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Conference Programme

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Important dates

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Abstract submission deadline - May 9^th 2021

Notification of acceptance - May 16^th 2021

Full paper submission deadline - July 4^th 2021

About the conference

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FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND POLITICS

ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH AND EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BLACK SEA REGION (ASECU)

UNION OF ECONOMISTS IN BULGARIA

About the conference

As of 1 February 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) is no longer a member of the European Union (EU). For the first time in the history of European integration we have witnessed a withdrawal of a Member State, terminating its 47-year membership. Moreover, this used to be the EU’s second largest economy, the strongest EU military power, one of the two EU’s nuclear powers and UN Security Council members, the largest global financial centre, the country, that gave the world the modern "lingua franca" and some of the world's best universities. By no doubt Brexit is the biggest shock for the European integration from its formal beginning on 01.01.1958. and raises a number of important political, economic, social, legal and cultural issues.

Brexit has coincided with the worst socio-economic crisis in the global economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, objectively shifting the academic community interest. Furthermore, during the transitional period, which expired at the end of 2020, there was complete uncertainty about the parameters of the future partnership between the EU and the UK. Possible scenarios included options for a "soft" exit (with the UK remaining in the European Economic Area similar to Norway) and a “hard” exit (in which trade and economic relations are governed by the WTO rules). After lengthy talks, London and Brussels managed to reach a "last minute" agreement on December 24, 2020. Thus, from January 1, 2021 the United Kingdom, while maintaining duty-free trade in bilateral relations with the EU, has exposed them to a number of non-tariff barriers, leaving the internal market and the customs union.

The international conference “The EU after Brexit” aims to gather scholars from different fields in Social Sciences, providing a platform of discussion and exchange of ideas on Brexit’s multifaceted implications. The objective is to contribute to the interdisciplinary debate on Brexit, focusing on the risks and opportunities for the EU, Southeast European countries, Bulgaria and third countries, shedding light on the political, economic, social, legal and cultural aspects of the phenomenon.

The conference will take place at UNWE-Sofia, on June 4^th, 2021 and will have a hybrid format with in-person sessions that can also be accessed remotely for those who are unable to travel due to COVID-19 or other reasons. All participants will be issued a certificate of participation.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the conference is English.

Conference topics

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CONFERENCE TOPICS are related but not limited to answering some of the following questions:

- How will Brexit change the EU as a global power in international relations and the global economy?

- What is the future of the European integration process - will the EU overcome Euroscepticism, public discontent, internal differences and succeed to restore solidarity between the Member States?

- What are Brexit’s institutional implications and how will the balance of power change in the EU-27 decision-making process?

- Will Brexit provoke disintegration impulses in other regional economic blocs that have emulated the European integration model?

- What are the effects on intra-EU trade and trade relations with third countries?

- How will Brexit affect the further enlargement of the EU and the Western Balkans' membership prospects?

- What will be the effects on the four freedoms of movement in the EU?

- Will Brexit harm the status of the English language in the EU institutions?

Authors are invited to submit papers which feature both conceptual and empirical findings based on original research on the indicative topics. Besides established scholars, young researchers and students are also welcome to participate, for whom a special session will be organized.

Organizing Committee

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Assoc. Prof. Paskal ZHELEV, PhD – Chairman

Assoc. Prof. Elena SIMEONOVA, PhD

Prof. Milanka SLAVOVA, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Plamen RALCHEV, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Blaga BLAGOEVA, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Antonia PENCHEVA, PhD

Albena STEFANOVA, PhD

Kalina BRATANOVA, PhD

Alexander KYOSEV

Melina PETROMELIDOU, Head of ASECU Office

International Scientific Committee

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HOUBENOVA-DELISIVKOVA Tatyana, President of Union of Economists in Bulgaria

ZAROTIADIS Grigoris, President of ASECU

HADJINIKOLOV Dimitar, President of Bulgarian European Studies Association

BAKALOVA Maria, Dean of Faculty of International Economics and Politics at UNWE-Sofia, Bulgaria

STEFANOVA Boyka, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

ZHELEV Paskal, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria

BODYAGIN, Oleg, Rostov State University of Economics, Russia

NAKOV Leonid, "Ss Cyril and Methodius" University, Skopje, North Macedonia

KARADZIC, Vesna, University of Montenegro

STOJANOVIC, Zaklina, University of Belgrade, Serbia

MEMAJ Fatmir, University of Tirana, Albania

MIKEREVIC Dejan, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

WIERZBINSKI Bogdan, University of Rzeszow, Poland

ATAKISI Ahmet, Trakya University, Turkey

TEOKAREVIC Jovan, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Contact information

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All questions should be addressed to:

e-mail: fiep_conference@unwe.bg

Faculty of International Economics and Politics,

University of National and World Economy (UNWE)

Students’ town “Hristo Botev”, UNWE, office 2016, Sofia 1700

Registration

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Venue

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The conference will be held at the Congress centre of the University of National and World Economy.

Online participants will receive a MS Teams link upon acceptance of their papers.

Submission guidelines

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Abstracts should be sent along with the registration form.

Your abstract should be between 150 and 200 words. All abstracts should be submitted in English including background, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. JEL classification and up to 6 keywords should be used.

The decision regarding the acceptance of each abstract will be communicated with the corresponding author together with attached instructions for a full paper submission.

Publication opportunities

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All accepted papers will be included in Conference Proceedings with an ISBN number. Selected papers subject to double-blind review process will be published in:

the UNWE scientific journals Yearbook and Research Papers (abstracted and indexed in RePec, Google Scholar, ROAD, SIS, J-Gate, CEEOL);
a special issue of the journal of the Faculty of International Economics and Politics.

Conference costs

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There is no fee for participation. The conference organizers are able to cover accommodation for authors of selected papers. The conference organizers cannot cover costs of international travel.

Publication opportunities

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