The next Dreiländertagung will take place on 17–19 June 2026 on the ZF Campus at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen. The joint conference of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), the Austrian Society for Political Science (ÖGPW) and the Swiss Political Science Association (SVPW/ASSP) is dedicated to the topic "Europe’s Future – Future Europe. Internal Tensions and External Challenges".
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The preliminary programme for the 2026 Dreiländertagung is now online! You can view it on the conference website and download it as a PDF file.
If you have any corrections or change requests, please contact the conference team by 15 May 2026 at the latest by email: tagungdvpwde The online programme will be updated regularly, and the final programme is expected to be published at the end of May.
In view of the expected programme decision by the EPSS, the programme committee has extended the registration deadline for active participants (chairs, discussants, speakers) until 8 February 2026.
Accordingly, early career scholars (Q-Wissenschaftler*innen) can also apply for a travel allowance from the DVPW's Q-Fund until 8 February 2026.
Today, the programme committee has sent out acceptances and rejections for the closed panels (including panel contributions) and individual contributions. The panel organisers and first authors have each received a corresponding email and are asked to inform their chairs, discussants and co-authors.
Registration is now open until 15 May 2026 via the meineDVPW portal. Further information on registration can be found here. All active participants must register for the Tri-Country Conference by 31 January 2026 in order to be listed in the programme!
Early career researches ("Q-Wissenschaftler*innen") can apply for a travel allowance from the DVPW's Q-Fund until 31 January 2026. Further information can be found here; the application form will open in the coming days.
As part of the joint conference, on 17 June 2026 (3:00–4:15 p.m.), the motto will once again be: “It’s a match!” The aim is to create an open space for exchange between early career researches ("Q-Wissenschaftler*innen) and experienced colleagues – on topics related to practical research, conceptual issues, and science and discipline policy.
In order to tailor the format to your interests as best as possible, we invite you to vote on various topic suggestions here by 18 January 2026.
Please note: Participation in the vote is not binding and does not determine which discussion tables you will participate in later. It serves only to gauge interest and facilitate the planning of the tables.
Today marks the opening of the call for proposals for panels and individual papers for the Dreiländertagung 2026. Proposals can be submitted online via meineDVPW until 14 November 2025!
The programme committee will then review the submitted proposals and announce the acceptance of panels and individual papers by early 2026 at the latest.
The next Dreiländertagung will take place on 17–19 June 2026 at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen. It will be held under the title "Europe's Future – Future Europe. Internal Tensions and External Challenges".
The Dreiländertagung is a joint conference of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), the Austrian Society for Political Science (ÖGPW) and the Swiss Political Science Association (SVPW/ASSP). Further details and the call for papers and panels will be published in September 2025.
