- APSA GOVERNANCE
- INAUGURAL CONFERENCE FOR CHAIRS
- CHAIRS TO MEET IN CHARLOTTE ON FEBRUARY 8-9
We are pleased to announce the first annual APSA Conference for Chairs, which will be held in conjunction with the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference in Charlotte, NC from Feb. 8-9, 2007. To learn more about this important inaugural event and how it can help in your work as a chair, visit www.apsanet.org/section_712.cfm.
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- THE 4TH ANNUAL TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE
- LOOKING FORWARD TO AN ENGAGING PROGRAM
The 4th Annual APSA Teaching and Learning Conference will be held in Charlotte, NC from February 9-11. You can find a conference program online at www.apsanet.org/tlc2007/. The conference consists of moderated panels in twelve tracks organized around eight different teaching themes.
The conference also features several workshops on integrating technology in the classroom, assessment, scholarship, and civic education and engagement. APSA Vice President Martha
Ackelsberg, Smith College, will welcome attendees during the Opening
Reception; Paula McClain, Duke University, will deliver the keynote address; and 2005 CASE North Carolina Professor of the Year,
Cindy Combs, UNC-Charlotte will speak during Sunday's Closing Session.
Registrants: if you require ANY special assistance during the conference, please contact us at meeting@apsanet.org.
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- ANNUAL MEETING
- CHICAGO, 2007 - "POLITICAL SCIENCE AND BEYOND"
APSA moves back to Chicago this year -- to a new location -- to explore "Political Science and Beyond." There’s no better place to celebrate the
diversity and potential of the political science and interdisciplinarity than in the Windy City, home of the
ground-breaking social science innovation of the
various Chicago Schools of the mid-twentieth
century.
 Chicago offers visitors a first-rate, world-class destination, and the
opportunity to experience its beautiful lakefront, outstanding
architecture, world-renowned museums and much more. APSA has changed the meeting hotels this year
to those that better embrace the heart of the city.
The 2007 Annual Meeting will be headquartered
at Chicago's Hyatt Regency and the Sheraton
Chicago Hotel & Towers. The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers is located on the banks of the Chicago River; the Hyatt Regency is located just off Michigan Avenue in the heart of the Magnificent Mile. Both are within walking distance of the Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Loop business district, the Art Institute and more. Planning is
underway to maximize the potential of our new venues, which so far
include the Hyatt Regency and the Sheraton Chicago.
Get the latest
information at at www.apsanet.org/2007 and start exploring the city at www.meetinchicago.com/.
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- A NOTE FOR POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS
SPECIAL NOTE FOR POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS:
UPDATE YOUR APSA PERSONAL & CONTACT INFO
Review
your APSA personal and contact information to be sure we can contact
you about Annual Meeting participation. Log in to MyAPSA & click on
the "Change personal information" link. We need a mailing address (home
or work), telephone, and primary email address. |
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- SCHOLAR SUPPORT
- SUBMIT SMALL RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS BY FEBRUARY 1
The 2007 Small Research Grant (SRG) program will be accepting applications until February 1, 2007. The SRG program
supports research in all fields of political science. The intent of
these grants is to support the research of political scientists who are not employed at Ph.D.-granting departments and to help further the careers of these scholars. For more information on this program, see www.apsanet.org/section_509.cfm.
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- VOLCKER JUNIOR RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL MARCH 15
The APSA Organized Section for Public Administration invites applications and research proposals from junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance in the United States and abroad. Proposals will be judged on their potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, their scholarly and methodological rigor, and their promise for advancing practice and theory development. Individual grants are not renewable.
As a part of the APSA Centennial Campaign, support from the Volcker Endowment can, but need not, involve research residencies at the Centennial Center in Washington. Recipients may conduct research on issues affecting or relevant to public administration at any level (or levels) of government, in any nation (or across nations), and from whatever locale is most useful or appropriate for their research purposes.
For more on the Volcker grant program, visit www.apsanet.org/content_6340.cfm.
