Call for ISA APCG Panels

Opportunity to submit an APCG-sponsored panel to the 2027 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) in Atlanta, GA., March 2nd - 5th.

We welcome proposals for:

• Full panels on African politics
• Individual paper submissions on African politics    

Please send submissions to all of the following by Friday, May 22, 2026.  

• John Clark: clarkj@fiu.edu
• Anna Mwaba: amwaba@smith.edu
• Liz Sperber: elizabeth.sperber@du.edu

When submitting, please include follow all of the formatting conventions and submit all information required of typical ISA proposals (also pasted below the fold), including

• Participant details: Full names, titles, institutional affiliations + contact information  
• Individual Papers: title (less than 50 words) and abstract (less than 200 words), three key words/tags
• Panels: must include 5 papers and
  • Panel title (< than 50 words)
  • Panel abstract (< 200 words) and 2 keywords/tags
  • Discussant information
  • Chair information
  • Individual paper titles & abstracts (see requirements noted for individual papers above)

Additional information about the ISA 2027 Annual Convention is available here.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to another exciting APCG presence at ISA.

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ISA DESCRIPTIONS

PANEL PROPOSALS

• Panels group together 5 papers and include a chair and a discussant. During a panel session, each paper is presented by the author(s) and time in the session is reserved for discussion amongst panelists and audience, led by the discussant.
• Panel proposal submissions must have a title (less than 50 words), abstract (less than 200 words), tag words, at least 1 chair and discussant, and 5 papers (complete with their own title, tags, abstract, and authors). They also require an indication of which group(s) should review them.
• Panel proposals will be reviewed by ISA Program Chairs and Section Program Chairs for inclusion in the program.
• Papers submitted on panels should not be submitted a second time independently of the panel. If the panel is not accepted, the included papers will be considered for individual placement from the waitlist after the program is announced.

‍INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS

• A paper should be an original piece of research that would be considered on the path to publication in your field. Selected papers are presented orally on-site at the convention, and written copies are shared with fellow conference participants about a month in advance of the convention.
• Paper proposal submissions require an author, three tags, a title, an abstract, and an indication of which group(s) should review them. Abstracts are limited to 200 words, titles are limited to 50 words, and all co-authors must be listed.
• Individual paper submissions are reviewed by the Program Chairs and Section/Caucus Program Chairs, and selected papers are grouped into thematic sessions/panels.
• Papers submitted on a panel will be reviewed in the context of the complete panel submission, rather than individually. Note that if your paper is submitted as part of a panel, you should not submit the paper independently a second time.