July 2019 News and Updates for the Discipline
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Dates to Remember
August 16, 2019
MPSA 2019-2020 Academic Year Mentoring Program Mentor Selection Deadline (MPSA MEMBERS ONLY)
August 29-31, 2019
April 14-16, 2019
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Rethinking the Political Science Major (SoundCloud)
A roundtable with John T. Ishiyama of the University of North Texas, J. Cherie Strachan of Central Michigan University, Whitney Lauraine Court of College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, and Amber Dickinson of Oklahoma State University.
Read more
blog.mpsanet.org
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President Issues Executive Order to Reduce Number of Federal Advisory Committees (
COSSA - June 25, 2019
) - "
On June 14, the White House released an
executive order
directing federal agencies to eliminate at least one-third of their advisory committees by October 2019. The executive order applies to committees established under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and provides exemptions for committees authorized in statute and merit review panels that are "necessary to fund extramural research." While merit review panels are exempt from the order, science advisory committees-important for delivering scientific advice and guidance to agency leaders across the government-are not."
Reach more from COSSA.
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Plan a Conference-Within-A-Conference for the 2020 MPSA Conference:
Working group participants commit to attend a small group of related or organized sessions. A volunteer coordinator for each working group proposes a theme, selects and/or organizes sessions for the group to attend, promotes the working group, and facilitates communication among participants. Please contact MPSA Conference Director Tamara Speelmon at [email protected] to learn more.
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The Latest from the
American Journal of Political Science
- AJPS Summer Hiatus: Mark your calendars! - The American Journal of Political Science will take a brief hiatus from Friday, August 23rd to Monday, September 9th. During this time, we won’t accept new or revised manuscripts. But you’ll still be able to submit reviews and we will continue to make decisions during this short break. – AJPS Co-Editors Kathy Dolan and Jennifer Lawless
- CSES names Authors of AJPS Article as Winners of 2019 GESIS Klingemann Prize - The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) has recently announced “Ruth Dassonneville of the University of Montreal and Ian McAllister of the Australian National University are named as the 2019 winners of the GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship, for their article “Gender, Political Knowledge, and Descriptive Representation: The Impact of Long-Term Socialization” (https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12353) in the American Journal of Political Science. There will be a reception to honor the authors and their work on Saturday, August 31, 2019, at 7:30 pm in Washington DC, United States at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA).” Read the complete CSES announcement and read the research in AJPS (free access)!
The current issue of the
American Journal of Political Science
(
AJPS 63:2 April 2019
) is now available in the Wiley Online Library. MPSA members can sign in at
www.MPSAnet.org/AJPS
for access to the entire online AJPS library.
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Call for Applicants: Jefferson Science Fellowship - The JSF is open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. The application period opens in early August and closes at the end of October. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, selected Jefferson Science Fellows spend one year on assignment at the U.S. Department of State or USAID as science advisors on foreign policy/international development issues. Assignments are tailored to the needs of the hosting office, while taking into account the Fellows’ interests and areas of expertise. Application period is open August 1 - October 31, 2019.
Learn more about JSF Opportunities at the U.S. Department of State
.
Request for Proposals: Understanding Legislative Negotiation Research Grants - American University’s
Program on Legislative Negotiation (PLN) will award 5-10 grants (between $10,000-$20,000 each) to political scientists and legal scholars whose research stands to vertically impact the field, both theoretically and practically. The PLN strongly welcomes proposals from emerging scholars, including PhD candidates and those without formal academic appointments, and from scholars whose personal characteristics have been historically underrepresented in the field. Deadline to submit proposals is October 31, 2019
Read the complete Request for Proposals (.pdf).
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IIE-SRF Partnerships for Scholar Advancement Seeks Advisors
The
Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) through their Partnerships for Scholar Advancement (PSA) program seeks advisors who commit to offering time, advice, and/or networks to help IIE-SRF fellows overcome obstacles that may prevent the fellow from reaching her or his career goals. Fellows are accomplished scholars who having faced threats to their lives and careers in their home countries, have been awarded one- to two-year fellowships worldwide to resume their research and teaching. Advisorships are among the most effective ways for displaced fellows to work through challenges to securing longer-term positions and opportunities in academia and related sectors. Possible advisor roles include CV/resume assistance, cover letter preparation, career advice, etc. For additional information, please visit the
IIE-SRF PSA program page or contact Olga Gregorian at
[email protected].
COSSA Seeks Social Science Success Stories - The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) is collecting social science success stories to be used to promote the value of social and behavior sciences to Federal officials and the public. COSSA seeks examples such as research successes, community engagement stories, and educational experiences which have had a positive impact.
Learn more and submit your story.
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AAAS Awards Deadlines Approach - To recognize scientists, engineers, authors, journalists, and public servants for significant contributions to science and the public’s understanding of science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) sponsors a wide range of awards and prizes. The 2020 awards cycle is now open and the deadline for most awards is August 1, 2019. Please check specific details for each award regarding eligibility requirements and deadlines:
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