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- BUNCHE INSTITUTE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR '07
The Ralph Bunche Summer Institute is now accepting applications for its 2007 program. Undergraduate students interested in pursuing a graduate education in political science, who have the following qualifications are eligible to apply:
- U.S. citizens,
- African American, Latino/a, or Native American,
- completing their Junior year of undergraduate study, and
- majoring in political science or a related discipline.
For additional information and an application, please see our webpage at www.apsanet.org/section_397.cfm. The deadline for applications is February 16, 2007.
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- BE A MENTOR - FIND A MENTOR
The APSA mentoring initiative is an opportunity for all political scientists to connect to share experience and insights about career planning, scholarship, and professional issues.
Become a Mentor
Mentors can volunteer to act as a resource for colleagues in specific areas of interest such as how to publish, how to launch a research career, how to manage career conflicts, or even how to plan for retirement. Mentors can also volunteer to be a resource for specific communities of scholars, such as groups historically underrepresented in the discipline. Or mentors may volunteer to serve as a general resource for any inquiry.
Please visit the "Become an APSA Mentor" page and review the mentoring initiative process. Be sure to complete the mentor profile to become an APSA Mentor. Once you are listed with us as a mentor, we will, from time to time, provide your name (along with others) to those seeking a mentor with your qualifications. It will then be up to the mentee to contact you directly to begin the conversation.
Find a Mentor
Graduate students, young scholars and teachers, minorities and women, senior faculty confronting retirement, or any colleagues in the discipline may wish to contact mentor. When you request a mentor, you will be provided with a list of contacts in the field who have expressed willingness to serve as a mentor regarding the issues you specify. You may then select from this list the individual you would like to contact, and should then directly initiate contact. Visit the "Find an APSA Mentor" page to learn more.
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- IDENTIFY TALENTED MINORITY GRAD SCHOOL CANDIDATES
Help APSA identify talented undergraduate minorities interested in
being recruited to doctoral programs. In 1989, APSA established the
Minority Identification (MID) Project as part of its efforts to
diversify the political science profession. Faculty members in
undergraduate programs are encouraged to contact minority students
about careers in political science and then submit the names of
promising minority candidates for graduate study to the MID database.
Core Schools -- graduate programs participating in the MID Project --
actively recruit students identified in the MID database. The program
complements the important efforts already made through the Ralph Bunche
Summer Institute and Minority Fellows Program. For more information
please visit www.apsanet.org/section_428.cfm.
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- SPACE AVAILABLE IN CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR SUMMER & FALL '07
 The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs can be an invaluable resource to political and social scientists. Housed in the APSA headquarters near Dupont Circle, the Center provides
a great base of operations for scholars researching in Washington, DC.
It offers Visiting Scholars furnished work space, telephone, fax,
computers, Internet access, conference space, a reference library, and access
to George Washington University’s Gelman Library.
Visiting Scholar stays range from a few days to 12 months. Space is limited
to APSA members and available to faculty members, post-doctoral
fellows, and advanced graduate students from the U.S. and abroad. Scholars
are expected to cover their own expenses and a modest facilities fee for
the use of the Center.
There are also a limited number of funding opportunities available to support Visiting Scholars. Prospective visiting scholars may apply at any time. Positions are
awarded on a space-available basis. Full details on the Center and the
Visiting Scholars Program, including an application form, can be found
online at www.apsanet.org/centennialcenter. You may also contact Brian
Daniels at APSA: 202-483-2512; bdaniels@apsanet.org.
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- APSA PROGRAM NEWS
- ANONYMOUS GIFT VAULTS VOLCKER ENDOWMENT ABOVE $150,000
APSA is pleased to announce that it has received a generous cash gift of $75,000 from an anonymous donor to the APSA Volcker Endowment for Public Service Research and Education. Because of the extraordinary generosity of this individual, coupled with the contributions of nearly 90 Public Administration organized section members over the past six years, the Volcker Endowment has surpassed $155,000 in contributions. The anonymous gift was inspired after hearing first-hand what the Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grants, funded by the Volcker Endowment, mean to recipients.
