Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) Conference 2025
A two-day in-person conference running again for the first time since the pandemic.
The Pacific Islands: Zone of Peace or Ocean of Discontent?
Date: 20th-21st February 2025
Venue: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Programme
The programme will be released in due course.
Conference cost and registration
Early bird registration (deadline 1st December 2024)
– NZ$250 (waged)
– NZ$150 (unwaged)
Registration (deadline 1st February 2025)
– NZ$325 (waged)
– NZ$250 (unwaged)
Registration includes morning and afternoon tea and lunch on both days and an opening reception.
There will be a separate fee for the conference dinner – TBA.
Registration link will be released soon.
Key dates
Proposals for papers and panels due: 5pm 1st October 2024
Early bird registration due: 5pm 1st December 2024
Registration due: 5pm 1st February 2025
Conference reception: 19th February 2025
Conference: 20th-21st February 2025
Contact
PIPSA President: Stephanie Lawson
Local Organising Committee: David Capie, Jon Fraenkel, Iati Iati (Vice-President), Marion Crawshaw, Adrian Muckle, Jason Young, Terence Wood, Mengdi Zhang.
If you have any questions, please email pipsa2025@gmail.com.