Call for Applications: PLURIEX Early Career Researcher Workshop, 10–11 June 2026

Call for Applications: PLURIEX Early Career Researcher Workshop, 10–11 June 2026

Applications are now open for the Early Career Researcher Workshop titled “Pluriversalising EU Studies: Rethinking Europe from Multiple Epistemic Locations”, organised within the framework of PLURIEX – “Pluriversal Excellence in EU Studies”, a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence hosted by the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Bahçeşehir University.

The workshop will take place 10–11 June 2026 at Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, in a hybrid format. It aims to bring together early-career scholars to explore how European Union (EU) studies can be re-imagined through epistemic pluriversality, encouraging dialogue across disciplines, regions, and knowledge traditions.

PLURIEX approaches Europe not merely as a fixed geographical entity or as synonymous with the European Union. Instead, it understands Europe as a dynamic political and relational space shaped by interactions between the EU, its member states, neighbouring regions, and global partners. Within this framework, the workshop seeks to broaden how knowledge about Europe and the EU is produced, interpreted, and debated.

The workshop particularly aims to:

• foster interdisciplinary and cross-regional scholarly exchange
• amplify under-represented voices and knowledge traditions in EU studies
• strengthen connections between academic research and governance practice
• support early-career scholars in developing publishable research
• encourage long-term international collaborations and research networks

Contributions may address themes including epistemic justice, feminist and decolonial approaches, geo-epistemic perspectives on Europe, authorship diversity and knowledge hierarchies, participatory methodologies, bureaucratic expertise in EU governance, sustainability, and pluriversal pedagogies.

The workshop is open to PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and scholars at early stages of their academic careers working across disciplines relevant to EU studies. Applications from scholars in under-represented institutions, regions, and social backgrounds are particularly encouraged.

Submissions may be made in Turkish or English.

Application requirements

Applicants should submit:

• a 500-word abstract
• 3–5 keywords
• a short academic biography (max. 150 words)
• a brief positionality statement (2–3 sentences)

Key dates

• Submission deadline: 6 April 2026 (23:59 CET)
• Notification of acceptance: 13 April 2026
• Workshop dates: 10–11 June 2026
• Location: Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul

Applications can be submitted through the online form available on the workshop page in the call document here

The workshop is organised within the framework of PLURIEX – Pluriversal Excellence in EU Studies, a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence co-funded by the European Union.