Call for papers: Health and the European Union

The call for papers for UACES 2025 is now open, and EUHealthGov is hosting a themed track of EU health governance panels – join us!

Health and the European Union

Health remains high on the EU’s political agenda as the “European Health Union”, initially conceived as a pandemic response mechanism, evolved to inform the 202 4-2029 Commission’s mandate. 2024 also saw commitment to the first dedicated Health Standing Committee in the European Parliament, and a growing number of MEPs with clinical or health policy backgrounds, suggesting scope for further refocusing of health at EU level.

‘Health and the European Union’ is a broad and topical theme concerned with the EU’s involvement in/impact on health. We encourage presentations of research on a wide variety of themes and across diverse disciplines and methodologies, including (but not limited to):

  • The EU as a Global Health actor.
  • Environmental health and the EU.
  • Data, AI, and health in/beyond the EU.
  • The health implications of EU economic and fiscal governance, trade, and/or the Single Market.
  • The EU’s influence on national healthcare systems.
  • EU governance after/during Covid-19.

We welcome papers from all disciplines, including law, public policy, sociology, economics, public health, global health etc., pertaining to any dimension of EU health governance.

If you are planning to submit a paper on a topic related to the above, and are interested in joining the EUHealthGov themed track, please contact euhealthgov@gmail.com by Sunday 12 January 2025.

Please send us:

  • Paper title, keywords, and abstract of no more than 250 words
  • Full name, email address and institution/organisation of all authors
  • Indication of whether you are an early-career researcher (student, PhD researcher or within 3 years of viva)
  • Indication of preference regarding face-to-face or virtual panel format

We will select from these and confirm inclusion by Friday 17 January, so that any unsuccessful submissions can be sent to the UACES general call ahead of the 26 January deadline.