The Political Networks Online Colloquium aims to bring together a community of scholars to provide feedback on ongoing research about political networks. Each month we will meet for one hour to discuss one paper, which will be assigned two discussants. To encourage audience participation, the Colloquium will have a read-ahead format with no presentation.
Call for Papers: Political Networks Online Colloquium (2025–26)
We are pleased to invite submissions for the Political Networks Online Colloquium, which will be held monthly during the 2025–26 academic year.
The Colloquium aims to bring together a community of scholars to provide feedback on ongoing research related to political networks. Each month, we will meet for one hour to discuss one paper, which will be assigned two discussants. To encourage active engagement, the Colloquium follows a read-ahead format without author presentations.
We are now accepting submissions of complete drafts for consideration. We welcome participation from researchers in political science and related fields—including sociology, communication, psychology, public policy, and computer science. We seek papers that make theoretical or empirical contributions to the study of political networks or that present innovative applications of network analysis across a broad range of subfields and methodologies. Submissions may include working papers, dissertation chapters, or pre-analysis plans. While priority will be given to more developed manuscripts closer to submission, we welcome papers at all stages of completion.
The deadline to submit full papers is 17 October 2025. We aim to notify authors of our programming decisions within two weeks. Accepted papers will be circulated to participants one week in advance of each session. Sessions are not recorded in order to promote candid discussion and protect unpublished work.
Please contact the Colloquium coordinators, Marina Duque (marina.duque@ncl.ac.uk) and Matthew Pietryka (matthew.pietryka@gmail.com), if you have any questions.
Links:
Submit a paper: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOSXDd7xvpKuiG2
Join the email list: https://groups.google.com/g/polnet-online-colloquium/
We will post the 2025-2026 schedule here sometime in late October.
Tentative Dates (all sessions are from 11am to 12pm US Eastern Time):
10 November 2025
8 December 2025
2 February 2026
2 March 2026
13 April 2026
11 May 2026
What is the PNOC? We aim to bring together a community of scholars to provide feedback on ongoing research about political networks. Each month we will meet for one hour to discuss one paper, which will be assigned two discussants.
What does a session of the PNOC look like? To encourage audience participation, the Colloquium uses a read-ahead format with no presentation.
How can I submit a paper to the PNOC? Submit a paper using this link.
How can I participate in a scheduled session? See the schedule, above. If you are interested in a specific session, use the registration link to obtain the information needed to join the Zoom session.
How can I make sure to receive updates about the PNOC? If you wish to receive emails about the PNOC, sign up at this link (at the link, choose the 'Ask to join group' button).
Who should I contact if I have additional questions, ideas, or other comments? Please contact the Colloquium coordinators, Marina Duque (marina.duque@ncl.ac.uk) and Matthew Pietryka (matthew.pietryka@gmail.com).