Call for Papers: SISP 2025 Panel on EU Cybersecurity Governance
Conference Dates: 4–6 September 2025
Location: Naples, Italy
Submission Deadline: 25 May 2025
The DCU Law and Tech Research Cluster is to share a call for papers for the panel: “Institutionalizing Cybersecurity in the European Union: A Distinctive Approach?” as part of the section “Digitalization: Normative and Empirical Challenges for Political Science” at the 2025 Annual Conference of the Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (SISP).
This panel invites contributions exploring the evolution of cybersecurity governance within the EU—from legal and institutional developments to strategic and normative dimensions. We welcome theoretical, conceptual, and empirical papers from scholars across political science, international relations, EU studies, digital governance, and security studies.
Key themes include:
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Institutional dynamics of EU cybersecurity policy
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Multi-level governance and implementation across member states
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Digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy
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Cyber diplomacy and normative power
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Critical assessments of regulatory gaps and emerging technologies (AI, quantum, IoT)
Submit your abstract via the official platform:
🔗 SISP 2025 Call for Papers
Panel Chair: Dr. Nicola Palladino (University of Salerno)
📩 npalladino@unisa.it
For further information about the conference and submission process, please visit:
🔗 https://www.sisp.it/en/conference-2025/call-for-papers-2025
We encourage interested scholars to consider submitting their work and contributing to this important conversation on EU cybersecurity governance.
