Join us at Our upcoming events!
2026 IAPSS World Congress (Hybrid), hosted at Campus Vaal of North-West University, Vanderbijlpark (near Johannesburg), South Africa – May 5-9, 2026
- Get an opportunity to present your own research next to fellow political science students from across the world in a formal international conference setting!
- Travel to South Africa to experience an academic conference, a tremendous networking opportunity, and a chance to see more of the world!
- Watch and learn from global leaders and renowned experts on academic freedom from across the world, including from our event partner, CIVICUS!
- Follow this link for more information: https://iapss.org/events/world-congress/iapss-world-congress-2026/
Become a Panelist at Our 2026 World Congress!
Click here to get all the information you need to join us at our flagship event, the IAPSS World Congress!
Become involved as IAPSS Volunteer!
IAPSS means working with team members across all inhabited continents.
Meet the new IAPSS Executive Committee!
Learn about who they are and what they do.
Research and publish with us!
IAPSS offers you an engaging platform to test your hypotheses, publish your work, and get to know students with the same interests as you.
IAPSS is democratic student government representing political science students at the global level recognized by the United Nations.
We advocate for improvements to Political Science education and student interests in general at the national, continental, and global levels.
Our Mission
IAPSS aims to enhance and support political science students in every part of the world by creating opportunities to research, connect with each other and get to know distant places. We strive to deliver a sustainable academic contribution to the education of our members, foster exchange among young political scientists across the globe and promote social and scientific responsibility. Our regional approach endeavors to facilitate the political science students community federally, globally, and inclusively.
Three Pillars
Our portfolio and annual agenda provided with great dedication to our members are built up around three pillars. In each pillar, we conceptualize and realize activities, projects, and services that contribute to the academic, personal, and social development of our members.
Events
Global Political Science Gatherings
Academic
Journals, Publishing & Delegations
Professionalization and Career Development
Volunteer opportunites
IAPSS News
News & AnnouncementsPolitikon
Call for Proposals: “Strange Political Bedfellows”
Encuentro Latinoamericano (ELA)News & Announcements
Call for Papers: Soft Power, Sportswashing, and Sport Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Encuentro Latinoamericano (ELA)News & Announcements
Call for papers: Public Planning in Latin America – models, capacities and experiences
What’s on?
Discover the upcoming virtual and in-person events.
Become an IAPSS member!
Individuals have a central role within IAPSS. Not only do they have voting rights at the General Assemblies and can thus actively shape the future of IAPSS, but they also benefit from our broad range of services. IAPSS is the largest and only international representation of political science students on the globe. Join to be part of our association and get access to all of these benefits. For more information on membership benefits and how to apply, click on the button below.
Participate in delegations
Take part in one of the IAPSS Delegations to international renowned political science conferences
Join a Research Committee
Join or create an IAPSS Research Committee to research a topic with other students and co-publish your work
Get Involved
Run for IAPSS’ elected positions and apply for volunteer positions
Access to journals
Receive preferential access to our two journals POLITIKON and Encuentro Latinoamericano, as well as our blog, A Different View
Access to events
Priority access to the IAPSS World Congress, the IAPSS Academic Convention, IAPSS study trips, and the IAPSS Summer School and Winter School
Voting Rights
Have your say at IAPSS General Assemblies
