Sexuality and Politics

Membership

Section List

The objective of the Sexuality and Politics Section is to bring together scholars working in a variety of areas within political science to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and to foster intellectual community and expertise within the APSA. There is a growing body of scholarship within the discipline of political science that addresses the issue of sexuality within a variety of subfields including public policy; local, state and national governance; international relations, elections, public administration and political theory.

2009-2010 Officers

President:
Ellen Ann Andersen
University of Vermont
Political Science/Women's and Gender Studies
539 Old Mill
94 University Place
Burlington VT 05405
ellen.andersen@uvm.edu

Vice President:
Paisley Currah
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
3401 James Hall
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
pcurrah@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Treasurer:
Jason Pierceson
University of Illinois, Springfield
Political Science/Legal Studies
Public Affairs Center 360
One University Plaza
Springfield IL 62703
jpier2@uis.edu

Communication Officer:
Julie Novkov
University of Alban, State University of New York
Political Science and Women's Studies
Milne 306
135 Western Avenue
Albany NY 12222
jnovkov@albany.edu

2010 Program Chair:
Paisley Currah
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Political Science
3401 James Hall
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
pcurrah@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Membership Outreach:
Gregory B. Lewis
Georgia State University
Public Administration & Urban Studies
PO Box 3992
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992
glewis@gsu.edu

Executive Council:
Alesha E. Doan, University of Kansas (2008-2010)
Charles Anthony (Tony) Smith, University of California, Irvine (2008-2010)
Ryan Muncy Combs, University of Manchester (2009-2011)
Shawn Schulenberg, University of California, Riverside (2009-2011)

Awards

The Best Conference Paper Award is given for the best paper exploring sexuality and poltics presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Self-nominations are welcome as are nominations from panel chairs and discussants. Membership in the Sexuality and Politics section is not a prerequisite. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2010. Nominated papers must be submitted to each Award Committee Member by March 1, 2010, either by mail or electronically as a .pdf attachment.

Award Committee Chair:
Alesha E. Doan, University of Kansas
adoan@ku.edu

Award Committee Members:
Mark Blasius, Graduate Center, City University of New York
mblasius@gc.cuny.edu

Thomas M. Keck, Syracuse University
tmkeck@maxwell.syr.edu