The December 2006 edition of the Public Administration Section's Volcker Update, which highlights some of the Volcker Grant
can be found at www.h-net.org/~pubadmin/volcker/volcker1206.pdf.
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- MEDIACONNECT: CONNECTING POLITICAL SCIENTISTS WITH JOURNALISTS
Are you interested in speaking with journalists on issues of public
interest? The APSA press office is developing a roster of political
scientists who are willing to respond to media inquiries in their area
of expertise. To participate in MediaConnect, APSA members in good
standing are asked to:
- Provide
APSA with your work phone number and email address, as well as up to
five keywords that best describe your areas of expertise, and any URL
to your personal homepage and CV (if available) -- send these to APSA
at press@apsanet.org;
- Respond to media inquiries in a timely manner; and
- Periodically share your experiences with APSA staff to help refine the program.
If you've already submitted your name to an existing press roster on
APSA's website, we've retained the information and you do not have to
submit again. Email press@apsanet.org with your information or questions, or contact Bahram Rajaee at 202-483-2512.
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- SCHOLAR SAVER ONLINE NOW - SAVE ON BOOKS AND JOURNALS!
APSA members can now access the Scholar Saver online to take advantage
of member-only discounts on 79 journals and 20 books covering a wide
spectrum of the political science and historical disciplines. The
electronic-only version links directly to the web site of each
advertiser, greatly facilitating the ordering process. Full-color cover
images of each product and a linked index make finding the material you
need easy. Like a hard-copy version? Simply print the electronic PDF.
Log in to take advantage of the online Scholar Saver's deep discounts
today! You can log in to MyAPSA (using the MyAPSA login at the top of
every site page). Once logged in, you'll find the Scholar Saver link in
your Access Areas.
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- NEWS IN THE PROFESSION
- APSA RELEASES DATA SNAPSHOT ON PROPORTION OF WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION
The American Political Science Association recently analyzed data on political science
professors in the United States, providing a look into the numbers of women in the
academic political science profession. For more, see the "APSA Data on the Professoriate" area at www.apsanet.org/content_7589.cfm.
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- HEALTH POLICY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funds highly qualified individuals to undertake broad studies of the most challenging policy issues in health and health care facing America. Up to 10 grants of up to $335,0000 are awarded to investigators from a variety of disciplines. Successful proposals combine creative and conceptual thinking with innovative approaches to critical health problems and policy issues.
Applications are welcomed from investigators in fields such as anthropology, business, demography, economics, engineering, ethics, genetics, health and social policy, history, journalism, law, medicine, nursing, political science, public health, psychology, science policy, social work, and sociology. We seek a diverse group of applicants including minorities and individuals in nonacademic settings such as research firms and policy organizations. Applicants must be affiliated either with educational institutions or with 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located in the United States. Past awardees are not eligible to apply.
Letter of Intent Deadline: March 28, 2007.
The complete Call for Applications is available on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Web site at www.rwjf.org/cfp/investigatorawards and the Program Web site at www.investigatorawards.org or by calling (732) 932-3817.
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- U.S. - MEXICO TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, EXCHANGES, AND SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with USAID/Mexico, is issuing this call for Applications for the U.S. - Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Partnership Initiative. HED anticipates making up to six (6) awards of up to $250,000 each, incrementally funded over a two-year period, contingent on USAID funding.
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 23, 2007, 5:00 p.m. EST.
TIES Phase III applications must address one of the following focus areas: Competitiveness; High Value Added Products & Advanced Manufacturing Processes for Small & Medium Enterprises; Energy; Education; Public Policy; and Health. Successful applicant institutions will typically propose at least five or more long-term (two academic semesters) scholarships for Mexicans to be embedded within a partnership, in addition to other training, internships, and exchanges.
You can view the full RFA for more information at www.HEDprogram.org.
