{{Short description|Scholarly association for political science}} {{redirect|ECPR|the medical term|extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation}}{{Primary sources|date=August 2025}} The '''European Consortium for Political Research''' ('''ECPR''') is a scholarly association that supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national cooperation of many thousands of academics and graduate students specialising in political science and all its sub-disciplines. ECPR membership is institutional rather than individual and, at its inception in 1970,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/organisation/ecpr-european-consortium-political-research_en | title=ECPR - European Consortium for Political Research &#124; Knowledge for policy }}</ref> comprised eight members (Bergen, Gothenburg, Essex, Leiden, Mannheim, Nuffield College (Oxford), Strathclyde and Paris (FNSP)). Membership has now grown to encompass more than 350 institutions throughout Europe, with associate members spread around the world.

The ECPR has close links with similar organisations, such as the American Political Science Association (APSA), European national associations and the International Political Science Association (IPSA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPSA at the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting: Advancing Political Science Research and Global Collaboration {{!}} IPSA |url=https://www.ipsa.org/na/news/ipsa-2025-apsa-annual-meeting-advancing-political-science-research-and-global-collaboration |access-date=2025-11-23 |website=www.ipsa.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Activities == * Organising workshops, roundtables, conferences and a biannual Methods School * Publishing journals, books, articles and newsletters * Providing a comprehensive European information source for political scientists through its website, electronic bulletin and online searchable databases * Promoting teaching and training and the discipline in general through the professional journal European Political Science (EPS) and its Methods School. *Offering a range of funding schemes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Funding|title = Funding Opportunities}}</ref> to help progress individual careers and to support the wider development of the discipline.

==Events== *General conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Events/EventTypeDetails.aspx?EventTypeID=2|title=About the ECPR General Conference|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Joint Sessions of Workshops<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Events/PastEventList.aspx?EventTypeID=4|title=Past ECPR Events|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Methods School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Events/EventTypeDetails.aspx?EventTypeID=5|title=About the ECPR Methods School|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Futures Lab<ref>https://ecpr.eu/Events/EventTypeDetails.aspx?EventTypeID=9</ref> *House Lectures<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Events/EventTypeDetails.aspx?EventTypeID=10|title=About the ECPR The House Series|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref>

==Prizes and awards== <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *Cora Maas Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=1|title=Cora Maas Award - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Dirk-Berg-Schlosser Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=2|title=Dirk Berg-Schlosser Award - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Hans Daalder Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=3|title=Hans Daalder Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Hedley Bull Prize in International Relations<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=11|title=Hedley Bull Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=10|title=Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Jean Blondel PhD Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=4|title=Jean Blondel PhD Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize in Gender and Politics<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=9|title=Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=8|title=Lifetime Achievement Award - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=5|title=Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Political Theory Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=13|title=Political Theory Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Rising Star Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=12|title=Rising Star Award - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Rudolf Wildenmann Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=7|title=Rudolf Wildenmann Prize - ECPR Prizes and Awards|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> *Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research

==Publications== The following academic journals and book series are published by ECPR, in conjunction with other academic publishers: *''European Journal of International Relations'' (EJIR), with Sage *''European Journal of Political Research'' (EJPR), with Wiley-Blackwell *''European Political Science'' (EPS), with Palgrave Macmillan *''European Political Science Review'' (EPSR), with Cambridge University Press *''Political Research Exchange'' (PRX), with Routledge Taylor & Francis<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/prxx20/current|title = Political Research Exchange|newspaper = Taylor & Francis}}</ref> *Comparative Politics Series, with Oxford University Press<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comparative Politics - Oxford University Press |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/c/comparative-politics-cep/?cc=gb&lang=en&}}</ref> *The Loop,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theloop.ecpr.eu/|title=ECPR's Political Science Blog|website=The Loop|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> ECPR's in-house political science blog

==ECPR Press== ECPR Press publishes original research across all fields of political science, international relations and political thought, without restriction in approach or regional focus. It is also open to interdisciplinary work with a predominant political dimension.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rowman.com/page/ECPR|title = ECPR &#124; Rowman & Littlefield|website=rowman.com}}</ref>

==Standing Groups and Research Networks== ECPR Standing Groups<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecpr.eu/StandingGroups/GeneralInfo.aspx|title=ECPR Standing Groups and Research Networks General Information|website=ecpr.eu|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> encourage collaboration between scholars specialising in the same area of research. Their informal structure allows closer exchange of ideas.

Standing groups are open to individuals in ECPR member institutions as well as those from non-ECPR institutions.

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==External links== *{{Official|https://ecpr.eu/}}

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