Get Ready for the Largest IPSA World Congress!

The countdown is on! Only six days remain until the #IPSA2025 World Congress of Political Science gets underway in Seoul, South Korea (12-16 July 2025). The 2025 edition marks a historic milestone for IPSA, with over 3,500 pre-registered participants, the highest in IPSA’s 76-year history. Jointly organized with the Korean Political Science Association and the broader social science communities of Asia, the Congress promises to be IPSA’s largest and most diverse global gathering to date.

The 2025 Congress marks IPSA’s return to Seoul some 28 years since South Korea played host to the 1997 IPSA World Congress, the first ever held in Asia. 

The Congress will see scholars, researchers, professionals, and students from 100 countries gather to discuss the theme Resisting Autocratization in Polarized Societies, with Professors Irasema Coronado and Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar serving as Program Co-Chairs. The Congress will feature over 3,000 paper presentations in 775 panels, spanning a wide range of topics and perspectives in political science.

Plenary Sessions
 

Sunday, 13 July 2025
Liberal Democracy, Multilateralism and Global Citizenship
Speaker: Ban Ki-moon (Former Secretary-General of the United Nations)

Monday, 14 July 2025
The Contentious Politics of Academic Freedom: Social Movements and Repression
Speaker: Donatella della Porta (Professor of Political Science, Dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, and Director of the PhD Program in Political Science and Sociology at Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence)

Tuesday, 15 July 2025
IPSA President’s Plenary: Populism, Polarization and the Consequences on Democracy
Chair: Pablo Oñate (IPSA President)
Speakers: Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar (ITESO, Jesuit University of Guadalajara, México);  Carlos de la Torre (University of Florida, United States); Magdalena Musiał-Karg (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland); Murat Somer (Ozyegin University, Türkiye); Kurt Weyland (University of Texas, United States) and Ji Yeon Hong (University of Michigan, United States).

Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Resisting Legal Autocracy in South Asia
Speaker: Neera Chandhoke (Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Equity Studies, Delhi)

The Congress will also host a vibrant exhibition hall with leading international publishers, universities, journals, and tech companies showcasing their latest publications, software, and services.

Stay informed by following our social media accounts and using the official hashtag #IPSA2025 to join the conversation.

For full details on the Congress and academic sessions, visit the Program page.