Frequently Asked Questions

1. Use the menu at the top of the page to switch to the areas you wish to view.
2. Click on the logo at the top of the page to return to the home page.
3. Click on the ‘Login’ button on the top right of the page to login to your My ECPR or create an account.

1. Clicking an item in the menu will open a sub-menu below the item you have selected (Except in the case of the ‘Bookshop’ item). This does not disappear when moving your mouse away from the item.
2. Either click on the relevant item you wish to see, click on another top level menu item to view that sub menu, or click on the top level menu item you originally clicked on to close the sub menu.

1. Click on the ‘My ECPR’ menu on the left hand side of the page and select ‘create an account’
2. Fill in the details on the form and click on the submit button.
3. If you filled out the form correctly, you will be automatically logged in with your new account.

1. Firstly, login using either the login button located top right of the page, or by clicking on the ‘My ECPR’ menu item on the top of the page along the menu and then ‘My Profile’ and then typing in your email address followed by your password in the relevant text boxes.
2. Once you are logged in, click on the ‘My Profile’ area under ‘My ECPR’ if you are not already there.
3. Under your profile, click on the ‘Password’ tab.
4. Type in your old password, followed by your new password in the relevant text boxes and click ‘Save’

1. Should you have forgotten your password and wish to reset it, click on the ‘Login’ button top right of the page, or click on ‘My ECPR’ and then either ‘My ECPR home’ or ‘My Profile’.
2. Click on the ‘Forgotten Password’ link below the login text boxes.
3. Type in the Email address registered to your account and click the ‘Submit’ button.
4. You will receive an Email within a few minutes detailing the email address of your account and your password; use this information to login to your account.
5. Once you have logged in, remember to change your password to something more memorable and easier to type.

Be careful typing the password that was sent to you, it is a randomly generated amount of characters and symbols, both upper and lower case. Remember that passwords are case sensitive!

1. Login to your account by either clicking the login button top right or by clicking the ‘My ECPR’ menu item on the top of the page followed by the ‘My Profile’ page and then typing in your Email address followed by your password in the relevant text boxes.
2. Once you are logged in, click on the ‘My Profile’ area under ‘My ECPR’ if you are not already there.
3. Under the ‘Profile’ tab find the ‘institution’ section and either scroll through the dropdown box for your new institution, or search by typing in the drop down box.
4. Once you have selected the correct institution, click the ‘Save’ button located at the bottom of the page.

1. Login to your account by either clicking the login button top right or by clicking the ‘My ECPR’ menu item on the top of the page followed by the ‘My Profile’ page and then typing in your Email address followed by your password in the relevant text boxes.
2. Once you are logged in, click on the ‘My Profile’ area under ‘My ECPR’ if you are not already there.
3. On the profile tab type in your new or corrected email address and click the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of the page.

Remember that changing your email address will change your login address too!

1. Login to your account by either clicking the login button top right or by clicking the ‘My ECPR’ menu item on the top of the page followed by the ‘My Profile’ page and then typing in your Email address followed by your password in the relevant text boxes.
2. Once you are logged in, click on the ‘My Profile’ area under ‘My ECPR’ if you are not already there.
3. Once there, click on the ‘subscriptions’ tab and then ‘unsubscribe’ next to the relevant item you wish to unsubscribe from.

1. Login to your account by either clicking the login button top right or by clicking the ‘My ECPR’ menu item on the top of the page followed by the ‘My Profile’ page and then typing in your Email address followed by your password in the relevant text boxes.
2. Once you are logged in, click on the ‘My Profile’ area under ‘My ECPR’ if you are not already there.
3. Click on ‘institution members’. Here you can see the finance contact and the official representative.

My Institution details are wrong, how do I get them changed?

1. You need to contact your official representative to make the changes to the institution. Only the official representative can make changes to the institution.
2. If you are the official representative, you can change the information by clicking the ‘Institution Profile’ tab and making the changes before clicking ‘Save’.

Please contact support@ecpr.eu to have your account marked for deletion. Please email with the reason you wish to delete the account and make sure the email is from the address registered to the account.

If you have forgotten your password and cannot access your Email account to receive the password reset email, you need to contact support@ecpr.eu who will help you recover your account. Please Email your old email account address and the new Email account address you wish your My ECPR account to be changed to.

Firstly, try a different browser. Sometimes a browser can be setup in such a way that it doesn’t work well with our website. The following browsers are recommended for our website:

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Please see the Contact Us page for information on who to contact with your query, if you do not know who to contact, please email support@ecpr.eu for help or if you have a problem with the website.

The ECPR recently added a new feature, Public Profile, to your My ECPR account.

You can include:

• a profile photo and a banner image
• social media and website links
• a short biography
• list your research interests
• let people know which events you are attending
• show people the Standing Groups and Networks that you belong to
• copy your profile link to share with others

The Joint Sessions website is https://js.ecpr.eu. It is very important that you login using the account that your registered for the event, otherwise you will not be able to access the workshops.

Need more help? Contact jointsessions@ecpr.eu

Only participants who have registered and paid can access the event. Please check that you are using the account that you registered for the event with, using the same username and login.

Links to join the Workshops are only displayed 15 minutes before the Workshop is due to start. 

Need more help? Contact jointsessions@ecpr.eu

The Joint Sessions website uses the very latest technology to make its website work on mobile devices, plus it can be used as an App.

My Itinerary allows you to plan your event in advance. You can search for the Workshop(s) that you will be attending and simply click/press on the 'Add to Itinerary' button. If you make a mistake, simply click/press on the 'Remove from Itinerary' button.

Need more help? Our Virtual Events Team will be able to assist you! Speak to them by clicking the 'live assistance' button at the top of this page.

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Code of Conduct

Complaints Procedure

Zoom has had some negative press since gaining popularity due to the pandemic. Zoom has been working hard to address users concerns and a full update of what has been addressed can be found here.

If you have concerns about installing the Zoom app to your device, please note that we are providing alternative links that will enable you to join a session using your web browser.

The following versions of browser are recommended:

• Internet Explorer 10 or higher.
• Chromium Edge 80 or higher.
• Google Chrome 53.0.2785 or higher.
• Safari 10.0.602.1.50 or higher.
• Firefox 76 or higher.

Yes, links will be provided for web browsers.

The following versions of browser are recommended:

• Internet Explorer 10 or higher.
• Chromium Edge 80 or higher.
• Google Chrome 53.0.2785 or higher.
• Safari 10.0.602.1.50 or higher.
• Firefox 76 or higher.

ECPR has taken as many precautions as possible to reduce the chances of "Zoom Bombing", including:

• Only participants can access the meetings through their ECPR account if they are fully registered and paid.
• Reducing the chance links being shared by not releasing links to Workshops until shortly before the Workshop commences.
• Workshops can only be joined by using the buttons provided on the ECPR website.
• Participants will not be emailed links.
• Zoom passwords have been applied.
• Disabling certain functionality at page level.

ECPR has its own Data Protection Officer who has been involved with the process and the appropriate forms have been completed.

ECPR will only be using Zoom's European data centres. Please visit here for further information on Zoom and GDPR.

Please visit here to read the ECPR's Privacy Policy.

Since making the transition to virtual events, ECPR has developed an exciting Messaging service that enables you to message other participants in real time. Simply visit your Inbox and click on the 'Enable Messaging' button.

Help others Discover you by enabling your profile to be found in your My ECPR account. You can do this by toggling your account privacy to 'public mode' by clicking here. Remember to click 'save and view profile' when you have made changes to your Account Privacy.