Online conference in September ‘Cities and regions bypassing central governments?’, organizing by our Institute in collaboration with the University of Brussels and the Paradiplomacy Laboratory of the University of Łódź.
Cities, especially global hubs and national capitals, have long been at the forefront of political, social, cultural, and institutional innovation. In recent decades, their international ambitions have grown: they exchange policy models, build transnational alliances, promote democratic norms, and engage in climate diplomacy. These developments blur the conventional boundaries between domestic and international politics and challenge the assumption that foreign policy is the exclusive domain of nation-states.
This online conference seeks to explore the evolving landscape of subnational diplomacy, with a particular focus on cases where local and regional actors bypass or strategically distance themselves from their central governments.
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 26 August 2025 (23:59 CET)
More details:
https://rki.krtk.hun-ren.hu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cities-and-regions-bypassing-central-governments.pdf
