Activities

Henry B. Sirgo, professor, department of social sciences, McNeese State University, received a Fulbright grant to lecture on “Coalition Formation and Policy Outputs in a Constitutional Context,” in the department of political science, Yonsei University, in Seoul, South Korea, during the 2007–2008 academic year.

Administrative Appointments

William Bernhard, professor and head, department of political science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Amy Fried, head, associate dean for research, college of liberal arts and sciences, University of Maine.

Howard Gillman, dean, college of letters, arts and sciences, University of Southern California.

Michael Mumper, provost, Adams State College.

J. Mark Wrighton, associate professor and chair, department of political science, Millikin University.

New Appointments

Daniel Aldrich, assistant professor, department of political science, Purdue University.

Séverine Autesserre, assistant professor, department of political science, Barnard College, Columbia University.

Darren Davis, professor, Notre Dame Presidential Faculty Fellow, department of political science, University of Notre Dame.

Stephen B. Dyson, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Connecticut.

Patrick Egan, assistant professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Jon Eguia, assistant professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Sean Q. Kelly, associate professor, political science program, California State University-Channel Islands.

Tom Mustillo, assistant professor, department of political science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Asli Peker, clinical assistant professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Daniel E. Ponder, associate professor, department of political science, Drury University.

Charles R. Venator Santiago, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Connecticut.

Nicole Simonelli, assistant professor, department of political science, Purdue University.

Matthew M. Singer, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Connecticut.

Bessie House Soremkun, professor, department of political science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Donna Lee Van Cott, associate professor, department of political science, University of Connecticut.

David Weiden, assistant professor, department of political science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Jonathan Woon, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Pittsburgh.

Vineeta Yadev, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Notre Dame.

Visiting and Temporary Positions

Jorge Casta[~]nedo, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University.

Thrainn Eggertsson, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Pasquale Pasquino, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Richard Sobel, visiting senior lecturer, department of political science, Northwestern University.

Promotions

Brooke A. Ackerly, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Vanderbilt University.

Kevin P. Anderson, professor, department of political science, Purdue University.

David E. Campbell, professor, department of political science, Purdue University.

James C. Franklin, associate professor with tenure, John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science, department of political science, University of Notre Dame.

Sanford Gordon, associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.

Gordon P. Henderson, professor, department of government and politics, Widener University.

Virginia A. Hettinger, associate professor, department of political science, University of Connecticut.

Sean I. Kay, professor, department of politics and government, Ohio Wesleyan University.

Tracy Lightcap, professor, department of political science, LaGrange College.

James A. McCann, professor, department of political science, Purdue University.

Evelyn M. Simien, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University of Connecticut.

John Tures, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, LaGrange College.

Frank C. Zagare, Distinguished Professor, department of political science, University at Buffalo, SUNY.

Awards

William Bloomquist, professor, department of political science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, received the 2006–2007 Essence of IUPUI Outstanding Faculty Award, an all-university recognition.

Elisabeth H. Ellis, associate professor, department of political science, Texas A&M University, has been named a Ray A. Rothrock '77 Faculty Research Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts.

Steve Greene, associate professor, department of political science, North Carolina State University, was a finalist for the 2006–2007 Faculty Advisor Award.

Richard P. Hiskes, professor, department of political science, University of Connecticut, was awarded the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award by the University of Connecticut Alumni Association.

J. Patrice McSherry, professor, department of political science, Long Island University, received a 2006 Choice Outstanding Academic Title award for her book, Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America.

Mark J. Miller, Emma Smith Morris Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Francis Alison Award, the University's highest faculty honor.

Michael Leo Owens, assistant professor, department of political science, Emory University, received a 2007 Summer Stipend Grant from the Louisville Institute to support his project, “Congregations and Ex-Prisoner Reentry: The Role of Clergy in Attitude Formation.”

John Sullivan, Regents' Professor and Arleen Carlson Chair in American Politics, University of Minnesota, was elected to the American Academcy of Arts and Sciences.

Brian Vargus, professor, department of political science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, received the 2006–2007 Essence of IUPUI Outstanding Faculty Award, an all-university recognition.

Joshua Tucker, associate professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University, received the 2006 Emerging Scholar Award from the Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior organized section of the APSA, given to the top scholar in the field within 10 years of receiving his/her doctorate.

FOR THE RECORD

David M. Barrett, professor, department of political science,Villanova University, has won the 2006 D. B. Hardeman Prize for the best book on Congress published in calendaryear 2005, for his work, The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy.

Barrett spent seven years researching this, his most recent book, which covers the years from 1947 (the creation of the CIA) to 1961 (the failed Bay of Pigs intervention in Cuba). His previous books include Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam Papers: A Documentary Collection and Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers. He has also published widely in several political science and national security journals.

