42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology
Conference Overview
Since 1984, the Society for Political Methodology has held an annual summer conference. “Polmeth” is the premier meeting in political science for research advancing applied statistics and machine learning methods. The meeting provides an opportunity for leading faculty and advanced PhD students to showcase and receive feedback on recent work in the field of political methodology as well as empirical applications of quantitative methods to substantive questions in political science and beyond. It is a place to build professional networks and meet the next generation of political scientists. We invite you to join our community.
Emory University is hosting the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology, July 17-19, 2025. To broaden participation, funds will be available to defray the cost of conference registration, accommodations, and some additional travel expenses for some participants. The deadline for applications was March 15, 2025. We expect to inform applicants of decisions by late April.
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Society for Political Methodology
The Society for Political Methodology is the world's premier academic organization for quantitative political science, addressing the needs of a global membership base united in developing and establishing empirical tools for the study of politics by advancing research methodology and design, in data collection and measurement, in statistics and machine learning, and in theoretical and empirical modeling. The Society is committed to broadening participation in our subfield through mentoring and support for scholars.
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Application Details
The deadline for applications has now passed. We expect to inform applicants of decisions by late April.
There are three options for accommodations on campus.
- The Emory Conference Center, less than a 10 minute walk from the conference venue, has single- or double-occupancy rooms at a conference rate of $179/night plus tax. The deadline to book at the conference rate is June 25.
- Sorority Lodge (Emory dorms) has suite-style single-occupancy rooms, with two rooms sharing one bathroom in a jack-and-jill set up. The dorm package for 3 nights includes linens, breakfast, and parking, and is $200 per person for 3 nights (checking in July 16, checking out July 19). Sorority Lodge is less than a 5-minute walk from the conference venue.
- Raoul Hall (Emory dorms) has suite-style single-occupancy rooms, with two rooms sharing one bathroom in a jack-and-jill set up. The dorm package for 3 nights includes linens, breakfast, and parking, and is $200 per person for 3 nights (checking in July 16, checking out July 19). There are also single-occupancy rooms that share communal bathrooms (by gender) available. Raoul Hall is less than a 5-minute walk from the conference venue.