IPSA at the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) 120th Annual Meeting will be held in Philadelphia, USA, from 5-8 September 2024, and IPSA once again will have a strong representation. The 2024 Annual Meeting will be held under the theme Democracy: Retrenchment, Renovation, & Reimagination. 

APSA Awards Reception 2024 
4 September, 18:30 to 21:00 
IPSA Past President Dianne Pinderhughes will participate in the APSA Award Reception on 4 September to present the 2024 APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award to Rochelle Terman for her first book, titled The Geopolitics of Shaming: When Human Rights Pressure Works - and When It Backfires, published by Princeton University Press in 2023. 

IPSA Panels
Chaired by IPSR Co-Editors Daniel Stockemer (University of Ottawa) and Annika M. Hinze (Fordham University), the two IPSA panels will address the phenomenon of democratic backsliding and its consequences for academic freedom from a multiplicity of perspectives.

Democratic Backsliding and Academic Freedom I: A Macro-Perspective
5 September, 14:00 to 15:30
The first IPSA panel, Democratic Backsliding and Academic Freedom I: A Macro-Perspective, will be held on 5 September from 14:00 to 15:30. Chaired by Daniel Stockemer (University of Ottawa), the panel will address the global decline in democratic freedoms and its impact on academic freedom, from a macro-level perspective. The session will feature several distinguished speakers, including the Honorable Michael Ignatieff (former member of the Canadian Parliament and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada), Pippa Norris (University of Sydney), Staffan I. Lindberg (V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg), Lars Lott (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg), and Marianne Kneuer (IPSA Past President, TU Dresden). The discussant for the session will be Annika M. Hinze (Fordham University).

Democratic Backsliding and Academic Freedom II: Case Studies
5 September, 16:00 to 17:30
The second IPSA panel, Democratic Backsliding and Academic Freedom II: Case Studies, will explore specific case studies from various countries, focusing on the relationship between democratic backsliding and academic freedom. The session will be chaired by Annika M. Hinze (Fordham University) with Daniel Stockemer (University of Ottawa) serving as the discussant. The speakers will include Thomas Keck (Syracuse University), Janika Spannagel (Freie Universität Berlin), Ayla Gol (York St John University), and Michelle Vieira Fernandez (University of Brasília).

IPSR Reception
6 September, 19:30 to 21:00
Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), 105A
IPSA's flagship journal, the International Political Science Review (IPSR), invites you to a cocktail reception on 6 September at 19:30. This event offers a unique opportunity to meet IPSR Co-Editors Daniel Stockemer and Annika Hinze, who will be available to engage with APSA delegates. Don't miss this opportunity if you're planning to submit your paper to IPSR or have any questions about the submission process. Light snacks will be served, and the first 70 guests will receive a complimentary drink ticket! 

Panels Organized by IPSA’s Research Committee
IPSA will also organize three panels through its Research Committees. On 6 September, the RC01-Concepts and Methods panel, Innovations and Applications in Qualitative Content Analysis, will bring together theoretical and empirical papers that address and use qualitative methods, mostly related to the analysis of discourse, language, and speech. On 7 September, the RC06-Political Sociology panel, Methodological Issues in Comparative Historical Analysis, will address the methodological complexities in comparative historical research. Finally, on 7 September, the RC36-Political Power panel, Power and Democracy, will examine the current challenges facing democracies worldwide, including the rise of nativist and authoritarian movements.