[IPSA Newsletter] December 2013
IPSA News
- Season's Greetings
On behalf of the IPSA Executive Committee and the Secretariat, I wish you, your family and your friends Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year!
Guy Lachapelle
IPSA Secretary General
N.B. The IPSA Secretariat will be closed from December 21 to January 5, 2014.
- 2014 Montreal IPSA World Congress of Political Science [http://ipsa.org/events/congress/montreal2014/theme]
PSA awards: call for applications now open
The call for applications for six IPSA awards is now open!
All awards will be presented at IPSA’s upcoming 23rd World Congress of Political Science. To find out more about the nomination process and the application guidelines, please visit the following pages:
- Karl Deutsch Award
http://ipsa.org/awards/karl-deutsch - Juan Linz Prize
http://ipsa.org/awards/juan-linz - Stein Rokkan Travel Grant Award
http://ipsa.org/awards/stein-rokkan - Francesco Kjellberg Award
http://ipsa.org/awards/francesco-kjellberg - Wilma Rule Award
http://ipsa.org/awards/wilma-rule - Global South Award
http://ipsa.org/awards/global-south-award
The deadline to apply for all awards is April 1, 2014.
Abstract and panel submission period now closed
The period for panel and abstract submissions is now over. Thanks to all those who submitted proposals.
Notices of acceptance/rejection of abstract and closed panel submissions will be forwarded by January 17, 2014.
Questions concerning the World Congress should be forwarded to montreal2014@ipsa.org
Discover Gastronomy in Montréal
From five-star restaurants to cozy eateries to hard-and-fast local favourites, Montréal offers one-of-a-kind experiences to tantalize any and all palates. The variety of fare on offer embraces the culinary traditions of some 120 cultural communities, includes a wealth of local produce and is enhanced by the boundless creativity of local chefs. In this city, eating is an experience in and of itself often mixing haute cuisine and timeless recipes from Québec's past with locally-grown ingredients. Food is a Montréal passion. Montréal is the city with the largest number of restaurants per capita in all of North America.
For more information, go to http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Discover-montreal/Montreal-by-theme/gastronomy
2014 IPSA Membership Renewal
With more services to members than ever, IPSA has proudly launched its 2014 membership renewal campaign. We invite you to renew your membership or join our great organization. Your contributions are crucial in helping us pursue our mission to promote the advancement of political science throughout the world.
IPSA members enjoy numerous benefits; click here for details.
For quick online registration, click on the image below.
Membership & World Congress registration in one easy transaction
With the 23rd IPSA World Congress of Political Science mere months away, existing members may renew their membership and register for the World Congress in a single transaction. The same applies to new members: one simple transaction allows them to join IPSA and register for the World Congress.
To renew/join and register for the World Congress, go to www.ipsa.org/events/congress/montreal2014/registration
And do not forget to subscribe to IPSA's longest-running publication while doing your Membership
Created in 1951, the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ABSTRACTS is among the most important sources of bibliographical information for researchers and students in political science and in related fields. Six issues annually provide about 8,000 abstracts of articles selected from among nearly 1,000 journals and yearbooks worldwide. Now in its 63th year, the print edition has been published by SAGE London since 2007. Editor Paul Godt and co-editor Serge Hurtig invite IPSA members to subscribe at the special price of US$94 (185$ for two-years) instead of 187$ (374$ for two-years) (contact membership@ipsa.org). Libraries and other institutions interested in the fully searchable online database are asked to contact EBSCO (database from Vol. 1, Issue 1) or Ovid (since 1989), each of which offers substantial discounts to developing countries.
- What’s New on the IPSAPortal?
