6th Annual
QCA Conference of the Americas
April 14–16, 2027

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

The QCA Conference of the Americas (AQCA) provides a venue for the broad, cross-disciplinary community of researchers and practitioners working with configurational-comparative methods and approaches to gather together to present and receive feedback on current research projects, share theoretical and methodological developments, and discuss new directions in configurational-comparative research practices. Bringing together the diverse set of QCA empirical and methodological researchers, AQCA offers a supportive environment for the community to meet, engage in dialogue, network, learn, and collectively move forward on advancing the configurational-comparative perspective.

Call for Abstracts

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Registration

	Standard rate	Students and those w/financial need
Before February 1	$275 in-person $175 virtual	$175 in-person (use code FNAQCA) $75 virtual (use code FNAVIRTUAL)
After February 1	$325 in-person $225 virtual	$225 in-person (use code FNAQCA) $125 virtual (use code FNAVIRTUAL)
After March 15	$375 in-person $225 virtual	$275 in-person (use code FNAQCA) $125 virtual (use code FNAVIRTUAL)

Important Dates

Registration Opens	September
Proposal Deadline	December 1
Notifications of Acceptance/Rejection	January
Requests for Financial Support	February 1
Notifications of Financial Support	February
Conference Dates	April 14-16

QCA Trainings

Wednesday, April 14, 2027

On Wednesday, we will offer three QCA trainings:

Introduction to QCA w/Claude Rubinson (University of Houston-Downtown) and Roel Rutten (Tilburg University)
A day-long ground-up introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and fuzzy sets designed for those who are newer to QCA and/or wish to refresh their knowledge. This workshop focuses on the analytic foundations of the method and its distinctive ontological and epistemological perspective. By the end of the workshop, you will understand the types of research questions that QCA can and cannot answer and will be able to design and execute research projects using QCA.
Basic R Training w/Adrian Duşa (University of Bucharest)
A half-day (morning) introduction for those without previous experience with the QCA for R package. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to conduct a basic QCA using R.
Advanced R Training w/Adrian Duşa (University of Bucharest)
A half-day (afternoon) advanced training for those with prior experience with the QCA for R package, and those who have completed the morning’s basic training. Get answers to all of your most pressing questions about the QCA package for R by its author, Adrian Duşa. Professor Duşa will provide detailed procedures of how to perform QCA with R, and discuss alternative methodological solutions to various research situations, using the latest developments in the R package, in both written command and the embedded graphical user interface.

Keynote Address

TBA

Travel and Lodging

For traveling to and from the conference, you will want to fly into Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ). The university is just 5 miles from the airport and easily accessible via taxi, ride share, or shuttle.

The conference hotel with block rate is TBA.

Financial Support

A limited number of travel grants will be available for graduate students and others needing financial support. You must register for the conference prior to applying for a travel grant. To apply for a travel grant, please email your request and a copy of your conference registration to aqca@compasss.org by February 1. Announcements of awards will be made in early March. In order to maximize the support that we can provide, please exhaust your institution’s financial support before applying for support from the conference.