LLRN8: 8th Labour Law Research Network Conference, Cagliari, Italy (28-30 June 2027): Call for Paper Abstracts, Panels, Book Presentations and Posters

The Labour Law Research Network (LLRN) was established in 2011 by 30 research centres and now has a membership of 86 centres from across the globe. It holds biennial international conferences: Barcelona 2013, Amsterdam 2015, Toronto 2017, Valparaiso 2019, Warsaw 2021 and 2023, and Bangkok 2025.

The eighth conference, LLRN8, will be held in Cagliari, Italy, from 28 to 30 June 2027. It is hosted by the Law Department of the University of Cagliari and organised together with SERI - Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB), one of the research centres associated with LLRN. The opening ceremony and the conference take place at the Teatro Massimo, and the panel sessions at the Law Department of the University of Cagliari.

LLRN8 is open to any contribution to labour law, broadly conceived, with a strong focus on interdisciplinarity. Submissions focusing on one legal system should be framed to highlight their significance to scholars from other jurisdictions. The organisers particularly encourage papers on countries and regions that have historically received less attention in labour law scholarship, including Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America, and papers on the decolonisation of labour law.

The call names themes such as Solidarity and Equality among its suggested tracks, but there is no strict category of tracks: proposals in all areas of labour law and from all parts of the world are considered on merit. The full list of themes is in the official call for papers.

• The call is open to scholars from all over the world: "Papers from and about all parts of the world are welcome" and "Proposals in all areas of labour law and from all parts of the world will be welcome and considered on merit." Indian scholars may apply.
• Proposals for papers, panels and other kinds of sessions from early career scholars and PhD students are welcome.
• The conference language is English: only proposals, papers and panels in English are accepted.

• Paper abstract: up to 500 words, with a title, your name and affiliation, contact information, the track in which the paper may fit, and up to 6 key words. Only one paper abstract per participant.
• Panel session: 4 papers, or 3 papers and a discussant, plus a chair. Submit in one document the abstracts of all presentations (each meeting the paper abstract requirements) and a short panel description of up to 100 words indicating the intended stream. Avoid panels where all participants come from the same country.
• Book presentation: a panel of 4 speakers (authors, discussants or a combination) on a recently published labour law book. No abstracts are needed, only a short explanation of the book's importance and brief biographies of the participants.
• Alternative formats: roundtables, labour law labs, short talks, hot seat encounters, films with discussion, art exhibits and music.
• Poster presentation: new at LLRN, for presenting future research; posters indicate the title, research questions, methodology and participants. Participants vote online for the best posters and a special prize is awarded to the winners.
• Each panel lasts 90 minutes including discussion. Each speaker can present only one paper; besides this, a participant may chair one panel and act as discussant or book presenter in one more, up to three roles in all.
• All proposals are peer-reviewed by the organising committees.

Accepted participants pay a registration fee, as published on the conference website:

• Early bird (1 June 2026 to 29 January 2027): EUR 200 (about USD 240).
• Regular (30 January 2027 to 30 April 2027): EUR 270 (about USD 320).
• Late (1 May 2027 to 28 May 2027): EUR 370 (about USD 440).

The Local Organizing Committee offers a discount for Ph.D. students (EUR 80 on the early bird fee, EUR 120 on the regular and late fees); the rules for this discount are to be published. Participants pay for their own travel and accommodation.

The Steering Committee supports participation by Global South scholars in need of financial support: applications for financial support may be submitted after acceptance of the proposal and by the end of February 2027. Funding is not guaranteed.

Submit your abstract, panel, book presentation or poster proposal through the application form on the conference website (Submit Proposal page). The extended, final deadline for all abstracts and panel proposals is 31 October 2026.

Note: the call for papers PDF still shows the original deadline of 16 October 2026. The LLRN Steering Committee extended it to 31 October 2026 in its notice of 5 October 2026, and the conference website's key dates now show 31 October 2026.