- TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE, FEB. 22-24, 2008, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
- Luis Ricardo Fraga to Deliver Keynote
APSA is pleased to announce that Dr. Luis Ricardo Fraga, the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Director of the Diversity Research Institute, Russell F. Stark University Professor, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington will deliver the keynote address for the 2008 Teaching and Learning Conference. To find out more about Dr. Fraga, and the conference program as it's developed, please visit www.apsanet.org/section_349.cfm. More highlights of the conference will be announced as they are finalized.
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- Join Colleagues in San Jose
 APSA sponsors the conference to promote understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom, to provide a forum to develop models on teaching and learning, and to discuss broad themes and values affecting political science education. Join us from February 22-24, 2008, to share your ideas and expertise with colleagues and expand your professional horizons while experiencing beautiful San Jose, California.
Quick Facts to Help with Your Grant & Funding Applications
EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Many departments and teaching and learning centers on campuses have extra resources to support teaching and related professional development that might be available to faculty applying to attend the Teaching and Learning Conference. Here are some quick facts to help with your preparations and grant and funding applications.
Early Registration: August 15, 2007-December 3, 2007
Member $ 210
Non-member $ 290
General Registration: December 7, 2007-January 15, 2008
Member $ 240
Non-member $ 325
In keeping with the working group model, meeting presenters and discussants attend their chosen track for the duration of the conference. Presenters will be joined in the tracks by other conference participants, who serve as discussants on the presentations. The following tracks are offered:
- Program Assessment
- Internationalizing the Curriculum
- Diversity, Inclusiveness and Inequality
- Teaching Research Methods
- Graduate Education
- Simulations and Role Playing
- Civic Engagement
- Teaching Across the Discipline
- Graduate Education and Professional Development
- Core Curriculum/General Education
Space in each track is limited! Slots for discussants will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis until filled. While modeled on a working group format, this year's conference will also also feature special workshops on teaching techniques and tools for improving learning in the political science classroom. Discussants will have the opportunity to attend two workshops in addition to their track participation.
Visit www.apsanet.org/tlc2008/ for up-to-date information on the Teaching and Learning Conference. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information, see the website or contact Dr. Kimberly Mealy at kmealy@apsanet.org.
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- Encourage Your Department to Support the Teaching and Learning Conference Partners Program
The Partners Program provides departments with the opportunity to stand out as leaders in support of teaching and learning in political science. By sponsoring the American Political Science Association’s Teaching and Learning Conference, departments are able to focus on excellence within the political science classroom.
The Teaching and Learning Conference promotes greater understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom as well as providing professional development opportunities for chairs and faculty. The 2008 Teaching and Learning Conference will be held in San Jose, CA from February 22-24. The continued growth of this important event--the only conference of its kind in the world--relies upon support from the larger political science community. Funding during the conference’s first, formative years was subsidized by APSA, but as the conference grows in physical size and in importance to the discipline it is necessary to establish a network of partners to share the financial support. Through the Partners Program we seek to ensure the future of the conference beyond this, its fifth year, and lay a strong foundation for advancing teaching and learning in the discipline.
APSA will look to its partners as an informal resource to help develop the partners program and the conference as a whole. Ideally the program will grow into one that provides a discounted partners registration rate and as well as travel grants. These initiatives will nurture the conference, giving many political scientists without the means, the opportunity to attend and further their profession.
As a Partner, your department will be recognized as part of a year-long campaign and be visible to the entire political science community as one that puts excellence in teaching at the top of its priorities.
Partnership Benefits:
- Letter of appreciation from the APSA President sent to your college dean
- Named as a sponsor in the Teaching and Learning Conference nationwide press release
- Placement of your department logo and URL on the APSA website (48,000 hits daily)
- Recognition in PS: Political Science & Politics (15,000 subscribers)
- Recognition in the 2008 APSA Annual Meeting Program (7,000+ attendees)
- Recognition in the 2008 Teaching and Learning Conference Program (300 attendees)
- Prominent acknowledgement in on-site signage during the 2008 Teaching and Learning Conference
- An APSA plaque formally recognizing your status as a Teaching and Learning Partner
Recognition Levels:
Platinum ($1,000 and up)
Gold ($500 - $999)
Silver ($250 - $499)
Bronze (up to $249)
Contact Desirée Abeleda at dabeleda@apsanet.org if your department is interested in being recognized for its support for teaching and learning in the discipline and its leadership in securing the future of this important event. For additional sponsorship opportunities at the Teaching and Learning Conference, see http://www.apsanet.org/section_474.cfm.
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- APSA ANNUAL MEETING
- Political Scientists to Convene Again in Boston: Red Sox Optional
In addition to once again getting a chance to host the World Series at Fenway Park, Boston will once again be host to the APSA Annual Meeting. Political scientists from around the world will convene from August 28 through August 31, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts, the "Athens of America," to discuss the latest research on political science and politics and to network with colleagues.
With the Freedom Trail, Copley Square, the Boston Common and Public Garden, Fanueil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Newberry Street, Harvard Square, Beacon Hill, the Fens, AND the historic FENWAY PARK, Boston features a diverse offering of culture, history, sightseeing, great walks, and fine dining. Join us in Boston for the best in political science scholarship and much, much more.
Go to www.apsanet.org/2008 for more on the 2008 APSA Annual Meeting and Boston.
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- Call for 2008 Meeting Papers on "Categories and the Politics of Global Inequalities"
Program chairs Jane Junn, Rutgers, University-New Brunswick, and Ed Keller, UCLA, challenge scholars to carefully reconsider the evolving relationship between categories and global inequalities. Categorization and differentiation of ideas, people, institutions, and nations has continued as an unabated intellectual force in the 100-year history of political science as a professional discipline. Changes in world political economy and social organization like globalization, democratization, and international migration, highlight the dynamic character of the distinctions manifest in categories, and invite a close examination of the construction, interpretation, and maintenance of categorical boundaries.
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- 2012 Annual Meeting Siting in New Orleans
Questions have come up about the siting of the 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, in light of Louisiana's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to one man and one woman. President Pinderhughes has asked if the APSA office would circulate background information about siting APSA meetings, the 2012 annual meeting site, and the selection New Orleans as a location.
A summary of this information follows, and there is a more extensive discussion of it online at www.apsanet.org/content_47473.cfm. The Council has asked for further study and recommendations about these issues from the Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and the Transgendered in the Profession and from the Annual Meeting Committee, and is itself framing a number of questions regarding whether lesbian and gay partners can have their civil rights to make emergency decisions respected the specific legal vulnerabilities in various cities where we meet. In the meantime no new siting decisions are being made with respect to the Annual Meeting until the Council can further review our policies.
Some of the key background points are this:
- APSA has a signed contract with the Marriott and Sheraton Hotels to hold our meeting in New Orleans in 2012. New Orleans was selected as part of a Council-approved rotation to go to all regions of the country. This contract was signed in 2003, one year before Louisiana adopted a constitutional amendment against gay marriage.
- The contract includes language asserting long-standing APSA policy that if the city establishes or enforces laws that violate civil rights of APSA members we may terminate the contract, including with respect to sexual orientation and marital status. This language was adopted many years ago at the request of the Gay and Lesbian Caucus.
- The Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and the Transgendered in the Profession has asked this year that this principle be extended to state policy – specifically to states with Constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Twenty-six states have such Constitutional provisions. The Committee’s documentation noted that 19 other states have statutory restrictions limiting marriage to one man and one woman, including many states in which APSA regular holds its meetings. (Only Massachusetts issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples and the remaining states allow different kinds of civil unions.) The LGBT committee themselves did not extend their petition to the states with statutory restrictions.
- The Annual Meeting Review Committee, considering the implications of a 26-state, and possibly a 45 to 49-state, limitation on meeting siting and other issues, recommended that the current city-level policy provision remain the policy.