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- HUMANITIES ADVOCACY DAY PLANNED FOR MARCH
Humanities Advocacy Day is an unrivaled opportunity to meet with US Congressional representatives in the new Congress to communicate the public value of scholarly research, education, and public programs in the humanities. The event provides and important opportunity for advocates to communicate the public value of the humanites to policymakers in Washington, D.C. Humanities Day is sponsored by the National Humanities Allicance (NHA). The day is actively supported by NHA, with active counselling about how to take best advantage of Hill visits, preparation on current issues and funding, and guidance on navigating the Hill.
Humanities Advocacy Day is included as a part of a the National Humanities Alliance 2007 Annual Conference, March 26-27, 2007 in Washington. The conference will include keynote addresses from Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States and Bruce Coles, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and opportunities to meet with senior government program officers. The National Humanities Alliance is a nonprofit advocacy group in support of humanities education, research, preservation, an dpublic programs, built on a coalition of scholarly societies and other humanities organizations. APSA is an active member, and is represented on the Board. APSA joins over 30 national professional organizations in sponsoring Humanities Advocacy Day.
The registration deadline is February 25th, 2007.
For detailed information see: www.nhalliance.org.
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- POLITICAL SCIENTIST NAMED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Luis Ricardo Fraga, currently Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Education (by courtesy) at Stanford University, and soon to be head of the Diversity Research Institute at the University of Washington, was one of six individuals named to the Public Education Network (PEN) Board of Directors for a term of three years. According to the PEN press release, Fraga has authored dozens of notable articles and books with "main areas of focus on urban politics, politics of race and ethnicity, educational politics and voting rights policy." He has received a number of teaching awards and professional appointments. He is a past president of the Western Political Science Association and has served on several APSA committees and task forces, and currently serves on the APSA Council as Secretary.
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- UPCOMING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, & SEMINARS IN THE PROFESSION
The following lists a sample of the upcoming conferences, workshops,
and seminars in the profession and call for paper and application
deadlines. You can learn more about any of them by clicking on the link
provided.
| Date |
Title ("Call:"
indicates call deadline) |
| January
2007 |
| 18-20 |
The
Presidency of Jimmy Carter: Lessons for the 21st Century |
| 19 | Call: Why Marx? Why Marx, Now? |
| 19-21 |
British
Liberal Political Studies Group |
| 25-27 |
America and
the World: Sustaining Democracy in the Global Age |
| 25-27 |
Conference on the Study of Radicalisms
|
| 25-28 |
McGill Model UN Assembly |
| 31 |
Call: Conference on
Church/State Relations |
| 31 |
Call:
Genocide in the 20th and
21st Centuries |
| February
2007 |
| 1 | Call: The Politics of Elections and the Struggle for Democracy
in the Middle East (Birzeit) |
| 1 |
Call:
Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society |
| 1 |
Call: International
Conf on Afro-Hispanic Studies Across the Disciplines |
| 1 | Call: Saint Rose Women’s Studies Regional Conference | | 1-4 | Race, Gender, and Class Annual Conference |
| 2 |
Call:
Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science |
| 2 |
Call: Central European Political Science Conference |
| 2-4 |
Peace and Conflict Society Conference |
| 4-8 |
Actions to Strengthen Linkages between
Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS |
| 5 | Call: Teaching Gender in the 21st Century |
| 6 |
Harvard Online: Advanced Quantitative Research
Methodology |
| 8 |
Call: REGIS Grad Student Conference |
| 8-9 |
Inaugural APSA Conference for Chairs |
| 8-9 |
The New Economics of the Brain Drain |
| 9 |
Application Due: Crime and Justice Research Institute |
| 9 |
Call:
Everyday Life in World
Politics and Economics |
| 9-10 |
Second
Nature: Rethinking the Natural Through Politics |
| 9-11 |
APSA Teaching
and Learning Conference |
| 10 |
