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April 2016 Member Newsletter
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Looking for a professional development opportunity at the Annual Meeting? Along with regular conference registration, short courses also launched last month. See the
full details on each course
online and see what's right for you!
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This year's Conference Co-Chairs, Kimberly Morgan, The George Washington University, and Deborah J. Schildkraut, Tufts University, have put together a robust selection of panels centered on this year's conference theme, Great Transformations: Political Science and the Big Questions of Our Time. Explore the challenges of studying transformative change with the diverse roster of theme panels.
Learn more about the 2016 Theme Statement and Theme Panels.
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Demonstrate your university's or company's leadership in the field to 6,000+ attendees at the largest political science conference with an APSA Annual Meeting sponsorship. APSA offers branding exposure to the entire audience through conference experiences or tangible, branded items distributed at Registration; and meaningful connections with unique, ta
rgeted audiences through some of our more specialized sponsorships. Explore a new opportunity like ePosters, eJobs Placement Lounge, and more!
See more high-impact opportunitie
s!
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Known as the First World Heritage City, Philadelphia is listed as one the most historical cities to visit in the United States. Lonely Planet's travel experts have scoured the states to create the ultimate US travel wish list for 2016.
Watch their video clip of Philadelphia
and learn more about our host city for the 2016 Annual Meeting!
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| APSA Programs & Initiatives |
Applications due May 2, 2016.
Nominations are due May 15, 2016.
The Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award recognizes the author of a first book in any field of political science that shows promise of having a substantive impact on the overall discipline, regardless of method, specific focus of inquiry, or approach to subject. Submit a nomination
here.
Nominations are open through June 1, 2016.
The Dahl Award is given annually to an untenured scholar who has produced scholarship of the highest quality on the subject of democracy. Non-ladder faculty members and tenure-track junior faculty at universities and colleges are eligible, as are scholars at nonprofit organizations and think tanks, and independent scholars. Submit a nomination
here.
The Centennial Center assists scholars whose research and teaching would benefit from a stay in Washington, DC; and access to the resources available in the nation's capital. The Center hosts scholars for short to extended periods of time, ranging from weeks to months. Applications to the Visiting Scholar Program are accepted on a rolling basis.
Apply here.
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APSA draws on the database to respond to media requests for experts in all areas of political science. In advance of key events or following major news developments, APSA also uses the database to publicize the availability of experts to speak on specific issues. Taking part in the database is easy.
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Call for Editors!
Deadline for applications is May 15, 2016.
The members of the search committee for the next editor of
Perspectives on Politics encourage creative proposals laying out distinctive visions for the future of the journal. These might include innovations in the use of new media to promote broader public engagement with the discipline and the research of its members, as well as ways to promote collaboration across subfields, different disciplines, research traditions, and methodologies. We seek proposals that will expand the diversity of the journal's readers as well as its authors. [
Read more
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Deadline for proposals is May 15, 2016.
APSA seeks proposals for the editor or editorial team of a new, open access journal, yet to be named. This online-only journal will be free of all paywalls or subscription requirements, meaning that it will be accessible online to anyone in the world!
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APSA monitors legislative developments affecting political science funding and posts updates on our
Advocacy webpage. Congressional appropriations committees are now preparing bills for FY 2017.
Get updates and stay connected:
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Complete this form to k
eep APSA informed about your experiences with federally funded programs.
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On April 9, 2016, the APSA Council approved two new status committees that are parallel to the existing status committees on Asian-Pacific Americans, Blacks, Community Colleges, First-Generation Higher Education Scholars, Latinos y Latinas, LGBTs, and Women in the Profession:
The goal of this Status Committee is to bring attention to issues that impact contingent faculty in the discipline and to determine how APSA can best engage and support them.
APSA is now working to identify and appoint members to this newly formed Committee. Members appointed to the Committee should have an interest in highlighting and addressing the professional issues facing non-tenure-track faculty in the discipline.
Submit your nomination here.
The goal of this Status Committee is to bring attention to issues and concerns affecting PhD students in the discipline and to provide input to the APSA Council and staff on policies and programs to effectively engage and support them.
APSA is now working to identify and appoint members to this newly formed Committee. APSA is looking to appoint PhD students, both pre-comps and post-comps, who are concerned with the professional issues and opportunities facing PhD students in political science. APSA plans to appoint six members of this committee for two-year terms.
Submit your nomination here.
**All nominations and comments are due June 15, 2016.**
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The April issue of PS: Political Science and Politics
This issue contains two compelling symposia along with a variety of research articles. In "The Changing South," with guest editors Michael Henderson and Wayne Parent, scholars study the shifting political dynamics of America's southern states. In the Profession section, the second symposium, with guest editor Valerie Martinez-Ebers, explains the effects of institutional review boards (IRBs) on political science research and offers many practical tips for communicating with your own IRB. Packed with other research on the profession and teaching, the April issue also features two new reflection spotlights on mentoring.
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Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
new website including featured columns:
Women of Color
This column features issue discussions relevant to women of color and intersectionality in the discipline. This first installment, written by column editor and committee member
Nadia Brown of Purdue University, highlights the professional influence of women of color and examines the impact of the career of
Dr. Dianne Pinderhughes, former APSA President (2007-08).
This is an advice column from Kristen Monroe, University of California, Irvine on professional issues of concern to political scientists, especially women and other minorities, as they try to combine their career with a personal life.
The column grew out of the Ad Hoc Committee on Workable Solutions to Advancing Women in the Profession, established by former APSA Presidents Carole Pateman (2011-12) and continued by Jane Mansbridge (2012-13), with support from the WCPS and the CSWP.
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The Qualitative Transparency Deliberations (QTD), sponsored by APSA's Qualitative and Multi-Method Research section, are now underway. The QTD is envisioned as an inclusive and deliberative process through which political scientists will discuss the meaning, benefits, costs, and practicalities of transparency in qualitative research. The QTD organizers would like to hear from you about the issues, tradeoffs, and practices related to qualitative research transparency that merit discussion as the deliberations unfold in the coming months.
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If you or your school are participating or planning to attend a primary and would like to share your experience with APSA, contact Dan Gibson to share your article.
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Other Updates
The APSA public engagement program is available to provide on-campus workshops on communicating political science to non-academic audiences. Workshops introduce the hows and whys of public engagement and discuss tips for effective communication with the media, policymakers, and the public. Discounted rates apply to APSA departmental members.
Learn more.
APSA seeks faculty members and professionals who can provide career and professional advice to undergraduates, graduate students, and junior faculty in the profession.
Mentors for women, individuals from under-represented backgrounds, and individuals interested in nonacademic careers are needed! Learn more.
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All new APSA members will receive a monthly email that contains helpful tips and important reminders that will provide for a seamless transition in navigating the many benefits, resources, and programs provided by APSA.
New Members:
Stay tuned for a new tip each month!
APSA announces a new collaboration with the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum and the
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
! APSA members can become members of the ICPA-Forum at a special rate of $115 per year. Benefits include free individual subscriptions to the
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (regular subscription is $298) - five issues per annual volume!
Click here for more information about ICPA-Forum!
APSA has entered a new partnership with American Sociological Association (ASA) that allows APSA members to join ASA as an associate member for the discounted price of $85. Associate members benefits include online access and print copies of the
American Sociological Review journal, the ASA bookstore, access to the job bank, and much more.
Click here for more details and to join!
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