8th Annual State Policy and Politics Conference

Dates: May 30-31, 2008
Location: Temple University
Call for submissions deadline: extended to January 31, 2008

The 8th Annual Conference will be hosted by The Institute for Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science at Temple University, the State Politics section of APSA, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly. The conference will take place May 30th-31st, 2008 at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

The theme, "Elections and Representative Democracy in the States," reflects Temple's developing strengths in the study of elections, public opinion, legislative representation, and public policy, and is intended to invite participation by a broad range of scholars.

Proposals to present a paper a the conference must be received by January 15th, 2008. All proposal should be sent via e-mail to ipa@temple.edu, and should include “SPP proposal” and the lead author’s last name in the subject line. Full information the submission of proposals is available in the Call for Paper Proposals posted online. More information about the conference itself is available on the 2008 Conference webpage.

The hosts for the 2008 conference are:

Michael Hagen (primary contact) (michael.hagen@temple.edu) Joseph McLaughlin (jmclau@temple.edu) Dana Barron (dlbarron@temple.edu)