In collaboration with the University of Surrey and the Centre for Britain and Europe (CBE), the Italian Politics Specialist Group, German Politics Specialist Group, and Greek Politics Specialist Group of the UK’s Political Studies Association (PSA) are holding a two-day, in-person conference on the topic “Challenges to Europe – European Challenges”. The conference will be hosted by the CBE at the University of Surrey on 28 and 29 May 2025. It is open to all and there is no registration fee.

The conference aims to encourage discussion across disciplinary and (sub)field boundaries, and papers are welcome to approach the conference theme through many perspectives, including political science, international relations, public policy, or political theory. Comparative papers are as welcome as are single-country papers and theoretical papers.

The event will feature keynotes from Prof Theofanis Exadaktylos who will deliberate on "Democracy and the Eastern Neighbourhood: Hearing the Voices of Marginalised Groups" and Dr Nick Kitchen on "Sleeping with a stricken elephant? The Western alliance in a competitive world.”

For more information on the conference themes and travel grants please click here.