Our Host

The conference is proudly hosted by the Hertie School in Berlin. The School prepares exceptional students for leadership positions in government, business, and civil society. It offers master’s programmes, executive education and doctoral programmes, distinguished by interdisciplinary and practice-oriented teaching, as well as outstanding research.

The School's extensive international network positions it as an ambassador of good governance, characterised by public debate and engagement. The school was founded in 2003 by the Hertie Foundation, which remains its major funder. The Hertie School is accredited by the state and the German Science Council.

Local Organising Committee

• Lena Klein
• Kai Wegrich
• Hanneli Ebding

Steering Committee

• Oliver Fritsch, Murdoch University
• Judith van Erp, Utrecht University
• Emmanuelle Mathieu, Université de Lausanne
• Eva Ruffing, Osnabrück University
• Christel Koop, King's College London
• Colin Provost, University College London
• Martin Lodge, The London School of Economics & Political Science
• Alessia Damonte, Universita degli Studi di Milano

Call for Proposals

We invite proposals for panels and papers for the Biennial Conference of the Standing Group on Regulatory Governance. The theme for the 2025 conference is Beyond the Regulatory State?, exploring the role of technology, AI, and the evolving geopolitical landscape in shaping regulation.

Panel and paper proposals should aim to contribute to the understanding of these themes and are welcome from scholars at all stages of their career. We encourage interdisciplinary perspectives and welcome proposals addressing diverse policy areas.

Submission Deadlines:
- Panel Proposals: 11 March 2025
- Paper Proposals: 11 March 2025

How to Submit:
Submit your proposals online through the following links:

• Panel Proposal Submission
• Paper Proposal Submission

Accommodation

Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodation. The organisers have secured discounted rates at selected hotels, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The participants should use the code HS-ECPR to avail themselves of the discounted rates.

Fees

Registration fees: Standard £273 (€330) / Student £150 (€181)

Fees include a welcome reception, lunches, coffee breaks, and a gala dinner. Transportation and accommodation are not included.

A limited fund has been set aside to support scholars without other means of financing their attendance. Priority will be given to applicants from low or middle-income countries.

Funding applications open on 12 March 2025. If you applied for funding, please do not register until you have heard about the outcome of your application.

Please note:

• You must not be in receipt of any other funding for this event;
• You must not have received funding from ECPR within the last two years.

Funding Opportunities

A small fund has been set aside to support scholars without other means of financing their attendance. Preference will be given to those who are from low or middle-income countries.

Please Note:

• You must not be in receipt of any other funding for this event;
• You must not have received funding from ECPR within the last two years.

Funding applications will be accepted from 3 to 19 March 2025.