IPPA's Early Career Network met as a prelude to the 6th International Conference on Public Policy that was held from June 27 to 29, 2023, at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada. Led by Sarah Giest and Tullia Galanti, the Early Career community met to create connections before the start of the conference as well as brainstorm ideas of how to stay connected and exchange knowledge about research as well as opportunities in academia around the world. These ideas showed that many are eager to network professionally – both for theme-based links as well as career opportunities around the world. Other topics that arose were balancing remote and in-person work and conferences as well as creating a healthy work environment more generally. 

Based on this meeting, there is now a Google group (IPPA ECN, ippa-ecn@googlegroups.com) to which IPPA members can request access. 

PAST EVENT

IPPA's Early Career Network was officially launched on June 25, 2019 as a prelude to the 4th International Conference on public policy that was held from June 26 to 28, 2019, at Concordia University in Montreal. 

On this occasion, the Network organized 3 events:

1. 1. 1. Kick-off meeting to welcome participants to the IPPA ECN! 
      2. IPPA ECN Networking Reception 
      3. Roundtable on Publication Strategies: A Conversation with the Editors 

Speakers: 

Isabelle Engeli, editor of the European Journal of Political Research (Wiley-Blackwell)

Iris Geva-May, founding editor-in-chief of Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (Routledge)

Michael Howlett, editor-in-chief of Policy Sciences (Springer Science), editor of Comparative Public Policy (Cambridge University Press), co-editor of Policy & Society (Taylor & Francis) and co-editor-in-chief of Policy Design & Practice (Taylor & Francis)

Michael Jones, editor-in-chief of Policy Studies Journal (Wiley-Blackwell)

Peter John, senior editor of Journal of Public Policy (Cambridge University Press)

Claudio Radaelli, editor-in-chief of the International Review of Public Policy (OpenEdition)

Sarah Ayres, co-editor of Policy & Politics (Policy Press)