List of Conferences

Conferences in 2025 (in chronological order)

BISA Virtual Conference: Global political imaginations: towards a more inclusive world

13 – 15 January 2025, Online (Zoom)

Political imagination is a key driver of change, politically, socially, and economically. It provides us with a means of transcending current political realities, and can be used to visualise different futures through challenging the past, destabilising conventional ways of thinking, and escaping narrow visions of political possibilities.

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ISA 66th Annual Convention: Reconnecting International Studies

2 – 5 March 2025, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The conference seeks to reconnect scholars across these boundaries and invites proposals that work toward a common identity for international studies. The conference seeks to connect scholars across disciplines, theoretical and methodological approaches, and geographic boundaries to facilitate innovative scholarship on common research interests.

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MPSA 82nd Annual Conference

3 – 6 April 2025, Hybrid (In-Person at Palmer House Hilton), Chicago, USA

The MPSA Annual Conference is one of the largest political science conferences in the discipline with over 1,000 panels, a large exhibit hall, and a variety of networking and professional development activities. The conference historically averages more than 4,500 attendees from every state in the US and over 65 countries around the world representing 80+ political interest areas. The conference brings together scholars, researchers and decision makers in the political science community to exchange information and address the latest scholarship in political science.

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PSA Annual Conference

14 – 16 April 2025, University of Birmingham, UK

The world has faced a series of ongoing economic, environmental, health and (geo)political crises over the past two decades. In 2025, the year after the ‘year of elections’, we will know the latest electoral and ideological responses to such crises, and whether any new ones have been provoked. It is in this context that we ask, ‘What Next?’ (with whichever intonation you prefer).

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ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops

20 – 23 May 2025, Charles University Prague, Czechia

The Joint Sessions of Workshops 2025 builds on more than five decades of success to offer scholars a unique opportunity to receive thorough feedback and engage in intense discussions on their specific areas of research. This prestigious event has become a leading forum for interdisciplinary dialogue, helping tens of thousands of researchers hone their work and build enduring networks.

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IPSA World Congress: Resisting Autocratization in Polarized Societies

12 – 16 July 2025, Seoul, South Korea

For the IPSA 2025 World Congress, we aim to draw the attention of the global political science community to issues related to the resistance against autocratizing politics in the context of polarized societies. We actively encourage engaging proposals and discussions on the intricate connections between these phenomena and critical issues such as human rights, civil liberties, inequality, political institutions, public policies, social actors, migrants, digitalization, climate politics, international agreements, and organizations.

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XI ICCEES WORLD CONGRESS 2025

21 – 25 July 2025, University College London, UK

The International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES) is proud to announce that its upcoming XI World Congress will be hosted by University College London around the theme of “disruption”. The regions covered by ICCEES are currently navigating a period of profound change and rupture, particularly in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Recent events have shown the need to disrupt conventional approaches to thinking about, studying, and researching these regions – their histories, cultures, languages, politics, economics, infrastructures, and societies.  Place-specific knowledge is as vital as ever in understanding how local and regional processes interact with transregional and global dynamics.

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ECPR General Conference

26 – 29 August 2025, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

As a leading industry event, our General Conference continues to support the advancement of political science across Europe. With its expansive reach and inclusive approach, our General Conference provides an engaging platform that transcends regional and national boundaries. It offers scholars an opportunity to converge, showcase research to peers, connect with like-minded researchers, and benefit from fruitful discussions and intense debates.

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APSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition

11 – 14 September 2025, Vancouver, Canada

Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association (APSA) is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 11,000 members in more than 100 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe to deepen our understanding of politics, democracy, and citizenship throughout the world.

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