News from the IPSAPortal:
1) The Participatory Condition International Colloquium (#PCond) hosted by the Media@McGill Center at Montréal’s McGill University recently came to a successful conclusion. The complete video section is now available on the website. The conference was paired with a Participatory Open Online Course (or POOC) on the history, problems and potential of participatory media in contemporary society. The POOC is still open to public. (Special Collection on the IPSAPortal)
2) On Sunday, December 8, South Africans began a week of commemorations following the death of Nelson Mandela on December 5. Thanks to Onlinenewspapers.com, readers can follow all the events as well as comments and analysis from newspapers around the world. The New York Times, for its part, has dedicated a section of its website to the commemoration week. (Media Sources on the IPSAPortal)
3) Does the United States still play a leadership role on the international stage? The public seems to think so. The latest Pew Research Center report, titled “Public Sees U.S. Power Declining as Support for Global Engagement Slips,” shows that from 2004 to 2013, the percentage of people who believe that the US has a “less important and powerful role than 10 years ago” has increased from 20 to 53 per cent. The percentage of people who believe that the “US, as a world leader, plays a more important and powerful role” has dropped from 45 to 20 per cent. (Research Institutes on the IPSAPortal)
4) The World Public Opinion Project managed by the Center on Policy Attitude (COPA) recently brought its focus to bear on the Middle East; more specifically, direct survey results (including those of the “Israeli and Palestinian Public Opinion on Negotiating a Final Status Peace Agreement” survey) and indirect analyses such as the CNN inquiry on American public opinion (“Framing of Syria Issue Key to Public Support”) point to difficulties in managing public opinion locally and internationally. (Thematic Networks on the IPSAPortal)
5) The European Union faces a number of internal challenges. Chief among them is rising Euro scepticism, exacerbated by the global economic crisis. The latest issue of European Union Politics addresses these issues, focusing on European attitudes toward Europe and European politics. (Journals on the IPSAPortal)
- Political Science News
Silvina Danesi Appointed New Executive Director of the Canadian Political Science Association
IPSA welcomes the nomination of Silvina Danesi as new Executive Director of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA).
According to CPSA President, Alain Noël, “Silvina is an experienced, competent and enthusiastic person who will be a great asset for our association. As you can see from the biographical note below, she has a PhD in political science to go along with recent teaching experience and experience working with parliamentarians and civil servants. She is also fully trilingual, and she already has a number of ideas for the association.”
Silvina completed her undergraduate (Law and Political Science) and master studies (Administration and Public Policy) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During her studies, she worked at the Argentine Congress in various positions, including staff researcher, policy advisor, and chief of staff to the clerk in charge of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Ms. Danesi immigrated to Canada in 2004. In 2011, she obtained her PhD in Political Science from the Université de Montréal and completed her postdoctoral studies at the Bell Chair for the Study of Canadian Parliamentary Democracy (Carleton University-SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship).
As a PhD candidate and research assistant with the Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, she organized an international meeting for the Making Electoral Democracy Work Research Project. As a postdoctoral fellow, Silvina served on the organizing committee for the 2013 Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies conference. As coordinator of student volunteers, she was responsible for recruiting and overseeing 36 students from the Université du Québec en Outaouais, UNAM-Canada, Carleton University and York University. Also as a postdoc, she sat on the committee that drafted the proposal to create a minor in Latin American and Caribbean studies, which was recently approved.
Silvina’s field of expertise is comparative politics, with a focus on legislative institutions and the politics of international trade and a specialization in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, she is working as a researcher and contract instructor at Carleton University’s Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Proluta: Brazilian Research Group on Contentious Politics
The Brazilian Federal University of Goias (UFG) recently launched an innovative research group on contentious politics. The UFG is affiliated with the university’s Centre for the Study of Latin American and Comparative Politics and its graduate program in political science.
For complete details: http://prolutaen.blogspot.com.br/
Banber - Bulletin in International Relations and Political Science
The Yerevan-based quarterly social science bulletin Banber has been published since 1967. The RA Higher Certification Commission lists it among the scientific periodicals publishing the principal findings advanced in doctorate dissertations and candidate theses. Banber is the successor of the following periodicals: Scientific Bulletin of State University of Armenian SSR (1925-30), “Works” (1934-36), Scientific Works (1939-61), and Scientific Bulletin (1962-66).
The scientific works carried out in YSU and in the Republic’s scientific and educational institutions are published in Banber, with a special focus on Armenian issues. Collaborators include leading scientists in RA institutions, the diaspora and foreign countries. As of January 1, 2010, the bulletin was published three times a year.
During the same period, Banber was published in six series. They are: 1. “Armenian Studies”; 2. “Philology”; 3. “Law”; 4. “Philosophy, Psychology”; 5. “Sociology, Economics”; 6. “International Relations, Political Science.”
Each of the series has its own editorial board and editor.
The materials are published in Armenian, Russian and English. Published articles have summaries in the two other languages, and brief biographies of the authors are provided in three languages.
The social sciences periodical boasts a solid scientific reputation among similar bulletins: before going to press, it is reviewed, edited, proofread and compared with different sources. The periodical does not accept publications that fail to meet its scientific standards.
