Call for Papers: ECOLL 2026- 4th Early Career seminar on Comparative Labour Law, 3-7 October 2026
3-7 October 2026, Salina (Aeolian Islands, ITALY)
What are the ECOLL Seminars?
In the framework of its 2022-2026 work programme, LLC has initiated a cycle of seminars dedicated to early career scholars (including, but not limited to, PhD students). The seminars have a twofold character: on the one hand, the seminars promote comparative labour law methodologies with a view to foster the creation of an academic community dedicated to comparative studies; on the other hand, the aim is to nurture the dialogue between early career scholars and more established researchers. Through the ECOLL seminars, the connexions between academics and research centres belonging to different legal cultures are cultivated. By participating to the ECOLL seminars, early career scholars have a chance to build their own intellectual trajectories, expand their knowledge on labour law in a comparative perspective, and exchange on their research methodologies. The ECOLL seminars promote diversity among participants to enrich perspectives and foster an inclusive environment.
The 2026 ECOLL Seminar
Hosted always on the beautiful Sicilian island of Salina, from 3 until 7 October 2026, the next ECOLL Seminar will focus on the topic: Authority, Control, and Power at Work: from the Industrial to the Digital Era. The speakers for 2026 ECOLL Seminar are: Mariapaola Aimo (Turin University), Antonio Aloisi (IE University in Madrid), Ruth Dukes (University of Glasgow), Miriam Kullmann (Utrecht University), Marta Otto (University of Warsaw,) and Jérôme Porta (University of Bordeaux). In preparation of the 2026 edition, a comparative labour law seminar will be held in Luxembourg on 29 and 30 June 2026, with participation provided both in presence and online.
Who can apply to the 2026 ECOLL Seminar?
The ECOLL seminars are open to all labour law scholars in the early phases of their career, including PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers within five years from obtaining their PhD. A maximum number of 25 early career scholars will be selected for the 2026 edition (see details below).
How to apply?
Interested early career scholars are kindly invited to manifest their intention to participate in our next ECOLL Seminar by filling out this form no later than 15 April 2026, enclosing: a) an academic CV and b) a motivation letter. Applicants will be notified the results of the selection no later than 30April 2026. Accepted applicants will be sent further instructions.
Costs
The participation in the ECOLL Seminars is free of costs. Accommodation and food costs will be covered by the Labour Law Community for all participants.
Travel costs are not covered and will be borne by each participant.
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