Activities

Rasmus Gjedsso Bertelsen, University of Cambridge, is the new Editor-in-Chief for Cambridge Review of International Affairs.

Terrence Casey, professor of political science, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, was named executive director of the British Politics Group.

Cornell Clayton and Amy Mazur, professors of political science, Washington State University, are the new editors of the Western Political Science Association journal, Political Research Quarterly.

Mark Draysee and Raphael Sonenshein, department of political science, California State University, Fullerton, received a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the geographical voting patterns and electoral coalitions involving immigrant communities in Los Angeles.

Thomas Payne, professor of poltical science, University of Texas, Austin, was invited to speak at the Werner Heisenberg Lecture at the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation in Munich in 2006.

Administrative Appointments

Jonathan Bach, associate director, graduate program in international relations, New School University.

Zoltan Barany, director of graduate studies, department of government, University of Texas.

Jeb Barnes, director of graduate studies, department of political science, University of Southern California.

Nathaniel Beck, vice chair, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, chair, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Gregory Caldeira, the Ann and Darrell Dreher chair of political communication and policy thinking, Ohio State University.

Youssef Cohen, director of undergraduate studies, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Ann N. Crigler, chair, department of political science, University of Southern California.

David Downie, director, Global Roundtable on Climate Change, assistant director, M.A. program in climate and society, Columbia University.

Lori Cox Han, professor and chair, department of political science, Chapman University.

Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, head, CERVL-CNRS research center, Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux.

Marcus Kurtz, lab director, political research laboratory, Ohio State University.

Yosef Lapid, chair, department of government, New Mexico State University.

Susan E. Lawrence, associate dean of undergraduate eduation, faculty of arts and sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick.

Jonathan Nagler, director of graduate studies, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Alison Dundes Renteln, director and vice-chair, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, department of political science, University of Southern California.

Mark Rosenberg, chancellor, Florida State University.

Mitchell Seligson, director, Latino American Public Opinion Project, Vanderbilt University.

Herbert Weisberg, chair, department of political science, Ohio State University.

New Appointments

Marisa A. Abrajano, assistant professor, department of political science, Texas A & M University.

Michael A. Baer, vice president and director, Isaacson, Miller Inc., Washington, D.C., office.

Amy Carter, assistant professor, department of political science, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri.

Jason Casellas, assistant professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Kanchan Chandra, associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Feryal Cherif, assistant professor, department of political science, University of California, Riverside.

Foa Dienstag, professor, department of political science, University of California, Los Angeles.

Devesh Kapur, associate professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Luke Keele, assistant professor, department of political science, Ohio State University.

Thomas F. Klobucar, assistant professor, department of political science, Mount Mercy College.

Michael T. Koch, assistant professor, department of political science, Suffolk University.

Teri Fair Lawrence, assistant professor, department of political science, Texas A & M University.

Russell Muirhead, associate professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Megan Mullin, assistant professor, department of political science, Temple University.

Ami Pedahzur, associate professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Shinasi Rama, clinical associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Subramanian K. Ramakrishnan, assistant professor, department of political science, University of California, Riverside.

Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, assistant professor, department of political science, Chapman University.

Peter Rosendorff, associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Howard Rosenthall, professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

William E. Scheuerman, professor, department of political science, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science, fellow of the Center for the Americas, department of political science, Vanderbilt University.

David Stasavage, associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Devin Stauffer, assistant professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Jeremy M. Teigen, assistant professor, school of American and international studies, Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Ivani Vassoler, assistant professor, department of political science, State University of New York, Fredonia.

Diego A. von Vacano, assistant professor, department of political science, Texas A & M University.

Robert W. Walker, assistant professor, department of political science, Texas A & M University.

David Weiden, assistant professor, department of politics and government, Illinois State University.

Elizabeth Wishnick, assistant professor, department of political science, Montclair State University.

Mark Wolfgram, assistant professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Kenneth K. Wong, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor for Education Policy, Brown University.

Jonathan Woon, assistant professor, department of social and decision sciences, Carnegie Mellon University.

Antoine I. Yoshinaka, assistant professor, department of political science, University of California, Riverside.

Visiting and Temporary Positions

Pamela Blackmon, visiting assistant professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Jorge Castanedo, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for Latin and Caribbean Studies, New York University.

