The aim of the Finnish Political Science Association (FPSA) is to promote political science and the public interest for political science in Finland. FPSA is also actively participating in international political science research. The most essential forms of activities of the FPSA are publishing and organizing lectures and discussions. The Early Scholars Network is the Finnish Political Science Association’s platform that connects emerging political scientists from across Finland.
The association was founded in 1935, which makes it one of the oldest associations in its field. FPSA is a member of both the International Political Science Association IPSA and the Nordic Political Science Association NoPSA. The association is active in The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies and the Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing. It’s also a member of the UN Association of Finland and UN Women.
The FPSA is the responsible publisher of the peer reviewed Politiikka journal and the Politiikasta website as well as the peer reviewed Pro et Contra book series.
FPSA Annual Conference 2026
The main annual scientific event of the Finnish Political Science Association will be held at the Tampere University Wednesday 6th – Friday 8th May 2026. More information at the conference website: https://events.tuni.fi/politiikantutkimuksenpaivat2026-en/
News
The Call for Papers to the FPSA Annual Conference 2026 is now open! The conference has 25 working groups, descriptions of which are available on the event website: https://events.tuni.fi/politiikantutkimuksenpaivat2026-en/call-for-papers/
The call for papers will remain open until Monday, 9 March. Interested paper presenters are asked to submit the title of their presentation and a short abstract (max. 200 words) by email to the chair(s) of the selected workshop.
Information about the FPSA’s Early Scholars Networks’ workshop can also be found at the same webpage.
New book in Pro et Contra series! Emilia Palonen’s The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary; The Populist Logic of Polarisation as Hegemony explores the transformation of Hungary’s political landscape in the post-communist era and demonstrates how political populism and polarisation became mainstream in the country. How did a nation once regarded as a model of democratic transition become an electoral autocracy and an exemplar for populist, illiberal, post-liberal, and radical-right leaders across the globe? See https://doi.org/10.33134/pro-et-contra-4
Events
Politiikasta.fi
- Politiikasta-toimitus etsii tiedejulkaisemisesta ja tutkimuksen yleistajuistamisesta kiinnostunutta vastaavaa päätoimittajaa. Julkaisu Haku: Vastaava päätoimittaja Politiikasta-lehteen ilmestyi ensimmäisenä Politiikasta.
- Huomio poliitikkoon tarjoaa kohdennetun näkökulman politiikan käsitteen historiaan ja poliittisen toiminnan lajeihin. Julkaisu Puhetta poliitikoista ilmestyi ensimmäisenä Politiikasta.
- Ihmisten käyttäytymiseen vaikuttaminen niin kutsuttujen tuuppausten avulla on noussut suosituksi politiikan työkaluksi monessa länsimaassa. Julkaisu Tuupata vai eikö tuupata? ilmestyi ensimmäisenä Politiikasta.
- Antiikin ajattelun analyysi haastaa pohtimaan, toistuvatko samat mekanismit myös nykypäivän politiikassa. Julkaisu Hybris, kansa ja yhteiskuntarauhan järkkyminen antiikin Kreikassa ilmestyi ensimmäisenä Politiikasta.
- Samalla kun Trumpin hallinto syyttää Eurooppaa sensuurista, se on käynyt sananvapauden kimppuun Yhdysvalloissa. Julkaisu Sananvapauden kaksiteräinen miekka – Yhdysvallat ja EU:n digipalvelusäädös ilmestyi ensimmäisenä Politiikasta.
Politiikka journal
- This paper challenges the idea of the homogeneity of values among highly educated and explores the connection between the field of education of university students and their societal values and party choice. By embedding education into cleavage theories and theories of political socialization, the study compares the attitudes and party choice of students in different […]