Following the annual conference in Tokyo, the organizers would like to announce that the 8th Pacific International Politics Conference (PIPC) will be held in Hawaii, the U.S., from July 9 to 10, 2026.
The University of Hawai'i at Hilo will host the conference. Hilo is located on the northeastern side of the island of Hawai`i (The Big Island). It is famous for two volcanoes, Kilauea (one of the world's most active volcanoes) and Maunaloa (the world's largest active subaerial volcano). The University of Hawai`i at Hilo was founded in 1945.
Call for Papers
It’s our pleasure to announce that the 8th Pacific International Politics Conference (PIPC) has been scheduled for Hawaii, July 9 to 10, 2026.
Paper and poster proposals are now being accepted. Proposals addressing any aspect of international politics are welcome. Papers focused on improving social science theory as it relates to international relations are encouraged, particularly, but not exclusively, quantitative research. We especially encourage papers on international politics in the Asia-Pacific region and/or by researchers based in the region. The submission deadline is Friday, 13 February 2026 (Japan Standard Time).
The conference will be hosted by the College of Business and Economics at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo.
PIPC enforces a limit of one proposal per author. Authors may submit a proposal to present a single-authored paper and also appear as the non-presenting co-author on a second paper. However, authors are limited to a maximum of two appearances on the program. If you submit two or more proposals, we will drop all of them without reviewing.
We strongly encourage graduate students to apply for poster presentations. We assign discussants for each presentation. We also display the posters during the conference so that audiences can discuss them easily.
To submit your proposal, please click the link:
The link is here.
Steering Organizers
Erik Gartzke, University of California, San Diego
Benjamin Goldsmith, University of Sydney
Koji Kagotani, Chuo University
Soo Yeon Kim, University of British Columbia
Local Organizer
Keisuke Nakao, University of Hawai`i at Hilo