European integration has led to the ongoing building of an original model of governance that needs to be assessed and compared with other regional integrations; the impact of European integration on member states and neighboring countries (regarding public policies, law-making processes, political institutions and actors in general) calls for comparative research; triggered by or independent from European integration, new forms of governance (including  political participation, delegation, decision-making, evaluation) that emerged in European countries also need to be studied; finally, the building of an original European model of governance may call into question theoretical and methodological approaches usually adopted in political science research.

A total of twelve panels will be organized in English and French around the general theme of the conference. Each panel will consist of a maximum of six panelists, in addition to two co-Chairs, from different universities or institutions, who will also act as rapporteurs. The European Governance program at the University of Luxembourg is responsible for the co-organization of the following six panels:

• European, National and Regional Parliaments and EU Law-making.
• EU Enlargement and its Social and Political Consequences for the New Member States and candidate countries.
• Institutional Systems Theory: Theoretical Perspectives.
• Human Rights in Europe in a Comparative Perspective.
• European Electronic Governance and its Results on
  Decision-making in a Comparative Perspective.
• The Renewal of Research on Europeanization Processes: Interdisciplinary Perspective.

The deadline for proposal submissions is 30 October 2009. Submissions will only be accepted online. Further information on the schedule of the conference can be found here.

The conference is expected to host around 300 experts. Registration is open and can be performed online with a payment of a fee.

Event email: info@luxembourg2010.org