Workshops at the APSA Annual Meeting
APSA sponsors dissertation workshops on the Wednesday prior to the APSA Annual Meeting. Each full-day workshop includes six PhD candidates who present a dissertation chapter, along with two faculty members who lead the workshop and moderate discussions. The deadline for applications is April 8, 2019.
Descriptions of the three dissertation workshops to be held at the 115th APSA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC can be found below. PhD candidates interested in participating in one of these workshops are encouraged to apply here.
Questions? Please contact grad@apsanet.org.
Co-Leaders
Annelise Russell, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
Alison Craig, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Description
The goal of this workshop is to develop a network of emerging scholars working on issues related to collaboration and communication in legislative studies. By broadening traditional Congress research beyond legislative activity, this workshop opens up new avenues for research that explore alternative measures of lawmaker behavior and novel methodologies. Dissertations on a range of topics are welcome, in particular research that addresses negotiation, lawmakers’ strategic communication, and new methods for quantitative analysis. Before the workshop, each student participant will share one draft of a dissertation chapter, and all participants will read each other’s work and prepare feedback. Faculty and students will discuss the drafts and suggest potential ways to improve research design, theory development, and writing style. In addition, the workshop will take time to address general professional development issues. Students will leave the workshop with directed revisions to strengthen both their theoretical and methodological approaches to dissertations and future studies.
Nationalism And Populism In International Relations
Jiyoung Ko, Assistant Professor, Bates College
Description