Find out more and register Joint Sessions of Workshops, University of Innsbruck, 7 – 10 April 2026

✍️ Registration is OPEN for our 2026 Joint Sessions of Workshops! #ecprjs26

📆 7–10 Apr 2026, University of Innsbruck

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Find out more and register Joint Sessions of Workshops, University of Innsbruck, 7 – 10 April 2026

📣 Registration now OPEN for our 2026 Joint Sessions of Workshops! #ecprjs26

📆 7–10 Apr 2026, University of Innsbruck

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⭐ #ECPRMemberPerks: Member affiliates get 50% off registration fees. Check if your institution is a member buff.ly/pPA6p0P

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📣 Final call for Papers #ecprjs26

• Receive in-depth feedback
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✔️ 34 confirmed Workshops buff.ly/kukgDLk
📍 7–10 April, University of Innsbruck
🔥 Submit by midnight GMT, tonight! buff.ly/gMFvOq4

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The Interplay of Physical and Digital Authoritarianism: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges and Approaches Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop director 🎬 @hosseinkermani.bsky.social

💡 Seeks Papers which highlight how authoritarian strategies evolve across political systems, including democratic and authoritarian regimes

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/4j163ID

#Polisky

Beyond the City: Migration, Governance and Politics in Non-Urban and Peripheral Spaces Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop director 🎬 Verena Wisthaler

💡 Seeks Papers which explore how governance and politics play out in diverse non-urban spaces, reflecting on broader centre-periphery cleavages, debates over sovereignty, humanitarianism, and the governance of mobility

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#Polisky

Don't miss the chance to join us in Innsbruck this April to discuss the implications of the AI-turn in political science! Only two days left to apply (including today). No time to wait!

Workshop details right here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

#ecprjs26 #LLMs #Polisky @ecpr.bsky.social

The Political Theory of Civility: Negotiating Respect in Public Life Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Suzanne Whitten & Carole GAYET-VIAUD

💡 Seek Papers which explore the tension between respectful and oppressive forms of civility through normative and empirical lenses

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/d8HYtAf

#Polisky #CallforPapers #Feminism #Education #Activism

Making Democracy Work Again: Exploring Governance, Participation, and Policy Change Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @francifo.bsky.social & Anthony Bertelli

💡 Seek Papers which explore governance in climate, food, and health to advance legitimacy and democratic innovation

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/YPgdd3r

#Polisky #CallforPapers #Democracy

Blurring or Accident? Voluntary and Involuntary Sources of Ambiguous Party Positions and Their Consequences for Democracy Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop director 🎬 @fabianhabersack.bsky.social

💡 Seeks Papers which explore the role and effects of ambiguity in party communication, particularly in the context of recent political developments

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/XTvL4wr

#PoliSky #CallforPapers #Covid19

Democratic Innovations as Feminist Publics: Principles and Infrastructures Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Zohreh Khoban & @olivemendoza.bsky.social

💡 Seek Papers which assess how feminist perspectives can reshape democratic innovations and evaluate prospects for equal participation amid authoritarian & patriarchal backlash

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#PoliSky #Feminism

International Solidarity and EU Foreign Policy in Times of War and Geopolitical Competition Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @julianbergmann.bsky.social & Patrick Müller

💡 Seek Papers which deepen theoretical insight into international solidarity in EU external action and examine how it relates to conflict and crisis in EU foreign policy discourse & practice

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#PoliSky

Self-Determination and Democratic Backsliding: New Directions in the Study of Secession and Minority Protection Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Marc Sanjaume-Calvet & Bart Klem

💡 Seek Papers which bridge gaps in current research on self-determination, autonomy, and secession

⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#PoliSky #Federalism

Between Norms and Evidence: Connecting Normative Political Theory and Political Science European Consortium for Political Research

⏳Only 2 days left to submit for the #ECPRJS26 - deadline 10 Dec!
Don’t miss our “Between Norms and Evidence” workshop in Innsbruck, 7–10 Apr 2026
🔗 Workshop info: shorturl.at/BZbC0
✏️ Submit here: tinyurl.com/bd6r4nx8
@ecpr.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @edmundhandby.bsky.social

Blurring or Accident? Voluntary and Involuntary Sources of Ambiguous Party Positions and Their Consequences for Democracy European Consortium for Political Research