Turkey:
An International Crossroads |
| 13-17 |
International Conference on Africa |
| 15 |
Call: Institute of Education Sciences Research Training Institute |
| 15 | Call: Building a Culture of Peace and Dialogue in African Higher Institutions of Learning | | 15-17 | East-West Center International Grad Student Conference |
| 15-19 |
American
Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 15-20 |
Population
Politics and Human Rights |
| 16 |
Call:
International Association for the Study of
Common Property |
| 16-17 |
The Institutional Foundations of Industry
Self-Regulation |
| 16-25 |
International
Student Festival: Global Boundaries |
| 17 | The Politics of Elections and the Struggle for Democracy
in the Middle East - London |
| 19 |
Call: Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research |
| 20 |
Call: Conference on Human Trafficking |
| 21 |
University
of Essex Islamic Conference |
| 22-23 |
America's
400th Anniversary: Voices from Within the Veil |
| 23-24 |
State
Politics and Policy |
| 23-25 |
Latina/o Studies Grad Student
Conference |
| 23-25 |
Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia
Defining Ourselves and Being Defined |
| 24 |
Center for Study of
Democracy Grad Student Conference |
| 24 |
South
Carolina Political Science Association |
| 26-27 |
Resources
for the Future: Frontiers of Environmental Economics |
| 28-March 3 |
International
Studies Association - International Communication Section |
| 28-March 3 |
International
Studies Association |
| March
2007 |
| Date Pending |
International
Research Conf - Public Affairs |
| 1 |
Call:
Marquette/UWM Grad
Conference |
| 1 |
Call:
Dutch-Belgian Political Science Association |
| 1 |
Call:
European Consortium for Political Research Conference |
| 1-3 |
International
Globalization, Diversity, and Education |
| 2 |
Call:
Financial Forecasting in a
Global Economy |
| 2-3 | Kentucky Political Science Association Annual Meeting |
| 2-3 |
Perspectives
on Power |
| 6-7 | eGov Summit 2007 |
| 8-10 |
Western
Political Science Association |
| 8-11 |
Transnationalism,
Activism, Art |
| 9-10 |
Free Trade Agreements: Where Is the World
Heading? |
| 9-11 |
National Student Assistance Conference |
| 10 |
Call:
Annual Conference on
Illinois History |
| 14-17 |
Southwestern Political Science Association |
| 19 | Call: Politics,
Culture and Lebanese Diaspora |
| 19-23 |
Perspectives
on Evil and Human Wickedness |
| 21-25 |
National
Conference of Black Political Scientists |
| 22-23 |
Organising Risk Regulation: Current Dilemmas, Future Directions
|
| 22-24 |
Australia
& New Zealand Studies Association of North America |
| 22-24 | Facing Race: A National Conference |
| 22-25 |
Association
for Asian Studies Meeting |
| 23 |
Illinois
State University Conference for Students of Political Science |
| 23-24 |
Genocide in the 20th and 21st Centuries |
| 23-24 | Understanding Issues of
Contemporary Surveillance and Policing |
| 23-25 |
Narratives
of Citizenship |
| 23-27 |
ASPA National Conference |
| 24 |
Why Marx? Why Marx, Now? |
| 24 | Saint Rose Women’s Studies Regional Conference |
| 24-25 |
USD Women's Studies Conference |
| 24-25 | Human Security in Asia: Emerging Issues and
Challenges |
| 27-31 |
Society
for Applied Anthropology Meeting |
| 28-29 |
The
Power of Water: Landscape, Water and the State in Southern Africa |
| 29-April 1 |
Meeting of the Public Choice Society |
| 30 | Call: U.S. Foreign Policy - Theory, Mechanisms and Practice |
| 30 |
Call: The Muslim World in Transition: Challenges, Boundaries and Opportunities |
| 30-31 |
Pennsylvania
Political Science Association |
| 31 |
Women Moving Forward |
| 31 |
Call: Immigration, Minorities and Multiculturalism in Democracies |
| 31-April 1 |
Science & Technology in Society: Grad Student Conference |
For a comprehensive list of upcoming conferences and call for papers in the profession, visit APSA's conferences page: APSA Calendar of Conferences. If you know of a conference that should be on this calendar, use the form provided on that page to send us the information.
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Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association
is the leading professional organization for the study of political
science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. With
a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and
institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields
of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside
academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics.