ABOUT
SCOPE: SCIENCE OF POLITICS – International Interdisciplinary Conference of Political Research is an annual joint session of workshops aimed at offering a space for academic exchanges on timely political research topics, as well as on the latest advancements within the discipline and the profession(s) of political science.

SCOPE 2017

The 4th edition will take place between 26 and 28 May 2017 and, under the coordination of the Centre for International Cooperation and Development Studies (IDC) of the FSPUB, it invites political scientists, as well as scholars from other related disciplinary traditions to reflect upon the many puzzles of DEMOCRACY IN DEVELOPMENT: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON THE GOVERNANCE OF THE PUBLIC GOOD.

Initiated in 2014 by the members of the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bucharest (FSPUB) to mark at that time the anniversary of 150 years since the establishment of this university, SCOPE is organized primarily through the FSPUB research centres and their partners.

At each edition the event gathers almost one hundred participants from Europe, US, Asia and Africa and it offers keynotes by top scholars in political science, political sociology and international relations from Europe and US. 

The working languages of the event are English and French, with English as primary language. 

The best papers are considered for publication within special journal issues or collective volumes with partner publishers.

PREVIOUS EDITIONS

KEYNOTES
Michael BERNHARDT (University of Florida), Aurel BRAUN (Harvard University & University of Toronto), Donatella DELLA PORTA (European University Institute), Leonardo MORLINO (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli Rome & Past President of the International Political Science Association), and Jean Michel DE WAELE (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCOPE SERIES OF CONFERENCES 
Aurel BRAUN (University of Toronto & Harvard University, Professor Honoris Causa of the University of Bucharest); Dominique COLAS (Institut d'Etudes Politiques Paris); Jean-Michel DE WAELE (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Bucharest); Mircea DUMITRU (University of Bucharest - Rector); Jacqueline HEINEN (Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines); Ted HOPF (National University of Singapore); Arend LIJPHART (University of California, San Diego); Paschalis KITROMILIDES (University of Athens, Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Bucharest); Nonna MAYER (Centre d'études européennes de Sciences Po - CNRS, President of the French Political Science Association); Helen MILNER (Princeton University, President of the International Political Science Association - IPSA); Leonardo MORLINO (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Rome, Past President of the International Political Science Association - IPSA); Iulia Antoanella MOTOC (Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bucharest, Judge at the European Court for Human Rights; Ioan PÂNZARU (Centre Régional Francophone d'Etudes Avancées en Sciences Sociales - CeReFREA, former Rector of the University of Bucharest); Cristian PREDA (Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bucharest - former Dean); Philippe SCHMITTER (European University Institute); Florin ŢURCANU (Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bucharest); Laurenţiu VLAD (Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bucharest - Dean); Joseph H.H. WEILER (American Academy of Sciences & European University Institute, Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Bucharest); Alexander WENDT (Ohio State University); Stefan WOLFF (University of Birmingham)

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