PSA26 will take place over three days, from Monday 30 March to Wednesday 1 April 2026.
Registration will open at 8:30am, with panels starting at 9:30am and finishing at 5pm. The conference programme includes keynote lectures, discussions, roundtables, workshops, drinks reception, academic prizes ceremony, exhibitors and more.
Below is the outline PSA26 Programme. This gives an overview of what is currently scheduled and what delegates can expect each day. The final full programme will be available in February, this will include details of all papers, panels, speakers and rooms. In the meantime will share the most updated version. The final programme will also be available to view on the PSA26 conference app.
Current Programme
The current version of the programme contains all confirmed sessions. It will be updated periodically to reflect any presentation withdrawals, scheduling changes or additional updates.
The latest version of the programme was released on 27 March 2026.
| Time | Programme | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration Open with Welcome Breakfast | North School, Examination Schools |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Early Career Network - Meet & Greet | North School, Examination Schools |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Exhibitors open | North School, Examination School |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Refreshment break | All venues |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Early Career Network Speed Mentoring | North School, Examination Schools |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Teaching & Learning Network Roundtable: Building a SoTL Culture | Examination Schools, Room 9 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Journal Roundtable: Political Studies Review, “Elites under pressure” chaired by James Dennis | Examination Schools, Room 6 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break & meet exhibitors | North School, Examinations Schools |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | PSA AGM & Lunch (for PSA Members only) | East School, Examination Schools |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Refreshment break | All venues |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Opening Keynote: Prof. Helen Margetts ‘AI for Democracy’. Chaired by Prof. Georgina Blakeley | South School, Examination Schools |
| 18:30 onwards | Early Career Network Social | The Lighthouse Pub |
| Time | Programme | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration with refreshments | North School, Examination Schools |
| 08:30 – 17:00 | Exhibitors open | North School, Examination Schools |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Workshop - How to Pitch Your Research, with The Conversation | Examination Schools, Room 14 |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Refreshment break | All venues |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Meet the Editors of PSA Journals | East School, Examination Schools |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Roundtable: Global Youth Participation Index (GYPI) | Examination Schools, Room 6 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Teaching & Learning Network Roundtable: Academic leadership in student education | Examination Schools, Room 9 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch, Networking & meet exhibitors (opt-in lunch for delegates) | North School, Examination Schools |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Early Career Network – Launch and Discussion of Politics Academic Job Market Report | East School, Examination Schools |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Refreshment break | All venues |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 17:15 – 18:00 | Keynote: Prof. Richard English: 'Rethinking Counter Terrorism'. Chaired by Prof. Daniel Bulley | South School, Examination Schools |
| 18:15 – 20:00 | Drinks Reception and prize giving | Oxford Town Hall |
| Time | Programme | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration with refreshments | North School, Examination Schools |
| 08:30 – 15:00 | Exhibitors open | North School, Examination Schools |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Refreshment break | All venues |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Closing Keynote: Prof. Catherine Boone, ‘Political Rupture in a Post-Liberal World: Changing Regionalisms in Africa’ . Chaired by Dr. Mwita Chacha | South School, Examination Schools |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Journal Roundtable; Political Studies, “New challenges facing journals in political studies” chaired by Professor Daphne Halikiopoulou | Examination Schools, Room 6 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | IPSA/PSA Roundtable on Academic freedom. Indrajit Roy (York & IPSA) in conversation with Maya Tudor (Oxford), Manjeet Ramgotra (SOAS), Buğra Güngör (American University of Central Asia) and Amna Kaleem (Sheffield) on issues around academic freedom and how to address them | Examination Schools, Room 14 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Teaching & Learning Network Roundtable: Skills, Rewards & Recognition | Examination Schools, Room 9 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break & meet exhibitors | North Schools, Examination Schools |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Equality Diversity Inclusion Roundtable: EDI & Ai | Examination Schools, Room 14 |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Refreshment break | All venues |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Panel Sessions | All venues |
| 17:00 | CONFERENCE ENDS |