IPA2027EUR BUDAPEST

Call for Proposals

The call for panels is now open

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

The conference will run around five parallel workshops that will enable participants to engage in intensive discussion of a theme of shared interest. Each workshop will be facilitated by a team of organisers and will include a maximum of 15 papers. The workshops have three aims:

Offer detailed feedback on each paper to support its development
Discuss emerging insights to advance shared understanding of the theme
Develop shared plans and outputs to enable future collaboration and impact

Workshops will have the following format:

Focused discussion of each individual paper
No full presentations, only brief introductions to frame the conversation
Each participant acts as discussant of one other paper
All participants are expected to read and prepare comments for all papers
Time will be set aside for joint reflection on emerging themes and discussion of future plans
The goal is to work towards shared outputs and future collaborations, such as a special issue, edited volume, collaborative research project, blog or podcast series, or creation of a new research group

The following themes are intended to stimulate ideas for your proposals:

Averting planetary destruction and developing a sustainable world
Exposing and reducing intersectional inequalities and injustices
Building democratic capabilities against authoritarian politics and digital technologies
When democracy strains: rethinking conflict and collaboration in turbulent times
Knowledge, emotion, and the politics of what counts as truth
Restoring the social fabric and transforming governance systems in times of societal division
Recognising and strengthening the nature, diversity, and impact of critical-interpretive research, including co-producing change.

Should you have any questions, please send an e-mail to: Ipaeur2027@gmail.com

CALL FOR LABS

The conference will include a much-beloved feature of the IPA: joint reflection on the practice of doing critical-interpretive research. We will have a number of critical-interpretive research 'labs' focused on specific elements, challenges, practices, or methods, where we will share experiences, approaches, and practical ways do make critical-interpretive research enjoyable, productive, and impactful.

Labs will have the following format:

Introduction of theme and topics for joint reflection and discussion
Facilitation of collective and/or small group discussions of participants’ experiences and learnings
Inclusion of all participants, using creative and participatory methods
Co-production of collective insights and plans for shared outputs

The following themes are intended to stimulate ideas for your proposals:

Teaching and learning critical-interpretive research across diverse contexts
Publishing critical-interpretive research
Obtaining funding for critical-interpretive research
Participatory approaches to critical-interpretive research

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no panels at the IPA Budapest conference. Due to the default setting of the IPPA homepage, you nevertheless need to click on "submit panel" on this website. You will then be asked to select "Workshop" (W) or "Lab" (L).

PROPOSAL EVALUATION

When developing your proposal, we encourage you to think about:

The thematic focus and aims of your session
Why the IPA community needs a session on this theme and how it will help to understand and improve the current state of the world
Core questions this Workshop/Lab seeks to answer
What kind of issues and approaches you seek papers on (Workshops)
What kinds of participants you would encourage to attend (Lab)

Workshop proposals will be assessed based on how clear and convincing they are on each of these points. Across these points, we ask you to explicitly consider how the workshop will enable inclusion of scholars from diverse contexts, disciplines, backgrounds, and career stages.

If accepted, Workshop organisers will be responsible for:

Reviewing paper proposals and making a selection by the deadline provided below
Liaising with the conference organisers during the review and organising process
Supporting participants to prepare for their workshop
Facilitating their workshop over the course of the conference
Sharing the outputs and outcomes afterwards with the workshop participants and conference organisers

Lab organisers will be responsible for:

Liaising with the conference organisers during the organising process
Facilitating their lab during the conference
Sharing the outputs and outcomes afterwards with the lab participants and conference organisers

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS

The call for paper proposals will open on 17 July 2026. Before submitting a paper proposal, please consider the following:

Participants will need to ensure that they will be able to share a draft paper by 4 December 2026 at the latest.
Papers can be a work-in-progress: they do not need to be polished, final versions, but developed enough to be shareable for feedback.
Participants can attend only one workshop and must submit a paper proposal that addresses the theme and aims of the selected workshop. Please do not submit multiple paper proposals to different workshops, unless there are multiple authors who can divide workshop attendance between them.
Participants must fully participate in all workshop sessions, which includes reading and preparing feedback for all other workshop papers.
It will not be possible to submit paper proposals for labs. These will be facilitated, reflective sessions accessible to all participants. You will be able to indicate your preferences for labs upon registration to secure a spot.

L / LABS
W / Worshops