10 -12 September 2026
Co-organised and hosted by Oxford Brookes University
Oxford (UK)
The renewed militarisation of Europe is unfolding amid a convergence of deepening financialisation, global economic fragmentation, resurgent fiscal austerity, and intensifying climate-pressure forces that collectively strain the European Union’s social fabric and socio-ecological ambitions. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the war in the Middle East, alongside other long-standing and newly erupted conflicts, new trade barriers and rearmament drives, have subordinated social, industrial, and macroeconomic priorities to geopolitical competition and battles, sidelining climate justice and sustainable development.
The prevailing EU mantra of “simplifying regulation” and “boosting competitiveness” seems unable to deal with persistent structural challenges: high energy costs, fragile supply chains in strategic sectors, and chronically weak domestic demand. The recent proliferation of European Commission initiatives — frameworks, plans, strategies, deals, and packages — reveals not coherence but the absence of a bold, long-term economic vision. The reliance of the Union’s dynamism on the current account surpluses with the rest of the world now exposes its limitations amid growing trade instability and multipolar fragmentation.
Meanwhile, tokenised finance — from crypto-assets to stablecoins — is being promoted as a lever to mobilise private savings, while new financial actors, notably asset managers and investment funds, are gaining greater influence in EU investment policy. This shift risks fuelling speculative bubbles, including those linked to the rearmament wave. In parallel, friend-shoring and the regionalisation of global value chains (GVCs) deepen technological rivalries and input dependencies, while energy vulnerabilities, critical material shortages, and the ecological costs of militarisation undermine the already faltering Green Deal transition.
This conference seeks to examine how these overlapping trends are reshaping Europe’s political economy and social acquis against a background of major geopolitical and geoeconomic shifts, entrenching extractive and militarised capitalism at the expense of social and democratic resilience and the fight against climate change. By charting these fault lines, we aim at identifying pathways towards socio-ecological alternatives and emancipatory strategies towards peace and social justice in an era of multipolar disorder.
This year’s EuroMemo Group conference will be jointly hosted with Oxford Brookes University and will take place on 10 – 12 September 2026 (Thursday – Saturday) in Oxford/UK.
The conference fees help cover the cost of organizing.
Conference fees and members’ discount will be soon announced.
Date
10 – 12 September 2026
Location
The conference will be held at the Oxford Brookes main campus in Headington. All events will take place in JHB, the Campus’s main building. The campus is about 30 minutes by bus from Oxford’s city centre.
Oxford Brookes University
We would like to invite you to attend the conference and to submit paper proposals for contributions to the workshops.
We invite proposals for papers that address recent European developments that pertain to one of the following topics (indicative list):
👉You can download the Call for Papers in a pdf format HERE.
If you wish to submit a proposal for papers and/or participate in the conference, please follow the next steps:
Applications from young scientists, CEE and Balkan countries as from EU neighbourhood, and heterodox economists’ networks are highly welcomed.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the EuroMemo Group’s Steering Committee. Acceptance decisions will be announced by June 15, 2026.
Full papers should be submitted to info@euromemo.eu by 1 September 2026 and will be posted on the conference webpage. Selected papers may be published in the EuroMemo Group Discussion Paper Series on our website.
We strongly encourage participants to submit papers of 5000 – 6000 words and to explicitly address policy implications and propose alternatives .
Please note that conference fees will be applied to cover organizational expenses.
👉 Click HERE to pay your conference fees.
💥 You can become a member of our community by clicking HERE.
The conference will be held at the Oxford Brookes main campus in Headington. The post code is 0X3 0BP. All events will take place in JHB, the Campus’s main building. The campus is about 30 minutes by bus from Oxford’s city centre.
Train: direct connection London’s Marylebone and Paddington stations. Ticket prices vary according to time. Early booking recommended https://www.thetrainline.com/en-us. Kindly note that Oxford’s train station is about 45 minutes away by bus from Oxford Brookes University.
Bus: direct connection via the Oxford Tube bus service https://www.oxfordtube.com. The bus service starts from central London and has a stop at the doorstep of the Oxford Brookes campus. It is also cheaper compared to train. Take an early service to avoid the London traffic.
Air: London Heathrow is the nearest airport and there is a direct bus service connecting with Oxford, taking about one hour. Gatwick is the second-best option, and there is also a direct bus service to Oxford, taking approximately two hours. London’s Stansted and Luton airports are alternative options, particularly for low-cost airlines, but there is no direct connectivity to Oxford. To get from these airports to Oxford you would need to take a separate bus or train to London and another one, from there to Oxford. Count 3 to 4 hours in total for the trip.
Car: you can rent a car to drive to and from the airport, but do not count on a car to navigate in Oxford. The city is very anti-car (congestion charges, limited parking, lots of traffic).
Hotels in central Oxford
5-star (£250- £350 per night)
Old Bank Hotel – https://www.oldbankhotel.co.uk/
The Store Hotel – https://thestoreoxford.com/
The Randolph Hotel – https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lonrdgu-graduate-oxford-uk/
Malmaison Oxford – https://www.malmaison.com/locations/oxford/
4-star (£200- £250 per night)
Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel – https://all.accor.com/hotel/6668/index.en.shtml
Courtyard by Marriott – https://www.marriott.com/en-gb/hotels/oxfcy-courtyard-oxford-city-centre/overview/
The Buttery Hotel – https://www.thebutteryhotel.co.uk/
Vanbrugh House Hotel – https://vanbrughhousehotel.co.uk/
3-star (£150- £200 per night)
Royal Oxford Hotel – https://www.royaloxfordhotel.co.uk/
George Oxford Hotel – https://www.georgeoxfordhotel.com/
Premier Inn Oxford City Centre (Westgate) Hotel – https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/oxfordshire/oxford/oxford-city-centre-westgate.html
Guest Houses within walking distance to Oxford Brookes (£100–£150 per night)
Red Mullions – four star – https://www.redmullions.co.uk/
The Dial House – four star – https://www.dialhouseoxford.co.uk/
Oxford Guest House – four star – https://www.theoxfordguesthouse.com/
Pickwicks Guest House – three star – https://www.pickwicksguesthouse.co.uk/
Mount Pleasant – three star – https://mount-pleasant-guest-house.oxfordshirehotels.net/en/
Mulberry Guest House – three star – https://www.mulberryoxford.co.uk/
Other guest houses off the main London Road in Headington (£80–£150 per night)
Conifers Guest House – four star – https://www.conifersguesthouse.co.uk/
All Seasons Guest House – three star – https://www.allseasonsguesthouse.com/
Claddagh Guest House – three star – https://www.claddaghguesthouse.co.uk/
Bohemian Haven Guest House – three star – https://bohemian-haven-guesthouse.hotels-in-oxford.co.uk/en/
Oxford University Rooms (£50- £150 per night)
Use any of the following websites to browse rooms in Oxford colleges. Check directly with a college before booking as sometimes there might be a small discount when booking directly.
Conference Oxford – https://conference-oxford.com/bb-self-catering
Experience Oxfordshire – https://www.experienceoxfordshire.org/places-to-stay/colleges/
University room.com – https://www.universityrooms.com/en-GB/city/oxford/home/
On the first day of the Conference, a conference dinner will be held at the end of the first day of the conference (10th September, 2026).
Conference fee is 50€ for conference participants .
Participation in the conference dinner requires online registration and payment.
Please register yourself for our conference dinner by clicking HERE and pay the conference fee HERE.
More information will be soon announced.
More information will be soon announced.
