IPSA News

• IPSA at the 2011 ISA Convention in Montreal, Canada

IPSA was active at the International Studies Association’s Annual Convention in Montreal, Canada, sponsoring three panels on the topic of global governance.

- Where is the “Global” in Global Governance? Perspectives from China, India and Brazil
- Southern Countries and Global Governance: Their Roles in the United Nations Systems
- Fragile States and Global Governance: Exploring the Links

The IPSA Secretariat operated a booth for the duration of the convention and ensured liaison with ISA delegates by providing information on the upcoming IPSA World Congress of Political Science in Madrid in 2012 and on services offered by IPSA.  Available at the table were membership brochures, Madrid 2012 flyers, copies of the International Political Science Review, International Political Science Abstracts and History of IPSA, as well as promotional items. Many participants also took the opportunity to subscribe to IPSA’s monthly newsletter.

Among the many IPSA Executive Committee (EC) members attending the convention were Lourdes Sola, Past President of IPSA; Helen Milner, First Vice-President, Vice-President Americas; Leslie Pal, Chair of the Committee on Research and Training; Bertrand Badie, editor of the upcoming IPSA Political Science Encyclopedia; Hyug Baeg Im, member of the EC; and Guy Lachapelle, Secretary General of IPSA. A number of IPSA members also dropped by to introduce themselves.

• IAPSS Pays a Visit to the IPSA Secretariat

In Montreal for the ISA Convention, IAPSS officers took the opportunity to visit IPSA’s Montreal offices. The meeting with the IPSA Secretariat was very productive, as agreements were reached on coordination, information-sharing and joint promotion; also discussed was the prospect of new partnership activities between the two sister organizations.

From left to right: Andrea Cestaro, IPSA Administrator; Maria Paula Brito Rozas (Peru);  Tom Henriksson (Finland); Guy Lachapelle, IPSA Secretary General; Tea Gergedava (Georgia); Nikola Zeljkovic  (Slovenia); and Pedro Costa (Portugal).

• Direct Access to IPSR Online from your Profile!

We’re pleased to announce that the online version of the International Political Science Review (IPSR) is now available directly from your IPSA Online profile.

Thanks to the invaluable collaboration of Sage Publications, you will no longer need a password from Sage to access the online version of the IPSR journal. Simply access your IPSA online account and go to "IPSR Online" to enjoy the exclusive member's page.

Complete the following steps to access your IPSA online account and visit IPSR Online:

   1. Go to http://www.ipsa.org/
   2. Login from the upper right corner of the site using your email address and password (if you forget your password, you can request a new one in the login box).
   3. When logged in, a new horizontal menu we call the “My IPSA” menu will appear directly under the site header. Go to “IPSR Online” to open the member's page, which gives you access to IPSR Sage archives and pages without having to enter another password.

We hope you make the most of this new and user-friendly means of accessing your very own journal!

“Post News on the Website” Contest Winner

Last month, we launched a contest titled “Post News on the Website.” As promised, a name was drawn from among all of those who posted news items. Our winner is Sylvia Tiryaki of the Istanbul Kultur University in Turkey. Ms. Tiryaki has been awarded a free IPSA membership for her posting on her book Cyprus: A European Anomaly. Congratulations, Sylvia!

We encourage each and every IPSA member to discover the new options offered by the revamped online profile.

• IPSA 2011 Membership Campaign

With a new website and more services to members than ever, IPSA has proudly launched its 2011 membership renewal campaign. We invite you to renew your membership or join our great organization.

IPSA members enjoy numerous benefits. To see them, visit http://www.ipsa.org/membership/individual

• Submit an Article to IPSR and Read the Journal

First published in 1980, the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW (IPSR) is a major international journal committed to publishing material that makes a significant contribution to international political science. It meets the need to study political phenomena in the context of increased international interdependence and global change.

IPSR welcomes work by scholars focusing on controversial themes, developing innovative concepts and methodologies of political analysis, and venturing beyond the scope of a single culture.

The editors of IPSR, Yvonne Galligan and Mark Kesselman, invite you to submit an article by visiting http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ipsr.

• Political Science News

A Survey of Religiosity Around the World - News from the International Social Survey Programme

Religion and the diversity of religious behaviour throughout the world represent a subject of considerable discussion nowadays; yet the  empirical foundation is dispersed at best, even anecdotal. The mission of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is to create a sound empirical basis for scientific research on societal developments at the international level. In 2008 and 2009, an ISSP survey was conducted in 40 countries around the world to address the topic of religious behaviour.

The full release of ISSP 2008 on Religion III (v2.0.0) is now available. It covers no less than 40 countries worldwide. This marks the third round of the ISSP Religion module (previously fielded in 1991 and 1998).

