The Institute of Political Science at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (EKUT) is a member of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), an international association that supports political science institutions in research and teaching. The core task of the ECPR is to advance political science by bringing together researchers from political science and related disciplines, for example in conferences and summer schools, to explore the complex and ever-changing thematic field.

Some 13,000 people in over 300 member institutes form an invaluable network of political scientists and being part of this network is a key benefit of membership in the ECPR.