Call for Proposals: APSA/PSA International Engagement Grant

APSA and the U.K. Political Studies Association (PSA) invite Organized Sections and Specialist Groups to submit proposals for an International Engagement Grant. The program is intended to foster closer links between the associations and provide opportunities for research collaboration. Funding of up to £3,000 is available to support the costs of overseas travel and personal accommodation in order to participate in specially arranged workshops, meetings or symposia. We especially encourage applications that incorporate early career researchers and draw on participants from a diverse range of institutions. The deadline for applications is December 1st.
 
For more information, visit the Political Studies Association website,
or contact astinson@apsanet.org. 
 
Andrew Stinson
Manager, International Programs
American Political Science Association
 

Call for submissions

Attention all authors, ABD graduate students, and dissertation advisers. We are preparing the Fall 2015 issue of the PEP Report, the official publication for the Presidents & Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. This is a call to publicize recently defended or forthcoming dissertations as well as recently published or forthcoming books related to presidents and executive politics, broadly defined. We request a 400-500 word summary of your dissertation or book for the next issue of the PEP Report. If interested, please email your synopsis no later than Friday, November 20th to PEPReportAPSA@gmail.com. For those submitting dissertation summaries: Along with the summary of your dissertation, please include a personal photo. For those submitting book summaries: Along with the summary of your book, please include, if possible, the book cover image and a personal photo. We hope you will contribute and inform colleagues with recent/forthcoming dissertations and books about this announcement. Please contact us at your earliest convenience with questions or comments.

Thank you,

Mark Major

Ian Ostrander

Anne Pluta

Co-Editors of PEP Report

Contact: PEPReportAPSA@gmail.com

From the Chair: 2016 Award Committees

Dear Religion and Politics Section Members:

I would like to invite all section members to become a member of our award committees for 2016 awards – the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award and the Best Paper Award (descriptions below). These awards not only recognize the cutting-edge work being done in the field but actively shape the field and the careers of both emerging and established scholars.

Please email me at eshurd@northwestern.edu to express your interest. Committees will be convened in December and awards will be determined in June and presented at the 2016 meeting in Philadelphia. If you cannot commit to serving this year, please make a note to nominate your best dissertators and paper presenters later this year.

The Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper dealing with religion and politics presented at the previous years APSA Annual Meeting.

The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation on religion and politics successfully defended within the last two years.

Thank you,

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Chair, APSA Religion and Politics Section
Department of Political Science
Northwestern University
eshurd@northwestern.edu