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Photo (left to right): Joohyung Kim (Seoul National University), Emilia Palonen (5XÉçÇøExecutive Committee member), Theresa Reidy (Former IPSR Co-Chair), Euiyoung Kim (WC2025 LOC Co-Chair), Hyeon Su Seo (Korea National University of Education). 

As part of our ongoing collaboration with the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), 5XÉçÇøwas present at the , held in Dublin, Ireland, from 12-15 August 2024.

5XÉçÇøPanel
Chaired by Theresa Reidy, with Emilia Palonen as discussant, the 5XÉçÇøpanel Democratic Innovations in South Korea: Experiments and Prospects, was held on 14 August. The panel included three papers dealing with different aspects of democratic innovations in South Korea. The first paper, presented by Euiyoung Kim, explores community-based learning as a pedagogy for democratic innovation. The second paper, presented by Joohyung Kim, evaluates deliberative mini-publics in South Korea. The third paper, presented by Hyeon Su Seo, proposes the concept of "dynamic democracy" and reviews democratic innovations around the world.

IPSA’s Virtual Booth
5XÉçÇøheld a virtual exhibition booth. Participants had the opportunity to explore IPSA’s wide range of activities, educational programs, recent publications, and gain insights into the upcoming 2025 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress of Political Science, to be held in Seoul, South Korea. 

5XÉçÇøWorld Congress Information Session
The 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress team also hosted a virtual Zoom session for ECPR General Conference participants on Wednesday, 14 August. The session focused on several aspects of the upcoming 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress, including the paper and panel submission process, 5XÉçÇøtravel grants, awards, deadlines, and sessions available to participants.