Date: Friday, 12/Sept/2025
10:00am - 11:30am	Virtual Panel 101: EU Security Cooperation Chair: Elena Simanschi	Virtual Panel 102: Legal Integration and Policy Challenges in the Evolving European Framework Chair: Dagmar Schiek	Virtual Panel 103: Food Politics and EU Governance Chair: Laura Gelhaus	Virtual Panel 104: Bureaucracy, Transparency and Efficiency in Practice Chair: María Santillán O'Shea	Virtual Panel 105: Entangled Histories: Decolonisation and Identity across Europe and Southern Africa Chair: Simone Duranti
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Virtual 205: Geopolitics and Strategy Chair: Emilija Tudzarovska	Virtual Panel 201: Diversity, Gender and Representation Chair: Charlotte Galpin	Virtual Panel 202: The European Green Deal Chair: Laszlo Szegedi	Virtual Panel 203: Current Trends and the Future of Trade Policy Chair: Konstantinos Margaritis	Virtual Panel 204: Digital Policy Chair: Sebastian Heidebrecht
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Virtual Panel 301: Geopolitics and Strategy Chair: Eli Gateva	Virtual Panel 302: Competition and EU Integration Chair: Dominik Wolski	Virtual Panel 304: Gender and Sexuality Chair: William Daniel