Conf/CfP - European Studies, 5-6 November 2017, Epoka University, Albania

Conference Scope

The title of the conference clearly emphasizes one of the central issues in an ever globalizing world. Good governance is the basis for an effective policy selection and implementation. As such, it appears as a crucial condition for being successful in the achievement of a broad range of policy objectives in domestic and international arena. ICES’17 focuses on governance as a process of interaction among a set of three main actors including state, civil society and private sector in local, regional and global levels. Improvement of the quality of governance is a challenging process that requires coordination among all three actors in all three levels mentioned above. This conference aims to promote an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, knowledge, research, information and recommendations between scholars, policy makers, governors, civil society and research students on the perspectives and challenges on local, regional and global governance.

Conference Topics

Local Governance: Challenges and Perspectives; Regional Governance Challenges and Perspectives; Global Governance: Challenges and Perspectives; Globalization and Sovereignty; Democracy and Democratization; Leadership and Governance; Regional Organizations; International Organizations; Transnational Organizations, NATO: Challenges and Successes; EU as a Regional Actor; EU Enlargement Policy; EU-Balkans Relations; Law and Order; Judiciary Reforms in Developed and Developing countries, Judicial Reforms and EU Integration; NGOs and their Role in Judiciary Reforms; Institutions and Bureaucracy; Environmental Governance; Internet Governance; Energy Governance; EU-Albania relations, Judiciary Reform in Albania; Other topics that fit to conference scope.

Call for Papers

Epoka University, in Tirana, Albania, organizes the 6^th International Conference on European Studies (ICES'17). The conference titled ‘Local, regional and global governance’ will be held on 5-6 November 2017 in Tirana, Albania. Academicians, scholars, professionals, and graduate students are invited to submit their papers for ICES’17. The conference will be held in English. If there are enough presenters that want to present their papers in Albanian language, sessions in Albanian can also be arranged. 

Important dates and deadlines:

Abstract Submission: Abstracts with maximum 250 words should be submitted by e-mail (ices@epoka.edu.al) no later than 30 June 2017. A clear indication of the authors, affiliations and contacts should be made. 

Abstract Acceptance Notification: Authors will be notified upon acceptance of their abstract by 30 July 2017. 

Registration and full papers submission: 15 September 2017.

Paper Submission and Selection

Contributed papers will be selected through a blind review process of the abstracts (not more than 500 words) which should contain a clear indication of the purpose of the research and its relationship with the conference topics, the approach used the major results, and the implications.

Double Article Review

We would like to inform that all submitted abstracts and papers will be reviewed (blind review) by the scientific committee of the conference in order to comply with the ‘peer reviewed’ conditions. Further, if the participants want, the organizing committee of the conference would provide reviewers/ referee reports, including their comments, on the paper.

Publication and Conference Proceedings

Accepted abstracts/proposals or papers, panels, workshops, or media productions will be published as Conference Proceedings and distributed to the attendees. The selected papers, after academically edited and reviewed, will be grouped for possible publication as a special issue in a journal.

Registration and Conference Fee
Aplicants are considered registered after the full submission of their papers/posters and payment of the conference fee.

The deadline for the submission of the full papers and registration is 15 September 2017.

Conference Fee:

• Normal Registration Fee: 100 Euro/person
• Registration fee for students: 50 Euro/person
• Registration Fee for Epoka/Partner Institution Staff: 50 Euro/person
• Registration Fee for Epoka/Partner Institution Students: 25 Euro/person
• Each additional author (co-author) needs to pay a fee of 25 Euro.

The key-note speakers and authors of invited papers will be excluded of payment of the conference attendance fee.

Important Dates and Deadlines

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