Thrainn Eggertsson, visiting professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

James Granato, adjunct associate professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Clarissa Hayward, visiting member, School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University.

Min Hyun, visiting distinguished professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Jeanette Mendez, visiting assistant professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Pasquale Pasquino, visiting professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Shane Wilson, visiting assistant professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Promotions

Jonathan Bach, associate professor, international relations, New School University.

William Blomquest, professor, department of political science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Craig L. Brians, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Joel S. Fetzer, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Pepperdine University.

Clarissa Hayward, associate professor, department of political science, Ohio State University.

Marc Hooghe, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Catholic University of Leuven.

Kurt W. Jefferson, professor, department of political science, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri.

Marcus Kurtz, associate professor, department of political science, Ohio State University.

David Leal, associate professor, department of government, University of Texas.

Raul Madrid, associate professor, department of government, University of Texas.

John N. Medearis, associate professor, department of political science, University of California, Riverside.

David R. Redlawsk, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University of Iowa.

Jefferey M. Sellers, associate professor, department of political science, University of Southern California.

Alastair Smith, professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Susan Stokes, John S. Saden Professor of Political Science, Yale University.

Michael Wallerstein, Charlotte Marion Saden Professor of Political Science, Yale University.

Sirje Laurel Weldon, associate professor, department of political science, Purdue University.

Awards

John C. Berg, professor, department of government, Suffolk University, received a Fulbright scholarship to visit Jeju National University, Korea, as a Fulbright Senior Specialist.

Stephen Biddle, associate professor of National Security Studies, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, received the 2005 Koopman Prize for the best book in military operations research, the 2005 Ross Book Award Silver Medal from the Council on Foreign Relations, and the 2005 Colonel John J. Madigan III Book Award from the U.S. Army War College Foundation for his book Military Power (Princeton University Press, 2004).

John Dumbrell, professor, department of political science, University of Leicester, received the Richard E. Neustadt book award for the best book in American politics from the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom for his book President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Communism.

Peter Koehn, professor, department of political science, University of Montana, received the Distinguished Scholar Award.

Matthew C. Moen, professor of political science and dean, college of arts and sciences, University of South Dakota, was named the John and Mary Lohre Distinguished Professor.

Robert G. Moser, associate professor, department of government, University of Texas, was named the William David Blunk Memorial Professor for 2005–2006.

Alastair Smith, professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University, received the 2005 Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association for Distinguished Young Professor.

Raphael Sonnenshein, professor, department of political science, California State University, Fullerton, received the California State University Wang Family Excellence Award to recognize outstanding achievements of faculty members.

Paul Teske, professor, graduate school of public affairs, University of Colorado, Denver, has received the 2005 NASPAA/ASPA Distinguished Research Award to recognize research that has a substanial impact on the thought and understanding of public administration.

Ronald E. Weber, Wilder Crane Professor of Government, department of political science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, received the Manning Dauer Award from the Southern Political Science Association for distinguised service to the profession of political science.

Retirements

David Braybrooke, Centennial Commission Chair in Liberal Arts, department of government, University of Texas.

Bohdan Harasymiw, professor, department of political science, University of Calgary.

Albert P. Malone, professor, department of political science, Southern Illinois University.

Max Neiman, professor, department of political science, University of California, Riverside.

Lyman Tower Sargent, professor, department of political science, University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Ronald E. Weber, Wilder Crane Professor of Government, department of political science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

FOR THE RECORD

Virginia Sapiro, associate vice chancellor for teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has become the University's interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, following the retirement of University Provost Peter Spear in October 2005. Her associate vice chancellor position will not be filled during her interim appointment.

Sapiro is Sophonisba Breckinridge Professor of Political Science and Women's Studies in the University's department of political science, where she has taught since 1976. Her teaching and research interests include political behavior and political psychology, gender politics, and political and feminist theory. She is the author of The Political Integration of Women: Roles, Socialization and Politics (1983), Women in American Society (3rd edition, 2003) and A Vindication of Political Virtue: The Political Theory of Mary Wollstonecraft, among many other books and articles. Her two current major research projects are a history of political action in the United States, and a study of gender and electoral campaigns.