The 2008 questionnaire covered the following topics:

   1. Impact of religion on socio-political attitudes and behaviours
   2. Religious change
   3. Religious tolerance and extremism
   4. Non-Western religious traditions

Online documentation and data (in SPSS, SAS or Stata format) may be downloaded free of charge via the GESIS ZACAT analysis database at:

http://zacat.gesis.org/webview/index.jsp

For further on the ISSP, please visit www.issp.org.

International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) - Call for Candidates 2011-2012

IAPSS ExCom 2010/2011 is pleased to present a call for candidates for:

- the Executive Committee (ExCom) 2011/2012

Chairperson - 1 position
Secretary General - 1 position
Treasurer - 1 position
Vice-Chair - 3 positions
External members - 4 positions

-Premium Association Member - Organizer of the AC/GA 2012 - 2011 association

-Supervisory Committee (SupCom) 2011/2012 - 3 positions
-Disciplinary Commission (DisCom) 2011/2012 - 3 positions
-POLITIKON Editorial Board (EB) 2011/2012 - 4 positions

Interested persons are invited to:

* Write us at candidature@iapss.org to explain their intentions.
* Send us their CV, a letter of intent and a letter of recommendation from their university and association by no later than March 30, 2011.
* Present themselves and their position at the General Assembly in Lisbon.
* Forward a video presentation of themselves and their positions, if they are unable to attend the General Assembly.

Further details are available in the following documents:

- Call for Candidatures http://iapss.org/candidatures/CallForCandidatures.doc
- Slovenia in Brief http://iapss.org/candidatures/SloveniaInBrief.pdf
- IAPSS Presentation http://iapss.org/candidatures/IAPSSPRESENTATION.ppt

Please do not hesitate to contact IAPSS ExCom 2010/2011 at info@iapss.org or at +386 1 580 5388. We will be more than glad to offer support and answer any questions you might have.

• SAGE Open Now Accepting Manuscripts - Prepare Yours Today!

SAGE Open, the new open-access publication, has received more than 200 submissions since its launch on January 1, with new articles being submitted daily. Be a part of this groundbreaking publication and prepare your manuscript today.

SAGE Open publishes original, peer-reviewed research and review articles in an interactive, open-access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of social and behavioural sciences and the humanities. Further details, including manuscript submission guidelines, are available at  www.sageopen.com.

Summaries/Session Recordings of 2011 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference

The eighth annual APSA Teaching and Learning Conference was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from February 11 to 13, 2011. Track summaries of the 2011 Teaching and Learning Conference will be available in the July 2011 edition of PS: Political Science and Politics. For details on the 2011 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference or to view recordings of the plenary sessions and select tracks, please visit www.apsanet.org/teachingconference.

Conference participants attended one of 13 moderated working groups organized around various themes, including civic engagement, diversity, inclusiveness and equality, the integration of technology into the classroom, and program assessment. Click here for a list of sessions and recordings.

• Job, Fellowship & Internship Offers

Miscellaneous Positions in the United States and the United Kingdom

IPSA invites you to consult the website below for various positions in the United States and the United Kingdom.

United States: http://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=90

United Kingdom: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/social-sciences-and-social-care

• Job and Internship Opportunities in Europe

As part of their Grad Jobs Campaign, European Movement Ireland members have been posting job vacancies and internship opportunities on their Facebook page, through their Twitter account and via emails forwarded to college career offices throughout Ireland.

All too often, graduates are simply not aware of the opportunities available to develop their careers in Europe. Positions in Brussels are not restricted to graduates with a degree in politics, and there are opportunities in almost every field of interest and study – opportunities that, for the most part, are not restricted to Irish citizens.

A full list of these vacancies will be posted on their new Jobs and Internships in Europe page at http://www.europeanmovement.ie/index.php?id=13091.

• Others

Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies
Limerick, Ireland

3 Graduate and Post-Graduate Assistantships
Zurich, Switzerland

PhD Scholarships in International Studies
Trento, Italy

Irish Political Studies Vacancies: Two Editors
Ireland

Associate Professor in Sociology of Public Administration
Lausanne, Switzerland

15 Doctoral Fellowships
Mannheim, United Kingdom

Assistant Professor in Public Administration
Singapore, Singapore

Assistant/Associate Professor in Intelligence Studies
Fayetteville, United States

Internship programme for young professionals in Federalism
Granges-Paccot, Switzerland

PhD Studentship
Leicester, United Kingdom

PG Certificate and MSc in Global Health Policy (by Distance Learning)
London, United Kingdom

• Books by Members

 Liberal Democracy and Peace in South Africa: The Pursuit of Freedom as Dignity.  Edited by Pierre du Toit , Hennie Kotzé More information ...

