Konferencje i badania

Call for Proposals: European Sanctions in Perspective: History, Practice, and Policy

The SGH Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI, with the support of the Multidisciplinary International Network on Sanctions (MINOS), invite the submission of paper proposals for an international academic conference on sanctions.
The conference will take place on 24-25 September 2026 (Thu-Fri) in Warsaw, hosted at the Warsaw School of Economics. It will bring together scholars and experts working on the evolution, design, implementation, and effectiveness of sanctions in light of recent global developments, with particular attention to Central and Eastern Europe.

Conference Background
Sanctions have long been instruments of international diplomacy, but their scope, intensity, and visibility have expanded significantly following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This conference situates contemporary sanctions regimes within a longer historical and analytical perspective, examining how past experiences inform current practice and how today’s unprecedented measures are reshaping European and global sanctions frameworks.
A core objective of the conference is to foster and showcase academic research on sanctions in Central Europe, a region that has moved from the periphery to the forefront of sanctions design, implementation, and enforcement. We particularly encourage submissions from scholars based in Central Europe and Ukraine, as well as work engaging empirically or conceptually with these regions.
The conference will also explore the evolving role of the United Kingdom in European sanctions policy and the implications of EU–UK coordination for future security and economic governance.

Themes and Panels

Proposals are invited on topics including, but not limited to:

• Sanctions in historical perspective
• The evolution of European and global sanctions regimes
• Central Europe as a driver and laboratory of sanctions policy
• Sanctions effectiveness and unintended economic, political, and social consequences
• Compliance, enforcement, and circumvention
• Sanctions and international security
• Sanctions and the future of the global economic order

• EU–UK cooperation on sanctions in the post-Brexit context

   

  Conference convenors:

• Prof. Peter Van Elsuwege - professor of EU law and Jean Monnet Chair at Ghent University, where he is co-director of the Ghent European Law Institute (GELI)
• Prof. Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewicz – Deputy Dean of the Doctoral School & Director of the Institute of International Economic Policy, Collegium of World Economy. SGH Warsaw School of Economics
• Dr Kinga Redłowska - Head of Centre for Finance and Security Europe, RUSI Europe
• Dr Cellia Challet - Maîtresse de conférences en droit, Université Catholique de Lille (Ecole européenne de sciences politiques et sociales)
• Dr Przemyslaw Biskup – Assistant Professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, SIFMANET Network

Submission Guidelines
Participants are invited to submit:

• An abstract of 300–400 words, clearly outlining the research question, methodology, and contribution
• A short biographical note (max. 150 words)
• Submissions should be made by email to xx, with “Conference Proposal” in the subject line.

Post-Conference Publication
Selected papers will be considered for inclusion in an edited post-conference volume, edited by Dr Przemysław Biskup and Dr Kinga Redłowska.

Important Dates:

• Deadline for proposal submission: mid-February 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 15 April 2026
• Conference dates: 24-25 September 2026

Conference Fee
The conference fee is 100 EUR.

Venue:

SGH Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), Building S, Room 2, ul.  Stefana Batorego 8.
 

dr hab. Ewelina Sz​czech-Pietkiewicz, prof. SGH​​​

Tematyka badań własnych:
międzynarodowa konkurencyjność UE i krajów członkowskich/International; Competitiveness of the EU and Member States;
konkurencyjność regionów i miast/competitiveness of regions and cities;​
polityka regionalna Polski i Unii Europejskiej/Regional Policy of the European Union;
polityka spójności UE/European Union Cohesion Policy;
integracja europejska/European Integration;
rozwój miast/urban development.

dr hab. Grażyna Wojtkowska-Łodej, prof. SGH​

Tematyka badań własnych:
procesy integracyjne w Europie;
polityka gospodarcza UE;
polityka energetyczna UE i Polski;
polityki UE: środowiska, handlowa, spójności;
regulacja i funkcjonowanie rynków energii;
handel energią;
międzynarodowe rynki energii;
polska w Unii Europejskiej;
handel energią na rynku europejskim;
polskie przedsiębiorstwo na wewnętrznym rynku;
konkurencja na rynku energii w Unii Europejskiej;
zrównowazone gospodarowanie energia na poziomie globalnym i lokalnym​.

dr Przemysław Biskup

Tematyka badań własnych:​
proces brexitu i jego wpływ na Polskę;
ruchy opozycyjne wobec integracji europejskiej (eurosceptycyzm);
rozwój integracji europejskiej a współczesne kryzysy dotykające UE;
polityka zagraniczna Polski;
polityka zagraniczna UE (UE a wyzwania globalne, Europejska Służba Działań Zewnętrznych);
polityka brytyjska (polityka zagraniczna, dewolucja, problemy narodowościowe, system polityczny).