- The Council accepted the Annual Meeting Review Committee position for the time being, while asking the Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and the Transgendered in the Profession for further clarification of its recommendation and for continued discussion with the Annual Meeting Committee.
- APSA has deferred making any new annual meeting contracting decisions until the siting policy is resolved. Decisions about the Teaching and Learning Conference site are needed on an annual basis, and we will handle this on a case-by-case basis with wide consultation.
- With respect to the existing contract in New Orleans, if we terminated the contract, our understanding of the worst case is that we could face financial damages to the hotel that could be extreme (e.g. in the realm of the value of the sleeping room revenue the hotel would have expected had the meeting occurred).
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- APSA PROGRAMS AND GOVERNANCE NEWS
- Minority Fellows Program APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING: October 26
The APSA Minority Fellows Program, which was established in 1969 as an effort to increase the number of minority scholars in the discipline, has designated more than 300 fellows and contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political science programs for dozens of ndividuals. Fellows with stipends receive a $4,000 fellowship that is disbursed in two $2,000 payments--one at the end of their first graduate year and one at the end of their second--provided that they remain in good academic standing. Additional applicants who do not receive funds from the Association may also be recognized and recommended for admission and financial support to graduate political science programs. Awards are based on students' undergraduate course work, GPA, extracurricular activities, GRE scores, and recommendations from faculty.
The Minority Fellows program is designed primarily for minority students applying to enter a doctoral program in POLITICAL SCIENCE for the FIRST TIME. Additional eligibility criteria include:
- Applicants must be members of one of the following racial/ethnic minority groups: African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, and Native Americans (federal and state recognized tribes);
- Applicants must demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science;
- Applicant must be a US Citizen at time of award; and
- Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
For more information, see www.apsanet.org/section_427.cfm. For more information, contact: Kim Mealy at kmealy@apsanet.org.
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- Nominations Sought for Goodnow Award
The Goodnow Award was designed to recognize distinguished service to the profession and the Association, not necessarily a career of scholarship. This service may be by individuals, groups, and public and private organizations who have played a role in the development of the political science profession and the building of American Political Science Association. Learn more about the award and past recipients at www.apsanet.org/section_311.cfm.
Letters of nomination, including (if possible) a curriclum vita, should be sent to the following address by November 30, 2007:
Goodnow Award, APSA
American Political Science Association
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1206
Please also note that APSA and nomination committees are also soliciting nominations for these sets of awards:
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- Vincent Hutchings Named to Fill Position on APSA Council
Vincent Hutchings of the University of Michigan has been named by the council to fill an interim position on the council through October 2007. The interim position occurred because Janet Box-Steffensmeier assumed the position of Treasurer before her term as member on the council ended. Normally Box-Steffensmeier would have remained as a council member until the conclusion of the election. However because of her treasurer appointment, her council seat became vacant. Hutchings was named to step in as council member until the completion of the election, November 1, 2007, in which eight (8) new council members will be appointed.
Professor Hutchings' general interests include public opinion, elections, voting behavior, and African American politics. He has served as annual meeting program division chair in 2005, and has served on APSA's Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession and on the Minority Fellows Selection Committee.
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- APSA Council Election Underway
During the Annual Business Meeting on September 1, 2007, Elections Committee Chair Bryan D. Jones verified a challenge to the slate of nominees for seats on the APSA Council. An all-member electronic election is underway to determine the eight Council members who will serve on the 2007-8 Council in addition to the officers who were declared elected without contest. The election began on October 1 and will end on November 1, 2007. Notifications about how to participate in the election were sent to all members and reminders will be sent throughout the election period. For more on the Council election and information on the candidates go to www.apsanet.org/content_45676.cfm. If you did not receive your ballot instructions, contact Hayle Ziobro at hziobro@apsanet.org.
Election Participation Requirements
Individuals whose membership was current as of 5pm EST on September 28th, 2007, and whose membership will remain current throughout the election period may vote in the APSA Council Election. To verify that your membership will be current throughout the election period and to renew, login to MyAPSA on www.apsanet.org.