Sapiro has taught courses in both the department of political science and the women's studies program in the areas of political psychology, general U.S. politics, women and politics, women's studies, feminist theory, comparative political behavior, electoral politics, and research design.

Of Sapiro's appointment, University Chancellor John D. Wiley stated: “This position is a vital one for the university, and Gina is a seasoned leader with a wide range of administrative experiences. Her knowledge of the campus will be valuable in making the transition to a new provost upon [former Provost] Peter [Spear]'s retirement.” Sapiro returned: “I'm happy to be able to assist the university make a smooth transition to a new provost. I look forward to working on the numerous responsibilities and initiatives of the provost's office while the search committee works to identify a successor.”

Archie Brown, professor of politics, Oxford University, and fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford, was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. Goerge (CMG) in the Queen's Birthday Honours announced on June 11, 2005. The award was “For services to UK-Russian relations and to the study of political science and international affairs.” A Festschrift for Brown—Leading Russia—Putin in Perspective: Essays in Honor of Archie Brown—also appeared in June. It is edited by Alex Pravda and published by Oxford University Press.

T. V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, has been awarded the Faculty of Arts Award for High Distinction in Research for 2005. Paul's research interests include international security, international relations theory, war and conflict, nuclear proliferation, regional security, and comparative politics (South Asia). He is the editor of and a contributor to The India-Pakistan Conflict: An Enduring Rivalry (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and author (with Baldev Raj Nayar) of India in the World Order: Searching for Major Power Status (Cambridge, 2003), among others.

Sebastián Royo, associate professor, department of government, Suffolk University (Boston), has been named to the editorial board of the Spanish-language edition of Foreign Policy. Royo is the director of Suffolk University's Madrid campus. He is editor of Portugal, Espanha e a Integração Europeia: Um Balanço (Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2005) and (with Paul Christopher Manuel) of A New Century of Corporatism?' Corporatism in Southern Europe: Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective (Greenwood Publishing/Praeger, 2002), among others.

Ivani Vassoler, assistant professor, department of political science, State University of New York (SUNY), Fredonia, received the Street Prize for the best article published in Latin American Essays for her work entitled “Urban Visions: Lessons in Governance from Two Brazilian Cities.” Vassoler's research interests are particularly focused on the different dimensions of development—political, human, and socioeconomic—and how the process is shaped by the dynamics of globalization, urbanization, and north-south relations. She has directed a group of undergraduate students in a field trip in Brazil, and has plans for future overseas projects.

Lenneal J. Henderson, Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Administration, school of public affairs, University of Baltimore, was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration on November 17th (see box below for more information). Henderson has been a public policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy, is author of several books and journal articles, and has served as associate editor of the Urban Affairs Quarterly, as co-managing editor of the Regionalist and as a member of the Public Administration Review. He teaches public management, community development, and intergovernmental administration.

Fiona McGillivray, associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University, received the 2005 William Riker Prize for the best book in political economy for Privileging Industry: The Comparative Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy. McGillivray is also the coauthor of International Trade and Political Institutions: Instituting Trade in the Long 19th Century (Elgar Press, 2001) as well as author of several journal articles. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester.

National Academy of Public Administration Announces 2005 Fellows

The National Academy of Public Administration has elected 46 Fellows for 2005. Academy Fellows provide leadership, analysis, and recommendations on projects commissioned by Congress, federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector. Fellows advise and actively participate in Academy studies and testify before congressional committees on emerging public management challenges. Academy panels recently have advised top FBI leadership on the agency's human capital efforts, offered comprehensive changes to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and constructively advised the National Institutes of Health and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Of the 2005 Fellows, 10 (listed below) work in the field of political science.

