Call for papers

This international conference is an event organised within the Jean Monnet Network “European Union-Asia Pacific Dialogue: promoting European integration and mutual knowledge across continents” (EUNAP), an Erasmus+ project of the European Union (EU) coordinated by the University of Deusto (610740-EPP-1-2019-1-ES-EPPJMONETWORK). EUNAP provides an academic platform that aims to promote  multidisciplinary debate and joint research on EU-Asia Pacific relations. It includes a variety of research activities, events and publications aimed at the academic world, policy-makers and civil society. 

This international conference will take place online in two days. EUNAP coordinators in partner universities will be the keynote speakers on the first day. The second day will be addressed to PhD students and young doctoral researchers from EUNAP universities and/or outside the network. They will have the opportunity to deliver a paper presentation.

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

Thursday, 22nd April. 9:00-11:30 a.m (local hour in Spain)

9:00  Opening

Gema Tomás, Dean of the Deusto Law School.

9:10  Presentation and moderation

Prof. Beatriz Pérez de las Heras, Coordinator of EUNAP Jean Monnet Network

9:25  “Expectations towards the EU in the Asia-Pacific" (based on the 2020 media reportage of the EU)”

Prof. Martin Holland, Director of the National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand).

9:50  "EU and Japan Collaboration on Entrepreneurial and Creative Mindset Human Resources Promotion through SDGs and Society 5.0"

Prof. Hajime Imamura, Chair of the Department of Global Innovation Studies at Toyo University (Japan).

10:15  “Open Regionalism: China's Belt & Road Initiative Linking up with Regional Organizations in Europe and Asia-Pacific"

Zhang Xiaotong, Professor of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Wuhan University (China).

10:40  “The Prevention of the Terrorist Threats in the EU and Asia-Pacific Regions: Is there a Potential for Profitable Collaborations?”

Francesco   Alicino,   Full   Professor   in   Public   Law, Religion and Constitutional Law at the Università LUM Giuseppe Degennaro (Italy).

11:05   Debate

 

Friday, 23rd April. 9:00-11:30 a.m. (local hour in Spain)

9:00  Chair

David Fernández-Rojo, Assistant Professor of Public International Law (University of Deusto)

9:10-11:30 Paper presentations, individual or joint, by PhD students and young researchers from within and/or outside EUNAP universities. Papers should deal with any issue related to the Conference theme, from a multilateral or a bilateral approach (e.g. EU-South Korea).

 

Paper submission and publication

An abstract of 300 words in Word format (Times New Roman 12) should be submitted by 2nd April and sent to beatriz.perez@deusto.es and davidfrojo@deusto.es

A maximum of 12 proposals will be selected for presentation on April 23^rd. Acceptance will be communicated by 12^th April.

Presented and reviewed papers will be published in a special issue of Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) https://ced.revistas.deusto.es/ The deadline for delivering the full papers will be September 1st, 2021.

The papers should be maximum 8000 words in length, including references and footnotes, and they should meet the author guidelines of DJES.

 

Registration and participation

• Participation in this conference: no fee
• Online event (via zoom) -   9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (CET).

• Registration: please register HERE

 

More information: https://www.eunap-deusto.es/

 

Scientific Committee

Beatriz Pérez de las Heras (U. Deusto, Spain)

Mª Luz Suárez Castiñeira (U. Deusto, Spain)

Inmaculada Herbosa Martínez (U. Deusto, Spain)

Steffen Bay Rasmussen (U. Deusto, Spain)

David Fernández-Rojo (U. Deusto, Spain)

Martin Holland (U. Canterbury, New Zealand)

Hajime Imamura (U. Toyo, Japan)

Xiaotong Zhang (Wuhan U., China)

Francesco Alicino (U. LUM Giuseppe Degennaro, Italy)