37.3026, Confs: European Conference on Argumentation 2027 (France)

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Date: 21-Sep-2026
From: Annette Hautli-Janisz [annette.hautli-janisz at uni-passau.de]
Subject: European Conference on Argumentation 2027


European Conference on Argumentation 2027
Short Title: ECA 2027
Theme: Argumentation in Scientific Discourse

Date: 28-Jun-2027 - 01-Jul-2027
Location: Sophia Antipolis, France
Meeting URL: https://ecargument.org/

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis;
General Linguistics; Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics

Submission Deadline: 20-Nov-2026

The European Conference on Argumentation (ECA) is a biennial
pan-European initiative aiming to consolidate and advance research on
argumentation across various disciplines. The special topic of ECA
2027 is
"Argumentation in Scientific Discourse",
with the main objective to identify the key research areas related to
the role of argumentation in the production, communication, and
critical evaluation of scientific knowledge. Science is inherently
argumentative: from the construction of hypotheses and the
interpretation of evidence to the peer review process and the public
communication of research findings, argument is the lifeblood of
scientific inquiry. Yet the norms, structures, and social dynamics of
scientific argumentation remain incompletely understood and are today
subject to unprecedented pressures. Hence there is a need to develop
and refine the conceptual and methodological tools that argumentation
research can offer to better understand, evaluate, and strengthen
argumentative practice across the full spectrum of scientific
discourse — from the laboratory notebook to the policy brief, from the
journal article to the science podcast.
Submissions outside of the scope of the special theme Argumentation in
Scientific Discourse are also accepted. We invite submissions from all
sub-disciplines of argumentation, on all relevant topics, and
employing a variety of methods and approaches. These may include, but
are not limited to, the following:
- argumentative design
- argumentation schemes and patterns: analogy, practical argument,
conduction, …
- argumentation in special contexts: finance, medicine, law,
policy-making, academy, (social) media, …
- artificial arguers (generative AI)
- controversy and disagreement
- critical thinking
- dialogue logic, empirical logic, informal logic, …
- discourse analysis
- empirical research on argumentation
- fallacies
- normative pragmatics
- education and pedagogy
- philosophy of argument
- rhetoric and argumentation
- strategic manoeuvring
- virtues
- visual and multimodal argumentation
More information on https://ecargument.org/.
Abstract Submission:
Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=ECA/2027/Conference
1) Long paper, with a commentator
Submit an abstract of 1000 to 1500 words, ready for double-blind
reviewing. Accepted papers are submitted before the conference (see
“important dates” below) and are assigned a commentator. Authors
receive presentation slots of 35 min. For publication purposes, long
papers should not exceed 7000 words.
2) Regular paper, without a commentator
Submit a regular abstract of 300 to 500 words, ready for double-blind
reviewing. Accepted regular papers are submitted after the conference,
and no commentator will be assigned. Authors receive presentation
slots of 25 min. For publication purposes, regular papers should not
exceed 5000 words.
3) Thematic panel or symposium
Each thematic panel/symposium is expected to be related to the theme
“Argumentation in Scientific Discourse”. Panels should allow
presentations by 3 to 5 speakers with a total duration ranging from 90
to 150 minutes. Panels may include a panel respondent (panel
organizer(s) or someone invited by the panel organizer(s)). Panel
proposals are submitted by the panel organizer and should be prepared
for double-blind review. Proposals shall include the following: a
title, a description of the panel and its connection to the conference
theme (300-500 words), the titles and abstracts of all contributions
to the panel (300-500 words each), and the name of the respondent (if
applicable). For publication purposes, panel/symposium papers may not
exceed 5000 words (incl. references and footnotes). Please note that
all abstracts in the panel/symposium should also be individually
submitted by their authors as ‘Regular papers’. When submitting these
individual contributions, authors must include the sentence “My paper
is part of the thematic panel/symposium…” followed by the title of the
symposium at the very beginning of the paper abstract.
4) Poster
Submit a regular abstract (300 – 500 words) ready for double-blind
reviewing. Posters will neither be assigned a commentator nor
published. Posters shall be in printed format (A1 size).
Submission and Review Policy:
Only one paper as first author, except when the author also submits a
panel contribution. Double-blind peer review for quality and relevance
by the Scientific Committee.
Scientific Committee:
Annette Hautli-Janisz (University of Passau, DE — Chair)
Elena Cabrio (Université Côte d’Azur, Inria, CNRS)
John Casey (Northeastern Illinois University)
Gabriela Kisicek (University of Zagreb)
Constanza Lucchini (USI Lugano)
Steve Oswald (University of Fribourg)
Lotte van Poppel (University of Groningen)
Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 20 November 2026
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 5 February 2027
Submission of long papers to commentators: 15 March 2027
Early-bird registration: 1 March 2027
Final registration: 20 May 2027
Conference: 28 June – 1 July, 2027



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