24 Hours of Political Psychology: 26. - 27. February 2026
Join us for the 6th Annual Meeting of the Political Psychology Network in Vienna
Thank you for numerous high quality submissions. We are happy to welcome you to the sixth meeting of the Political Psychology Network at the University of Vienna on 26th and 27th February 2026.
As in previous years, there is no participation fee.
This year's conference theme is Political Psychology, Climate Justice, and the Climate Emergency. Despite this focus, the conference welcomed and received submissions on all topics under the umbrella of political psychology.
Presentation Timing
When is discussion and question time?
Generally, each presentation is discussed directly after it is given. That is, the session's structure is presentation - discussion - presentation - discussion, and so on. However, we are aware that there are interdisciplinary differences in preferences, with some disciplines preferring a shared discussion at the end of the session. Of course, if all presenters in a session agree that they would prefer this structure, you are free to handle it this way in your panel session.
How much time do I have?
If your session has 4 presentations, each of you has a 22.5 minute time window.
If your session has 5 presentations, each of you has an 18 minute time window.
How much time should I save for questions and discussion?
We recommend reserving about 25 % of your time slot for questions and discussion. Thus, if your session has 4 presentations, you should present for about 16 - 17 minutes and leave the rest for questions. If your session has 5 presentations, you should present for about 13 - 14 minutes and leave the rest for questions.
How do we stay on track?
In each room, there will be a chair (a member of the Political Psychology Network) who will hold up signs to alert you of your presentation time coming to an end and who will ensure that people stick to their time slots.
Can we change the order of presentations within a session?
Sure, you can change this spontaneously, no need to inform the organiser team. However, make sure this is okay for everyone in the session, and consider that people might be trying to switch between sessions to catch certain talks.
After Conference Drinks
Time: Friday after the last session, starting at 18:00
Location: https://www.statt-beisl.info/ (a 7 minute / 500 m walk from the conference location)
Statt-Beisl im WUK
Währinger Straße 59
1090 Wien
Conference program (version 3.4, 26 February 2026)
Conference Schedule
| Day, Time | Hörsaal 1 | Seminar 3 | Seminar 4 | Seminar 5 |
| THU, 09:00 - 13:00 | Preconference Workshop | |||
| THU, 14:15 - 14:30 | Welcome Address | |||
| THU, 14:30 - 16:00 | A01: Prejudice, Tolerance, and Measuring Bias | A02: Discrimination , Inequality, and Anti-Sexism Interventions | A03: Extremism and Radicalization (Attitudes + Development) | A04: Political Violence, War, and Conflict Communication |
| THU, 16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee Break | |||
| THU, 16:15 - 17:45 | B01: Democracy, Participation, and Civic Development | B02: Institutional Legitimacy and Trust in Science / Experts (including AI trust) | Polarization and Cognition I | Polarization and Cognition II |
| THU, 17:45 - 18:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| THU, 18:00 - 19:30 | Keynote: Heike Klüver - Democratic Backsliding is not Inevitable: What Works to Strengthen Democratic Resilience | |||
| FRI, 08:00 - 09:30 | C01: Digital Media, Influencers and Online Engagement | C02: AI, Technology, and Political Attitudes | C03: Climate Activism, Protest Tactics and Mobilization | C04: Climate Policy, Perceptions and Climate (Mis)Information |
| FRI, 09:30 - 09:45 | Coffee Break | |||
| FRI, 09:45 - 11:15 | D01: Sustainability Transitions and Climate / Energy Governance | D02: Populism, Status Politics, Religion and Culture Wars | D03: Migration / Refugees and Political Agency (including Migrant PPR Support) | D04: Interest Groups, Unions, Conflict Orientations and Inequality-Trust-Links |
| FRI, 11:15 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| FRI, 11:30 - 13:00 | E01: Political Development Across the Life Course | E02: Active Polarization: Measurement, Dynamics and Cultural Sorting | E03: Political Communication, Rhetoric, Crises and Mobilizing Moderates | |
| FRI, 14:30 - 16:00 | F01: Climate Psychology (Responsibility, Emotions, Action/Inaction) | F02: Ideology, Threats and Belief Systems (including Voting Heuristics) | F03: Misinformation: Narratives, Inoculation, Source Cues and Debunking | |
| FRI, 16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee Break | |||
| FRI, 16:15 - 17:45 | G01: Computational Political Psychology: Insights on Culture, Trust, Polarization, and Climate Activism | G02: Social Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Democracy and Authoritarianism: Narcissism, Resentment and Active Foundations | G03: Democracy in Question: The Role of Different Forms of Generalized (Dis-)Trust, Populist Attitudes, System Justification Beliefs and Youth Civic Identity |
Updates
[Update 23 January] Location Change
The conference has been moved to another nearby university building: Währinger Straße 29. Information has been updated in the program. This will not affect your travel plans. Please note the correct room for your presentation.
[Update 18 January] Registration for Attendees
The conference programme is out now - download here!
Not presenting, but want to attend the conference to listen? Please register here until 13 February: tcdecon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6XnpnsZ9EiTZElo
The registration is used to prepare nametags and document the size of the conference, both for internal purposes and towards funders.
[Update 25 November] Acceptances and Registration
Acceptance e-mails for submitted abstracts have been sent out. The program committee is led by Rowenia Bender and Juliane Wesselmann - do not be surprised that the e-mail is not coming from University of Vienna.
Conference Location
The conference will be held at Währinger Straße 29, 1090 Vienna.
How to get to the building
The building is within walking distance from the university main building. The nearest subway stop is Schottentor, the nearest tram stop from there is Schwarzspanierstraße (tram lines 40, 41, 42 from Schottentor) or Sensengasse (tram lines 40, 41, 42 coming from the other direction) or Lazarettgasse (tram lines 5 and 12). From Vienna Central Station, the building is reachable using subway line U1 and U2 and tram lines 1, 71, D, as well as bus line 1A, followed by a short walk pictured here.
How to find the rooms
All rooms are downstairs from the ground floor of the building, which is accessible via stairs and elevator.
Talks will be held in Lecture Hall 1 and Seminar Rooms 3, 4, and 5, all on the same floor.
See the floor plan here and detailed information about the rooms here.
Accessibility
Lecture Hall 1 is wheelchair accessible in the front and rear section as well as the lecturer’s area. The lecture hall has an audio induction loop. The seminar rooms are fully wheelchair accessible and have audio induction loops.
