Call for Papers

The PSA Populism Specialist Group is pleased to invite scholars to submit paper abstracts for the PSA Annual International Conference 2025. We welcome critical and thought-provoking contributions on populism that challenge existing stereotypes. This year's conference in Birmingham, the historic home of Stuart Hall's Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, inspires us to particularly encourage submissions exploring the intersection of populist studies and cultural studies. We also invite examinations of other critical approaches to populism, as well as cross-disciplinary proposals with fresh theoretical, methodological, or empirical insights. 

For the 2025 conference, the submission process has been updated. Please submit a 300-word abstract by 18 October 2024 directly to the PSA through the submission portal. When submitting, please select 'Populism' in the Topics section to ensure your abstract is considered for our specialist stream. Notifications of acceptance are expected by 15 November 2024.

We highly encourage submissions from junior researchers, scholars from the Global South, women, non-binary persons, non-white persons, persons with disabilities, and members of minority groups.

This will be a fully in-person conference. The PSA aims to host around 700+ attendees, creating a vibrant experience.

For any questions or concerns about the submission process, please contact the PSA team at psa2cfp@psa.ac.uk.

Information on the conference registration fees will be available in due course in the PSA website. We remember that all participants must abide by the PSA code of conduct.