The ECPR has accepted the proposal by Julio Rios-Figueroa and Christoph Hönnige for the ECPR Joint Sessions 2013 in Mainz. The proposal has the title

The Judiciary and the Quality of Democracy in Comparative Perspective

Further details of the submission process will be annocunced by the ECPR. Usually, the deadline for papers is December, 1st of the preceeding year.