Call for Papers for the European colloquium
lourim | Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons
Call for Papers for the European colloquium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first EU Waste Framework Directive
The event will take place in Paris on 8–9 October 2026.
This interdisciplinary conference aims to foster dialogue between legal scholars, management researchers, and the broader social sciences to examine fifty years of EU Waste Laws and Management, and to discuss the challenges shaping the next decades. Particular attention will be given to the tension between EU-level harmonisation and local implementation, as well as to power dynamics among public, private, and civil-society actors in the development of waste and circular-economy policies.
We welcome theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, comparative, and practice-based contributions addressing, for instance:
- Evolution of EU waste legislation and policy instruments
- EU vs. national and local governance tensions
- Public–private power relations, EPR and DRS systems
- Circular economy, plastics governance, waste prevention and end-of-waste policies
- Judicial cases, infrastructures, controversies and democratic processes
- Territorial innovations and implementation experiences in Europe and beyond
Deadline for 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝟭𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Conference website: https://50y1stwfd.sciencesconf.org/
Call for papers: link
We would be grateful if you could share this call within your networks.
We look forward to receiving your proposals and to welcoming you in Paris for this anniversary edition.