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- Recommendations Sought for Council and Committee Seats
Recommendations for Council Seats
The APSA Nominating Committee welcomes your suggestions for candidates for the 2008-09 Council. This year, 8 Council seats, 3 vice presidencies, and the offices of president-elect, treasurer, and secretary are open. Council members and the treasurer serve staggered two-year terms. The president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary all serve one-year terms. Recommendation forms for Executive Council and Officer positions were provided in the October issue of PS: Political Science and Politics and can also be made online at www.apsanet.org/content_3015.cfm. Recommendations will be accepted until January 11, 2008,
Recommendations for Standing and Award Committee Members
APSA depends on the work of several constitutional, Council-authorized, and special purpose committees for effective leadership and guidance. Each year, seats on those committees become available for the next term. Seats also become available on the various award committees that help identify the next year's award recipients.
APSA President-Elect Peter Katzenstein seeks recommendations from APSA members for various standing and award committees, for terms beginning in September 2008. You can view a list of those committees online at www.apsanet.org/section_230.cfm.
Send recommendations by January 11, 2008, to Hayle Ziobro by email to hziobro@apsanet.org or by mail:
Hayle Ziobro, Committee Recommendations
APSA
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1206
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- Ever Have Trouble Flying or Entering the United States?
At the August 2007 annual meeting, the APSA Council designated a Council Group on Transportation Security and Civil Liberties (Tony Affigne, Melissa Williams and Timothy Kaufman-Osborn) to look into issues that might arise in border crossings with those attending the 2009 APSA meeting in Toronto, Canada, and more broadly with scholarly travel in and outside the U.S. Among the issues of concern are airport “no fly” and “selectee” lists which can hinder and even prevent air travel, any special concerns of resident alien scholars, the effectiveness of the Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) as a remedy for anyone who feels their name was mistakenly added to a “no fly” list, or whether there are particular groups or parts of the country where these Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration measures are more rigorously enforced.
In order to get some dimension of how these issues have impacted the APSA membership, the Council Group would appreciate anyone who has encountered such difficulties in their domestic or international travel to respond by email with whatever details seem relevant (denial of a boarding pass, delays in resuming travel, etc.)
We hope to hear from anyone with helpful information, regardless of whether they are members of APSA or not.
We would also appreciate the assistance of department chairs in terms of encouraging members of their departments, regardless of whether they are members of APSA or not, to respond.
The Council Group will prepare travel recommendations for all APSA members, to minimize inconvenience you may face as you travel to the 2009 Toronto meeting, or to any other professional destinations. With your assistance, our goal is to ensure that APSA members are well-prepared to deal with security practices on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. Please e-mail your comments to:
Jeffrey Biggs at councilgroup@apsanet.org
Director, Congressional Fellowship Program
American Political Science Association
1527 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036-1206
p: 202.483.2512
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- Become or Find a Mentor
The APSA mentoring initiative is an opportunity for all political scientists to to share experience and insights about career planning, scholarship, and professional issues.
Become a Mentor
There is an urgent need for mentors in the profession. As a mentor, you can act as a resource for colleagues in specific areas of interest to provide advice or share your experience on topics such as selecting a dissertation committee, publishing, planning a research agenda, managing life as a junior faculty, or balancing family and work. APSA is especially looking for those who can serve as a resource for scholars in groups historically underrepresented in the discipline.
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. Once matched, 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 sign up for a 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 on the issues that you specify. You may then select from this list the individual you would like to contact, and then contact them directly. Visit the "Find an APSA Mentor" page to learn more.
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- NEWS IN THE PROFESSION
- Call for Applications: SPPQ Associate Editor for "The Practical Researcher"
The editors and an advisory committee seek applications from and nominations of scholars to assume the position of Associate Editor of State Politics and Policy Quarterly for a four-year term beginning in the summer of 2008. The term of the current Associate Editor, Donald Haider-Markel of the University of Kansas, ends at that time.
