Call for workshops
On Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June 2026, the Flemish Political Science Association (VPW) and the Dutch Political Science Association (NKWP) will jointly organize the 25th edition of the Politicologenetmaal. This year, the conference will take place at Ghent University, hosted by the Department of Political Science.
As is tradition, the conference will start on Thursday afternoon around 1 PM and end on Friday afternoon after lunch. A plenary session will be held on Thursday evening, featuring a lecture or debate and the award ceremonies for the best PhD dissertation and the best Master’s thesis. However, the core of the conference lies in the workshop sessions (two workshop sessions on Thursday afternoon and two on Friday morning). Each workshop session can accommodate around ten paper presentations, and we are currently seeking workshop proposals. We welcome a wide range of topics from across the sub-disciplines of political science, including empirical political science, political theory, international relations, and local politics. Proposals may be submitted by both academic and practitioner political scientists. Workshop chairs may choose either Dutch or English as the working language of their session.
To submit a workshop proposal, please use this template. Proposals must be submitted no later than 12 December 2025.
There is room for 14 workshop sessions. In selecting proposals, preference will be given to workshops that are likely to attract a sufficient number of paper submissions. Experience shows that workshop sessions are particularly successful when chairs actively recruit participants themselves. The organizing committee also favors proposals submitted by co-chairs affiliated with both a Flemish/Belgian and a Dutch institution. Co-chairs from outside the Low Countries are also welcome. The final selection will aim to ensure a balanced representation of the various sub-disciplines within political science.
Applicants will be notified of the selection outcome by the end of January 2026.
The organizing committee,
Anna Kern
Ferdi De Ville
Janne Ingelbeen
Lisa Janssen
Jasmien Luypaert
Elise Storme
Véronique Van Hulle
Niko Vandebos
De Nederlandse Kring voor Wetenschap der Politiek (NKWP)
De Vereniging voor Politieke Wetenschappen (VPW)