ANNOUNCEMENT | POLISCI

Second Doctoral Conference APCP

The Portuguese Political Science Association (APCP) will hold the second edition of its Doctoral Conference on 29–30 May 2026 at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra, with institutional support from the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (CES-UC).

Abstract submissions must be made by March 2, 2026.

For more information visit the official website.

XI IDN Youth Seminar

The National Defense Institute (IDN), in a joint organization with several Political Science and International Relations Student Groups from Portuguese Higher Education Institutions, will hold the XI IDN Youth Seminar on April 14 and 15, 2026, at the University of Aveiro, aimed at all higher education students who wish to participate.

At each university, undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, or postgraduate students, either individually or in groups (no more than five members), are encouraged to prepare papers on security and defense topics to be submitted to the IDN by March 27, 2026.

For more information visit the official website.

FLAD Political Science Award

The award will distinguish students who have completed a master’s degree at a Portuguese university in the field of Political Science and International Relations and whose dissertation reveals potential for academic research in their area of study. Two master’s theses in the areas of Political Science and International Relations will be rewarded with participation in the next annual congress of the American Political Science Association (APSA), which will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, from September 3 to 6, 2026.

Applications are open until March 1, 2026.

For more information, please visit the official website and the notice of this contest.