The 29th Academic Convention of the German Political Science Association

The German Political Science Association (Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft, DVPW) will host its 29th Academic Convention at the Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen (Germany) from 24-27 September 2024. They are looking forward to welcoming more than 1,000 participants to discuss Politics in Times of Polycrisis as part of 10 roundtables and more than 200 panels. While DVPW conventions traditionally bring together German-speaking scholars from all fields of political science, they are also intended to facilitate exchanges with the international community. This year, half of the events will be presented in English. If you wish to join the discussion, you can still register for the convention at dvpw.de/dvpw2024.

DVPW conventions take place at different universities in Germany every three years. Calls for the next convention, in English and German, will open in the summer of 2026.

DVPW also invites submissions for DVPW’s flagship journal, the German Political Science Quarterly (Politische Vierteljahresschrift, PVS), on an ongoing basis. PVS publishes the latest double-blind peer-reviewed research results from all sub-disciplines of political science with relevance to German political science in English or German. Contributions from international political scientists may include German-speaking countries in their cases or refer to German-language debates or political theorists. PVS is listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).

In addition, regular calls for proposals are published for special issues, though potential guest editors can also submit offers for special issues at any time. Special issues include at least six contributions recruited by the guest editors, supplemented by an introduction. All contributions must successfully pass the double-blind peer-review process prior to publication.