Dear all, Luca Tomini (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Mahmoud Farag (TU Darmstadt) are organizing a workshop entitled "*Opposition Strategies, Affective Polarisation and Autocratisation: Origins and Effects*" at the ECPR Joint Sessions at Charles University, Prague (20 - 23 May 2025). The workshop calls for quantitative, qualitative or theoretical papers that examine the following questions: 1. Which opposition strategies are more likely to succeed in aborting or slowing down autocratisation? 2. To what extent do (certain) opposition strategies employed amid autocratisation contribute to polarisation? 3. Does affective polarisation shape the elite’s choices of opposition strategies? 4. What are the main determinants that shape the choice of opposition strategies? 5. What are the effects of opposition strategies on re-democratisation once autocratisation is aborted? The full description of the workshop is on the ECPR website, where you can also submit your proposals: https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/WorkshopDetails/15678 The deadline for proposals is *21 November 2024*. If you need further information or in the case of any questions, please email Mahmoud Farag (mahmoud.farag@tu-darmstadt.de). We look forward to your proposals and to hopefully meeting you in Prague! Best regards, Mahmoud -- Dr. Mahmoud Farag Postdoctoral Researcher Institute of Political Science TU Darmstadt Residenzschloss 1 (S3|12) 64283 Darmstadt, Germany www.mahmoudfarag.com