FEMISE call for papers towards its 2023 Annual Conference

FEMISE call for papers

towards 2023 Annual Conference

 Deadline for submitting concept note: 2nd May 2023 

You can access the full guidelines by clicking here

FEMISE is pleased to announce a “Call for Papers” ahead of its 2023 Annual Conference 27-28-29 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain:

SHIFTING PARADIGMS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR A DEEPER EU-MEDITERRANEAN INTEGRATION IN A CHANGING WORLD

Researchers working on socioeconomic issues in the Euro-Mediterranean are invited to submit their papers in the framework of the 2023 FEMISE Annual Conference, a unique opportunity to receive feedback on their work, engage in fruitful discussions, and network with peers and practitioners. Selected authors will have their travel and accommodation expenses covered to present their work during the conference and will receive a remuneration of 800€ upon delivery of the expected outputs. This call for papers is launched in collaboration and with the support of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), host and co-organiser of the annual conference.

THEME OF THE CALL FOR PAPERS

This Call for Papers is open to all researchers working on socioeconomic issues with a focus on the EuroMediterranean region*. Freshly graduate PhDs and young researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful papers should bring a real value added to the current state of the art, be evidence-based and be offering operational and realistic policy recommendations.

Papers submitted for consideration need to be aligned with the FEMISE 2023 Conference theme Shifting Paradigms: Opportunities for a Deeper EU-Mediterranean Integration in a Changing World”. In this context, the four following topics are proposed. They include sub-topics and questions for guidance.

However, researchers can address other issues within these topics.

Topic 1: A BETTER INTEGRATED EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Topic 2: NEIGHBOURS OF NEIGHBOURS: POTENTIALS FOR AN EU-MED-AFRICAN RELATIONS

Topic 3: ECONOMICS OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN GREEN TRANSITION

Topic 4: HOW TO ENHANCE A YOUTH-DRIVEN EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION

For more information about the topics, the submission process ,evaluation and the selection  download the call guidelines here

Geographic Coverage: Research submitted should be focusing on the EU-Med region. Research can cover the whole EU-Med region or a selected number of countries from the region particularly the South Med countries

SUMMARY AND TIMELINE FOR THE CALL FOR PAPERS

Date & Expected activity

2 May 2023:  Deadline for receiving submissions: detailed concept notes and CVs

3 – 24 May 2023 : Review and Selection process

29-30 May 2023:   Announcement of selected concept notes

June/August 2023: Travel arrangements for authors of selected paper (one author per paper) – Including visas (when applicable)

15-30 August 2023: Submission of a first draft of the selected papers (15-20 pages)

10 September 2023: Submission of the power point presentations

27-29 September 2023: Presentation at the FEMISE annual conference

10 November 2023:  Submission of the final version of papers (maximum 30 pages)

30 November 2023:Completion of the peer-review process and decision of publication

December 2023:Publication of the selected papers November-December Submission of  a Policy Brief (7-10 pages) based on the research paper (optional but highly encouraged)

CONTACT DETAILS

For any inquiries related to this call, please contact Passainte Atef, Program Officer, FEMISE:  contact@femise.org or p.atef@femise.org, with the subject line: FEMISE Conference Call for Papers.

(*)  EU-Med region includes: The 27 countries of the EU and the 8 South Mediterranean countries (SMCs): Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia