Major conferences exclude conservatives

A systematic audit of the ECPR 2026 programme using an LLM claims that among 2,000+ speakers there were no identifiable conservative or classical‑liberal political scientists. If true, this suggests not just individual hiring effects but that flagship venues for disciplinary debate may exclude entire traditions. — If academic forums systematically lack right‑of‑centre representation, their authority over public policy and political debate is weakened and partisan critiques of expertise will intensify.