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New Editor of Politikon, SAAPS' official journal
Prof Christopher Isike has been appointed as the new Editor of Politikon (South African Journal of Political Studies). He succeeds Prof Joleen Steyn Kotze of the Human Sciences Research Council.
Call for papers: South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) 15th Biennial Conference 2020
Beyond Capture and Fracture: The future of The State, Democracy and The International Order
SAAPS Regional Colloquium - Reflecting On South African Youth: 25 Years Into Democracy - 5 October 2019
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Commerce Building, Golf Road, KZN
SAAPS Regional Colloquium Draft Programme - WTH is going on? The futures of politics: city, country and globe - Friday 18 October 2019
EMS Building, University of the Western Cape
SAAPS 2019 Regional Colloquia - Gauteng Colloquium Call For Papers
The Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand will be hosting the SAAPS 2019 Gauteng Region Colloquium. The theme of the colloquium is Reimagining Decolonisation in the Post-Decolonial Moment.
Programme: SAAPS Regional Colloquium 2019
Topographies of Discontent: Exploring ethical praxes in 21st century South Africa | North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus - 22 August 2019
Call for Abstracts: Western Cape Regional Colloquium 2019
Theme: 'WTH is going on? The futures of politics: city, country and globe' | Venue: University of the Western Cape - 18th October 2019
Call For Abstracts: SAAPS Eastern Cape-KZN Regional Colloquium
Theme: 'Reflecting on South African Youth: 25 Years into Democracy' | Venue: UKZN, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal - October 5, 2019
2020 National Conference
Our 2020 national conference will be hosted by our counterparts at Rhodes University, Makanda (previously Grahamstown), South Africa.
26th World Congress of Political Science - Call for Proposals 2019
New Nationalisms in an Open World
Second Recruitment Call: Book Reviews Editor for Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies for 2019 - 2023
The South African Association of Political Studies hereby invites applicants for the position of Book Reviews Editor of Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies.
175 abstracts received for the SAAPS 2018 conference!
175 abstracts have been received for the 14th biennial conference on 'Change and Continuity' to be held at the University of Pretoria from 1-3 October.
Call for papers and panels: Change and Continuity: Politics, Socio-economic development and International relations in Africa and the world
South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) 14th Biennial Conference 2018 | University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus, Pretoria, South Africa | 1 - 3 October 2018
SAAPS Western Cape Regional Colloquium 2017 - Call for panels and papers
Deadline for submissions (papers and panels): 1 October 2017
IPSA AISP Conference Programme
Conference Co-Hosted by RC07 (Women and Politics in the Global South) and RC 19 (Gender Politics and Policy) - SARChi Chair in Gender Politics - 8-10 August 2017
Call for papers: Is it the end of the world as we know it? The study of Politics in uncertain times
SAAPS Regional Colloquium at the University of the Free State (QwaQwa Campus) - 28 and 29 September 2017
1st Limpopo/Gauteng SAAPS Regional Colloquium
Theme: Debating the pace of transformation in South Africa after 23 years of democratisation - local and global perspectives.
IPSA World Congress of Political Science - Brisbane 2018
It is with great pleasure that we invite our colleagues and collaborators throughout the world to Brisbane, Australia for the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science.
SAAPS Statement on Violence at Universities
The South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) notes with much concern the violent and destructive protest action that has exacerbated racial tensions through violent confrontations and the destruction of university buildings.