The Call for Papers for the 2025 World Congress is Now Open!

The Call for Papers for the 28th IPSA World Congress of Political Science, to be held in Seoul, South Korea from 12-16 July 2025, is now open! The 2025 IPSA World Congress will have a diverse program under the theme Autocratization in Polarized Societies. Paper and closed panel proposals on any political science-related subject are welcome.

More than 300 open panels are awaiting your paper abstracts. Select the ones best related to your research. Note that you can still submit closed panel proposals until 5 November 2024. 

Paper Submissions 

Anyone can submit a proposal. An IPSA online account (free) is required to submit a proposal. While IPSA membership is not required for submission, it is mandatory for participation and registration for the IPSA World Congress. For more information, please visit the IPSA Individual membership page.

Researchers are invited to submit a paper proposal to a relevant track, or to a specific open panel within a track. The three track groups are:

• Research Committee (RC) Tracks;
• General (GL) Tracks;
• Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Tracks.

View Tracks Open to Submissions

Paper and Closed Panel Submission Deadline: 5 November 2024  

For more information about the 2025 IPSA World Congress, visit wc2025.ipsa.org. 

SUBMIT A PAPER

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