The Madrid Empirical Social Sciences Network is excited to announce its second annual conference! After the great success of our inaugural meeting in 2024, we want to continue bringing together scholars from political science, sociology, economics, and all neighboring social sciences to foster academic collaboration and exchange in the Madrid area. We are looking forward to two days filled with lively discussions and plenty of networking opportunities for everyone.
- Date: October 24-25, 2025
- Location: IE Tower, P.º de la Castellana, 259, Madrid
- Guest speaker: Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (University of Southampton)
Conference Program
We have an exceptional line-up of presentations, and we can’t wait to see everyone. Here is the conference program along with additional information for presenters and discussants. All members of the MESS community are invited to attend the conference (i.e., presenting or discussing is not required to join).
Sign Up for Venue Access
- The IE Tower is only accessible for registered visitors. Whether you are a presenter, discussant, or regular attendee, you should sign up in advance by filling out this form by October 15 in order to ensure smooth access to the tower on the day of the conference. Please bring an ID to show at the front desk.
- The sign-up form collects additional (optional) information to facilitate communication at the venue. If you provide your phone number, we are going to add you to a WhatsApp group for the conference that we are going to use to disseminate information and/or answer urgent requests (e.g., regarding check-in).
- Make sure to arrive at the towers at least 20 minutes prior to your panel in order to be able to go through the check in procedure in time.
Information for Paper Presenters
- Please send your paper by October 15 to madridempiricalsocialsciences@gmail.com, so we can share it with your discussants prior to the conference.
- Your presentation should be no longer than 15 minutes in panels with four papers and 20 minutes in panels with three papers to provide enough time for feedback and discussion.
Information for Discussants
- We have assigned two discussants per panel. Discussants may coordinate internally how they want to split up the papers.
- Your comments should be no longer than 5 minutes per paper to provide enough time for a Q&A session with the audience.