The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru is hosting the 6th India Public Policy Network Conference (IPPN) from June 1 to 4, 2026. The theme for this edition is ‘Public Policy Praxis in Global South: Building Coherence and Capacity for Future Challenges.’

Call For Papers

We invite researchers, faculty and policy practitioners to this conference to highlight potential opportunities and challenges that are relevant to India. We invite contributions that could include working papers, monographs, case studies, demonstrable interventions and other forms of substantive reflective contributions that can help us collectively understand Public Policy Praxis in India.

Instructions for Submission of Panel Proposals

Papers can be submitted to any of the panels listed for the conference.

Please create an account on the IPPA website to submit a paper abstract.

Each participant can submit no more than 2 papers to different panels for the conference as first author.

Research papers for Research and Pedagogy tracks

• Abstract of 500 words
• Extended abstract of 1200-1500 words for the first stage of call for papers (to be uploaded as a pdf file)
• Please mention the author(s) with affiliation(s)
• The final paper submitted for the conference should be at least 5000 words to be submitted to the respective panels before the conference. The panel chairs are supposed to coordinate with the presenters of the selected papers before the conference.

Case studies/ Policy Briefs/ field notes/other submissions for Practitioner track

• Abstract of 500 words for the first stage of call for papers
• Please mention the author(s) with affiliation(s)
• The final submission for the conference should be at least 1500-2000 words to be submitted to the respective panels before the conference. The panel chairs are supposed to coordinate with the presenters of the selected papers before the conference.

Submission Deadline

Please note, the deadline for submission of conference abstracts is January 31, 2026.