https://rc53.ipsa.org/ en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:43:34 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dotclear https://rc53.ipsa.org/post/2026/09/28/IPSA-RC53-World-Congress urn:md5:724988a06bb63eb6f8c779c9a2edf3bc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:02:00 -0400 Kaylee Brink RC53 Call for Papers <div> <p>The IPSA Indigenous Politics Committee (RC53) invites proposals for individual papers, closed panels, and roundtables for the IPSA World Congress of Political Science, taking place at Luiss University in Rome from 24–28 July 2027.</p> <p>We encourage you to submit your paper proposals (<a href="https://wc2027.ipsa.org/wc/submit-paper">submit a paper</a>) to the RC53 Indigenous Politics track by <strong>4 November 2026</strong>.</p> <p>IPSA membership is not required to submit a paper or panel proposal, but it is required to participate in and attend the World Congress. Before submitting, please review the membership and registration fees.</p> <h3>Open Panels</h3> <ul> <li> Governing Indigenous Futures: Political Agency, Democratic Inclusion and Institutional Change in the Global South <br /> <em>Chair: Dr. Eswarappa Kasi</em> </li> <li>Indigenous Electoral Politics, Representation, and Identity</li> <li>Indigenous Governance, Self-governance, and Self-determination</li> <li>Indigenous Mobilization, Organization, and Political Participation</li> <li>Methods and Knowledge in the Study of Indigenous Politics</li> <li>Rethinking Democracy and Development in Africa: Making Room for Indigenous Governance</li> <li> Temporalities in Indigenous Politics and Collective Action: Disputed Pasts, Presents and Futures <br /> <em>Chair: Dr. Valentin Clavé-Mercier</em> </li> <li>The Political Economy of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in a Changing Global Order</li> </ul> </div> https://rc53.ipsa.org/post/2024/05/05/RC53-Website-Launches urn:md5:df795212188bccfae9103636759c28ef Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:48:00 -0400 Lara Greaves <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#0000cd;"><strong>International Political Science Association, dedicated to the study of Indigenous Politics.</strong></span></h2> <h3>RC53 aims to advance the study of Indigenous politics and provide a base for expanding Indigenous worldviews and philosophies as alternative venues within modern political science.</h3> <h3>RC53 strives to create a permanent hub for communication, collaboration, and deliberation for a sustainable international community of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars of Indigenous politics, while actively promoting Indigenous scholarship.</h3> <p>The committee promotes theoretically grounded and empirically rigorous work, including but not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>&nbsp;Political science analyses of Indigenous self-determination, sovereignty, and nationhood across diverse contexts.</li> <li>Indigenous governance systems, treaty relations, and the evolving dynamics of Indigenous–state relations.</li> <li>Indigenous contributions to food sovereignty and security, including the political economy of land, resources, and traditional knowledge systems.&nbsp;</li> <li>&nbsp;Environmental justice and climate governance, with particular attention to Indigenous stewardship and resistance to ecological dispossession.</li> <li>&nbsp;Indigenous political representation and participation, spanning both institutional engagement and contentious politics.</li> <li>&nbsp;Indigenous data sovereignty and the politics of knowledge production and ownership.</li> <li>Indigenous political theory, including normative frameworks rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, decolonial thought, and critiques of Western political concepts.</li> <li>&nbsp;Indigenous rights in international law and international organisations.</li> <li>&nbsp;Gender, intersectionality, and leadership within Indigenous politics, including the roles of women, youth, and Two-Spirit/LGBTQ+ actors.</li> <li>&nbsp;Comparative and transnational perspectives on colonial legacies, reconciliation processes, and state–Indigenous relations.</li> </ul>