The principle responsibilities of the Associate Editor are:
- Soliciting, reviewing, and making editorial decisions on manuscripts for
SPPQ's "The Practical Researcher" section;
- Maintaining and developing SPPQ's Data Resource web site
(http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/SPPQ/research.shtml); and
- Advising and assisting the editor on other aspects of the journal's
publication.
Qualifications for this position include:
- An active research agenda in state politics;
- Excellent writing and critical editorial skills;
- Strong and broad methodological skills and interests;
- Some degree of institutional support (preferred); and
- Self-motivation and energy.
For more on SPPQ and this call for applications, see www.apsanet.org/content_46873.cfm.
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- Call for Nominations: Caucus for New Political Science Book Series Editor
The Publications Executive Committee (formerly the Journal Executive Committee) of the Caucus for a New Political Science officially announces a Call for Nominations for the position of Book Series Editor to begin February 1st 2008.
The Book Series, published by Routledge, has included titles drawn from special editions of New Political Science (see www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/07393148.html).
A partial list of published book titles can be found at http://world.std.com/~jberg/npsbooks.html.
Nominations are being accepted by the PEC beginning today, October 22nd 2007 and ending on November 22nd 2008. Nominees shall be contacted by the Chair to confim their acceptance at which time they will be asked to submit a "Statement of Qualifications" and other materials. A decision will be reached by the PEC, by majority vote, on or about January 22, 2008 and the new Editor shall be notified at that time.
Learn more at www.apsanet.org/content_47489.cfm.
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- NSF Grants for Political Science
The National Science Foundation Political Science Program supports scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of citizenship, government, and politics. Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented.
Substantive areas include, but are not limited to, American government and politics, comparative government and politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, and political institutions.
In recent years, program awards have supported research projects on bargaining processes; campaigns and elections, electoral choice, and electoral systems; citizen support in emerging and established democracies; democratization, political change, and regime transitions; domestic and international conflict; international political economy; party activism; political psychology and political tolerance. The Program also has supported research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations, in the discipline.
For more information, go to www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418
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- NSF Grants: What was Awarded?
The National Science Foundation provides a variety of resources to help you get information on research projects funded by the NSF. The following are among the resources that can be accessed at www.nsf.gov/awards/about.jsp:
- The Award Abstracts Database, which includes information about research projects funded since 1989, and which you can search by investigator, organization, city, and a host of other elements
- FastLane, which provides information about very recent awards
- Budget Information System, which provides summaries and links to information on grants by state, insititution, organization, and also to statistical information.
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- What's Going on in Washington with NSF Grants and More? Check the COSSA Washington Update
Are you interested in news about federal policies and federal matters related to the work and support of political and social scientists? Do you want to know more about federal funding activities and opportunities? You may want to check out the Consortium of Social Sciences Associations biweekly Washington Update, which is now available online. Find out more about COSSA and the Washington Update at www.apsanet.org/content_8728.cfm.
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- ICS Event in DC: A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America
The Institute for Constitutional Studies (ICS) is pleased to announce an upcoming discussion of Saul Cornell's recent book, "A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America." Professor Cornell, of the Ohio State University, and a panel of scholars will discuss the book. All are welcome to attend.
Date/Time/Location: Thursday, November 1, 2 p.m.
Faculty Conference Center
The George Washington University Law School
For further information, please email ICS at icsgw@law.gwu.edu.
The Institute for Constitutional Studies is the nation's premier university-based institute dedicated to ensuring that future generations of Americans understand the substance and historical development of the U.S. Constitution. Established by the Supreme Court Historical Society, ICS is now located at the George Washington University and associated with the GWU Law School. The Institute is co-sponsored by the American Historical Association, the Association of American Law Schools, the American Political Science Association, and the Organization of American Historians.
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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.
