The event is organized under the coordination of the Centre for International Cooperation and Development Studies (IDC) of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest (Romania) and it is held fully in person. The official languages of all the activities are English and French. The primary working language is English and we expect most abstracts, papers, presentations and discussions to be in this language. Pre-organized panels or round tables in French may be also accepted.

The 9th edition of SCOPE: Science of Politics - International Interdisciplinary Conference of Political Research (19-21 September 2024, University of Bucharest, Romania) is dedicated to the exploration of TRUST.


The various crises of the last two decades - from climate change to the COVID-19 pandemic, and from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the recent multiple turmoil points in the Middle East - kept high on the national and international public agendas the issue of trust in politics


At the same time, such substantive issues cannot be fully grasped and tackled without addressing the contemporary dynamics of trust as topic of political research or without investigating their connection to democratization processes, human rights concerns, or their international impact and socio-economic implications. 


These are the two major dimensions of reflection around which scholars across different disciplines are invited to submit papers, panels or round table proposals from various conceptual, empirical and methodological perspectives. Proposals of roundtables around major new publications and panels presenting preliminary findings from work conducted within larger research projects are also strongly encouraged.


Like for all previous editions, with the support of of the Research Committee 33 (The Study of Political Science as a Discipline) of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the conference includes a special section dedicated to debating current challenges in our discipline. In 2024, this section features a roundtable on the reputation and trust in researchers of politics and political science as a discipline, as well as a roundtable on trust in political science publishing in the age of Artifficial Intelligence (AI).


An introductory keynote lecture will be offered by Prof. Christian WELZEL (World Values Survey Association)


Celebrating 160 years since the modern establishment of the University of Bucharest, SCOPE 2024 also marks the International Day of Peace with a special event that brings together diplomats and scholars to debate about current international affairs and the role of digital diplomacy in trust-building, following a keynote lecture by Prof. Corneliu BJOLA (University of Oxford).


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Abstract submission deadline

Les résumé doivent être envoyés avant le

15 / 05 / 2024

SUBMIT AN INDIVIDUAL PAPER | PROPOSER UNE COMMUNICATION INDIVIDUELLE

(300-500 words abstract / résumé 300-500 mots)


SUBMIT A PANEL | PROPOSER UN ATELIER (PANEL) 

(300-500 words abstract, 3-4 paper proposals / résumé 300-500 mots, 3-4 communications) 


PROPOSE A ROUND TABLE | PROPOSER UN DEBAT/UNE TABLE RONDE 

(300-500 words abstract, 3-6 invited speakers / résumé 300-500 mots, 3-6 participants)




The international peer-review open access journal Annals of the University of Bucharest. Political Science series currently accepts manuscripts for its special issue 2/2024 dedicated to the general theme of the conference (with a preferential deadline for SCOPE 2024 participants).