Next conference Belgrade
10–11 June 2027 · University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science
Jointly organised by the COST Action NetSec, the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS), and the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science.
220 days until ESSC 2027
11–12 June 2026 · Stockholm University
Jointly organised by the COST Action NetSec, the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS), and Stockholm University.
Learn more about ESSC 2026A 45-second silent montage from the 2026 conference at Stockholm University: the conference poster outside room 8, a panel on contemporary and future warfare, participants climbing the stairs between sessions, a view over Stockholm's old town, and the poster session. It closes on the logos of NetSec, EISS, Stockholm University and COST, with the line Funded by the European Union.
The conference moves to a different European city and host institution each year.
Awarded each year at the conference for the best paper by an early-career researcher, jointly with the Journal of Strategic Studies.
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State formation is a continuous process, marked by the centralisation and monopolisation of power to establish authority over a population within a defined territory. This paper argues that insurgency is a centrifugal force challenging this...
Read in the AnthologyThe tenth European Security Studies Conference runs on 10 and 11 June 2027 at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science, and the NetSec Training School runs in parallel from 8 to 11 June. Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2026 edition at Stockholm University. The call for papers will be published here in early November 2026 at the latest, with the themes and the submission deadline. Please share this with colleagues who may wish to take part.
Three volunteers join the EISS this autumn. They will write the first posts on Belvedere – the EISS Blog, which opens today.
After nine years as Director, Hugo Meijer becomes the EISS's Founding and Honorary Director. Chiara Ruffa (CERI, Sciences Po) and Moritz Weiss (LMU Munich) take over as Co-Directors, while longstanding staff Arthur Laudrain and John Helferich join the Board.
The annual conference wrapped up two days of panels and roundtables at Stockholm University — its first edition under the ESSC name, jointly organised with COST Action NetSec and Stockholm University.
“Do Parliaments Dream of Cyber Power?” and “Telegram in Russia's Information Strategy” shared this year's European Security Studies Prize, awarded with the Journal of Strategic Studies.
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