III INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY AND CONSTITUTIONALISM, 29-30 October 2026

Democracy Beyond Consensus: Constitutionalism, Power and Plural Futures in a Fragmented World

29–30 October 2026
Online International Conference

19:00h–21:00h CET

SESSION II

Democracy after Consensus: Representation, Participation and Constitutional Legitimacy

This session examines transformations in the foundations of democratic legitimacy, focusing on contested constitutional concepts, political participation, electoral representation, accessibility and the relationship between constitutional and international human rights standards.

Moderator: FURQAN AHMED

19:00–19:20

Separation of Powers as an Essentially Contested Concept: Between Constitutionalism and Democracy

Oscar Pérez de la Fuente

Discussion focus: Separation of powers, constitutionalism, democracy, judicial independence and the counter-majoritarian problem.

19:20–19:40

Cyberdemocracy and Accessibility: Equal Political Participation from a Feminist Disability Perspective

Reginaldo de Souza Vieira & Priscylla Alves Piucco

Discussion focus: Cyberdemocracy, equal political participation, accessibility, gender and the political inclusion of women with disabilities.

19:40–20:00

Candidaturas Independientes y Control de Convencionalidad en Brasil: el Tema 974 del STF a la Luz del Artículo 23 de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos

Luis Filipe Maia

Discussion focus: Independent candidacies, political rights, constitutional adjudication and conventionality control under the American Convention on Human Rights.

20:00–20:40

COLLECTIVE DISCUSSION

Representation Beyond Formality: Participation, Rights and Democratic Legitimacy

Suggested guiding questions:

  • Which institutions remain capable of legitimising political power under conditions of profound disagreement?
  • Is separation of powers a stable constitutional principle or a historically contested institutional arrangement?
  • How can democratic participation become substantively accessible rather than merely formally available?
  • To what extent can international human rights law reshape domestic electoral institutions?
  • What does democratic inclusion require beyond traditional political representation?

Inscripciones para asistencia:

https://www.even3.com.br/democracy-and-constitutionalism-2026-797310

New book: Political Philosophy and Good Government, Dykinson, 2026

Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar (2026), Political Philosophy and Good Government, Dykinson, Madrid, 389 pp. ISBN 979-13-7047-569-7

Political Philosophy and Good Government

Political Philosophy and Good Government brings together two fields that are too often kept apart: the grand tradition of political thought and the urgent practical question of how public power can be exercised with integrity. Structured across twenty thematic units, the book is divided into two complementary halves. The first twelve units set out the foundations of Political Philosophy: the nature of politics, the relationship between ethics and power, reason of state, the limits of State intervention, the Rule of Law, Theories of Justice, the grounds and limits of political obligation, democracy, cultural diversity and minority rights, public opinion and free speech, and global justice. These questions have shaped Western political thought from Plato and Aristotle through Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant and Mill to Rawls, Dworkin and their contemporaries. The second half turns to good government: to what goes wrong when power forgets its purpose. Units on corruption, ethics and deontology, corruption in public administration, judicial integrity, the relationship between politics and finance, clientelism, lobbying, democratic accountability and transparency complete the picture. The move from classical theory to contemporary pathology is deliberate. Corruption is not a marginal phenomenon; it is one of the defining challenges of contemporary democracy. Political Philosophy, the author argues, must provide the conceptual tools needed to understand it, name it and fight it.

Rome IPSA World Congress, 24-28 July 2027

Open panel: Governing Digital Speech: Political, Legal, and Moral Perspectives on Platform Regulation

Convenor: Dr. Oscar Perez de la Fuente

Chair: Prof. Jędrzej Skrzypczak

Discussant: Dr. Oscar Perez de la Fuente

ID: PL-4466

Panel: https://www.ipsa.org/wc/panel/governing-digital-speech-political-legal-and-moral-perspectives-platform-regulation

Open panel: Privatisation of Censorship and the Commercialisation of Propaganda in the Age of Big Platforms

Convenor: Prof. Jędrzej Skrzypczak

Chair: Dr. Oscar Perez de la Fuente

Discussant: Prof. Jędrzej Skrzypczak

ID: PL-4486

Panel: https://www.ipsa.org/wc/panel/privatisation-censorship-and-commercialisation-propaganda-age-big-platforms-rethinking

Open panel: Language Minority Rights: Theory and Practice in Times of Uncertain Democracies

Convenor: Prof. Bartosz Hordecki

Chair: Prof. Jędrzej Skrzypczak

Co-chair: Prof. Bartosz Hordecki

Discussants

Dr. Oscar Perez de la Fuente

https://wc2027.ipsa.org/wc/panel/language-minority-rights-theory-and-practice-times-uncertain-democracies

Open panel: Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights and the Uncertain Future of Democracy

Convenor: Dr. Alex Sander Xavier Pires

Chair: Dr. Anju Gupta

Discussant: Dr. Oscar Perez de la Fuente

ID: PL-4494

Panel: https://www.ipsa.org/wc/panel/artificial-intelligence-human-rights-and-uncertain-future-democracy

Ponencia online «Desinformación y virtudes epistémicas», Corporación Universitaria Autónoma del Cauca, Colombia

I Congreso Internacional de Derecho, Tendencias Globales y Debates Contemporáneos

Programa de Derecho · Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Corporación Universitaria Autónoma del Cauca, Colombia.