Le destin américain du Québec. Américanité, américanisation et anti-américanisme.  Edited by Guy Lachapelle More information ...

L'analyse des politiques publiques.  Edited by  Stéphane Paquin, Luc Bernier, Guy Lachapelle More information ...

Awards

IPSA RC27 - The 2011 Charles A. Levine Memorial Book Prize
Deadline: 31 March, 20111

SDAW/Foundation German-American Academic Relations - Call for Proposals 2011
Deadline: 31 March, 2011

Frank J. Goodnow Award
Deadline: 31 March, 2011 

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• Upcoming Events

(March, April & May):
20-years of Visegrad Four Cooperation: Implications for EU Enlargement
28 March, 2011
Istanbul, Turkey
BIHR Annual Conference: Human Rights at Home: An Agenda for Fairness
29 March, 2011
London, United Kingdom
Perspectives du Nord et du Sud sur la reconstruction d'Haïti
29 March, 2011
Montreal, Canada
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) 69th Annual Conference
31 March, 2011 - 3 April, 2011
Chicago, United States
8th Annual Conference on Citizenship Studies: Bodies
31 March, 2011 - 2 April, 2011
Detroit, United States
Roger Williams University Conference on Religion and the State
1-3 April, 2011 Bristol, United States
Roosevelt Research Conference at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting
1 April, 2011
Chicago, United States
Radical Democracy Conference
4-5 April, 2011
New York, United States
12th Mediterranean Research Meeting
6-9 April, 2011
Florence, Italy
Human Trafficking in the Americas: Conflicts and Crises at the Borders
6-8 April, 2011
McAllen, United States
Institutional Dynamics in World Politics
7-8 April, 2011
Berlin, Germany
Hannah Arendt Circle
8-10 April, 2011
Cleveland, United States
New York State Political Science Conference
8-9 April, 2011
Lewiston, United States
Princeton Graduate Conference in Political Theory
8-9 April, 2011
Princeton, United States
Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
8 April, 2011
Normal, United States
72nd Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting
8-9 April, 2011
Harrisburg, United States
AT GENDER Spring Conference & General Assembly 2011
8-10 April, 2011
Utrecht, Netherlands
Sixth Annual Graduate Student Conference on the European Union
9 April, 2011
Pittsburgh, United States
Political Geography and Sexuality and Space Specialty Groups Pre-Conference
10-11 April, 2011
Tacoma, United States
16th Annual ASN World Convention: Charting the Nation between State and Society
14-16 April, 2011
New York, United States
CSR in the Pacific Rim Conference
14-15 April, 2011
Vancouver, Canada
Alabama Political Science Association Annual Meeting
15-16 April, 2011
Birmingham, United States
9th Annual Graduate Student Conference: Revisiting Security, Conflict and Development 10 years after 9/11
15 April, 2011
Montreal, Canada
Rutgers 2nd Annual Graduate Student Conference
16 April, 2011
New Brunswick, United States
PSA's Annual Conference 2011
19-21 April, 2011
London, United Kingdom
Panel on New Local Politics: Parties, Mayors and Councillors in Western Europe
19-21 April, 2011
London, United Kingdom
4e Congrès international des association francophone de science politique
20-22 April, 2011
Brussels, Belgium
VII International Interuniversity Scientific Conference “Russia & Modern World: Problems of Political Development”
21-23 April, 2011
Moscow, Russia
Lanscape of Secrecy: The CIA in History, Fiction, and Memory
29-30 April, 2011
Nottingham, United Kingdom
La transition démocratique à la lumière des expériences comparées
5-6 May, 2011
Tunis, Tunisia

4th Annual Workshop for Women in International Security: International Security and the Law: New Challenges Since 9/11
5-7 May, 2011
Fredericton, Canada
British Columbia Political Studies Association Annual General Meeting 2011: Politics in Transformation
5-6 May, 2011
Langley, Canada
4th Annual Workshop for Women in International Security
5-7 May, 2011
Fredericton, Canada
ISPRI’s International Conference: The relations between Russia and Romania in the present geopolitical context
5 May, 2011
Bucharest, Romania
Colloque Derrière les mots... Approches politiques et linguistiques des relations communautaires en Belgique
6 May, 2011
Liège, Belgium
Journée d’étude « Faire campagne»: mobilisations, représentations et contestations
6 May, 2011
Aix-en-Provence, France
79e Congrès - Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS)
9-13 May, 2011
Sherbrooke, Canada
PIDOP Conference
11-12 May, 2011
Bologna, Italy
Colloque international de jeunes chercheurs en théorie politique
12-13 May, 2011
Genève, Switzerland
26th Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Conference: "Mutual Perceptions"
13-14 May, 2011
Chicago, United States
37th Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP)
16-17 May, 2011
London, United Kingdom
Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) - 83rd Annual Conference 2011
16-18 May, 2011
Waterloo, Canada
Fences, Walls and Borders: State of Insecurity?
19-20 May, 2011
Montreal, Canada
Congrès annuel de la Société québécoise de science politique
19-20 May, 2011
Montreal, Canada

