CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
International Symposium on
Navigating Systemic Change: Political Responses in Central and Southeastern Europe
Theories of International Relations conceptualize systemic change as a profound transformation of the global framework that reshapes the interactions and behavior of international actors. The shift destabilizes existing norms, power structures, and alliances, leading to periods of instability and conflict until new systemic patterns stabilize. In this context, states are forced to recalibrate their domestic and foreign policies to adapt to the demands of changing global and regional dynamics.
The spillovers effects of the ongoing systemic change affect all regional subsystems. Among these, Central and Southeastern Europe is also confronted with various challenges, including geopolitical shifts, the rise of populism, technological innovations, environmental and social transformations, as well as health crises and economic uncertainties. These multiple pressures require countries in the region to develop adaptive public policies with innovative responses and creative solutions. The Group for Central and Southeast European Political Research, founded by the University of Pécs, İstanbul University and the University of Warsaw, invites contributions to its first symposium that address these responses from theoretical and/or practical viewpoints.
