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2026 IAPSS World Congress

Campus Vaal of North-West University, Vanderbijlpark (near Johannesburg), South Africa, May 5-9, 2026

The IAPSS World Congress is the largest annual event hosted by IAPSS – the International Association for Political Science Students. As a flagship event with hundreds of students participating each year, it serves as a platform to present and discuss research with fellow students from the political science discipline. During the conference, the participants will be involved in a broad range of different activities: attending student-run panels, academic lectures, fun activities, and networking. The event will be held under the theme of Academic Freedom.

Become a Panelist at Our 2026 World Congress!

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IAPSS means working with team members across all inhabited continents.

Meet the new IAPSS Executive Committee!

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Research and publish with us!

IAPSS offers you an engaging platform to test your hypotheses, publish your work, and get to know students with the same interests as you.

IAPSS is democratic student government representing political science students at the global level recognized by the United Nations.

We advocate for improvements to Political Science education and student interests in general at the national, continental, and global levels.

Our Mission

IAPSS aims to enhance and support political science students in every part of the world by creating opportunities to research, connect with each other and get to know distant places. We strive to deliver a sustainable academic contribution to the education of our members, foster exchange among young political scientists across the globe and promote social and scientific responsibility. Our regional approach endeavors to facilitate the political science students community federally, globally, and inclusively.

Three Pillars

Our portfolio and annual agenda provided with great dedication to our members are built up around three pillars. In each pillar, we conceptualize and realize activities, projects, and services that contribute to the academic, personal, and social development of our members.

Events

Global Political Science Gatherings

Academic

Journals, Publishing & Delegations

Professionalization and Career Development

Volunteer opportunites

IAPSS News

News & AnnouncementsPolitikon
November 4, 2025

Call for Proposals: “Strange Political Bedfellows”

Call for Proposals: "Strange Political Bedfellows" Guest editors: Yixuan Shi and Afiq bin Oslan (Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance) Theme Overview The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and…
Encuentro Latinoamericano (ELA)News & Announcements
November 4, 2025

Call for Papers: Soft Power, Sportswashing, and Sport Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean

The gradual instrumentalization of sport as a tool for international image projection by states, companies, entities, and sports organizations has fostered new discussions and critical research on the use of…
Encuentro Latinoamericano (ELA)News & Announcements
November 4, 2025

Call for papers: Public Planning in Latin America – models, capacities and experiences

Encuentro Latinoamericano (ELA), a journal affiliated to the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS), invites the academic community to submit papers for evaluation and possible publication in the dossier…

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Individuals have a central role within IAPSS. Not only do they have voting rights at the General Assemblies and can thus actively shape the future of IAPSS, but they also benefit from our broad range of services. IAPSS is the largest and only international representation of political science students on the globe. Join to be part of our association and get access to all of these benefits. For more information on membership benefits and how to apply, click on the button below.

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Take part in one of the IAPSS Delegations to international renowned political science conferences

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Access to journals

Receive preferential access to our two journals POLITIKON and Encuentro Latinoamericano, as well as our blog, A Different View

Access to events

Priority access to the IAPSS World Congress, the IAPSS Academic Convention, IAPSS study trips, and the IAPSS Summer School and Winter School

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