Call for Papers: The 11th Behavioral Models of Politics Conference - May 1-2, 2026
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Kai Ou
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Note: Submission deadline is March 15, 2026.
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the 11th Behavioral Models of Politics (BMP) Conference, which is sponsored by Duke University as part of its Frontiers series and takes place on May 1-2, 2026! David Siegel and Anna Bassi will co-host this year's BMP conference. The BMP conference aims to bring together scholars to discuss and share research related to various ways that analytical models of politics can be broadened to include “behavioral” concepts. The conference encourages a dialogue between groups of scholars — theorists, empiricists and behavioral experimentalists — who all provide critical insight into political behavior, but who often remain siloed.
The conference is open to all sub-fields in political science as well as related disciplines. We welcome submissions using a wide variety of approaches, both theoretical and empirical. Theoretical approaches might include behavioral game theory, bounded rationality, adaptation and learning, and evolutionary models. Empirical and experimental research might test or challenge conventional modeling assumptions, identify the boundaries between rational and boundedly rational behavior, or document empirical regularities that need to be accounted for by behavioral models. We are also interested in papers that apply experimental or computational neuroscientific approaches to political decision-making as well as work in political psychology and behavior that takes or speaks to an analytical or behavioral decision research approach.
If you are interested in presenting a paper or poster or in participating as a discussant or attendee, please fill out the submission form here https://tinyurl.com/58s4wa5z (Please also fill out this form if you would like to only attend so that we can get an accurate headcount.) There is no registration fee to attend the conference. There is very limited funding to aid in attending the conference; please indicate on the form if you would require such funding to attend.
Information of past conferences can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/bmp2026/past-conferences. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2026, and we will notify presenters of acceptances by March 29. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at behavioralmod...@gmail.com for clarifications. You can also reach out to the hosts directly, and emails should be sent to David Siegel (david....@duke.edu) or Anna Bassi (anna....@unc.edu).
2026 BMP Conference Organizers (Anna Bassi, Kai Ou, David Siegel)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the 11th Behavioral Models of Politics (BMP) Conference, which is sponsored by Duke University as part of its Frontiers series and takes place on May 1-2, 2026! David Siegel and Anna Bassi will co-host this year's BMP conference. The BMP conference aims to bring together scholars to discuss and share research related to various ways that analytical models of politics can be broadened to include “behavioral” concepts. The conference encourages a dialogue between groups of scholars — theorists, empiricists and behavioral experimentalists — who all provide critical insight into political behavior, but who often remain siloed.
The conference is open to all sub-fields in political science as well as related disciplines. We welcome submissions using a wide variety of approaches, both theoretical and empirical. Theoretical approaches might include behavioral game theory, bounded rationality, adaptation and learning, and evolutionary models. Empirical and experimental research might test or challenge conventional modeling assumptions, identify the boundaries between rational and boundedly rational behavior, or document empirical regularities that need to be accounted for by behavioral models. We are also interested in papers that apply experimental or computational neuroscientific approaches to political decision-making as well as work in political psychology and behavior that takes or speaks to an analytical or behavioral decision research approach.
If you are interested in presenting a paper or poster or in participating as a discussant or attendee, please fill out the submission form here https://tinyurl.com/58s4wa5z (Please also fill out this form if you would like to only attend so that we can get an accurate headcount.) There is no registration fee to attend the conference. There is very limited funding to aid in attending the conference; please indicate on the form if you would require such funding to attend.
Information of past conferences can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/bmp2026/past-conferences. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2026, and we will notify presenters of acceptances by March 29. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at behavioralmod...@gmail.com for clarifications. You can also reach out to the hosts directly, and emails should be sent to David Siegel (david....@duke.edu) or Anna Bassi (anna....@unc.edu).
2026 BMP Conference Organizers (Anna Bassi, Kai Ou, David Siegel)
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