Dear Members, IAPSS cordially invites you to its very first Virtual World Congress! IAPSS Virtual World Congress 2021 is going to take place between May 11-14, and the priority deadline for abstract submission is February 28th. We cordially invite all graduate and undergraduate students to submit their abstracts for the review process. Below you will find a shortened version of the call, for more information and to access the form which you can use to upload your abstract, please click here <https://www.iapss.org/apply/>. Please do not hesitate to contact me in case you have further questions, Best regards, Kaan Crystal Staebell & Ahmet Kaan Ketboga Co-Heads of 2021 World Congress Team International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) Postbox 9108 | 6500HK Nijmegen | The Netherlands worldcongress@iapss.org <mailto:worldcongress@iapss.org> www.iapss.org <http://www.iapss.org/> | www.facebook.com/iapss <http://www.facebook.com/iapss> | www.twitter.com/iapss <http://www.twitter.com/iapss> Democracy, Identity, and Power May 11-14, 2021 l Online Call for Abstracts Deadline for Abstracts Submissions: February 28, 2021 The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is launching its Call for Abstracts for its virtual World Congress. We welcome abstracts from undergraduate, graduate and PhD students, as well as from junior scholars from different academic perspectives, such as: comparative politics, international relations, international political economy, political theory, security studies, public policy and administration, regional and area studies as well as political psychology and behavior studies, and international law, among others. Sub-Themes Given the width of the theme of Democracy, Identity and Power, we welcome contributions focusing on a variety of perspectives. The topics addressed at the conference include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Regime Change, Democratization, Backsliding (Non-Violent) Protests, Revolutions and Social Movements Citizen-State-Relations, Civil Society and Public Opinion Civil-Military Relations, Security Agencies, Non-State Actors Cyberspace and Politics, Digitalization Representation, Elections and Voting Behavior Migration, Borders and Conflict Natural Resources, Climate Change Political Theory and State Philosophy Regional Power Dynamics and Geopolitics Contemporary Governance Political Psychology, Affection and Contentious Politics Politics of Crisis Guidelines for Abstract Please send us your abstract of no more than 250 words through the online form here <https://www.iapss.org/apply/>. This form will include the name of the author(s), the title of the paper, key words, home university, and email address(es). Full papers should be submitted via the available online form below by May 1, 2021. If the form does not appear on this page, you must log into your IAPSS website account or purchase an IAPSS membership. For further information on paper format requirements please click here <https://www.iapss.org/events/world-congress/iapss-world-congress-2020-paper-submission-guidelines/>. We very much look forward to your submission! Ahmet Kaan Ketboga and Crystal Staebell Heads of World Congress worldcongress@iapss.org <mailto:worldcongress@iapss.org>