Well-established conferences in political science, economics, sociology, economic history, and related fields. Click any row to visit the conference website.
| Conference | Discipline | Location | Who can attend | When |
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APSA American Political Science Association Annual Meeting |
Political Science | Rotates, USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | September AnnualSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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MPSA Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference |
Political Science | Chicago, USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | April AnnualSubmissions usually: Nov–Jan |
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SPSA Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting |
Political Science | Rotates, US South | All researchers, incl. PhD students | January AnnualSubmissions usually: Sep–Oct |
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WPSA Western Political Science Association Annual Conference |
Political Science | Rotates, western USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | March – April AnnualSubmissions usually: Nov–Dec |
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ISA International Studies Association Annual Convention |
Political Science | Rotates, USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | March AnnualSubmissions usually: Oct–Nov |
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IPSA International Political Science Association World Congress |
Political Science | Global (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | July BiennialSubmissions usually: Oct–Nov (prior year) |
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EPSS European Political Science Society |
Political Science | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June – July AnnualSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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ECPR General Conference European Consortium for Political Research |
Political Science | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | August – September AnnualSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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ECPR Joint Sessions European Consortium for Political Research — thematic workshops |
Political Science | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | April – May AnnualProposals usually: Sep–Oct; papers: Jan |
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PSA Political Studies Association Annual Conference (UK) |
Political Science | UK (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | March – April AnnualSubmissions usually: Nov–Dec |
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SWEPSA Swedish Political Science Association Annual Meeting |
Political Science | Sweden (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | October AnnualSubmissions usually: May–Jun |
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NOPSA Nordic Political Science Association Congress |
Political Science | Nordic countries (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June TriennialSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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AEA / ASSA American Economic Association — Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meeting |
Economics | Rotates, USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | January AnnualSubmissions usually: Apr–May (prior year) |
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EEA–ESEM European Economic Association Congress / Econometric Society European Meeting |
Economics | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | August AnnualSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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RES Royal Economic Society Annual Conference (UK) |
Economics | UK (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | July AnnualSubmissions usually: Dec–Jan |
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SOLE Society of Labor Economists Annual Meeting |
Economics | Rotates, North America | All researchers, incl. PhD students | May AnnualSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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EALE European Association of Labour Economists Annual Conference |
Economics | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | August – September AnnualSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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ESPE European Society for Population Economics Annual Conference |
Economics | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June AnnualSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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ES NASM Econometric Society North American Summer Meeting |
Economics | Rotates, North America | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June AnnualSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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SES Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference |
Economics | Glasgow, Scotland | All researchers, incl. PhD students | April AnnualSubmissions usually: Nov–Dec |
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IEA World Congress International Economic Association World Congress |
Economics | Global (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June – July TriennialSubmissions usually: ~1 year before |
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NBER Summer Institute National Bureau of Economic Research — ~50 specialist mini-conferences |
Economics | Cambridge, MA, USA | By invitation (NBER affiliates and invitees) | July Annual |
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SGPE Residential Conference Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics |
Economics | Crieff, Scotland | PhD students only (enrolled in SGPE partner universities) | January AnnualSubmissions usually: Oct–Nov |
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ASA American Sociological Association Annual Meeting |
Sociology | Rotates, USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | August AnnualSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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ESA European Sociological Association Conference |
Sociology | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | August BiennialSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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ISA World Congress of Sociology International Sociological Association |
Sociology | Global (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | Summer QuadrennialSubmissions usually: ~1 year before |
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EHS Annual Conference Economic History Society (UK) |
Economic History | UK (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | April AnnualSubmissions usually: Oct–Nov |
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EHES Conference European Historical Economics Society |
Economic History | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | September BiennialSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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WEHC World Economic History Congress |
Economic History | Global (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | Summer TriennialSubmissions usually: ~1 year before |
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ESSHC European Social Science History Conference |
Economic History | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | April BiennialSubmissions usually: Sep–Oct (prior year) |
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FRESH Meetings Frontier Research in Economic and Social History |
Economic History | No fixed venue | PhD / early-career focused; small workshop format (~12–24 participants) | Varies Multiple per year |
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SSESH Scandinavian Society for Economic and Social History Annual Conference |
Economic History | Nordic countries (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June AnnualSubmissions usually: Feb–Mar |
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Nordic Economic History Meeting All-Nordic conference organized by the Nordic economic history societies |
Economic History | Nordic countries (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | Spring BiennialSubmissions usually: Nov–Dec |
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PEIO Political Economy of International Organizations Annual Conference |
Political Economy | Global (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | January AnnualSubmissions usually: Aug–Sep |
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SASE Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Annual Conference |
Political Economy | Global (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | July AnnualSubmissions usually: Jan–Feb |
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CES Council for European Studies International Conference of Europeanists |
Political Economy | Europe / North America (alternates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | June AnnualSubmissions usually: Nov–Dec |
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PCS Public Choice Society Annual Conference |
Political Economy | Rotates, USA | All researchers, incl. PhD students | March AnnualSubmissions usually: Nov–Dec |
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EPCS European Public Choice Society Annual Meeting |
Political Economy | Europe (rotates) | All researchers, incl. PhD students | March – April AnnualSubmissions usually: Oct–Nov |
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