2026 POL PRO

1. Mehmet Cevat Yildirim, Associate Professor, Gaziantep University, Türkiye.
   Title: The EU Farmers’ Discontent as a Social Movement.
2. Daniel Weissglass, Assistant Professor, Duke Kunshan University, China.
   Title: Confucian Constitutionalism and the Oppressive Marginalization of Non/Anti-Confucians.
3. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute & Professor (Adjunct), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
   Title: Voter Turnout and Support for Greece’s Leading Parties: PASOK and New Democracy.

1. Adrian Szumowski, Assistant Professor, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.
   Title: Three Conflicts between Nuclear Powers in 2025.
2. Rachel Nefertari Boveja, Faculty Member, Indiana University – Political Advocacy and Civic Engagement Program, USA.
   Title: Space Diplomacy: Collaborative Policies for the Future of Space Governance and Law.
3. Ludovica Marchi, Former Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
   Title: The Normalisation of Deviance in the Liberal International Order: Contention and Ambiguity.
4. Stefanos Manolis, Collaborating Teaching Staff, Neapolis University Pafos (NUP), Cyprus.
   Title: Why Has Nothing Happened? Explaining Cypriot Offshore Gas Development through Regional Geopolitics.
5. Ratih D. Adiputri, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lapland, Finland.
   Title: Geopolitics of Energy Security and Green Transition: How may Middle-Income Countries Contribute?

1.  Philip G. Cerny, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester (UK) and Rutgers University (USA).
   Title: Heterarchy, Multipolarity, Asymmetry, and the New Anarchy.
2. Domenico Maddaloni, Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
   Title: Disillusioning Democracies: Hegemonic Crisis, European Decline, and Citizens’ Distrust in an Era of Chaos.
3. Mehmet Cevat Yildirim, Associate Professor, Gaziantep University, Türkiye.
   Title: Ways of Constitutional Law to Deal with Political Uncertainty in the 21^st
4. Ludovica Marchi, Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
   Title: Russophobia: A ‘new beginning’ for Europe.
5. George Zahariadis, Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
   Title: Health Care in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

 Interventions:

1. Hemmat Safwat, Director, Energy Development Services, Greece.
2. Eliza Gardiner, Professor, Vancouver Island University, Canada.
3. Aykush Avanesyan, Senior Lecturer, Kuban State University, Russia.

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1. Sonia Salari, Professor, University of Utah, USA.
   Title: A Retrospective Content Analysis of Elder Adults who were Abused as Children in Institutions.
2. Yasar Selman Gultekin, Associate Professor, Düzce University, Türkiye.
   Pinar Gültekin, Professor, Düzce University, Türkiye.
   Serap Bayram, Professor, Düzce University, Türkiye.
   Title: Participation and Care Relationships of Older Adults in Rural Areas: An Examination of How Older Adults Participate in Social Life in Forest Villages in Düzce.
3. Meifang Chen, Assistant Professor, Duke Kunshan University, China.
   Title: Strengthening Sustainable Long-Term Care Workforce Systems in Ageing Societies: Multisectoral Collaboration and Policy Gaps in China and Lessons for LMICs.
4. James Muruthi, Assistant Professor, Drexel University, USA.
   Title: Social Capital–Neighborhood Stress Pathways in Aging: A Conceptual Framework for Prostate Cancer Vulnerability in Middle- and Old-age Black Men in the USA.

1. Aneta Vilagi, Assistant Professor, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
   Title: Digital Negotiations of Political Trust: How European Leaders Claim, Perform, and Contest Trustworthiness on Social Media.
2. Aykush Avanesyan, Senior Lecturer, Kuban State University, Russia.
   Title: Transformation of International Negotiations Under the Influence of Digital Technologies.
3. Irah Kucerova, Senior Lecturer, Charles University, Czech Republic.
   Title: The Geopolitical Trilemma of the Current EU: Defence Capability, Competitiveness, Democracy.
4. Orsolya Szabo Palocz, Assistant Lecturer, University of Szeged, Hungary.
   Title: Political Enemy Narratives as Interpretive Frames in Digital Political Communication.

1. Domenico Maddaloni, Full Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
   Valentina D’Auria, Researcher, University of Salerno, Italy.
   Jessica Maglio, PhD Student, University of Salerno, Italy.
   Title: The Impact of Recent Waves of Migration on Italian Political Debates: Views from Civil Society.
2. Cristina Catallo, Associate Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.
   Title: Migrant Older Adults’ Use of Digital Technology for Transnational Health Care Practices: Policy Implications.
3. Shihab Idrees, Postdoctoral Researcher, CNRS – French Research Center in Jerusalem (CRFJ), Israel.
   Title: Love Made Material: Parenting, Consumption, and Everyday Political Constraint among Palestinian Citizens of Israel.
4. Abraao Tavares, PhD Student, CEDEPLAR, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
   Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, Professor, CEDEPLAR, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
   Title: Life Course, Sexuality, and Religion: LGBTQIA+ Experiences in Inclusive Christian Churches in Brazil.
5. Giada Cascino, Researcher, Kore University of Enna, Italy.
   Sergio Severino, Full Professor, Kore University of Enna, Italy.
   Title: Social Capital and Social Distance in Multi-ethnic Contexts.
6. Michael Dzator, Lecturer, CQUniversity, Australia.
   Portia Simelane, Lecturer, CQUniversity, Australia.
   Title: Unpacking Gender-Based Violence in Australian Universities: A Demographic Approach.