The #EPSS2026 conference programme is here! 🎉

📣 The programme for the European Political Science Society (EPSS) conference in Belfast is now out 👇

One more: 🖼️ Saturday 20 June, from 17:00: Post-conference Mingle with Drinks in the Museum at the Ulster Museum
After the end of the official conference programme, join fellow delegates for drinks, conversation, and the opportunity to explore parts of the museum galleries. 🥂

🪩🕺🍻 Friday 19 June: After Party at Lavery’s from 20:00-late

Party time with exclusive access for EPSS delegates to top floor of Lavery’s Belfast, with DJ, dance floor & access to two terraces.

Ticket: £21 (includes two drinks per person; no food).

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

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🏰 Friday 19 June: Evening Reception at Belfast City Hall at 19:00-21:30

Evening reception in this elegant and historic setting in the heart of the city.

Ticket: £45 (includes food and drinks).

One ticket per member only.

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🚶🚶🏾‍♂️ Thursday 18 June – Saturday 20 June: Belfast Walking Tours

A private guided walking tour for conference delegates. The Best of Belfast Walking Tour will last approximate 60 minutes and start and finish at the ICC.

Ticket: £15 per person, various departure times from ICC Belfast available.

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Social events: All of the ticketed social events can be booked & paid for via the Oxford Abstracts login.

🥃 Whiskey Tasting at The Friend at Hand

£50 per person, including 3 tastings, visit to venue & introduction to Irish whiskeys.

Time slots: Wednesday at 16:00 or 18:00; Saturday at 16:00

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Hotels: There are still a number of discounted rooms held in hotels around Belfast.

They will released soon, so please book by Wednesday 20th May using this booking portal www.reservation-highway.co.uk/epss26

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🚨 EPSS 2026 Conference updates 🚨

The programme is now live. You can access the programme here: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/...

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🚨Reminder that the nomination deadline for the inaugural
@epssnet.bsky.social
Best Book Award is March 31, details below👇

🚨Reminder that the application for the @epssnet.bsky.social mentoring program is March 31, details below👇

This is a really cool initiative by @epssnet.bsky.social - spread the news!

A screenshot of a registration email with the EPSS logo in blue and yellow at the top.

Just registered: see you in Belfast @epssnet.bsky.social! If you're also a member, consider signing up to the mentoring scheme by March 31 (either as a mentee, mentor, or both 👋). I've found it to be really rewarding and worthwhile. Details here: epssnet.org/about/divers... #polisky

EPSS Diversity Committee is happy to announce the launch of our mentoring program: a new initiative designed to develop a new network within the EPSS community.

March 31 is deadline, and program runs from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027.

More info: epssnet.org/about/divers...

🚨 Important news from EPSS, we are inviting proposals for pre-conference workshops.

Proposals should be submitted via the form on the EPPS website by 2 April 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions by 10 April 2026.

Please find more information here: epssnet.org/pre-conferen...

Not yet, but we can assure you it is on the top of our agenda :)

Eligibility:
- Book must authored or co-authored by a current member of EPSS
-Book must be published in English as a monograph and have a copyright date of 2024 or 2025.

For more information, see epssnet.org/awards-and-p...

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Reminder that the deadline for nominations for the EPSS Best Book award 2026 is March 31, 2026!

The EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science.

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YES!

Please forward to your colleagues!

EPSS Travel Grants for 2026 Belfast conference:

PhD students & junior scholars @ institutions in European countries that are often underrepresented, can apply for full fee waiver & £500 stipend

Apply: lnkd.in/ehXjhCgf
Deadline: March 8, 11:59pm GMT.

More details: lnkd.in/eZTP5sWR

📢 Registration Reminder for EPSS Belfast 2026

If you haven't registered already, please note that the registration deadline for the EPSS Belfast Conference is Friday, 13 March 👇🏼

Register here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...

Excited to meeting you all at the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast!

See you all in Belfast! 🤠

Excited to present my paper at an international conference for the first time at @epssnet.bsky.social!

VERY excited for the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference where I will be finally finally (🤞) debuting a corpus of interwar British political speeches I've been working on digitizing for SIX YEARS. Excited to work with @paugrau.bsky.social on the first of (hopefully) many papers with the data.

Just finalised my registration for @ces-europe.bsky.social and @epssnet.bsky.social annual meetings. Much looking forward to an Irish week and supporting the inauguration of an ambitious new European Political Science community!

I just registered for European Political Science Society's (@epssnet.bsky.social) first conference! I'm excited to connect with old friends, meet new ones, and hear the latest work at this excellent event. Let this be your reminder to sign up today!

cc @sarahobolt.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social

Panel accepted at @epssnet.bsky.social 🙌

See you all in Belfast!

☕ Opportunities to organise pre-conference workshops or meetings on the Wednesday before the conference

💥 Events and panels organised by the EPSS Diversity Committee

We hope to see many of you in Belfast for a fantastic conference!

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