[Air-L] ECPR Gen Conf 2026/ "Digital Authoritarianism" CfP

[Ülker Sözen]

We are pleased to invite you to submit panel and paper proposals for the
section *“The Many Faces of Digital Authoritarianism
<https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1672>”* at the upcoming ECPR
General Conference 2026 (8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University, Kraków).

The section welcomes contributions that engage with the broad field of
digital authoritarianism, and we particularly encourage comparative and
interdisciplinary perspectives. You can find the full section description
and an overview of the preliminary panels *here.
<https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1672>*

All panel and paper proposals must be submitted online, in English, *by 5
January 2026 (midnight UK time)*. Papers submitted as part of a Panel do
*not* need to be resubmitted individually. For full details, please consult
the ECPR guidelines
<https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1588&EventID=349> for panel and
paper submissions.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a stimulating set of
discussions at the conference.

Best regards,

ECPR Research Network on Digital Authoritarianism
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Dr. Ülker Sözen
Postdoctoral researcher
Chair of Development Politics, University of Passau
Institute for the Study of Religions, Leipzig University