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.
| Date |
Title
("Call:" indicates call deadline) |
| October 2007
|
| October 2007
|
| 24-26 |
Symposium: United Nations: Past, Present, and Future |
| 25-26 | Administrative
Law Conference |
| 25-27 | Immigration,
Minorities and Multiculturalism in Democracies |
| 25-27 | The
Muslim World in Transition |
| 26 |
Call: From Strawberries to Software: Immigration to Silicon Valley |
| 26-27 | Constructing
Knowledge: A Graduate Student Conference |
| 26-27 | Women
& Society |
| 26-27 | Illinois
Political Science Assn Annual Meeting |
| 26-28 |
Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Biennial Conference |
| 30 |
Call: Freedom and the Construction of Europe Worshops |
| 31 | Call:
Conference of the Portuguese Political Science Assn |
| November 2007 |
| 1 | Call: Andre Gunder Frank's Legacy of Critical Social Science [extended] |
| 1 | Call:
Britishness: The View From Abroad |
| 1 | Call:
National Women's Studies Assn Conference |
| 1 | Call:
PSA Women and Politics Annual Conference |
| 1-3 | Latino
National
Survey - Conference |
| 1-4 | Leadership:
Impact, Culture, and Sustainability |
| 2 | Call:
Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference |
| 2 | Call:
Frontiers of Feminism at Home and Abroad: A Multidisciplinary Conference |
| 2-3 | Global
Policy and Development Conference: Homeland Security and the
Nation-State in the Post-9/11 World |
| 2-4 | Visual
Democracy |
| 5-9 | IV
International Relations Week |
| 6-7 | Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics |
| 6-9 | Globalization:
Migration, Citizenship and Identity |
| 6-9 | Congreso Nacional de Ciencia Politica |
| 7-10 | Evaluation
& Learning |
| 8-9 | Oklahoma
Political Science Assn |
| 8-10 | Assn
for Public Policy Analysis and Management Research |
| 9 | Call:
Global Conference: Evil, Law and the State |
| 11-12 | The
Presidency and The Supreme Court |
| 12 | Call: Global Movements, Local Identities: Race, Space, and the African Diaspora in Latin America |
| 13 |
Call: 11th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference |
| 15 |
Call: Conference and Special Issue of Economics of Governance: Causes and Consequences of Conflict |
| 15 | Call:
The Music of War |
| 15-17 | NPSA/ISA-NE
Conference |
| 15-17 | Georgia
Political Science Assn Annual Conference |
| 15-17 | Matchpoints
in Globalisation: The Knowledge-Based Economy, Identities and the
Transforming State |
| 15-17 | Int'l
Symposium on Media and Politics |
| 16-18 | Global
Conference: Pluralism, Inclusion and Citizenship |
| 19 | Call:
Brazilian Political Science Assn Meeting |
| 20 | Call: Centre of Canadian Studies International Conference |
| 23-24 | Peaceful
Coexistence: Fethullah Gulen's Initiatives For Peace In The
Contemporary World |
| 29-Dec. 1 | Int'l
Conference on Minor Parties, Independent Politicians, Voter
Assns and Political Assns in Politics |
| 30 | The
First Melbourne Conference on World Affairs: Sacralist Challenges to
the Sovereign State |
| 30 | Call:
Global International Studies Conference |
| 30 | Call:
Human Flourishing & Restoration in the Age of Global Warming |
| 30-Dec 1 | Harvard
Graduate Student Conference in Political Theory |
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The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs is a great resource for scholars doing research in Washington, DC.
It offers visiting scholars a furnished work space, telephone, fax,
computers, Internet access, conference space, a reference library, and access
to George Washington University’s Gelman Library.
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. There are a limited number of funding opportunities available to support Visiting Scholars. Apply at any time. Positions are
awarded on a space-available basis. Find details at www.apsanet.org/centennialcenter. You may also contact William Harder at APSA: 202-483-2512 or wharder@apsanet.org.
Ever Have Trouble Flying or Entering the U.S.? 
Media Connect:
Interested in speaking with journalists on issues of public
interest? Join APSA's roster of political scientists willing to respond to media inquiries. 
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.