International Workshops on Public Policy (IWPP)

The International Public Policy Association (IPPA) is pleased to announce the return of its International Workshops on Public Policy (IWPP), from July 06-08, 2026, in Ottawa, co-organized by Carleton University.

After the success of IWPP1 in 2018 at Pittsburgh, IWPP3 in 2022 at Budapest and IWPP4 in 2024 in Guadalajara, IWPP is back for three days of workshops on different specific and important Research Questions about Public Policy, Policy Process, Policy Design, etc. Each workshop will constitute an amazing possibility to go deeper on a topic and to prepare an edited book or a special issue.

IWPP is based on open workshops selected after a call for workshops and which welcome papers selected during our call for papers. 

IMPORTANT DATES

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS: 17 October 2025
CALL FOR PAPERS: 10 November 2025 - 30 January 2026

The International Workshop on Public Policy proposed to organize 20 to 25 workshops in parallel over 3 days (6 sessions). Each workshop is organized by at least two panel chairs and includes at least 12 paper presentations.

The process is organized in 2 distinct phases:

During the first phase, at least two scholars will be invited to submit an open workshop proposal on a specific topic following the recommendations outlined below. The workshop proposal may address public policy, policy process, policy design, governance, or specific policy (environment, health, etc.) and must be open to a wide range of contributions from international scholars. At least two reviewers will evaluate the workshop proposal. All selected workshops will be announced on our website prior to the launch of the Call for Papers (second phase).

During the second phase, the chairs of each workshop will directly receive the paper proposals submitted through our website. They will have to evaluate the papers, taking into account that at least 15 papers are needed to hold the workshops (it is highly recommended to select 20 or more papers, considering that some participants may decide not to attend). A workshop with insufficient quality papers will be cancelled.