APSA 2021 Conference: 'Politics in the Age of Uncertainty'
The APSA 2021 Annual Conference will be hosted by the Discipline of Politics & International Relations in the School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University. The conference theme is ‘Politics in the Age of Uncertainty’. Due to on-going travel restrictions regarding COVID-19, the conference will be held in virtual format via zoom.
Theme: ‘Politics in the Age of Uncertainty’ recognises the upheavals of contemporary politics in light of, but not limited to, COVID-19, and invites an explicit focus on the causes, manifestations and consequences of the new political, technological and ideological constellations of our time.
When: Monday 20 September – Wednesday 22 September 2021 (Postgraduate Workshop on Sunday 19th September 2021).
Where: Virtual conference via Zoom
Please visit the conference website for further information, including: Speakers, APSA PhD Workshop Day, and APSA Carer Support Scheme.
Key dates and deadlines:
- Abstract submissions open: 1 December 2020
- Abstract submissions close: 3 May 2021, 11:59pm AEST
- Authors notified of results: 4 June 2021
- Early bird registration deadline: 10 July 2021
- Registration portal closes: extended to 4 August 2021
Conference Recordings:
- APSA President’s Address by Professor Helen Sullivan, Dean of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University.
- Keynote Lecture by Professor John Keane, Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and WZB (Berlin).
- APSA Past President’s Address by Professor Rodney Smith, Professor of Australian Politics at the University of Sydney.
Organising Committee:
The organisers of APSA2020 are from the Discipline of Politics and International Relations in the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, which includes::
- Dr Sung-Young Kim (Chair)
- Dr Jumana Bayeh (Co-Chair)
- Dr Francesco Stolfi (Co-Chair)
- Dr Ian Tregenza (Co-Chair)
- Ms Kelli-Lee Drake (Departmental Administrator)