Working on party positioning, policy complexity, or political ambiguity using text-analytic, survey-experimental, or other methods? 💡

If you still need a home for your paper at the ECPR Joint Sessions 2026, then look no further! 👇

Only 5 days left to apply! ⏰

#ecprjs26

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Exploring the Construction of the European Defence Ecosystem Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Elena Baracani & @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social
💡 Seek Papers which explore the emergence of a European defence ecosystem amid major geopolitical shifts, including #Russia’s war in #Ukraine and changing transatlantic relations
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#PoliSky

Conditioned Uncertainties: Rethinking Elections in Hybrid Regimes Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop director 🎬 Emre Toros
💡 Seeks Papers which examine the functions and significance of elections in hybrid regimes where political competition is genuine yet unfair
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/yIu0Jf3

#PoliSky #CallforPapers

The Ideational Turn: Political Ideas in the Global South Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop director 🎬 Portia Roelofs
💡 Seeks Papers which draw on Global South political thought and practice as the basis for innovation in international political theory
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/Kvnuacs

#Polisky #CallforPapers

Citizens’ Engagement in Politics Beyond Voting: Challenging or Improving Governance? European Consortium for Political Research

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Sergiu Gherghina & Sorina Soare
💡 Seeks Papers which examine how citizens’ engagement in politics beyond traditional electoral participation affects governance in Eastern and Western Europe
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/nabOBhP

#Polisky #CallforPapers

Between Norms and Evidence: Connecting Normative Political Theory and Political Science European Consortium for Political Research

One week left to submit your abstract for #ECPRJS26 in Innsbruck (April 7-10 2026)!
Join our workshop on how empirical political science and normative theory can work together - or why they sometimes can’t.
🌍Submit by Dec10 shorturl.at/rdzGZ
@ecpr.bsky.social @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social

⏱️ One more week to apply to our #ecprjs26 workshop on hostile communication styles! Come join us in Innsbruck to discuss the shady business of hostile politics 😶‍🌫️

Send your abstract by 10 Dec (link below).

@ecpr.bsky.social
@ecpr-polcom.bsky.social

The Politics of Taxation Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop director 🎬 Sarah Berens
💡 Seeks Papers which examine taxation in advanced and Global South economies to understand the distributive politics of taxation and the current challenges to fiscal solidarity
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/kTMBz9a

#Polisky #CallforPapers

Make or Break: How AI is Transforming the Architecture of Governance Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @mbusuioc.bsky.social & Muiris MacCarthaigh
💡 Seeks Papers that explore how #AI transforms the foundations of public governance
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/VjEp2RJ

#Polisky #CallforPapers

Symbolic Repertoires in Politics and Policy Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @ffaucher.bsky.social &
@ariadnevromen.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers that understand & analyse the symbolic dimensions of policymaking through #qualitative and #comparative methodological approaches
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/kMWBtVy

#Polisky #CallforPapers

The Science of Democracy Beyond Disciplines Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Max Steuer & Ana Oliveira
💡 Seeks Papers that explore how disciplinarity is featured and overcome in democracy studies
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/kpxxKEM

#Polisky #CallforPapers

Using Large Language Models (LLMs) and Other AI Tools to Gather and Analyse Political Elite Networks Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck,

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Franziska Keller & Yuequan Guo
💡 Seeks Papers that address technical and conceptual challenges of studying political elite networks
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/E2bwqBc

#Polisky #CallforPapers #AI #LLMs

@andreadis.bsky.social and I are happy to announce the #ecprjs26 Workshop 'Linking Euroscepticism and Populism' 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck, Austria. We look forward to your papers!
Submit by 10 Dec
#Polisky #CallforPapers #Euroscepticism #populism #democracy #EUPopLink

Who Decides, Who Benefits? Democratic Legitimacy in the EU’s Enlargement Policy Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @gisellebosse.bsky.social & Karina Shyrokykh
💡 Seeks Papers that examine the democratic legitimacy of the EU’s enlargement proces
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/rJ0wzmt

#Polisky #CallforPapers #EU

Depoliticisation, Distrust, and the Conservative Youth Turn: Rethinking Democratic Citizenship Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Robert Sata & Marta Żerkowska-Balas
💡 Seeks Papers integrating depoliticisation and value realignment to advance a comparative agenda on legitimacy, participation, accountability, and democratic education
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/3MIuOeG

#Polisky #CallforPapers