Localizing Global Transitions: Power, Resistance, and Governance in an Age of Polycrisis

The IPSA Research Committee on Local-Global Relations (RC47) will organize an international seminar titled Localizing Global Transitions: Power, Resistance, and Governance in an Age of Polycrisis. The event will take place on 1-2 October 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, and will be hosted by the Esade Law School.

Deadline
Please send proposals to rc47ipsa@gmail.com by 24 July 2026. 

We welcome contributions on (non-exhaustive list):

• Local governance in response to global crises;
• Territories in dispute, extractivism, and environmental justice;
• Subnational diplomacy and city networks;
• Digital platforms, surveillance, and urban citizenship;
• Populism, participation, and political imaginaries at the local level;
• Youth movements and post-development alternatives;
• Decolonial approaches and knowledge production from the Global South;
• Feminist, queer, and intersectional perspectives on local–global politics;
• Interdisciplinary and Global South approaches are especially encouraged.