Call for Papers for the EUPeace Conference 2026

The third annual EUPeace Conference will take place from 28-30 September 2026 at the University of Calabria in Rende, Italy. This year’s conference will address the growing complexity of global warming and its implications for peace, solidarity, and equity across Europe, exploring the topic of “Global warming and its impact: connections with emerging conflicts, migrations, and health issues”. One of the highlights of the conference will be the potential role of AI-based tools in supporting analysis, decision-making, and evidence-informed policies to respond to the profound challenges of global warming.

Call for Papers 

The EUPeace Conference 2026 invites participants to submit papers addressing the various topical areas defined by the four EUPeace Research Hubs below. Papers focusing on the translation of research into teaching and research-based teaching are also particularly welcome. Early career researchers and doctoral candidates are strongly encouraged to propose conference contributions.

Contributions can be submitted via the submission form on our Call for Papers webpage. Please be aware of the submission deadline for papers which ends on 31 March 2026. Applicants may receive a notification of acceptance on 1 May 2026. The date of submission for full paper drafts is on 13 September 2026.

You can find more information on the submission guidelines and a more detailed description of the topical areas in the Call for Papers. We encourage you to submit your contributions to help us foster an inter- and transdisciplinary dialogue between academia, civil society, policymakers, and practitioners.

Programme for the EUPeace Conference 2026

The programme includes keynote lectures and panel discussions interconnecting different topics, and parallel sessions that break the overall theme into topics linked to the Research Hubs, with special attention to transforming research-into-teaching and research-based teaching. Finally, the conference will again be complemented by a separate Call for EUPeace Creative Spaces that facilitate open-ended discussions on socially relevant and pedagogical themes with stakeholders beyond academia, fostering a flexible and transdisciplinary exchange.