The Jean Monnet Network, a Policy Debate project, “BRIDGE Watch: values and democracy in the EU and Latin America”, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, the Latin-American Center for European Studies and the Law School of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, invite young researchers to submit their works to the IV Jean Monnet Social Science Prize, whose main objective is to foster excellence in research on topics related to “Globalizing UE Values and Democracy”.

Following the meeting of the Partners held in Florianópolis, in March 2024, it has been decided to update the call for the competition in order to promote greater participation. The topics on which the papers may be presented have been exemplified, and the required length has been reduced in order to adapt the call for papers to the peculiarities of the university systems of the different countries involved.

Only unpublished research works submitted by young researchers who are up to 35 years old in 2024 will be accepted. Authors must be currently enrolled in any higher education institution or must have been enrolled in the last 18 (eighteen) months in an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

Research works (60.000-80.000 characters in length, spaces included) written in English, Spanish or Portuguese will be accepted and authors must submit it by 1 July 2024.

The author of the best research work will receive a ticket and accommodation to attend the VII Jean Monnet Network BRIDGE Seminar which will take place in Paraguay on the 14, 15 and 16 of October 2024. Moreover, the winning research work will be published in a summarized format as a scientific article in the 8th issue of the Latin American Journal of European Studies. The second and third best research work will be awarded an “Honorable Mention” and will also be published in a summarized format as a scientific article in the 8th issue of the Latin American Journal of European Studies.

For further details, the updated call can be found:

English: EN_call for monograph

Spanish: ES call for monograph

Portuguese: PT call for monograph