The editorial staff of the bulletin Banber Yerevani Hamalsarani consists of:
Editor-in-Chief – Hrachik Mirzoyan – Sc. D. in Philosophy
Editorial Board:
Atanesyan A. V. – Sc. D. in Political Science, Associate Professor
Aleksanyan A. S. - PhD, Associate Professor
Avetisyan L. V. – (Deputy Editor-in-Chief) – PhD
Gabuzyan A. H. – Sc. D. in Law, Professor
Gonchar N. A. – (Deputy Editor-in-Chief) – PhD, Associate Professor
Zohrabyan E. A. – Sc. D. in History, Professor
Harutjunyan E. A. – Sc. D. in Philosophy, Professor
Hovakimyan A. E. (Executive Secretary) – PhD
Hovsepyan L. S. – Sc. D. in Philology, Professor
Simonyan A. H. – Sc. D. in History, Professor, corresponding member NAS RA
In previous years, members of the bulletin’s editorial staff received awards and letters of acknowledgement from the governing body of YSU in recognition of their good work.
In recent years, the Galust Gyulbenkyan Foundation has supported the printing of the bulletin.
All Banber materials have been posted on the University website since 2012: http://www.ysu.am/science/en/journals
- Books by Members
Political Learning and Institutional Design. The Role of Legacies in Spain and Portugal
By Orazio Lanza More information ...
The Irish Presidency - Power, Ceremony and Politics
Edited by John Coakley Kevin Rafter More information ...
Strategies for Urban Development in Leipzig, Germany
By Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor More information ...
Parliamentary Elites in Central and Eastern Europe
Edited by Elena Semenova, Michael Edinger, Heinrich Best More information ...
Implementation of Oil Related Environmental Policies in Nigeria: Government Inertia and Conflict in the Niger Delta
By Fidelis Allen More information ...
La comunicazione nella società ipercomplessa
By Piero Dominici More information ...
- Upcoming Events
(December & January):
Political Studies Association Postgraduate Network Annual Conference
12 December, 2013
Oxford, United Kingdom
Italian Society of Law and Economics 9th Conference
12-13 December, 2013
Lugano, Switzerland
First Southern European Conference on Survey methodology (SESM)
12-14 December, 2013
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Workshop on Global Governance
9-10 January, 2014
Barcelona, Spain
CPPR-ACE Winter School 2014
10-25 January, 2014
Cochin, Kerala, India
IPSA Summer School - São Paulo 2014
27 January-14 February, 2014
São Paulo, Brazil
Swiss Political Science Association Annual convention 2014 - Swiss politics in transition?
30-31 January, 2014
Bern, Switzerland
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Retrospect: Africa’s Development Beyond 2015
30 January-1 February, 2014
Edmonton, Canada
Joint IPSA Workshop by RC37 and RC2 - Rethinking Political Development: Cultures, Civilizations and Identity
1-2 February, 2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Winter School on Federalism and Governance - "Federalism and Multilevel Constitutionalism"
3-14 February, 2014
Innsbruck, Austria
Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America 2014 Annual Conference
6-8 February, 2014
Austin, United States
Colloque international et interdisciplinaire 2014 pour étudiants et nouveaux chercheurs - Immigration, diversité ethnoculturelle et citoyenneté
7 February, 2014
Montréal, Canada
Lisbon Winter School in Research Skills and Methods
10 February, 2014 - 20 February, 2014
Lisboa, Portugal
ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques
14-21 February, 2014
Vienna, Austria
Course "Advanced Multi-Method" Research at ECPR Winter School
17-21 February, 2014
Vienna, Austria
Research Workshop on “Policy Failure”
19-21 February, 2014
Singapore, Singapore
“Invisible Work” - Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting 2014
20-23 February, 2014
Baltimore, United States
ISJ & UN International Conference - The Evolution of Legal Concepts in Light of Evolution of International Criminal Courts/Tribunals
20 February, 2014
Tehran, Iran
International Conference - South Asia in Global Perspective: Democracy, Human Rights and Nation Building
21 February, 2014 - 22 February, 2014
Jodhpur, India
"Times and Spaces of Globalization. Europe in a Global Context" - Padova Winter School
24-28 February, 2014
Padova, Italy
9th Annual Graduate Student Conference on the European Union - "Brussels as Usual?: Politics and Policy in the EU"
28 February-1 March, 2014
Pittsburgh, United States
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- Call for Papers
New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting
25-26 April, 2014
Woodstock, United States
