2026 IIPPE Annual Conference

[The site for submission of proposals for consideration for presentation at the 2026 IIPPE Annual Conference in Lisbon is now closed.]

16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN POLITICAL ECONOMY

Theme: Capitalism Moving Beyond Neoliberalism: Crises, Changes, and What Comes Next

Date:     Wednesday, 9 September, to Saturday, 12 September, 2026

Venue:   Lisbon. Joint hosts: Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon & ICS – Lisbon University

REMAINING IMPORTANT DATES (EXPECTED)

Notification of ACCEPTED PROPOSALS: Monday, 30 March, 2026

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Platform opens: Monday, 30 March, 2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE for PRESENTERS: Sunday, 3 May, 2026 (the registration link stops working for presenters, but will remain open for AUDITORS)

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM opens on the WHOVA conference platform: Monday, 15 June 2026

FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM published on the WHOVA conference platform: Monday, 3 August 2026

Registration Deadline for Auditors: Sunday 6 September 2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE ON the CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PROCESS:

The OVERALL Conference Registration proceeds in TWO STEPS. Both are conducted electronically via the WHOVA Conference Platform.

(DONE) STEP ONE: SUBMISSION of proposal to be presented. This is free of charge. You will receive an email from WHOVA confirming the “registration” of your SUBMISSION. This is NOT a registration for the CONFERENCE. (PROPOSAL SUBMISSION WINDOW CLOSED)

STEP TWO: REGISTRATION as a PRESENTER, only after your proposal has been accepted for presentation. This will require a CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE (see fee schedule and what the fee includes below.)

NOTE: PRESENTERS can only register for the conference with the SAME EMAIL ADDRESS that they used to submit their proposal, and only until Sunday, 3 May, 2026

REMINDER NOTE:

The link for the CONFERENCE REGISTRATION [STEP TWO], will only GO LIVE ON MONDAY, 30 MARCH, 2026.

It will be sent to all PRESENTERS in the email notifying them that their proposal has been accepted, but it will also appear here:

To register AS A PRESENTER, you will need to USE THE SAME EMAIL THAT YOU USED TO SUBMIT your proposal or you will be locked out. REGISTRATION FOR PRESENTERS CLOSES SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026.

AUDITORS are not restricted to specific emails and can register until Sunday, 6 September, 2026.

1. Membership Fees and Conference Fees:

All presenters must be members of IIPPE.  Annual membership fees are:

• Students, Unwaged, and Retired   €15.
• All others (including Activists)        €30.

The CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES the ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE.

The CONFERENCE FEE includes the LUNCHES for the three days of panel presentations, the COFFEE BREAKS for all four days, and the SOCIAL MIXERS on Wednesday and Friday, for ALL PRESENTERS.

The LUNCHES and SOCIAL MIXERS are not included for AUDITORS and for ACTIVISTS WHO ONLY PAY THE REDUCED CONFERENCE FEES (see below).

• Presenters who are students, unwaged, or retired:                                  €90.00
  (subsidized conference fee €75; membership €15)
• All other Presenters without institutional support, except Activists       €220.00
  (conference fee €190; membership €30)
• All other Presenters with institutional support, except Activists            €260.00
  (conference fee €230; membership €30)
• On-line presenters (possible only in selected WGs)                                €40.00
  (reduced conference fee €10; membership €30)
• Activists (reduced conference fee €10; membership €30)                       €40.00
• Auditors                                                                                                     €40.00
• Additional fee for Activists, Auditors, or Guests who join lunches            €50.00
  & social mixers     

2.  Refunds                                                                                                 

As IIPPE absorbs the registration and processing fees, we are unable to give full refunds for withdrawals.

In addition, withdrawals lead to extra workload and costs for the Program Committee. Taking this into account, we refund the following amounts according to the withdrawal notification date:

Notification of withdrawal until 30 June 2026:  70% of fees to be refunded; 

                                         until 31 July 2026: 40% of the fees to be refunded;

                                         after 31 July 2026: no refund. 

If you wish to withdraw from IIPPE 2026 and to request a partial refund of the registration fee, please email conference@iippe.org.

3. Scheduling Conflicts

This is a 4-DAY CONFERENCE, from WEDNESDAY (workshop day) through SATURDAY.

If you have a SCHEDULING CONFLICT so that you cannot present on a specific day, please let us know AT THE TIME OF YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. We will do our very best to accommodate your request, though you might not end up presenting with the Working Group for which you originally signed up.

In order not to disrupt the proper functioning of the Working Groups and their presentation streams, SCHEDULING REQUESTS ARE LIMITED to indicating only ONE DAY THAT YOU CANNOT ATTEND, and REQUESTS AFTER THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE, SUNDAY, 3 MAY, 2026, CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED.

(If clicking doesn’t open your email app, copy this address: iippeconference2026@iscte-iul.pt)