Call for Abstracts: Conference on Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective @ Toulouse School of Economics Date: May 26-27, 2026 We are excited to announce our conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective" to be held at the Toulouse School of Economics on May 26-27, 2026. We invite abstracts for papers that explore the popular support of authoritarian regimes in historical perspective. The conference welcomes scholars in economics, political science, history, sociology, and related fields. Topics may include but are not limited to electoral and plebiscitary behavior, party enrollment, participation in mass organizations, regime collaboration and denunciation, economic and cultural mobilization; the roles of ideology, information and media, coercion, patronage, and social networks; methods for extracting attitudes and participation from biased or incomplete archival records; legacies of support after regime change. The conference is organized under the umbrella of and with support from the DFG-ANR-funded project "Who Became a Nazi? A Structured Database of the Denazification Questionnaires from French and American Occupation Zones in Germany, 1945-1949" (DeNazDB<https://www.janstuckatz.com/denazdb>) Submission information * Deadline for abstract submission: November 15, 2025. * Acceptance: no later than December 15, 2025. Submissions should be emailed to Victor Gay (victor.gay@tse-fr.eu<mailto:victor.gay@tse-fr.eu>) and Jan Stuckatz (js.egb@cbs.dk<mailto:js.egb@cbs.dk>). Funding: Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the conference organization. Conference Venue: Toulouse School of Economics (TSE). 1, Esplanade de l'Université 31080 Toulouse, France. Please email us if you have any questions, and we are looking forward to your submissions. Victor Gay (Toulouse School of Economics) Mikkel Dack (Rowan University) Selina Hofstetter (University of Zurich) Jan Stuckatz (Copenhagen Business School)