17th Annual Conference of the Hungarian Political Science Association
20-21 May, 2011
Budapest, Hungary
The American Graduate School in Paris and the Graduate Student Conference 2011
26-27 May, 2011
Paris, France
Fifth Anniversary International Symposium "The Solitary Being"
26-27 May, 2011
Bern, Switzerland
Institutional change in intergovernmental organizations
27-28 May, 2011
Brussels, Belgium
25e Congrès International d'Études Francophones
29 May, 2011 - 5 June, 2011
Aix-en-Provence, France
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• Call for Papers

10th Conference of the Spanish Political Science Association (AECPA)
7-9 September, 2011
Murcia, Spain
Deadline: 30 March, 2011

Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Politics Conference
3 June, 2011
London, United Kingdom
Deadline: 31 March, 2011

IPSA RC 33 Round Table - How Can We Improve Our Capacity to Study Politics?
25-26 July, 2011
Cordoba, Argentina
Deadline: 31 March, 2011
RC2 & RC37 Joint IPSA Workshop on Rethinking Political Development: Multifaceted Role of Elites and Transforming Leadership
7-8 November, 2011
Orlando, United States
Deadline: 1 April, 2011
World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2011
23-25 August, 2011
Incheon Songdo, South Korea
Deadline: 1 April, 2011
IPSA RC 21 & 29 Expert Meeting on Psycho-political socialization in the Internet Age
23-25 June, 2011
Krakow, Poland
Deadline: 4 April, 2011
IPSA RC 44 on the Role of Military in Democratization in the Third World (RC 44) at the IPSA World Congress of Political Science
8-12 July, 2012
Madrid, Spain
Deadline: 30 April, 2011
Fifth Anniversary International Symposium "The Solitary Being"
26-27 May, 2011
Bern, Switzerland
Deadline: 30 April, 2011
SHIFT 2011: The Future of International Politics
26-28 October, 2011
Philippines, Philippines
Deadline: 30 April, 2011
Summer University on Federalism, Decentralisation and Conflict Resolution
22 August-9 September, 2011
Granges-Paccot, Switzerland
Deadline: 30 April, 2011
Ninth workshop of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) on Ethics and Integrity Of Governance
7-11 September, 2011
Bucharest, Romania
Deadline: 1 May, 2011
Belgium: The State of the Federation
14 October, 2011
Brussels, Belgium
Deadline: 1 May, 2011
Developments in Contemporary Citizenship
10 June, 2011
London, United Kingdom
Deadline: 2 May, 2011
RISC 2011 Conference: Social cohesion: The missing link in regional integration?
30 November-3 December, 2011
Rustenburg, South Africa
Deadline: 11 May, 2011
IX European Social Science History Conference
11-14 April, 2012
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Deadline: 1 June, 2011
The First Freedoms: Mihajlov' Quest for Democracy and Human Rights
4-7 August, 2011
Pasadena, United States
Deadline: 1 June, 2011
6th ECPR Summer School on Federalism and Regionalism: "Federalism, Regionalism and the Governance of Diversity in Europe and Beyond"
2-10 September, 2011
Kent, United Kingdom
Deadline: 1 June, 2011
The Collapse of the Soviet Union and its Consequences for Europe and the World
30 November, 2011 - 2 December, 2011
Krakow, Poland
Deadline: 15 June, 2011
2nd Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security: Exploring New Centers of Gravity and Clausewitz in today’s Global Security
1-2 September, 2011
Washington, United States
Deadline: 30 June, 2011

• Call for Papers (Journals)

Innovation - the European Journal for Social Science Research
Deadline: 30 April, 2011
French Journal of Irish Studies-Etudes Irlandaises
Deadline: 30 June, 2011
Perpectivas: Portuguese Journal of Political Science and International Relations
Deadline: 15 July, 2011
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (AJPSIR)
Deadline: 31 July, 2011
Journal of Comparative Politics
Deadline: 31 July, 2011

Romanian Journal of European Affairs
Deadline: 31 July, 2011
Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory
Deadline: 31 August, 2011