IPSA Newsletter, October, 2017
IPSA News2018 IPSA World Congress of Political ScienceCall for Proposals Deadline Extended to October 25, 2017
Please be advised that, in response to high demand, the call for proposals deadline for the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science (July 21-25, 2018, Brisbane, Australia) has been extended to October 25, 2017.
We hope this extension gives everyone a fresh chance to submit a paper or panel proposal. Hundreds of high-quality paper proposals and panels have already been submitted, and we thank all those who have submitted an abstract. Don’t miss this final opportunity to present your paper and meet prominent political scientists from across the world under the theme “Borders and Margins.”
Extended Submission Deadline: October 25
Proposals for panels and papers on any subject across political science are welcome. Anyone can submit a proposal for a panel or paper, and IPSA membership is not required at this stage. If you do not hold a valid IPSA account, you will be asked to create one before submitting your panel or paper proposal.
Please visit the website wc2018.ipsa.org for details on the Congress as well as important deadlines and submission guidelines.
Antony Green and Lisa Hill Confirmed as Plenary Speakers at the 2018 IPSA World Congress in Brisbane
IPSA is proud to announce that Antony Green, Australia’s leading election analyst, and Lisa Hill, Professor of Politics at the University of Adelaide, will serve as plenary speakers at the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science in Brisbane.
The plenary session, under the title Australia’s Democratic Innovations, will introduce the long-standing Australian practices of preferential electoral systems and compulsory voting, citing their importance for democracy.
Professor Green will deliver a plenary address titled Counting All Opinions: Australian Experience with Preferential Voting.
Professor Hill will give a plenary speech titled Compulsory Voting in Australia: Effects, Public Acceptance and Democratic Justification.
Nominations for IPSA Awards
Nominations are now open for the following IPSA awards:
IPSA Award
Amount
Deadlines
The Karl Deutsch Award
US$1,000
1 NOV 2017 (Nomination)
Juan Linz Prize
US$3,000
1 NOV 2017 (Nomination)
Prize of the Foundation Mattei Dogan awarded by the IPSA for High Achievement in Political Science
US$5,000
1 NOV 2017 (Nomination)
Global South Award
US$1,000
1 APR 2018 (Application)
The Stein Rokkan Travel Grant Award
US$1,000
1 APR 2018 (Application)
For further details on how to submit nominations please visit: https://www.ipsa.org/resources/ipsa-awards
Become a Member of IPSA or Renew your Membership for 2018
IPSA is in the process of renewing its memberships for the year 2018.
We invite you to explore the advantages and services an IPSA membership offers and to consider becoming a member or renewing your membership for 2018 as of today. Your contribution is crucial to furthering our mission to promote the advancement of political science throughout the world.
Membership fees
Individual Membership:
https://www.ipsa.org/page/individual-membershipInstitutional Membership:
https://www.ipsa.org/page/membership-about-institutional-membership
What’s New on the IPSAPortal?
News from the IPSAPortal:
1. Migration was the core issue in the UK’s June 2016 referendum on EU membership. What has happened in the UK since Brexit in this regard? The Migration Observatory, awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in June 2017 for Outstanding Impact in Society, offers a wide range of analyses covering the key features of this ongoing process. The latest reports concern EU migration to and from the UK and non-European student migration to the UK. All reports are freely accessible on the Observatory website. (Thematic Networks on the IPSAPortal)
2. Media in the Middle East, a project promoted by Northwestern University in partnership with the Qatar Foundation, is aimed at educating students for leadership positions in the rapidly evolving global media industry. The website provides access to a wide range of data collected in 2016 on media industries and media use in the Middle East. (Special Collections on the IPSAPortal)
3. Polarization is the keyword to describe media coverage of the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. The study, recently published by the Pew Research Center, shows that compared with previous administrations, coverage of the early days of Trump administration focused less on policy and was more negative overall. The full report, complete with methodological notes and annexes, is available in web and downloadable PDF format. Moreover, a second analysis emphasizes that, despite the failure in predicting Trump’s election, media still pay scant attention to citizens’ voices. (Research Institutes on the IPSAPortal)
IPSA Summer Schools
São Paulo Summer School
The 9th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science and International Relations will be held at the University of São Paulo, Brazil from January 8 to 26, 2018. The deadline to apply is extended to October 20, 2017.
