Café-Style Sessions at the IPSA World Congress in Seoul

The #IPSA2025 IPSA World Congress of Political Science in Seoul will feature four interactive café-style sessions geared to students and early-career scholars. The sessions will offer practical guidance on academic publishing, research methods, and strategies for communicating research to wider audiences. 

Meet the Editors: Publishing in Leading Journals
Sunday, 13 July, 12:45 to 13:45
Room: 3F 314AB

This interactive, café-style session is designed for scholars from the Global South seeking to enhance their engagement with leading international academic journals in political science, international studies, and related social sciences. 

Speakers

• Annika Hinze (Editor of the International Political Science Review)
• Asaf Siniver (Co-Editor-in-Chief of International Affairs)
• Rosalie Hall (Editor of International Studies Perspectives)
• Caterina Froio (Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Political Research and editor of the Routledge series Extremism & Democracy)

Interpretive Methods Café
Monday, 14 July, 12:45 to 13:45
Room: 3F 311AB

 The Interpretive Methods Café brings together scholars with broad-ranging expertise for informal conversations with anyone who wishes to learn about, problem-solve, or discuss interpretive approaches in a friendly and supportive environment. Café visitors will find multiple tables to sit for one-on-one and group discussions, networking, and support. Visitors can drop by at any time, join conversations already in progress, or simply listen in. A number of tables will be set up at the  Café. At each table, a specialist will be available to share expertise with vistors on methods-related topics. The topics are dependent on the availability of specialist participation but may include interview techniques, positionality and reflexivity, field research in foreign countries, ethics boards and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), visual research, autoethnographic methods, participatory action research, narrative analysis, and interpretive research publishing.

Speakers

• Robin A. Harper (York College City University of New York)
• Madalena Meyer Resende (IPSA Executive Committee member, Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
• Emilia Palonen (IPSA Executive Committee member, University of Helsinki)
• Ethel Tungohan (York University)
• Michelle Weitzel (Graduate Institute of Geneva)

Crafting Your Path Through the Academic Publishing Landscape
Tuesday, 15 July, 12:45 to 13:45
Room: 3F 311AB

This dynamic, interactive café session is intended for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scholars eager to master the intricacies of publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals. This roundtable discussion explores three interconnected aspects of successful academic publishing: strategic article framing, informed journal selection, and navigating common pitfalls. 

Speakers

• Stephen Sawyer (Associate Editor of International Political Science Abstracts)
• Anna Kuteleva (Editor-in-Chief of Politikon of the IAPSS Journal of Political Science)
• Zhao Alexandre Huang (Editor of Journal of Public Diplomacy)
• Kyungsun Karen Lee (Editor of Journal of Public Diplomacy)

Communicating Political Science to Politicians, Policy Makers and the Public
16 July, 12:45 to 13:45
Room: 3F 314AB

The roundtable discussion will look at how to package research for public dissemination, the potential and pitfalls of social media, working with mainstream media, blogging and podcasting, and engaging with politicians and policy-makers. 

Chair

• Theresa Reidy (University College Cork)

Speakers

• Diego Garzia (Université de Lausanne)
• Amanda Gouws (Stellenbosch University)