‘Regional and ethnoregional parties in Europe and beyond’ – congress in Pécs (Hungary), co-organized by the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Cevipol) and HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (Institute for Regional Studies). Date: 4–5 December 2025.
The aim of this conference is to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by regional and ethnoregional parties. We welcome both empirical case studies and comparative analyses.
We invite proposals addressing one or more of the following topics:
• Political issues represented by regional and ethnoregional parties
• Electoral success of regional and ethnoregional parties at different territorial levels (local, regional, national, European)
• Integration of regional and ethnoregional parties into party systems
• The behavior of regional and ethnoregional parties in the European Parliament
• The impact of democratic regression and the rise of populism on regional and ethnoregional parties
• The EFA’s cooperation with the European Green Party in the European Parliament
• Regional and ethnoregional parties and the issue of territorial integration vs. secession
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 8 September 2025 (23:59 CET)
More details:
https://rki.krtk.hun-ren.hu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Call_Regional_ethnoregional_parties.pdf