Founded in 2010, the IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science gives scholars in the social sciences access to high-quality, cutting-edge, advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science methods. The three modules courses offer participants rigorous, hands-on training in state-of-the-art research methods.
For more information on courses and instructors, financial aid, registration fees, and more, visit the website (http://summerschool.fflch.usp.br) or contact us at summeripsa@usp.br
St. Petersburg Summer School
The first annual IPSA-HSE Summer School on Concepts, Methods and Techniques of Political Science was presented at the Higher School of Economics’ Management Training Center in Pushkin, St. Petersburg (Russia) from July 30 to August 13, 2017. The school was jointly organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and National Research University Higher School of Economics, with support from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg.
The school’s mission is to develop student competencies, specifically in the use of modern methods of political science to advance political and social research, and to promote further cooperation within the global political research community. Overall, the School drew 24 students from eight countries, most of whom were PhD students and young researchers.
Six one-week courses on methods were offered. Instructors included Prof. Dirk-Berg-Schlosser (Philipps University of Margburg, Germany), Prof. Werner Patzelt (Dresden University of Technology, Germany), Prof. Cameron Thies (Arizona State University, U.S.), and Professors Eduard Ponarin and Boris Sokolov (HSE, Russia). Students were given a chance to take one or two courses in quantitative and qualitative research methods, with courses on qualitative comparative analysis and case study proving to be the most popular this year.
All students received a certificate of attendance and a transcript of records with ETCS (one credit for each course), and all had an opportunity to master their research skills. The school schedule was quite intense, with lectures before lunch and study groups in the afternoon.
Over and above the general program, students participated in four workshops under the aegis of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, broadly titled “Hybrid Regimes Era: Social and Political Transformations in Post-Authoritarian Societies.” Prominent scholars and experts were invited to share ideas on issues of authoritarian modernization, digital technologies and media development, and historical legacies. Guest speakers included Prof. Vladimir Gel’man (University of Helsinki, Finland), Prof. Alexander Libman (University of Munich, Germany), Prof. Indra Overland (Norwegian Institute for Foreign Affairs, Norway), Artem Filatov (Echo of Moscow radio) and Mikhail Tyurkin (Rosbalt news agency).
Courses were given at the HSE Management Training Centre in Pushkin, a picturesque town near St. Petersburg. Students and experts learned about Russia’s cultural heritage by visiting the famous Catherine Palace and its Amber Room, as well as other attractions, including the Hermitage. Two sightseeing bus tours of the city centre were organized for participants.
Participation, Vol. 41, No.1 (2017)
In this issue:
Special Issue! 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science
- Letter from the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee (Katharine Gelber)
- The Politics of Borders & Margins: Political Scientists Convene in Brisbane (Terrell Carver & Füsun Türkmen)
- Program Structure of the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science
- Congress Theme: Borders and Margins
- Indigenous Politics: Self-Regard and Relations with Mainstream Australia from the Brisbane Region
- Brisbane: Australia’s New World City
- Practical Information for Travelling to Brisbane
- Transportation, Venue and Accommodation
- A History of the Australian Political Studies Association (Marian Sawer)
- Refugees, States, and the Study of Politics (William Maley)
- IPSA Participation
- National Association News
- Research Committee NewsDownload this issue participation_41-1_web.pdf
Erratum
On Page 31, the section about the Chinese Association of Political Science (Taipei) begins with “The Chinese Association of Political Science (CAPS) was founded in Nanking, capital of the People’s Republic of China, in 1932.”
It should read: “The Chinese Association of Political Science (CAPS) was founded in Nanking, capital of the Republic of China, in 1932.”
IPSA acknowledges that this editing error has political implications and extends its deepest apologies to anyone that could have been affected by this.
We have corrected the electronic (pdf) version of the issue and will circulate this Erratum notice through our media and in every future print edition of Participation Vol. 41, No.1 (August 2017) distributed.
Books by Members
The Poor's Struggle for Political Incorporation
By
Federico M. Rossi
Les parias de la scène internationale
Par
Paul Elvic Batchom
