The Foundations of Political Theory Section exists to advance the linkage of political theory and philosophy with political science as a discipline. Foundations recognizes and encourages research and teaching that crosses intellectual and disciplinary boundaries. It stands at and seeks to support the intersection where philosophical, psychological, normative, and empirical approaches and problems meet.
Foundations, as the name suggests, aims to study the more permanent dimensions of political life ranging from the design of institutions and political practices to the terms and concepts used to interpret the former.
At the Foundations web site, you will find information about the section, including its officers, its newsletter, and a 'bookstore' where you can browse past and new titles in political theory. One new feature is a listing of job opportunities for political theorists and recent placements. If you are not already a member of the section, we hope that you will join us.
Website: www.political-theory.org
2007 - 2008 Officers
Chair:
Michael Gibbons
University of South Florida
Government & International Affairs
SOC 107
Tampa, FL 33620-8100
mgibbons@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
Treasurer:
Stephen Leonard
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Political Science
Hamilton Hall 070A
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
sleonard@email.unc.edu
Newsletter Editor:
George Klosko
University of Virginia
Government and Foreign Affairs
232 Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22901
gk@virginia.edu
Webmasters:
Jan Meine
Leipzig University
mail@janmeine.de
2008 Program Chair
Jodi Dean
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Political Science
4052 Scandling Center
Geneva NY 14456
jdean@hws.edu
Council
Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley
Terrell Carver, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Nancy J. Hirschmann, University of Pennsylvania
Leslie Paul Thiele, University of Florida
Stephen K. White, University of Virginia
Elizabeth Wingrove, University of Michigan
Awards
The David Easton Award for a book that broadens the horizons of contemporary political science by engaging issues of philosophical significance in political life through any of a variety of approaches in the social sciences and humanities.
Best Paper Award for the best paper presented on a foundation panel at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting.
First Book Award for a first book by a scholar in the "early stages of his or her career" in the area of political theory or political philosophy, carrying a cash prize of $200.00.
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