Joel D. Aberbach, director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles

Jo Ivey Buofford, professor of public service, health policy, and management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University

John M. Bryson, professor and associate dean for research and centers, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Lenneal J. Henderson, Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Admnistration, University of Baltimore

Edward T. Jennings, director and professor, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky

Philip G. Joyce, professor of public policy and public administration, George Washington University

Princeton N. Lyman, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow and director, Africa Policy Studies, Council for Foreign Relations

Kenneth J. Meier, Charles Puryear Professor of Liberal Arts and professor of political science, Texas A & M University

H. Brinton Milward, McClelland Professor of Public Management, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona

Norma M. Riccucci, professor of public administration, Graduate Department of Public Administration, Rutgers University at Newark

2005 International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships

The Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies announced the recipients of the 2005 International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship (IDRF). The 55 fellows were selected from a very competitive pool of 1,126 applicants. The 2005 IDRF fellows conducting dissertation research in the discipline of political science are:

Tasha Fairfield, University of California, Berkeley “The Distributional Politics of Tax Reform in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile”

Mariela Szwarcberg, University of Chicago “Machine Politics in Latin America: Lessons from the Argentine Case”

Jin Zeng, Johns Hopkins University “Privatization with Chinese Characteristics”

Cesar Zucco, University of California, Los Angeles “Still ‘Politics as Usual’?”

The IDRF program supports full-time graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who are enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States and are conducting dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. Fifty fellowships of up to $20,000 will be awarded annually with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Further information about deadlines, application procedures, selection criteria, and recently funded projects can be found at www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf.

In the News …

Stephen Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington, Washington Post, on the heated Virginia gubernatorial race.

Ted Rueter, DePauw University, ABC's “20/20,” on the problem of noise pollution, particularly from boom cars.

Richard Davis, Brigham Young University, USA Today, on President Bush's Supreme Court nominees.

George C. Edwards, III, Texas A & M University, Wall Street Journal, on the allegations against Karl Rove in the Valerie Plame investigation.

Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego, San Diego Union Tribune, on Congressman Randy Cunningham not running for re-election in wake of ethics investigations.

James Gimpel, University of Maryland, Baltimore Sun, on social versus economic conservatives in the Supreme Court nominations.

Gilbert Cuthbertson, Rice University, Sherman Denison Harold Democrat, on the brother and sister duo running for governor and lieutenant governor of Texas.

Robert Holsworth, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Pilot, on donor crossover when giving political gifts, especially in the Virginia gubernatorial race.

Bob Jackson, Florida State University, Miami Harold, on the negative race facing Sen. ill Nelson (D-FL) in 2006.

Zachary Abuza, Simmons College, Christian Science Monitor, on suicide bomings in Bali.

Larry Jacobs, University of Minnesota, Miami Herald, on Congressman Mark Kennedy's (R-MN) moderate voting record and chances for re-election.

Shanto Iyengar, Stanford University, San Francisco Chronicle, on the effect of TV ads in the 2005 elections.

Steven Schier, Carleton College, San Jose Mercury News, on the issue of federal spending splitting the GOP.

Susan Howell, University of New Orleans, Times Picayune, on New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin's mixed reviews following hurricane Katrina.

Arye Naor, Ben-Gurion University, Boston Globe, on conflict in Gaza between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Joel D. Aberbach, University of California, Los Angeles, Washington Post, on the botched responses to hurricane Katrina.

Eser Karakas, Bahcesehir University, New York Times, on Turkey's talks with the European Union.

John Anthony Maltese, University of Georgia, USA Today, on the increasing difficulty of Supreme Court confirmation.

David McCuan, Sonoma State University, San Jose Mercury News, on California's November special election being one of the state's costliest.

George Connor, Missouri State University, Kansas City Star, on Senator Jim Talent's (R-MO) aility to work with Democrats while keeping his Republican base.

Vincent Hutchings, University of Michigan, New York Times, on the re-election of Kwame Kilpatrick as mayor of Detroit.

Albert Samuels, Southern University, Times Picayune, on the potential consequences of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) speaking out against Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.

James Thurber, American University, New York Daily News, on President Bush losing support from his base.

Bob Stein, Rice University, and Richard Murray, University of Houston, Houston Chronicle, on the overcrowded roads during hurricane evacuations.

Daniel Smith, University of Florida, Cincinnati Enquirer, on voter-driven initiatives using ballot measures to change laws.

Thomas Schaller, University of Maryland, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) using troop withdrawal from Iraq as a 2008 platform for the presidency.

Marvin Druker, Lewiston-Auburn College, Kennebec Journal, on the public backlash from military base closures on Maine's elected officials.

John Mueller, Ohio State University, Christian Science Monitor, on President Bush recent attempts to gain public support for the Iraq War.

Blease Graham, University of South Carolina, Myrtle Beach Sun News, on the rise of political contributions by gay groups.