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APSR Seeking Submissions for Special Issue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2005

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The inaugural issue of the American Political Science Review was published in November of 1906. To mark the centennial of the APSR, the November 2006 issue will feature a special section devoted to considerations of the evolution of political science. This special section will be an extra feature, above and beyond the regular complement of research articles. The APSR is actively soliciting submissions on the broad theme of the special section.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 2005, pp. 329
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© 2005 by the American Political Science Association

The inaugural issue of the American Political Science Review was published in November of 1906. To mark the centennial of the APSR, the November 2006 issue will feature a special section devoted to considerations of the evolution of political science. This special section will be an extra feature, above and beyond the regular complement of research articles. The APSR is actively soliciting submissions on the broad theme of the special section.

If you are interested in submitting a paper, please contact the editor of the APSR at and provide a brief description of the paper you would like to submit. Also, please bring this solicitation to the attention of others.

Like all submissions to the APSR, submissions received in response to this solicitation will undergo peer review. Overseeing this process will be APSR's editor, Lee Sigelman, and a member of the APSR's editorial board, M. Elizabeth Sanders, Cornell University.

To be considered for publication, a paper must be no more than 15–17 pages in length, conventionally formatted (e.g., double-spaced throughout, including notes and references, with margins of at least one inch on all sides and set up in at least an 11-point font size).

In light of the length constraints, authors are advised to address a specific theme rather than aiming at a broader, synoptic disciplinary overview. Pertinent examples include: an analysis of a particular turning point in the evolution of the discipline or of the role played by a particular individual; a treatment of the evolution of an influential school of thought; a comparison of the evolution of two subfields of political science, or of political science in the U.S. and another area, or of political science and another discipline; or a consideration of how a certain type of scholarship has influenced and/or been influenced by public policy, or the relationship between political science and the state. (These are offered only as examples, rather than as a definitive set of topics to be addressed.)

To be considered for publication, submissions must reach the APSR office by no later than January 2, 2006.

January in New Orleans

The Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) held its annual conference in New Orleans January 5–9, 2005. A Program Committee chaired by Cathy Rudder of George Mason University developed the panels for the meeting. There were 191 panels at the meeting, up from 186 in 2004. Total conference attendance was 840.

Each year, the conference features a luncheon address by the president of APSA. Margaret Levi of the University of Washington delivered this year's address, entitled “Trust in Transition.” The conference also included a Professional Development Mini-Plenary, an offering that SPSA hopes to repeat each year. The focus for this year's mini-plenary was the future prospect for tenure track positions.

A number of important awards were presented at the New Orleans meeting. The 2004 V. O. Key Award for the Outstanding Book on Southern Politics was given to Katherine Tate of the University of California, Irvine for Black Faces in the Mirror. The 2005 Manning Dauer Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession was presented to Ron Weber of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The inaugural Walter Beach Scholar travel award was granted to initial recipients Mikhail Vishnevskiy (Russia) and Hajimi Sato (Japan). More than 30 Artinian travel grants for untenured junior faculty members were also presented at the meeting.

New SPSA officers for 2005 are: Paula McClain (Duke University), President; Jon Bond (Texas A&M University), President-Elect; Paul Herrnson (University of Maryland), Vice President and Program Chair; and Neal Tate (Vanderbilt University), Vice President and Program Chair-Elect. John Geer (Vanderbilt University) took over editorship of the Journal of Politics upon the completion of the editorial term of Bill Jacoby (Michigan State University).

Membership in the SPSA now exceeds 2,000 individuals serving the profession throughout the United States and in a number of foreign countries. Membership development initiatives are underway with historically African American colleges and universities, smaller universities and liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and overseas universities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inquiries about the SPSA, its conferences, and activities can be addressed to SPSA's Executive Director, George Cox at: .

News of the association is also available at its web site: www.spsa.net/.

Call for Nominations

The Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers proudly announce the ninth annual Rowman & Littlefi eld Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. The award, which carries a cash stipend, will be presented at the 2005 Awards Reception at the APSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

The innovative teaching award recognizes political scientists who have developed effective new approaches to teaching in the discipline. The award seeks to honor a wide range of new directions in teaching, not one particular new direction. Thus, one of the previous winners was chosen because of unique approaches taken in a variety of courses; another was honored for the way in which one particular course was designed; a third for a technological innovation that had important pedagogical implications; and a fourth for a long-term project involving a number of classes on a number of campuses. The winners were chosen from among a large number of deserving nominees whose teaching techniques in various ways have moved our pedagogy forward. The only limits on this award are the creativity and imagination of those teaching political science.

The 2005 winner will be chosen by a committee chaired by L. Sandy Maisel of Colby College and including the 2004 award winner, Kay L. Scholzman of Boston College. We encourage department chairs and deans to nominate their most innovative teachers; we encourage all political scientists to nominate their deserving colleagues. Nominating letters, accompanied by supporting documentation, should be sent to Professor L. Sandy Maisel, Department of Government, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901. Please include fi ve copies of the letter and of all supporting material with your nominations. The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2005.