Deadline: 13 December, 2013
4th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association
19-21 June, 2014
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Deadline: 13 December, 2013
Third Annual CAPPA Conference in Public Management - Ethics, Corruption and Good Governance Practices in Public Management
21-22 May, 2014
Kingston, Canada
Deadline: 14 December, 2013
Interdisciplinary Conference "In Search of European Political Union"
19-21 June, 2014
Utrecht, Netherlands
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
2nd European Workshops in International Studies
21-24 May, 2014
Izmir, Turkey
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
Section Qualitative Methods and Multi-Method Research
28-31 August, 2014
Washington D.C., United States
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
2014 APSA Annual Meeting - Politics after the Digital Revolution
28-31 August, 2014
Washington D.C., United States
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
Committee on Concepts and Methods
28-31 August, 2014
Washington D.C., United States
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
Research Workshop on “Policy Failure”
19-21 February, 2014
Singapore, Singapore
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
1st European Conference on Teaching and Learning Politics - International Relations and European Studies
26 June, 2014 - 27 June, 2014
Maastricht, Netherlands
Deadline: 16 December, 2013
Joint IPSA Workshop by RC37 and RC2 - Rethinking Political Development: Cultures, Civilizations and Identity
1-2 February, 2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Deadline: 20 December, 2013
“Civic political engagement and public spheres in the new digital era”
24-27 June, 2014
Paris, France
Deadline: 15 January, 2014
Cyber-Developments in International Relations: Impacts on an Evolving World
17-18 April, 2014
Paris, France
Deadline: 15 January, 2014
International Conference - South Asia in Global Perspective: Democracy, Human Rights and Nation Building
21-22 February, 2014
Jodhpur, India
Deadline: 15 January, 2014
Trust - MatchPoints Seminar 2014
22-24 May, 2014
Aarhus, Denmark
Deadline: 15 January, 2014
Institute for Public Administration in Canada Annual Conference: Creating Possibilities – Igniting Transformative Solutions
1-4 June, 2014
Edmonton, Canada
Deadline: 17 January, 2014
2nd International Multidisciplinary Euro-Asian Congress of Scholars: The Phenomenon of Russia: The Memory of the Past and the Perspective for Development
29-31 May, 2014
Krakow, Poland
Deadline: 31 January, 2014
Social Contract Theory: Past, Present, and Future
15-16 May, 2014
Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline: 31 January, 2014
Relationnistes, journalistes, attachés politiques et spécialistes du marketing : opposants, concurrents, partenaires? - Perspectives actuelles sur les dynamiques entre les acteurs de la communication et de l’information
12-16 May, 2014
Montréal, Canada
Deadline: 31 January, 2014
Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute Conference - The Global Contours of Growth & Development Beyond the Crisis
30 June-2 July, 2014
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Deadline: 31 January, 2014
Sixth Oceanic Conference on International Studies
9-11 July, 2014
Melbourne, Australia
Deadline: 31 January, 2014
VI European Congress of Methodology
23-25 July, 2014
Utrecht, Netherlands
Deadline: 1 February, 2014
2nd Interdisciplinary Social Movements Conference
28-29 March, 2014
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Deadline: 14 February, 2014
Prague Summer Schools
5-12 July, 2014
Prague, Czech Republic
Deadline: 15 February, 2014
Call for Full Panels and individual papers
3-6 September, 2014
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Deadline: 15 February, 2014
Mountain Observatories: A Global Fair and Workshop on Social-Ecological Systems
16-19 July, 2014
Reno, United States
Deadline: 20 February, 2014
Sciences Po 2nd Graduate Political Theory Conference
19-20 June, 2014
Paris, France
Deadline: 28 February, 2014
Annual General Conference of the British Columbia Political Studies Association
8-9 May, 2014
Richmond, Canada
Deadline: 28 February, 2014
7e atelier annuel pour les femmes en sécurité internationale
29-31 May, 2014
Ottawa, Canada
Deadline: 3 March, 2014
2014 ACUNS Annual Meeting - Global Governance: Engaging New Norms and Emerging Challenges
19-21 June, 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
Deadline: 3 March, 2014
