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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 2d

Submit your papers here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 2d

Submit your papers here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 2d

▶️ Political Methodology

👉🏽 Section chairs:
Andy Eggers
&
@stefanmueller.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes submissions for lightning rounds, author-meets-critics panels, and topical roundtables on political methodology.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 2d

▶️ Political Communication

👉🏽 Section chairs:
Ken Benoit
&
@kgattermann.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes submissions on contents & effects of political communication, broadly conceived, & media-politics relations.

Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 2d

Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 2d

▶️ Public Opinion

👉🏽 Section chairs:
@charlottecavalie.bsky.social
&
@ronjasczepanski.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes individual papers and panels that engage with: 
- Dynamics of public opinion 
- Measurement & analysis 
- Role of public opinion in politics, policy, & public debate

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 2d

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

This week we’ll feature three sections to provide more information about the conference.

🔝 This time: Public Opinion, Political Communication & Political Methodology

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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

epssnet.org

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 4d

One month left to hand in your submissions to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast next year!⬇️ Please consider submitting to the Political Communication Section🤓

Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited about the very first EPSS conference in Belfast next year!🤩 @kenbenoit.bsky.social & I co-chair the Political Communication Section and invite submissions on contents & effects of political communication, broadly conceived, and media-politics relations⬇️Please reach out in case of questions

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 4d

This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

▶️ Migration Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social

📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>

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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 4d

Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social at the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast. Submit your abstracts by Nov 7!

Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 4d

This is your heads up that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast is a month from now (Nov 7)! I'm chairing the Migration Politics section w/ @aalrababah.bsky.social and we're excited to receive contributions from across the discipline🕺🏻

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

▶️ Migration Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social

📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 16d

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

What’s the Difference Between EPSS and EPSA?

We explain it here 👇

epssnet.org/uncategorize...

Difference Between EPSS and EPSA: What to Know for 2026

Confused about the difference between EPSS and EPSA? Learn how they differ in governance, structure, and their 2026 conferences.

epssnet.org

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 11d

What's the difference between @epssnet.bsky.social and the "old" EPSA, and why you should come to our conference in Belfast in June 2026: epssnet.org/uncategorize...

Difference Between EPSS and EPSA: What to Know for 2026

Confused about the difference between EPSS and EPSA? Learn how they differ in governance, structure, and their 2026 conferences.

epssnet.org

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Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · 11d

Still confused about EPSA vs. EPSS? Which conference should you go to? Here is a link to clarify things: epssnet.org/uncategorize... TL;DR: "EPSA" community will be in Belfast. Same community, new organisation, bigger mission; slightly new name; and a very different foundation @epssnet.bsky.social

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

>>> The section welcomes submissions that make a clear contribution - theoretical, empirical or both - using qualitative or quantitative approaches.

Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics, with diverse mix of topics, methods & scholars.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

▶️ Gender & Sexuality Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @anacweeks.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com

📢 Our section section welcomes papers and panels that advance the study of gender, sexuality, and intersectionality in politics, broadly conceived. >>>

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

>>> It also covers work on receiving societies, such as citizenship, immigrant integration, political representation, and public attitudes toward migrants and minorities.

Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

▶️ Migration Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social

📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

>>> We especially encourage contributions that employ rigorous empirical methods to deliver robust policy-relevant insights or advance groundbreaking fundamental research.

Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

▶️ Public Policy & Administration

👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

>>> the study of judicial behaviour, legal mobilization, and public opinion.

Submissions: papers, panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

▶️ Judicial Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: Michal Ovádek (UCL) & Joan-Josep Vallbé (Barcelona)

📢 Our section welcomes work applying both qualitative and quantitative social science approaches to any aspect of judicial politics, incl. >>>

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 9d

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

We'll feature four sections this week to provide more information about the conference.

🔝 Judicial Politics + Public Policy & Administration + Migration Politics + Gender & Sexuality Politics

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EPSS 2026 Conference | June 18–20 | ICC Belfast, UK

Join top political scientists for the EPSS 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast. Submit papers, attend panels, and network with fellow researchers.

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 16d

Studying Party Politics?

Submit your paper here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 16d

Working on Historical Political Economy?

Submit your paper here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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