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ComplianceNet is an interdisciplinary network to disseminate and synthesize research about compliance.
ComplianceNet 2027
ComplianceNet 2027, with the theme "Rethinking Compliance: Between Humans and Emerging Technology," will be hosted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. The event will take place on June 14-16, 2027, and it coincides with the annual festival of Luminara of San Ranieri. The Conference will consider submissions on all topics related to compliance. We are currently accepting panel or paper submissions, with a deadline of January 31, 2027.
At each conference, we have awarded prizes for the best student, junior and senior scholar papers, as well as a Lifetime Achievement award. Previous winners are featured here. We warmly invite junior scholars, senior scholars, and graduate students to apply for the conference generally and for appropriate best paper awards. Scholars must be present to receive their awards. Please see the details of our Call for Awards below (scroll to the bottom of this page).
The 2027 registration fee is set at €200.00. The registration fee includes: admission to the scientific programme, congress material, refreshments, and catering breaks (welcome drink, coffee break, and lunch). Please note that the conference organizers will not arrange accommodation. General information on accommodation options will be provided on the event webpage.
How to Register: Please fill in the registration form at the link here.
Registration Categories
Attendees can submit either individual papers or complete panel proposals
There is also the option of attending the event without giving a presentation. The program committee will review abstracts and select papers and panels that specifically discuss theoretical and/or empirical aspects of compliance, as defined as the interaction between rules (broadly defined) and individual, group, or organizational behavior.
We have the following options for conference registration:
- Individual papers. Please select “Individual Paper” option and submit the paper title and abstract (up to about 200 words).
- Panels (3 papers minimum with a maximum of 5 per panel). Please select the “Panel” option, and you will be asked to submit an integrative statement explaining the panel (approximately 200 words), the titles of each paper and their authors, and an abstract for each paper (approximately 200 words).
- If you would like to attend, but do not want to present a paper or a panel, please choose the “Attendance Without Presenting” option.
We look forward to seeing you at ComplianceNet 2027 in Pisa!
Conference Awards
ComplianceNet is pleased to announce our awards designed to promote and highlight scholarly efforts in our discipline. We are seeking nominations for three awards—one for a student paper, one for a paper by a junior (fewer than 7 years of experience) scholar(s), and one for a paper by a more senior scholar(s). Please note that winners must attend the ComplianceNet conference on June 14-16, 2027, at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, where the awards will be presented.
The ComplianceNet awards recognize outstanding scholarly work of students, post-docs, junior scholars, post-tenure faculty, and/or practitioners who are conducting research in the broadly defined area of compliance research. Such scholarship can be in the form of an article, book, or book chapter. ComplianceNet takes a broad approach to compliance, seeing it as the interactions between rules and behavior. We accept papers from a diverse set of perspectives, using various methodological and theoretical approaches, and covering a wide variety of topics relating to compliance. A listing of our prior award recipients and their papers is available at our website here.
Scholars working by themselves or as part of a team of co-authors are eligible for the competition. Paper submissions may be conceptual, theoretical and/or empirical (quantitative or qualitative) and must be a completed project—i.e., not a funding proposal or thesis proposal. Projects may be published or unpublished; however, only articles, books, or chapters published within three years of the award date are eligible for consideration. The committee may elect not to give an award in any given year.
We are offering awards in three different categories, described below:
1) Outstanding Student Paper Award
The award recognizes scholarly work of students enrolled in a university degree program, including a Ph.D. program. Co-authored papers with other scholars will be accepted, but a student should be the primary author, and a submission letter should describe the relevant contributions of each co-author.
2) Outstanding Junior Scholar Paper Award
The award recognizes scholarly work of junior faculty, post-docs, and/or practitioners with fewer than 7 years of experience post-Ph.D., J.D., or other doctoral degree completion. Papers must be primarily the work of one or more junior scholars. Co-authored papers with post-tenure scholars will be accepted, but a junior scholar should be the primary author and a submission letter should describe the relevant contributions of each co-author. If there are quantitative and qualitative contributions of equal merit, it is possible (but unlikely) that two Outstanding Junior Scholar Paper Awards may be given in one year.
3) Outstanding Senior Scholar Paper Award
The award recognizes scholarly work of post-tenure faculty and/or practitioners with more than 7 years of experience post-Ph.D., J.D., or other terminal degree completion. Scholars working by themselves or as part of a team of co-authors are eligible for the competition. If there are quantitative and qualitative contributions of equal merit, it is possible (but unlikely) that two Outstanding Senior Scholar Paper Awards may be given in one year.
Deadline for receipt of materials is January 31, 2027.
Submission Procedures
Please send the paper(s), chapter, or book to be considered (electronic versions required) to the Chair of the Awards Committee (contact information is provided below) by January 31, 2027.
Nominations will be reviewed by the ComplianceNet Awards Committee, with award nominees being notified of our decision by February 21, 2027. Please remember that winners must attend the ComplianceNet conference, where the awards will be presented.
Please send submissions to the Awards Committee:
Professor Philip Nichols
nicholsp@wharton.upenn.edu
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