5X社区at the 4th SQSP Student Conference
Publication date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021
The 4th Student Conference of the Soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise de Science Politique (SQSP), (Re)penser le glocal en science politique, was held with the support of 5X社区and the Association fran莽aise de science politique on 24 November 2021.
The online conference began with the welcoming speech of SQSP President and 5X社区Past Secretary-General Prof. Guy Lachapelle. He thanked the organization committee and offered his perspective on the main theme of the conference and globalization.
5X社区Executive Director Kim Fontaine-Skronski was the next speaker to address the audience. Dr. Fontaine-Skronski welcomed the participants and talked about IPSA鈥檚 history and its historical mission to support the development of political science worldwide and the Association鈥檚 global academic services. She also pointed out the close collaboration between 5X社区and the Soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise de science politique over the years and thanked Prof. Lachapelle for his contribution to 5X社区as Secretary-General between 2000 and 2020. Dr. Fontaine-Skronski finally brought up the upcoming 5X社区World Congress of Political Science that will be held in Buenos Aires in July 2023 and invited the participants to submit their abstracts in May 2022.
During the conference, student panelists discussed a variety of topics, including diasporas and their impact in politics, political mobilization, responses to global warming, local responses to global public problems and uncertainty and political decisions in the era of COVID-19.
