The IPSA Companion to Political Science Reaches Nearly 100 Published Entries
Publication date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026
We are pleased to announce that the IPSA Companion to Political Science: A Practical Introduction to the 200 Most Important Concepts (Springer, 2025) continues to expand, with nearly 100 open-access entries already published. The editors of the volume, Daniel Stockemer, Stephen Sawyer, and Audrey Gagnon, have published the introduction, which sets out the rationale, scope, and objectives of the IPSA Companion to Political Science.
Read the Introduction section here.
About the IPSA Companion to Political Science
This new open-access encyclopedia examines the use of the 200 most central concepts in political science over the past decade, offering an accessible and up-to-date guide for scholars, students, and practitioners. The respective contributions demonstrate how each concept has been used in the most cited works by political scientists from around the world and are complemented by a bibliography with the 20 most cited texts in the field. Written by leading scholars and experts in each area, the entries provide a comprehensive, comparative, and accessible overview of the different uses of the concept. The book offers an authoritative and indispensable open resource for the interested public, policymakers, and students and scholars of political science and related disciplines.
Read the full book here.
About the editors
Daniel Stockemer is Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies at the University of Ottawa (Canada) and Editor of the International Political Science Review (IPSR), IPSA’s flagship journal.
Stephen Sawyer is Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History and Director of the Center for Critical Democracy Studies at the American University in Paris (France) and Editor of IPSA’s International Political Science Abstracts.
Audrey Gagnon is an Assistant Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. She is also affiliated with the Center for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo.
