Annual International Conference on Economics and Security

CALL FOR PAPERS
29TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ECONOMICS AND SECURITY
24-26TH JUNE 2026
at THE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, RZESZÓW, POLAND

About the conference

The 29th Annual International Conference on Economics and Security (ICES 2026) will take place at the University of Information Technology and Management (UITM) in Rzeszów, Poland from 24th June (pm) till the evening of Friday, 26th June 2026. Once again, this conference will offer a platform for economists, political scientists, and professionals from various fields globally to exchange ideas and explore future advancements in areas that include the following:

  • Regional security
  • Economics of security
  • Economics of conflict and war, including hybrid and cyber warfare
  • Arms races
  • Military alliances
  • Globalisation and the restructuring of the MIC
  • Militarism and development
  • Budgeting and finance of capability development, sustainment, and deployment
  • Security sector reform
  • Conflict and migration
  • Post-conflict reconstruction       
  • Economics of the arms trade
  • Procurement and offsets
  • Military supply chain management
  • Corruption and military spending
  • Economics of terrorism
  • Peace economics and peace science
  • Conversion and demilitarization.

Submissions

Submissions of papers on related topics are also encouraged. The conference will only feature ‘in-person’ presentations. Abstracts (up to 300 words) should be submitted to the organizers before 30th of April 2026 to be considered for inclusion in the conference programme.

The Michael D. Intriligator Memorial Student Fund will cover the travel expenses and registration fees for the next conference for the graduate student in economics or a related field who presents the best paper. Please let us know if you wish your paper to be considered.

Registration

The conference registration fee is set at PLN700 (c. EUR165) for early birds and PLN800 (c. EUR189) for regular registrations. There will also be 10 places for doctoral candidates at PLN500 (c. EUR118). Registration fees will include the welcome reception, lunches, and coffee breaks. Early bird registration fees will apply to those, who submit their abstract proposals by 20 April 2026 and register before 15 May 2026. Regular registration fees will apply after 15 May 2026 and until 14 June 2026 (conference registration deadline). For details of the conference schedule, registration, payments, hotel accommodation, and schedule please use links listed below. There is a separate charge of PLN200 (c. EUR48) for the conference dinner on 26 June.

As usual, conference participants are expected to pay their own travel and accommodation expenses.

For details of the registration and payment procedures here

For details of hotel accommodation here

For details of ICES 2026 schedule here

Contact

Conference organizers can be contacted at and abstracts sent to:  

smarkowski@wsiz.edu.pl; john.dunne@uct.ac.za and l.saeed@ulster.ac.uk

Kind regards and we look forward to welcoming you in Rzeszów.

Stefan Markowski (Prof); Paul Dunne (Prof) and Luqman Saeed (Dr)