Excellent research on peace science continues both before and after the annual Peace Science Society meeting, and technology makes it easier than ever to share this work with a wide audience and solicit feedback for the authors. The Online Peace Science Colloquium (OPSC) aims to further integrate and socialize the international peace science community, publicize new and exciting work in a digestible format, and increase opportunities to receive feedback on advanced working papers, facilitating their publication in reputable outlets.

Papers accepted to the OPSC Fall 2016 session will be circulated to 3-4 discussants, each of whom will be asked to prepare comments. An online meeting will follow where the author will present the research project to the discussants and an online audience and then receive feedback from each discussant. The schedule of workshops will be posted online so others interested in the topics may join in live and provide feedback. Completed presentations are archived online at https://sites.psu.edu/pssi/colloquia/ — see that site for examples of previous presentations.

All papers related to the topic of peace science, including both international and/or domestic levels of analysis, will be considered for presentation in the colloquium. We welcome submissions from peace scientists of any rank and approach. If a decision rule must be used, priority (but not exclusivity) will be given to junior scholars, peace science members, or those on the academic job market. It is strongly encouraged that papers be drafted at the time of application.

Papers will be posted online one week in advance of the colloquium presentation. The presentations will be on Fridays throughout the fall at 12pm Central/1pm Eastern. The full schedule of presentations will be circulated at the beginning of the semester and posted on https://sites.psu.edu/pssi/colloquia/.

To submit a paper for the OPSC, please send the following information in an email to pssonlinecolloquia@gmail.com:

• Title
• Abstract and/or an Introduction from the paper. If submitting an abstract alone, applicants should also include a timeline for completion of a full draft.
• Author(s) names, job title(s), and institutional affiliation(s). Graduate students should list their year in their program.
• Applicants are encouraged to point out if they are currently or soon-to-be on the job market.
• Availability. Please note any Fridays when the presenter is absolutely not available for a presentation. Feel free to list preferred dates; we’ll do our best but no promises.

The deadline for submissions for the fall colloquium is Friday, July 15th, 2016. If you have questions (or would like to volunteer as a discussant), please email Emily Ritter at pssonlinecolloquia@gmail.com

Coordinator of Online Speaker Series: 

Click to view the online version of final program of the 2014 conference.

We have also uploaded paper and poster presentations here.

We have added information on lunch and dinner options around the University City, where the 2014 Peace Science meeting is happening.

Click for lunch and dinner options.

We have added a preliminary version of the 2014 conference program here.

Please check our upcoming conference section for further updates in the next few weeks.

*Note: This schedule is subject to change prior to the conference.

Conflict Management and Peace Science

We are now accepting applications for the upcoming editorial term for CMPS, which begins in 2015.

Any interested individuals or collectives are encouraged to submit.

For more detailed information on these positions, please see the full notice.

Further questions and submissions should be directed to the Editor in Chief, Glenn Palmer.

2014 Annual Meeting Updates

Proposals for the 2014 annual meeting are now CLOSED.

This year’s meeting will take place on October 10-11 in Philadelphia, and will be hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.

Further information on travel and accommodations will be made available as the meeting approaches.