A dozen of our junior and senior academics will present their ongoing research at the 15th annual conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA), at the University Carlos III of Madrid, June 26th-28th. 

Full programme of the conference

Thursday, June 26th

9:30 - How mainstream political parties respond to the rise of anti-climate discourses, by Malo Jan (Room: 1A.10)

11:20 - Welcome to the Party, Pal: Donors at Political Fundraising Events, co-authored and presented by Sebastian Thieme (Room: -1.A.02)

11:20 - Cleavages, Voting, and Support for Democracy panel (Room: 0A.06)

• Trading democracy off: exploring populist, illiberal and authoritarian challenges to liberal democracy, co-authored by Jan Rovny
• Ethnic minorities and democratic support, by Jan Rovny (presenter), Elena Cossu, Luis Sattelmayer 
• How Critical Events Shape Political Agendas on Multiculturalism in France, by Elena Cossu

13:10 - More than Symbols: The Effect of Symbolic Policies on Climate Policy Support, by Theodore Tallent (presenter), Malo Jan, Luis Sattelmayer (Room: 1A.09)

16:50 - Political Lotteries and Roll-Call Voting in the Belgian Parliament during Democratization, by Brenda Van Coppenolle, Sofija Riegger, Jessica De Rongé (presenter) (Room: -1.A.05)

16:50 - Culture wars and the symbolic representation of the rights of women, LGBTIQ+, future generations and migrants, by Laura Morales (Room: 1A.10)

Friday, June 27th

11:20 - Do Targeted Electoral Promises Bring Votes or Backfire? Insights from a Survey Experiment, co-authored and presented by Isabelle Guinaudeau (Room: 0A.09)

11:20 - Latent Preferences Stability in Conjoint Experiments: Evidence from Czech Presidential Elections, co-authored by Jan Rovny (Room: 0A.10)

11:20 - A group by any other name: Conceptualization and measurement in the study of group-based appeals, co-authored and presented by Ronja Sczepanski (Room: 1A.10)

11:20 - Autocratic Material Legacies and Mainstream Party Success: Evidence From Spain, by Catarina Leão (Room: 1A.03)

13:10 - Unity or Decline: The Electoral Costs of Intra-Party Division for European Mainstream parties, by Luis Sattelmayer (Room: 0A.09)

13:10 - Turning the (Rising) Tide: Sexism, Relative Sexism, and their impact on Radical Right Party Support, by Noémie Piolat (Room: 1A.12)

15:00 - Measuring social constructions of groups based on media discourses, co-authored by Selma Sarenkapa (presenter), Isabelle Guinaudeau (Room: 0A.08)

Saturday, June 28th

09:30 - Beyond Territorial Representation: How EU Political Elites Navigate Cleavages and Shape Public Opinion, by Ronja Sczepanski (Room: -1.A.06)

9:30 - Is polarization around climate change the next blind spot for politicians’ accountability? Politicians’ deceitful behavior and polarization around climate change, co-authored and presented by Laura Morales (Room: 0A.01)

11:20 - United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Mainstream Party Agreement and Vote Switching to Competitors, by Luis Sattelmayer (Room: 0A.04)

13:10 - From media discourses to policy: The imprint of group constructions in the media on policy choices affecting them, by Selma Sarenkapa (Room: -1.A.01)

13:10 - Understanding Rural Resistance to the Green Transition: Putting Place in Perspective, by Théodore Tallent (Room: 0A.06)

15:00 - Perceptions vs. Reality: Bridging the Objective-Subjective Nexus of Place Deprivation, co-authored by Jens Carstens (Room: 0A.04)