Dear Colleagues, The Authoritarian Political Systems Group<https://apsg.work/> is pleased to announce a new Call for Papers. We<https://apsg.work/people/> are accepting submissions for our new season of online workshops taking place from 28 January 2025 to 6 May 2025. We aim to select eight early-career scholars to present their ongoing research at one of our biweekly meetings. We will invite two established researchers from the relevant fields to discuss the successful applicants’ work at each meeting. The APSG online seminar will be held every other week on Tuesdays 5:00-6:00 PM Central European Time (8:00-9:00 AM PST, 11:00-12:00 AM EST). The workshop<https://apsg.work/seminar-rules/> will last one hour. After a brief presentation by the author(s), two discussants will provide comments and suggestions. We then open the floor for further questions and analyses from the audience. Eligibility and Selection Criteria We welcome presentations by early-career scholars (e.g., Graduate Students, Postdocs, Assistant Professors) in Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and related fields who study authoritarian political regimes regardless of their methodological approaches (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mix-methods etc.). Our essential priority in the choice of successful candidates is diversity: 1. We encourage submissions from traditionally underrepresented groups, including women and minorities. 2. We strive to provide a comprehensive perspective on autocratic tendencies worldwide and encourage submissions from scholars whose regional areas of study are not adequately represented in the mainstream study of authoritarianism. 3. We also consider explicitly comparative proposals on democratic backsliding, autocratization, regime survival etc. Submission Process Please complete this form<https://forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT7omu9> to submit your application including: title, abstract, field, and scholars you would like to invite to discuss your work. The deadline for submission is 31 October 2024. The successful applicants will be notified by early November 2024. Contact We invite interested candidate to consult our seminar rules on our website<https://apsg.work/> before applying. If you have any additional inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at apsgworkshop@gmail.com<mailto:apsgworkshop@gmail.com>. Best, Authoritarian Political Systems Group (APSG) Fabio Angiolillo Emilia Simison Felix Wiebrecht _____________________ Felix Wiebrecht Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics Department of Politics University of Liverpool Personal Website<https://www.felixwiebrecht.com/>