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2019 EUSAAP Conference Call for Papers
The 2019 EUSA AP Annual Conference and Postgraduate Student workshop will be held in Shanghai on Saturday and Sunday, 6 + 7 July 2019. The conference will be held at the Fudan University in Shanghai. We are pleased to now publish the Call for Papers and preliminary information below:

New Leadership, New Priorities - The EU in 2019

2019 will be a watershed year for EU institution building. First, the year marks the 40th anniversary of direct elections to the European Parliament and the conference calls for papers that offer a comparative longitudinal perspective. Second, the 2019 elections will be the first to be held after BREXIT and the consequences for the EU will warrant ananlysis. Third, the selection of the new Commission as well as the Commission and Council Presidents and the High Representative will also occur in 2019. The conference will examine this institutional renewal as well as reflect on the performance of these actors in the 2015-2019 period. While this is the main theme of the conference, papers that address other issues of European Integration are also welcomed.

EUSAAP offers a high-quality, international academic conference that analyses European Integreation from both, a European and Asia Pacific perspective, as well as multidisciplinary one. We especially welcome early career researchers, those new to the field and practitioners to participate.

Parallel to the conference a one-day postgraduate workshop will be organised for Masters and PhD students to present their current research, receive valuable feedback, enhance their writing and presentation skills and develop a network among peers and well-established researchers in the field. More information on the Postgraduate Workshop can be found below.

Postgraduate Workshop
Participation is open to postgraduate students studying towards a PhD or Masters degree in the field of European & European Union Studies. The workshop will be held during one of the conference days. The workshop is limited to 20 participants

Practical Information and Timeline
Please register via the online link below before the abstract submission deadline: Collect the necessary information and then complete the online form including the payment of the registration fees (EUR 50). Please note that partially completed forms cannot be saved. At this stage only an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short bio (max. 100 words) are required. A full paper must be submitted before the conference (see deadline below). Participants will recieve access to all full lpapers for the conference online.

- Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2019
- Participants will be informed of paper proposal acceptance/decline: 31 March 2019
- Participants have to confirm attendance: 10 days after information of acceptance was sent out
- Full paper submission: 31 May 2019
- As organisers have to commit to suppliers and only a limited number of presenters can be invited, EUSAAP will charge 3 nights accommodation costs to presenters that withdraw after 31 May 2019.

Only papers presented in person will be accepted. No virtual presentations will be permitted.

Registration Fees
A modest registration fee of EUR 50 will be charged for paper presenters and postgraduate students participating in the event. Registration for conference guests will be EUR30. Registraton fees are charged via PayPal at first registration.

Conference guests - Interested parties are welcome to attend the conference as guests (not presenting a paper). Registration and payment of guest fee (EUR 30) as conference guest are required. Please use the following form to register and pay your fees: Conference Guest Registration

Registration fees are non-refundable.

Logistical information
The conference will be held at Fudan University, Shanghai. More information on hotels and transport will be provided here in May.

A limited number of hotel rooms will be funded by the organisers for up to three nights accommodation in the designated hotels for paper presenters and workshop participants not living in Shanghai. To be eligible for the accommodation participants must have submitted the full paper and attend the entire conference. Participants not meeting these requirements will automatically be charged following the conference. Rooms will be booked for arrival on Friday, 05 July and departure on Monday, 08 July 2019. Please note that only these nights can be covered. It is not possible to pay for any other nights. We are happy to book additional nights for you (arriving earlier/departing later). If you wish to extend your stay you must inform us along with confirmation of your acceptance.

For papers co-authored and/or several presenters attending the conference, only one set of costs will be covered. For example, if the presentation is shared between two authors we will only cover the costs (e.g. hotel) of one person. The second presenter should register a Conference Guest and indicate the paper he/she will co-present.