We bring scholars together across our global network to develop research and grow the discipline. Through our events, publications and research groups, we foster scholarly collaboration across borders.

We fulfil our core mission to advance political science by:

• Delivering methodological and professional training and career development to PhD students and early career researchers;
• Providing forums for the development of research and the formation of networks;
• Issuing grants and funding opportunities to scholars;
• Steering a prestigious publishing programme that shares the newest research as widely as possible.

We help interpret the world’s complex and changing political landscape for the benefit of all.

In an ever-changing world where democracy and academic freedom can seem alarmingly fragile, our original mission today resonates more than ever.

Through the eyes of our founders, we created a global network and the discipline of European political science. With that comes a responsibility to be the voice of our community, to speak out when we see challenges, to build bridges between countries, schools of thought, and the academic and public spheres.

Now in our second half-century, we will continue to grow a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive international network able to interpret the political landscape for all, to help the world understand and benefit from the critical importance of political science. And that, is our most important mission of all.