Migration and Citizenship at IPSA 2027

Call for Papers and Closed Panels

 Luiss University, Rome, Italy, 24–28 July 2027
Submission deadline: 4 November 2026

The IPSA Research Committee on Migration and Citizenship (RC46) invites proposals for individual papers and closed panels for the 29th IPSA World Congress of Political Science.

Under the Congress theme “Uncertain Democracies: Rethinking Governance in a Changing Global System”, RC46 offers a forum for discussing migration, citizenship, borders, belonging and governance. We welcome theoretical and empirical contributions from researchers across disciplines, regions and career stages.

Submit your proposal

Please select “RC46 Migration and Citizenship” as your submission track.

You may submit your paper to a specific open panel or directly to the RC46 track. If you are unsure which panel best fits your research, submit to the track, and the RC46 programme committee will seek a suitable panel for your contribution.

Before submitting:

  • Paper proposals should include a title of up to 25 words and an abstract of up to 350 words, outlining the research question and methodological approach.

  • Proposals to RC46 may be submitted in English or French.

  • A free IPSA online account is required to submit a proposal.

  • Presentations must be delivered in person; online participation is not available.

Explore the RC46 panels

33 open panels welcome paper proposals on a wide range of topics:

  • Alternative Policies and Practices of Migrant Citizenship in the Global South

  • Artificial Intelligence in Border Security Governance

  • Borders, Walls, and Migration in a Changing World

  • Citizenship and International Politics

  • Citizenship Beyond Borders: New Forms of Emigration Governance, Political Participation and Diaspora Engagement

  • Citizenship in Theory and Practice

  • Citoyenneté Plurielle et Conflits d’Appartenance : Liban, Syrie et Algérie

  • Citoyennetés Transnationales : Diaspora, Double Appartenance et Nouvelles Relations à l’État

  • Comparative Citizenship Policies

  • Diasporas in the Era of Democratic Backsliding

  • Digital Technologies, Data and Artificial Intelligence in Migration and Citizenship Governance

  • Diversity, Integration and Inclusion: Actors, Policies and Practices

  • Executive Overreach and Judicial Responses: The Erosion of Oversight in Global Migration Governance

  • Forced Migration and Displacement Governance

  • From Externalization to Migration Diplomacy: Negotiating Mobility, Borders and Cooperation

  • Frontières, Retours et Sécurité : Gouverner les Migrations au-delà des Discours

  • Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Tools in Approaching Human Mobility: Migrant Landscapes, Cartographic Visualities and Migration Governance dispositifs in the Americas

  • La démocratie à l’épreuve de l’immigration : Apports et limites de la démocratie libérale face à la « régularité » migratoire

  • Law, Nationality, and Citizenship

  • Migrant Scholars: Grappling with Authoritarianism at Home and Democratic Backsliding Abroad

  • Migration and Citizenship in the Age of the Modern World: Borders, Belonging, and Political Transformation

  • Migration and the Populist Radical Right: Politics, Parties and Policy Responses

  • Migration Governance at the Local Level

  • Migration Politics and Democratic Governance in Uncertain Times

  • Migrations, Colonisation et Héritages Postcoloniaux : France, Liban et Algérie

  • Minorities in a Changing Security Environment: Migration, Identity and State Resilience in the Baltic Sea Region

  • Mobilités Croisées et Sociétés sous Pression : le Liban comme Laboratoire Migratoire

  • Multilevel Citizenship

  • Populism and Migration: Comparative and Global Perspectives

  • Post-Migration Citizenship: The Transformation of Citizenship in Immigration States

  • Refaire la Citoyenneté : Participation, Confiance et Solutions Démocratiques dans les Sociétés Fragiles

  • The Influence of Colonialism and Decolonization on the Migration of Minority Populations

  • The Politics of Asylum Externalisation: Actors, Drivers and Effects

View panel descriptions and submission options →

Participation and registration

IPSA membership is not required to submit a proposal, but is required to participate in the Congress. Please review the membership and registration information when planning your participation.

Submit by 4 November 2026 — we look forward to your contributions and to meeting you in Rome!