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Call for Proposals | Eastern and Central Europe in the post-2022 Era

March 21, 2026

Politikon invites proposals for a special issue on Eastern and Central Europe in the post-2022 context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The region faces intensified external security pressures alongside significant domestic political transformation, reshaping alliance strategies, governance, and societal cohesion. This issue seeks contributions that analyse how these dynamics interact, drawing on International Relations and Comparative Politics. We welcome work on NATO and EU members, candidate states, and comparative perspectives. Submissions should engage with security alignment or democratic governance under crisis. Extended abstracts (up to 500 words) are due by 1 June 2026.

Call for Contributions | Dancing with dictators: Political leadership and the authoritarian trend

March 13, 2026

How are world leaders responding to the United States’ changing diplomatic posture? As Washington adopts a more transactional approach to alliances and engages more openly with authoritarian governments, political leaders across democratic and non-democratic systems face difficult choices. Some accommodate the shift, others resist it, and many attempt to navigate the tension between strategic partnership and the defence of democratic norms.

The Conversations section invites short analytical contributions that place political leadership at the centre of this debate. We welcome essays and reflections examining how individual leaders’ personalities, strategic visions, and domestic constraints shape their responses to an increasingly authoritarian-leaning U.S. foreign policy. Submissions (500–1,000 words) are due 15 April 2026.

NEW SEMINAR: 13 March 2026 | Statistical Inference in Qualitative Research

March 5, 2026

On 13 March 2026 (14:00 GMT+0 / 11:00 Santiago), Dr Matias López, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Universidad Diego Portales, will present a seminar on statistical inference in qualitative research. The talk explores how probability theory, p-values, and Bayesian methods can strengthen causal analysis in small-n and single-case studies. Dr López introduces an original method for calculating p-values in process tracing using an urn model calibrated to reduce false positives while enabling sensitivity analysis. The session clarifies how to design hypothesis tests and assess evidentiary weight when working with qualitative data.