The Religion and Politics Section is pleased to offer a limited number of support grants to assist with costs of registration for the 2024 APSA Virtual Meeting. All accepted to the Virtual Meeting for a presentation related to religion and politics are eligible to apply; the section especially welcomes applicants intending to join the section’s Research Group Workshop on Religion and Democracy. The maximum amount of this grant is $150, which is the non-member registration rate for the Virtual Meeting. The section intends these support grants to increase access to the Virtual Meeting, particularly for scholars with limited institutional resources to cover costs. To apply for a support grant, submit a letter of interest (including the proposed conference presentation) and an updated CV to apsa.religion.politics@gmail.com by 11:59 PM (E.T.) on November 9, 2023. Applicants will be notified of a decision on their application before the conference registration deadline.
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APSA Virtual Meeting Call for Proposals: Religion and Democracy
The Religion and Politics Section of APSA is pleased to announce a Research Group Workshop entitled, “Religion and Democracy: New Research Frontiers,” which will meet during the 2024 APSA Virtual Meeting, February 8-9. Workshop Leaders David Buckley, Günes Tezcür and Paul Djupe welcome applications from across subfields of the discipline from scholars with active research projects related to the theme. We particularly welcome proposals from scholars who, for various reasons, may find it challenging to participate in the APSA Annual Meeting in person. Workshop leaders intend these panels as a first step towards future scholarly engagement and research outputs.
A full description of this particular Research Group Workshop, as well as APSA’s plans for the Virtual Meeting format, can be found at: https://connect.apsanet.org/virtual-research-meeting/research-workshops/.
Applications must be submitted by Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Those interested in applying should submit a Statement of Interest through the APSA portal in which they summarize their proposed research presentation and how it relates to the themes set out in the Workshop’s description. Any with questions on the substance of the workshop can contact the Workshop Leaders by email.
APSA Educate
Dear Religion and Politics Section Members,
We received the following communication from Bennett L. Grubbs (Editor, APSA Educate) and wanted to draw your attention to this worthwhile initiative:
I hope this message finds you and your families well. As you know, many faculty have been required to move their courses online in the face of campus closures. In light of the urgent need for space to share teaching materials, we are launching a beta version of APSA’s new teaching resource library, “Educate,” ahead of schedule.
We are currently soliciting submissions of resources to form the foundation of our library and want to ensure that teaching materials focused on Religion and Politics are well represented. With that in mind, we hope that you will consider submitting materials to Educate and sharing this invitation with your fellow section members.
You are welcome to submit a favorite course syllabus, group activity, writing assignment, lecture materials, simulation, etc. – any materials that you have created for use in your classroom. These materials do not have to be designed for online courses, though online class materials are certainly welcome in the current environment.
You can submit course materials to Educate by visiting educate.apsanet.org and clicking the green “submit a resource” button in the top right corner of the page. Submission should only take 10-15 minutes.
We recognize that you are likely busy supporting your family, students, and colleagues through the current public health crisis, and that you may not be able to participate at this time. Our hope is to create a space where faculty can share resources and support one another at a time and in a way that best works for them.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or suggestions. You can reach the Educate team anytime at educate@apsanet.org.
All the best,
Bennett
APSA Preprints
Dear Section Members,
APSA Preprints is a new platform dedicated to early research outputs in political science. Authors can upload unpublished content—including working/conference papers, presentations, and posters—to stake an early claim to their research, obtain a DOI, and solicit feedback from peers.
APSA Preprints accepts all types of political science research, broadly defined. Each preprint is uploaded to one of thirteen sub-fields. The best part? APSA Preprints is 100% free to browse and upload—and you can sign in using your APSA account.
APSA Preprints is a collaborative endeavor between the American Political Science Association and Cambridge University Press. Since its launch in August, 2019, users have uploaded more than 65 working papers, some of which have been downloaded more than 1,000 times. Some popular titles include “Who Will Defend Democracy? Evaluating Tradeoffs in Candidate Support Among Partisan Donors and Voters” (Nyhan et al.) and “Transparency in Practice and Qualitative Research” (Kapiszewski and Karcher).
To learn more about APSA Preprints and upload your working paper, presentation, or poster, visit preprints.apsanet.org. Please contact preprints@apsanet.org if you have any questions.
Teaching religion workshop
From Tanya Schwarz:
Hi All,
Please share with your networks. Thank you!
The American Political Science Association is co-sponsoring a teaching workshop at the 2019 Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa taking place in Nairobi, Kenya October 24-26, 2019. Participants in the “Teaching about Religion and Humanitarianism in Africa Workshop,” will discuss approaches, pedagogies, and methodologies for teaching critically about religion, humanitarianism, and development in Africa. Need-based travel grants are available.
Submission details can be found here. Deadline EXTENDED to August 2.
Best,
Tanya B. Schwarz, PhD
Director, Teaching & Learning
American Political Science Association