Excellent research on peace science continues both before and after the annual Peace Science Society meeting, and technology makes it easier than ever to share this work with a wide audience and solicit feedback for the authors. The Online Peace Science Colloquium (OPSC) aims to further integrate and socialize the international peace science community, publicize new and exciting work in a digestible format, and increase opportunities to receive feedback on advanced working papers, facilitating their publication in reputable outlets.
 
Papers accepted to the OPSC Spring 2020 session will be circulated to 3-4 discussants, each of whom will be asked to prepare comments. An online meeting will follow where the author will present the research project to the discussants and an online audience and then receive feedback from each discussant. The schedule of workshops will be posted online so others interested in the topics may join in live and provide feedback. Completed presentations are archived online at http://pssonlinecolloquia.wixsite.com/opsc --- see that site for examples of previous presentations. 
 
All papers related to the topic of peace science, including both international and/or domestic levels of analysis, will be considered for presentation in the colloquium. We welcome and encourage submissions from peace scientists of any rank and approach. It is strongly encouraged that papers be completely drafted at the time of application. 
 
Papers will be posted online one week in advance of the colloquium presentation. The presentations will be on Fridays throughout the fall semester. The full schedule of presentations will be circulated at the beginning of the semester and posted on http://pssonlinecolloquia.wixsite.com/opsc.
 
To submit a paper for the OPSC, please send the following information in an email to pssonlinecolloquia@gmail.com:
•      Title
•      Abstract and/or an Introduction from the paper. Introductions are preferred. If submitting an abstract alone, applicants should also include a timeline for completion of a full draft. 
•      Author(s) names, job title(s), and institutional affiliation(s). Graduate students should list their year in their program.
•      Applicants are encouraged to point out if they are currently or soon-to-be on the job market
•      Availability. Please note any Fridays when the presenter is absolutely not available for a presentation. Feel free to list preferred dates; we’ll do our best but no promises. 
 
The deadline for submissions for the spring colloquium is Friday, January 24 at 5 pm. If you have questions (or would like to volunteer as a discussant), please email Cassy Dorff and Brad Smith at pssonlinecolloquia@gmail.com
 
Coordinator of Online Speaker Series:
Cassy Dorff & Brad Smith, Vanderbilt University