17 y 18 de septiembre de 2026, 18:00h – 19:00h CEST

https://www.congresoderechoautonoma.com/ponentes/oscar-perez-de-la-fuente#top

Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, Armijo, Enrique (eds.), Hate speech, Political Correctness, and Cancel Culture. The Future of Free Expression, Routledge

Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, «Disinformation and Fake News: A Conceptual Approach» en Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, Armijo, Enrique (eds.), Hate speech, Political correctness, and Cancel Culture. The Future of Free Expression, Routledge, London, New York, 2027, pp. 203-220. ISBN 9781041117926

Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, «The Future of Freedom of Expression: An Overview» in Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, Armijo, Enrique (eds.), Hate speech, Political correctness, and Cancel Culture. The Future of Free Expression, Routledge, London, New York, 2027, pp. 230-245. ISBN 9781041117926

More information: https://www.routledge.com/Hate-Speech-Political-Correctness-and-Cancel-Culture-The-Future-of-Free-Expression/PerezdelaFuente-Armijo/p/book/9781041117926

Hate Speech, Political Correctness, and Cancel Culture critically examines the challenges posed by modern discourse in democratic societies. It explores the intersection of hate speech, political correctness, cancel culture, and disinformation, and offers a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective on their ethical, legal, and societal implications.

Delving into the complexities of contemporary communication, the book addresses pressing issues such as the rise of cancel culture, the evolution of political correctness, and the proliferation of disinformation and fake news in the digital age. It investigates how these phenomena impact freedom of speech, democratic values and social ethics, while also exploring their influence on identity politics, public opinion, polarization and the integrity of democratic elections. With contributions from leading scholars from a range of academic and geographical backgrounds, the book provides critical insights into topics like antisemitism, hate speech targeting refugees, judicial stereotyping, online speech, and the regulation of AI-driven disinformation. Through case studies, theoretical analysis, and comparative perspectives, it offers practical solutions for navigating the challenges of misinformation, fostering inclusivity, and balancing freedom of expression with communal responsibilities.

Hate Speech, Political Correctness, and Cancel Culture is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand how modern discourse shapes public life in the digital era. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of politics, philosophy and ethics, media and communication studies, and law. Policymakers and professionals involved in regulating online platforms will also find its discussions on disinformation and technological control highly relevant.

Open Access: Pires, Alex Sander, Skrzypczak, Jedzej, Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar (2026), «Rule of Law» in IPSA Companion to Political Science, Springer

Pires, Alex Sander, Skrzypczak, Jedzrej, Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar (2026), «Rule of Law» in Stockemer, D., Sawyer, S.W., Gagnon, A. (eds) IPSA Companion to Political Science, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06918-4_143-1

Online ISBN: 978-3-032-06918-4

Text available by clicking this link:

https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-032-06918-4_143-1

IPSA Research Committees Colloquium, Bolzano, Italy, 23-26 June 2026

IPSA RESEARCH COMMITTEES COLLOQUIUM 23-26 JUNE 2026

Eurac Research, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

MINORITIES UNDER SIEGE? 

PLURAL SOCIETIES FACING PLURAL CHALLENGES

HOSTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR MINORITY RIGHTS AND THE CENTER FOR AUTONOMY EXPERIENCE OF EURAC RESEARCH AND ORGANISED BY IPSA RC14 POLITICS AND ETHNICITY IN COLLABORATION WITH 

RC13 DEMOCRATIZATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, RC16 SOCIO-POLITICAL PLURALISM, RC23 ELECTIONS, CITIZENS AND PARTIES, RC28 COMPARATIVE FEDERALISM AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE, RC43 RELIGION AND POLITICS, RC44 SECURITY, CONFLICT AND DEMOCRATIZATION, RC50 THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE AND RC53 INDIGENOUS POLITICS

PANEL C: LINGUISTIC MINORITY RIGHTS: CHALLENGES OF PLURALISM Joint panel of RC50 and RC26, Wednesday 24 June 2026, 9:00h


Chair: Bartosz Hordecki, Adam Mickiewicz University
Discussant: Zsuzsanna Arendas, ELTE Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest.


