Call for Papers

Call for Papers (Submit by May 31)

49th Annual European Studies Conference

The 49th European Studies Conference, which will be held on October 3-4, 2024, both online and in person at the University of Nebraska Omaha, welcomes papers on European topics in all disciplines.

Founded in 1975, our yearly, interdisciplinary conference draws participants from colleges and universities in the United States and from abroad. Areas of interest include art, anthropology, history, literature, current issues and prospects in cultural, political, social, economic, or military areas; education, business, international affairs, religion, foreign languages, philosophy, music, geography, theater, and film.

This year we will also offer special panels on the following topics:

• Ancient Mediterranean & Near Eastern World
• Black European Studies
• Human Rights
• Holocaust and Genocide
• Medieval Europe

Graduate students are invited to apply for Award for the Best Graduate Student Paper in the amount of $250.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Courtney Hillebrecht (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), who will be presenting on "The European Court of Human Rights and the Protection of Women's Rights in Times of Trouble."

Dr. Courtney Hillebrecht is the Hitchcock Family Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her research and teaching interests are in international relations, human rights and international law. She is the author of Saving the International Justice Regime: Beyond Backlash against International Courts (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and Domestic Politics and International Human Rights Tribunals: The Problem of Compliance, (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Her research has also appeared in Democratization, The European Journal of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, The Harvard International Law Journal, Human Rights Quarterly, Human Rights Review, International Interactions, The Journal of Human Rights, The Journal of Peace Research and The Law and Society Review, among other outlets.

Deadline to submit an abstract for presentation is May 31, 2024. We encourage submissions via our online form or via mail to the address indicated below.

Please direct any questions to the conference coordinator, Dr. Lisabeth Buchelt (lbulchelt@unomaha.edu). Follow conference updates on the European Studies Conference website.