FPSA Annual Conference 2027
Photo: City of Vaasa/ Christoffer Björklund
Welcome to Vaasa!
The Annual Conference of the Finnish Political Science Association (FPSA) will be hosted by Åbo Akademi University (Vaasa campus) on 12–14 May 2027.
| November 2, 2026 The organizing committee for the FPSA Annual Conference 2027 is happy to announce that the call for workshops is now open! We invite researchers in political science and related disciplines to participate and submit proposals for working groups by 18 December. More information and propose a workshop. |
The theme of the conference is The Happy Democracy – Myth or Reality?
In 1966, Swedish political scientist Herbert Tingsten described the “happy democracy,” in which ideological divisions had given way to consensus. Sixty years later, democracy is under pressure. According to V-Dem’s Democracy Report 2026, the level of democracy experienced by the average person worldwide has fallen back to where it stood in 1978.
What is democracy – free elections, rights, or the ability to influence political decisions? Does democracy make people happier, and does a happy population mean that democracy is healthy? The theme The Happy Democracy – Myth or Reality invites discussion on trust, participation, and well-being, but also on polarization, discontent, and the future of democracy.
| Participation fees Members of FPSA EUR 0 (provided that the 2027 membership fee has been paid by 31 March 2027) Non-members: Undergraduate students 0 EUR PhD students 100 EUR General conference fee 120 EUR If the participation fee would prevent you from attending, you may pay a reduced fee of EUR 60 at your own discretion. If you require a further reduction, please contact the FPSA board (vty.fi). (We will provide more information about the payment, including bank account details, at a later stage). |
The Annual Conference of the Finnish Political Science Association 2027 is arranged by The Social Science Research Institute (Samforsk) and The Finnish Political Science Association.
Call for papers (opening soon)
Registration (opening soon)
Program (coming soon)
Organizers
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