Arkansas Political Science Association Annual Meeting

Conference Dates: February 27-28, 2009
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
Location: Lakepoint Conference Center, Russellville, Arkansas
Website: www.arkpsa.org/conference.htm

This is a call for papers for the Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association. The Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) is a professional association of university and secondary political science educators, graduate and undergraduate students, practitioners, and others interested in the scientific study of government and political behavior. The Association also publishes a refereed journal once each year - The Midsouth Political Science Review (MPSR).

We invite paper, panel, and roundtable submissions from political scientists or those in related fields as well as political science students. Anyone whose research relates to the fields below should submit a proposal to the appropriate section chair. All proposals must include the information required under "Proposal Submission" below. If you are uncertain about your paper’s placement, send the proposal to the Program Chair or contact him/her to clarify the appropriate section.

Individuals are also strongly encouraged to serve as panel chairs or discussants, and should send such requests to the appropriate section chairs.

Sections & Chairs

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Donald Gooch (ATU) dgooch1@atu.edu

ARKANSAS/STATE POLITICS
Jay Barth (Hendrix College) barth@hendrix.edu

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Gizachew Tiruneh (UCA) gtiruneh@uca.edu

POLITICAL THEORY
Paul Babbitt (SAU) prbabbitt@saumag.edu

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/PUBLIC POLICY
Sharon Wrobel (UALR) slwrobel@ualr.edu

STUDENT RESEARCH
Andrew Bagley (PCCUA) nbagley@pccua.edu

Proposal Submission

To help the section chairs in their task, all proposals should include the following information:

  Proposal type: (paper, panel, roundtable, chair, or discussant)
  An abstract
  Title of submission
  Your name, Position, and Institutional Affiliation
  Mailing address, Telephone number, and e-mail address
  If you have co-author(s), the above information on co-author(s)
  If offering to serve as panel chair or discussant, indicate fields of expertise.
  Participants are urged to submit proposals via email!

Lodging

This year’s conference will be at the Lakepoint Conference Center on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. The Lakepoint Conference Center has lodging for up to 80 people. Each lodge includes a large community area with amenities such as: big screen TV, DVD/VCR player, movies, pool table, piano, sofa, wired/wireless internet access. Lodging Rate is $65.00 per night and includes a Continental Breakfast. For more information, visit the Lakepoint Conference Center website (http://lakepoint.atu.edu/). To make reservations, call: (479)-356-6231.

Dr. Michael Rogers, Program Chair
Prof. Donald Gooch, Associate Program Chair
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Witherspoon Hall, Room 267
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR 72801
Email: mrogers6@atu.edu
Phone: 479-356-2009