IPSA RC20 Biannual Meeting 2026

IPSA Research Committee on Political Finance and Political Corruption (RC20) 
Bi-annual Meeting at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (Portugal)
30 March-1 April 2026 
 
Conveners:
Luís de Sousa, ICS-ULisboa (Portugal) 
Guillaume Fontaine, FLACSO (Ecuador) 

Objectives 
The Research Committee on Political Finance and Political Corruption (RC20) will organize its next biannual meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by the Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa (ICS-ULisboa) and with the institutional support of the Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política (APCP), from 30 March to 1 April 2026. The workshop will bring together committee members and scholars in the field to present and discuss current research on political finance and corruption, fostering comparative analysis and collaboration across regions and disciplines. 

The workshop will be organised into thematic panels (the final number will depend on the quality of paper proposals received). Each panel will comprise three to four papers, two discussants, and one chair. Each paper presenter will have 20 minutes to present their work. Once all panel presentations are completed, the discussant(s) will deliver a set of oral comments lasting approximately 20 minutes. The panel chair will then open the floor for questions and general discussion. 

Only participants presenting a paper will be included in the programme. Papers should preferably be unpublished. For co-authored papers, only one author will be scheduled to present, although this does not preclude co-authors from attending the workshop. 

The workshop will be held in person, with a maximum of 50 participants. No participation fees will be charged.