Call for Papers: The many faces and facets of enforcement of European Union law

Second Annual Conference of the EULEN Network

Dit is een call for papers for the tweede jaarlijkse conferentie van het EULEN Network (Jean Monnet Network on enforcement of EU law) aan de ÀÖÓãºǫ́. De tekst gaat verder in het Engels.

We invite contributions to the Second Annual Conference of the EULEN Network, at Utrecht University, in December 2025. The topic is 'The many faces and facets of the enforcement of European Union law: adapting in the ever-evolving landscape and empowering change for successful policies’. Please submit an abstract no later than 1 May 2025.

The Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) & Utrecht University’s Strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies (IOS), namely the ‘Markets and Corporations’ platform, invite contributions to the conference ‘The many faces and facets of the enforcement of European Union law: adapting in the ever-evolving landscape and empowering change for successful policies’. The conference follows the insights gained from a project that was funded by the European Commission as part of the in 2019-2023 and the first annual conference held at King’s College London in September 2024 (papers).

Call for Papers and Instructions

Research contributions are invited from various legal angles – i.e. public and private law – as well as other relevant disciplines and interdisciplinary fields , including but not limited to socio-legal research, behavioural studies, law & economics, public administration, criminology, etc. Studies with a different scope and methodology, including literature-based, legal-doctrinal, empirical and data-driven , are welcome.

We welcome abstract submissions from (teams of) academics (including PhD researchers) and practitioners (from private practice and public bodies) conducting research in the enforcement of European Union law in all its dimensions and from various (multi-and inter-disciplinary) angles.

Please submit an abstract (max. 400 words) to m.scholten@uu.nl no later than 1 May 2025. In addition to your research idea, your abstract must include the following:

  • The author’s name, affiliation, short bio
  • The author’s contact details
  • The panel for which the abstract should be considered
Call for Papers EULEN 2025 (pdf)