The University Institute of European Studies (IUEE) is inviting papers for a research workshop on "Territorial Cooperation in the European Union" that will take place in Barcelona (2^st – 4^th of May 2012).

This multidisciplinary workshop is intended to gather young scholars working on cross-border cooperation in the EU with special regard – but not only – to the Mediterranean countries. Papers should address cross-border, transnational and interregional territorial cooperation from different disciplines (e.g. political science, sociology, economy, geography, spatial planning and law). They should focus on cross-cutting themes (multi-level governance, institutional capacity building, policy learning and Europeanization) and/or on specific policy problems/sectors (territorial cohesion, local development, environment, urban regeneration, climate change and sustainable development, transport, energy, culture).

The two-days workshop will be an opportunity to share ongoing research on the topic and to receive feedback from a group of discussants (senior scholars from the partner institutions) working on the same field.

The programme will be divided into 4 panels:

1^st panel: The governance of cross-border cooperation:  institution- and capacity-building

2^nd panel: The European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation and the reform of Cohesion policy: the state of play

3^rd panel: Policy networks and policy learning in cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation

4^th panel: Cross-border sustainable development strategies and policies

The deadline for applications is the 31^st December 2011.

Travel and accommodation funding is available.

Please, check the document, for more information regarding applications and general conditions of the seminar.