2024
IPSA is proud to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2024, marking a momentous journey of scholarly contribution to the global political science community. Since its establishment in 1949 in Paris, IPSA has played a crucial role in fostering the development of political science worldwide, promoting collaboration between scholars in emerging and established democracies, and supporting academic freedoms.
To mark this significant milestone, IPSA hosted two major international academic conferences in 2024. The first, held in Montreal, Canada, from April 25-26, explored Challenges and New Directions in Multi-Level Governance. The second conference, focusing on Democratization and Autocratization, took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from September 11-13.
Challenges and New Directions in Multi-Level Governance: IPSA 75th Anniversary Conference
25-26 April 2024, Montreal, Canada
The Challenges and New Directions in Multi-Level Governance Conference featured 79 papers across 27 panels. The event drew 119 participants from 26 countries, including leading scholars, government and city officials, for a wide-ranging discussion on topics related to multi-level governance. Topics ranged from the role of the European Union as an international actor, federalism, decentralization, climate policy, and international security to contemporary issues, such as the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and the digital world, migration, and governance in autocracies and hybrid regimes. Participants also explored the challenges posed by global governance in the 21st century, gender perspectives, and experiences with multi-level governance in different regions, including in Asia, Latin America, Canada, and Indigenous communities.
The conference was presented in partnership with the Government of Québec, Concordia University, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) Canada, and the Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal (CORIM), and with collaborative support from the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) and the Société québécoise de science politique (SQSP), Future Earth, Sustainability in the Digital Age, Forum of Federations, and Connexion internationale de Montréal (CIMtl).
Democratization and Autocratization: IPSA 75th Anniversary Conference
11-13 September 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
The Democratization and Autocratization Conference saw over 477 scholars from 68 countries gather to discuss a broad range of topics related to democratization and autocratization as part of 79 panels. Adam Przeworski, the Carroll and Milton Emeritus Professor of Politics and Economics at New York University, addressed conference delegates with his keynote presentation titled Studying Democracy. The conference also featured six roundtable discussions with the participation of Executive Committee (EC) members and other prominent scholars.
Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to IPSA’s conference main partners, the Portuguese Political Science Association and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, for their steadfast support and collaboration. We also express our sincere appreciation to NOVA University for their facilities and to our sponsors, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Spain/Portugal Office, Turismo de Lisboa, and the Luso-American Development Foundation, as well as our exhibitors, Brill, Verlag Barbara Budrich, Cogitatio Press and Frontiers in Political Science for their contribution.
