On the occasion of the publication of Yannis Papadopoulos, Jill Atkins, Angela T. Hall and Menelaos Markakis (eds), Handbook of Accountability Research: Politics, Law, Business, Work (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026), Prof. Yannis Papadopoulos and Dr. Menelaos Markakis organised a multidisciplinary workshop on accountability on 22 April 2026 at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Several authors from the Handbook presented their chapters. Professors Mark Bovens and Fabian Amtenbrink provided comments, together with junior discussants from the LLM International and EU Law.
The programme of the event was as follows:
Programme
| When | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 22 April | ||
| 14:15-14:30 | Introductory comments by the Lead Editor | Yannis Papadopoulos (University of Lausanne) |
| 14:30-16:00 | Panel 1 – Accountability and Responsibility Attribution: Multiple Approaches on Complex Problems | Chair: Yannis Papadopoulos (University of Lausanne) Elbert de Jong (University of Utrecht) and Douwe de Lange (De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek): Tort Law and Accountability: How Tort Law Facilitates and Enhances Ideals of Accountability Angela T. Hall (Michigan State University) and Jacob McCartney (Northern Kentucky University): Diverse Perspectives: Accounting for the Felt Accountability of Understudied and Underrepresented Employees Sanneke Kuipers (Leiden University): Crisis Management and Accountability of Policy-Makers Discussants: Mark Bovens (University of Utrecht) & Leon Röser (LLM International and EU Law, Erasmus School of Law) |
| 16:30-18:00 | Panel 2 – Accountability Beyond the Nation-State: The European and the Transnational Level | Chair: Menelaos Markakis (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Diane Fromage (University of Salzburg): Accountability in EU Law: Are We Focusing on the Trees and Losing Sight of the Forest? Andria Naudé-Fourie (Erasmus University Rotterdam): Accountability in International Organisations Federica Violi (Erasmus University Rotterdam): Navigating Corporate Accountability in International Economic Law: A Critical Overview Discussants: Fabian Amtenbrink (Erasmus University Rotterdam & College of Europe) & Josh Norman (LLM International and EU Law, Erasmus School of Law) |
| 18:00-18:15 | Closing | |
We are very grateful to the colleagues of the Department of Law and Markets as well as the students from the LL.M. International and European Union Law for their participation.
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This event was supported by the small grants scheme of the research initiative on Rebalancing Public & Private Interests and Erasmus Center of Empirical Legal Studies of Erasmus School of Law and the sector plan for law funding of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.
