*Apologies for cross-posting* Dear colleagues, We hope you will be interested in joining the new Research Network on Health Policy, Politics and Governance<https://ecpr.eu/group/health-politics-governance> (Health-PPG). The network brings together scholars with research interests in the policy, politics and governance of health and healthcare in Europe and beyond. It welcomes scholars from all political science sub-disciplines, including comparative politics, political sociology, public policy and administration studies, political economy, international relations, foreign policy analysis, political psychology and political theory. The network is open to all methodological approaches. It aims to provide political scientists working on any topic related to health and healthcare with a disciplinary space for focused discussions and exchange of ideas. We hope to build an active community of political scientists working on health to share knowledge, resources and tips and tricks. You can join the network and our mailing list here: https://ecpr.eu/group/health-politics-governance The network is kindly hosted by the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR), an academic association advancing political science studies, but you can join even if your institution is not a member of ECPR; all you’ll be asked to do is to set up a free MyECPR account. To launch the network, we have three upcoming events/opportunities: 1. Watch our first online event, on the defunding of health civil society in the EU<https://ecpr.eu/news/news/details/873>, co-organized with EUPHA, on Monday 1 December 2025 at 14:00 GMT. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-defunding-of-health-civil-society-in-the-european-union-tickets-1922553371889?aff=oddtdtcreator>. 2. Join our section on Health Policy, Politics and Governance at the ECPR General Conference in Krakow, 8 – 11 September 2026. Apply by January 5, 2026. More information here<https://ecpr.eu/news/news/details/879>. 3. Join our public LinkedIn group<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16048011/>. We hope the group will provide another forum for political scientists of health and healthcare to share thoughts, news, calls and job postings. In the meantime, we would be glad to hear from colleagues/groups in related fields, and are very much open to collaboration on future workshops, webinars, panels and other activities. We would be grateful if you could share our details within your networks and look forward to fruitful engagement in the coming months and years. With kind regards, Tamara Popic (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies), Eleanor Brooks (University of Edinburgh), Olga Löblová (University of Tübingen) Co-chairs, ECPR Health-PPG Research Network -- Dr Tamara Popic Assistant Professor of Political Science Institute of Law, Politics, and Development (DIRPOLIS) Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33 56127 Pisa, Italy