CALL FOR PROPOSALS: EUROPEAN YEARBOOK OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (EYCL), VOLUME 9 (2027), DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 1 June 2026
REIMAGINING CONSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY IN EUROPE
The European Yearbook of Constitutional Law is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its ninth volume (2027) on the theme of Reimagining Constitutional Identity in Europe.
This volume intends to advance the study of constitutional identity in Europe by interrogating or rethinking this notion, its purpose and uses. We welcome critical and imaginative contributions that explore constitutional identity as a dynamic, conservative, relational and/or future-oriented concept shaped through interactions between national constitutions and EU law as well as international law, including the ECHR. Authors are encouraged to consider how constitutional identity operates in contemporary contexts such as democratic backsliding or restoration, rule of law crises and digitalisation & AI.
Submissions may address,
but are not limited to, the following topics:
The function of constitutional identity as a post-sovereign concept within the European constitutional space.
The tensions and synergies between constitutional identity claims and the protection of fundamental rights at the national and European level (covering EU and/or ECHR law).
(Re)assessing whether and how a shared EU constitutional identity can be articulated and/or its relationship with national constitutional identities.
Assessing the use and abuse of constitutional identity in contexts of democratic erosion, rule of law crises, or authoritarian constitutionalism.
Methodological experiments in rewriting parts of national constitutions (e.g. preambles) or EU treaties (e.g. art. 4(2) TEU) to clarify constitutional identity or reimagine and propose normative alternatives.
This approach can also be applied to passages from judgements. Comparative lessons from jurisdictions beyond Europe, such as the basic structure doctrines in India and Malaysia,
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 1 June 2026, although earlier submissions are encouraged.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:
Proposals of 350 to 500 words should be submitted to eycl@uvt.nl. Please put “Proposed paper, volume 9” in the subject line of your email. Proposals should clearly outline the proposed contribution’s main arguments, methodology, and relevance to the volume’s theme. Please also include your name, position, and institutional or organisational affiliation. Successful applicants will be notified by 1 July 2026. Complete papers must be submitted by 1 December 2026. Manuscripts should be no longer than 10,000 words, including footnotes. In preparing their manuscript, authors should follow the EYCL Style Guide, which will be sent to them when notified about their successful application. Decisions to publish a submission are based on editorial and double-blind peer review.
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