Join Us for the Launch of the IPSA Companion to Political Science
Publication date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026
IPSA’s new open-access book, IPSA Companion to Political Science: A Practical Introduction to the 200 Most Important Concepts (Springer, 2025), will be launched on 18 March 2026 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event is co-organized by the Centre on Governance and the Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies at the University of Ottawa.
This in-person event will feature the book’s co-editors, Daniel Stokemer and Audrey Gagnon, as well as contributing authors André Lecours, Felix Mathieu, Achim Hurrelmann and Eric Champagne.
IPSA Executive Director Dr. Kim Fontaine-Skronski will deliver the opening remarks, and Prof. Luc Turgeon (School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa) will provide commentary on the volume.
This event will also mark the launch of a new collaboration between the Centre on Governance and the Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies, establishing a new Democratic Governance axis co-led by Audrey Gagnon and Daniel Stokemer.
Date and Time: 18 March 2026, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Social Sciences Building (FSS), Room 4004, University of Ottawa
Language: English and French
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.