15th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research - Open Innovations and Sustainable Development in Government: Experiences from around the World
18-21 June, 2014
Aguascalientes City, Mexico
Deadline: 15 March, 2014
12th Annual ISTC Conference - Globalization, Critique and Social Theory
15-17 May, 2014
Knoxville, United States
Deadline: 15 March, 2014
Summer-School in “Political Philosophy & Public Policy: Predistribution and Property-Owning Democracy”
14-18 July, 2014
Braga, Portugal
Deadline: 1 April, 2014
Pacific Islands Political Studies Association 2014 Conference
3-5 June, 2014
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Deadline: 30 April, 2014
Call for Papers (Journal)
Miami International Studies Journal
Deadline: 15 December, 2013
Acta Politologica
Deadline: 31 December, 2013
The Annual of Language & Politics and Politics of Identity
Deadline: 31 December, 2013
Journal Politeia
Deadline: 31 December, 2013
Politique et Sociétés
Deadline: 31 December, 2013
Open Journal of Political Science
Deadline: 31 December, 2013
Revue Gouvernance
Deadline: 31 December, 2013
Journal of Political Science
Deadline: 31 January, 2014
Theoria
Deadline: 28 February, 2014
Studies of Changing Societies: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Focus
Deadline: 1 December, 2014
Studies of Changing Societies: Educational Integration: Theory, Practice, Cases
Deadline: 1 December, 2014
- Job, Fellowship & Internship Offers
Democracy Fellow, Legislative Strengthening
Washington D.C., United States
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice (Tier 2)
Toronto, Canada
Assistant Professor / Postdoc Position at the Department of Political Science
Copenhagen, Denmark
Assistant Professor in Political Science
London, Canada
Tenure-track assistant professor position in public finance/public policy/public administration
Mexico, Mexico
Professorship in Political Science, Conflict Studies
Mannheim, Germany
Erasmus Mundus PhD School on "Globalisation, the EU and Multilateralism"
Faculty position in Public Policy and Global Affairs
Singapore
Dean - Faculty of Social Sciences
Victoria, Canada
Faculty Position in Public Management (Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor)
Singapore
Academic Research Positions (3 appointments)
Singapore
Hiring JY Pillay - Global Asia Professor of Social Science
Singapore
Post-doc position
New Haven, United States
Lab Fellowships and Projects
Cambridge, United States
Plusieurs postes à combler / Multiple Teaching Positions
Montréal, Canada
Assistant Professor - Political Science
Cape Breton, Canada
Appel à candidature de l'IMéRA / Directeur scientifique
Marseille, France
Assistant or Associate Professor
Oshawa, Canada
Assistant Professor 2014 – International Security
Barcelona, Spain
Professorship in political sciences (tenured or tenure track)
Basel, Switzerland
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Halifax, Canada
Assistant Professor - South Asian Studies
Saratoga Springs, United States
Fellowship in Latin American Politics
Montréal, Canada
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Migration and Ethnic Relations
London, Canada
Full-time tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Administration
Moscow, Russia
Senior Lecturer / Lecturer
Brisbane, Australia
Multiple Teaching Positions - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
Canberra, Australia
Parliamentary Internship Programme
Ottawa, Canada
Four postdoctoral fellowships in Economic Sociology and Political Economy
Koeln, Germany
Simons Research Fellow (SRF)
Burnaby, Canada
Advanced Olympic Research Grant Program
Lausanne, Switzerland
Bourse doctorale sur l’expertise, le risque, sa perception et les politiques publiques
Montréal, Canada
PhD, Post-Doc, and Fast Track Stipends at BIGSSS
Bremen, Germany
MPIfG Doctoral Fellowships at the IMPRS-SPCE
Cologne, Germany
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Waterloo, Canada
- Award
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science 2014
Deadline: 20 December, 2013
Best Graduate Student Essay on Electoral Integrity
Deadline: 1 January, 2014
2014 ISA Canada Graduate Student Paper Prize / Prix de la meilleure communication étudiante d’ISA Canada 2014
Deadline: 1 January, 2014
London Goodenough Association of Canada Sponsorship
Deadline: 27 January, 2014
Prix d’enseignement de la Société québécoise de science politique
Deadline: 15 March, 2014
Juan Linz Prize
Deadline: 1 April, 2014
Global South Award
Deadline: 1 April, 2014
Wilma Rule Award
Deadline: 1 April, 2014
Stein Rokkan Travel Grant Award
Deadline: 1 April, 2014
Karl Deutsch Award
Deadline: 1 April, 2014