The European Union Studies Association Asia Pacific (EUSAAP) is an academic, international network of national European Union Studies Associations in the Asia Pacific region collaborating to increase the impact, visibility and excellence of EU Studies.
EUSAAP Conference 2025 will take place: Sunday and Monday, 8+9 June 2025, University of Macau
Call for papers closing: Sunday, 30 March 2025
Joint organisers are EUSAAP, EUSA Macau, University of Macau (UM), Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM)
In the political sphere, the EU and the world are at a crossroads marked by wars in several continents (including in Europe), rising geopolitical tensions, the emergence of strong leaders in authoritarian regimes, an overall decline in democratic governance, and the growth of populist movements marring democratic states. In Europe, a new political cycle also opened with the 2024 elections determining a more fragmented European Parliament elections and a new European Commission at the dawn of 2024, possibly alongside different priorities in EU’s policies. 2025 also begins with a new American administration and many questions about the future of the old transatlantic alliances and cooperation, casting doubts on the long-standing relationship between the EU and the United States. Simultaneously, the position of the EU in the world and EU’s global influence seems to be less certain as other areas of the world also appear to experience a rebalancing of power, particularly with the consolidation or emergence of rising nationsor other regional experiences in the Asia-Pacific area, with ASEAN, BRICS, the Global South, and the increasing prominence of authoritarian regimes.
This Conference shall aim at providing an assessment of the current or emerging positions of the EU in regard to these momentous transitions and the relations it nurtures for facing these powerful ongoing global challenges, particularly in the Asia-Pacific area.
For more information visit EUSAAP website.
Call for papers closing: Sunday, 30 March 2025
Applicants notified of paper acceptance: mid-April 2025
Registration fees:
| Academic paper presenter | EUR 100 |
| Postgraduate student paper presenter | EUR 60 |
| Guest (not presenting a paper) | EUR 60 |