Oscar Pérez de la Fuente, Carlos III University of Madrid
Migrants’ linguistic rights


Jędrzej Skrzypczak, Adam Mickiewicz
University Challenges to European Linguistic Minority Rights Guarantees in the 21st Century


Michał Szczyszek, Agnieszka Piotrowska- Wojaczyk, Zuzanna
Przybysz (all Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), A licja Goczyła
Ferreira Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba,

The Polish Language as a Minority Language in Brazil

PANEL C: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY POLITICS OF LANGUAGE, Wednesday 24 June 2026, 11:00h

Chair: Yael Peled , Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity

Discussant: Oscar Pérez de la Fuente, Carlos III University of Madrid

Zorica Trajkova Strezovska, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, & Aleksandar Takovski, AAB College, Kosovo,

Minority Language Sustainability: Maintenance, Democratic Inclusion, and Digital Visibility in North Macedonia

Matejka Grgic, University of Ljubljana & Slovene Research Institute, Trieste

From Legal Recognition to Digital Marginalisation: The Slovenian Minority in Italy in the Age of Datafication

Constanza Nardocci, University of Milan

Minorities at the Mirror. What Is Missing in the European Regulatory

Framework on AI

Sophie Mangutsch Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Nationalistic ideologies in the protection and promotion of minorities– a comparison between Friulian, Ladin and Romansh

11:00-12:30h Thursday, 25 June 2026 PANEL B: MINORITY RIGHTS: A LOST CAUSE?

Chair: Elizabeth Craig, University of Sussex

Discussant: Oscar Pérez de la Fuente, Carlos III University of Madrid


Corinne Lennox , School of Advanced Study, University of
London & Anna-Mária Bíró Tom Lantos Institute

Pioneering international dialogue on minority rights: Contestation in defining minority rights at the first global UN seminars on minorities in 1965 and 1974

Alexandra Cosima Budabin, Eurac Research

(Mis)use of the Rules of Procedures by States as a Form of Obstructionism at the UN Forum on Minority Issues

Eleni Pothou , Koç University

When Minority Rights Exist but Minorities Remain ‘Under Siege’

Elizabeth Craig, University of Sussex

Minority Rights, the League of Nations and the Legacy Problem

More information:

https://sites.google.com/view/ipsarc14/colloquia/bolzanobozen-2026

Pérez de la Fuente, O. (2026). Jorge Nuñez, Territorial disputes in the Americas, Derechos y Libertades, 55.

Pérez de la Fuente, O. (2026). Jorge Nuñez, Territorial disputes in the Americas. DERECHOS Y LIBERTADES: Revista De Filosofía Del Derecho Y Derechos Humanos, 55, 335-344. https://doi.org/10.20318/dyl.2026.10416

Disponible:

https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/DYL/es/article/view/10416

Recensión Miguel Ramirez, Desinformación y virtudes epistémicas, Cuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho, num. 55, 2026.

Ramírez Ramírez, Miguel (2026), Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar. Desinformación y virtudes epistémicas. Madrid: Dykinson, 2025. Cuadernos Electrónicos De Filosofía Del Derecho, 55, 215-223. https://doi.org/10.7203/CEFD.55.33407

Disponible:

https://turia.uv.es/index.php/CEFD/es/article/view/33407

New publication: Skrzypczak, Jedrzej, Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, Pires, Alex Sander Xavier (2026), «Human Rights in Conceptions of Deglobalisation and Re-globalisation», Springer

Skrzypczak, Jedrzej, Pérez de la Fuente, Oscar, Pires, Alex Sander Xavier (2026),»Human Rights in Conceptions of Deglobalisation and Re-globalisation: Contemporary Challenges from Three Perspectives» in Cattafi, Carmelo (ed.), Perspectives on Reglobalization, Insights from Political Science, Springer Cham, pp. 293-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07236-8. ISBN 978-3-032-07235-1

More information: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-07236-8

This edited volume provides a forum for critical debate on the concept of reglobalization from different political science perspectives. Using an innovative multifaceted approach, the volume opens a pluralistic dialogue on the concept of increased international cooperation and its implications for the major challenges facing the global economy.

This book is organized into four parts. Chapters in Part I explore the conceptualization and scope of reglobalization within political science and its subfields. Chapters in Part II approach reglobalization from the perspective of international relations; questioning the rules based international order, regional approaches, and challenges for democratization  and security. Chapters in Part III discuss technology, development, and futures issues. The last Part focuses on the human aspect of reglobalization, addressing human rights, climate change, security, migration, and citizenship.

An inclusive gathering of scholars of politics and international relations, this volume will be of use to researchers and students broadly interested in human rights, regional and comparative studies,  governance, democracy, gender, political communication, development, geopolitics, security, migration and citizenship, climate security, and planetary politics.