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January 2016 Member Newsletter
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Last week, APSA members wrote to APSA and brought attention to current developments in Turkey, where scholars - including scholars of politics - signing a petition calling on the Turkish government to end military practices in the southeastern provinces have faced detentions, criminal investigations, investigations from their universities, and threats from private citizens.
We invite you to show your support for colleagues in Turkey by learning more,
sharing news or reports of incidents
, or
hosting a scholar who is at risk
.
Find the open letter of support for the signatory scholars in Turkey
here.
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This year's conference meets February 12 - 14 in Portland, Oregon, introducing new themes for the conference workshop group tracks. This year's tracks are Civic Engagement, Core Curriculum General Education, Integrating Technology into the Classroom, Online Learning, Teaching Democratic Theory, Teaching How to Teach, Simulations and Games: Applications, Simulations and Games: Evaluation, Teaching Research Literacy, and The Inclusive Classroom.
See all tracks & register today!
APSA thanks the program committee members for their work this year!
The 2016 Program Committee: Audrey Haynes, University of Georgia, Chera LaForge, Indiana University East, Sara Moats, Florida International University, Chad Raymond, Salve Regina University, and Dick Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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The
Annual Meeting website
is the home for all conference news and updates! The Call for Proposals has ended another successful proposal season. Conference registration and the discounted hotel blocks will launch in the spring. Please note the following launches, deadlines and reminders:
- Affiliated Events: The application is now live! Sections, related groups, and sponsors who wish to hold business meetings or receptions at the Annual Meeting must submit an application for each event. Applications are due Thursday, March 31.
- Conference Schedule: View the Schedule-at-a-Glance to see this year's conference schedule. This new schedule will allow for more programming time, while also eliminating the unpopular 7:30 a.m. time slots.
- Short Courses: Applications due Monday, February 1 for the Wednesday, August 31 short courses.
- Travel Grants: The application is now live! APSA members who are U.S. graduate students, international graduate students studying in the U.S., unemployed, and international scholars are eligible to apply. Applications are due Monday, April 18.
- Working Groups: The application is now live! An Annual Meeting Working Group consists of a small group of meeting attendees who are interested in a common topic and who agree to attend aligned panels and plenary sessions and to convene during the meeting for a discussion. Applications are due Thursday, March 31.
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| APSA Programs and Initiatives |
Deadline February 12, 2016
The APSA Nominating Committee welcomes your suggestions for 2016 nominees for president-elect, vice president, secretary, and council member. Council members serve staggered two-year terms, and the president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary serve one-year terms. Members wishing to do so should describe how the person's accomplishments, background, and views would make them a good choice for a leadership position, while also reflecting the diverse membership of APSA. Email suggestions
here.
APSA president-elect David Lake welcomes suggestions from members of APSA standing committees for terms starting in September 2016. Typically, members of the standing committees serve a staggered three-year term, and members of the awards committees serve a one-year term. Click
here for a full list of APSA standing committees. Email suggestions
here.
If your research or teaching would benefit from a stay in Washington, DC, please consider the Visiting Scholar Program for a home away from home! Since its inception, the Centennial Center Visiting Scholar Program has hosted nearly 200 scholarly stays at APSA's Washington, DC. headquarters. Applications for the program are accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline February 1, 2016
The Centennial Center continues to serve APSA members by providing grants to cover the costs of research, including travel, interviews, access to archives, or costs for a research assistant. Apply
here.
Deadline February 1, 2016
An award of up to $7,000 is available through the Centennial Center's Edward Artinian Fund for Publishing to support a lead organizer or small team in identifying 6-10 research manuscripts for publication in an edited book, journal special issue, or journal symposium. Contact Andrew Stinson at
astinson@apsanet.org.
Deadline February 15, 2016
Recognizing excellence in the profession is one of the most important roles of the American Political Science Association. Help APSA recognize outstanding dissertations, papers and articles, books, and career achievements by
submitting an award nomination!
Deadline March 1, 2016
APSA's Small Research Grant Program provides grants of up to $2,500 to support research in all fields of political science. These funding opportunities are available for research conducted by political scientists not employed at PhD-granting departments in the field, or who are in non-tenure track or contingent positions ineligible for departmental funding. Apply
here.
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APSA is pleased to announce the new class of APSA Minority Fellows! The fellows will be featured in the April 2016 edition of the
PS: Political Science and Politics Journal.
Read more about the fellows and the Minority Fellowship Program, and learn about their plans for graduate study in political science for the fall of 2016.
Join APSA in celebrating National Mentoring Month and sign up to be an APSA Mentor today. Read President Obama's proclamation on National Mentoring Month. APSA is seeking individuals who can provide professional advice to undergraduates, graduate students and junior faculty in the profession. We are especially seeking mentors for women, individuals from under-represented backgrounds, individuals interested in nonacademic careers, and topics related to, foreign policy, immigration, political behavior, campaigns, and comparative politics. Sign up 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. Sign up online and provide your name, contact information, and background on your areas of expertise. Inclusion in the database is a member benefit. Contact press@apsanet.org
with any questions.
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Open Call for Editors
APSA is accepting applications for a new editor or editorial team for the Journal of Political Science Education. APSA has recently become the official sponsor of this journal and will make it available to all of its 13,000 members, greatly expanding the journal's reach and visibility. [
Read more.]
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 to anyone in the world with an Internet connection. [Read more.]
Submit an application for the position of editor of one of APSA's flagship journals, Perspectives on Politics. Established in 2002, Perspectives has quickly become one of the top journals in political science with a high impact factor and rising submissions and readership. [
Read more.]
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Thank You to the 2016
APSA Teaching & Learning Conference Sponsors
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Click here to learn more about the TLC Exhibitors & Sponsors.
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Thank You for supporting our #GiveAPSA15 campaign in December!
Thanks to friends and members like you, APSA had a robust season of giving. December may be over, but it's never too late to help APSA support critical programs and urgent priorities in the discipline in 2016 and beyond. Start the new year with a contribution to your favorite program.
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Publications
The January issue of
PS: Political Science & Politics
opens the year by exploring pressing questions. How can government breakdowns be curtailed? Does science matter in decision-making? How do campaigns harness art? How can political scientists improve assessment? These and other questions comprise a riveting issue followed by news about the profession and the association.
Log in to your MyAPSA account today
to review the
State of the Discipline
(1983, 1993, and 2002) on the Member Bookshelf. Members now have a comprehensive 30-year review of the discipline just a few clicks away!
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New Member Benefits!
APSA is happy to announce a new partnership with Office Depot/OfficeMax and other premier suppliers to bring you significant savings on products and services you use every day!
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- Free next-day delivery on online orders of $50 or more
- Exclusive discounts at more than 60,000 hotels world-wide
APSA eJobs is reintroducing the often requested Daily eJobs Digest that was produced each day as a downloadable PDF. Useful for those who prefer searching our job listings offline.
The new version is similar to the previous: it will have all the currently listed jobs for that day in an easily searchable document. To gain access to this feature simply login to your account and navigate to the eJobs section of our website.
Click here to access the PDF.
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