A former broadcast journalist, Barrett was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984in Indiana. He earned his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of NotreDame and his M.A. from the University of Essex. At Villanova University, he teaches courses on national security policy, the presidency, and intelligence issues. Barrett's next planned book will deal with President John F. Kennedy, Congress, and the CIA.

Daniel P. Aldrich, assistant professor, department of political science, Purdue University, and advanced research fellow, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University, was awarded the prestigious Abe Fellowship to conduct research on the factors that impact post-disaster recovery in Japan, India, and the United States. Aldrich will be at the University of Tokyo in the 2007–2008 academic year. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2005, and his first book, Public Bads and Civic Deficits: Siting Controversial Facilities in Japan and the West, is forthcoming from Cornell University Press in early 2008.

Marie Gottschalk, associate professor, department of political science, University of Pennsylvania, received the Organization of American Historians' 2007 Ellis W. Hawley prize for her new book, The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America. The prize is awarded annually for the best book-length historical study of the political economy, politics, or institutions of the United States, in its domestic or international affairs, from the Civil War to the present. Gottschalk is also the author of The Shadow Welfare State: Labor, Business, and the Politics of Health Care in the United States.

Daniel E. Ponder, associate professor, department of political science, Drury University, was named the inaugural Richard A. Geph ardt Fellow by the Missouri Historical Society. As the inaugural Gephardt Fellow, Ponder will be given the opportunity to conduct research in the new collection of Gephardt's papers, before it is open to the public in 2008. His research will focus on multiple levels of representation—constituency, party, and nation—in the American political system. Ponder, who received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, is the author of Good Advice: Information and Policy Making in the White House.

In the News…

Alan Abramowitz (Emory University) says Mitt Romney has “got his work cut out for him” in trying to appeal to Republicans in the South—Boston Globe, May 23.

Dennis Goldford (Drake University) compares John Edwards' campaign for president to that of Howard Dean in 2004—McClatchy Newspapers, May 22.

Ron Walters (University of Maryland) comments on the waning of televised presidential debates—Gannett News Service, May 14.

Bruce Cain (University of California-Berkeley) and Larry Sabato (University of Virginia) discuss GOP attack ads focussing on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi—San Francisco Chronicle, May 10.

James Ceaser (University of Virginia) says Republicans have little chance to win the presidency unless the Iraq War turns around—USA Today, May 3.

Michael McFaul (Stanford University) explains the tumultuous relationship between Russia and the West—Associated Press, April 28.

Elie Rekhess (Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University) warns of Arab-Israeli alienation in the wake of treason allegations against former Knesset member Azmi Bishara—Washington Times, April 27.

Ross Baker (Rutgers University) compares presidential candidate makeovers to “a series of political ‘tummy-tucks’ and Botox injections”—US News & World Report, April 22.

John Hibbing (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) is optimistic that Sen. Chuck Hagel could raise sufficient funds to run a viable campaign for president—Omaha World-Herald, April 17.

Charles Cameron (Princeton University) and Robert Spitzer (SUNY-Cortland) discuss President Bush's threat to veto a bill subsidizing stem cell research—Hearst Newspapers, April 15.

Alan Wolfe (Boston College) says the Iraq War has been an “albatross” for Sen. John McCain—Cox Newspapers, April 10.

David Redlawsk (University of Iowa) notes that the Republican field for president is still wide open—Associated Press, April 8.

Mohammad Hadi Semati (University of Tehran) suggests Tehran mayor Mohammed Baqr Qalibaf may be Iran's “new bright star,” heading for top office—Christian Science Monitor, April 5.

David Magleby (Brigham Young University) and Sherry Bebitch Jeffe (University of Southern California) discuss the Democratic slate for president—USA Today, April 5.

John Straayer (Colorado State University) comments on gay mogul Tim Gill's strategic financial influence in legislative races—Time, April 4.

Charles Franklin (University of Wisconsin-Madison) calls former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson's White House bid a “real long shot”—Wisconsin Radio Network, April 2.

Idean Salehyan (University of North Texas) foresees climate change sparking tension—and perhaps conflict—across the globe—Atlantic Monthly, April.

Dave Woodard (Clemson University) emphasizes South Carolina's impact on the GOP primaries—Associated Press, March 30.

Riordan Roett (Johns Hopkins University) highlights the significance of the Falklands War, as Argentina opens a new diplomatic front to regain the islands—Associated Press, March 30.

Bruce Altschuler (SUNY-Oswego) discusses the anticipated Bush veto of a congressional war-funding resolution including withdrawal timelines—BBC World Service Radio, March 29.

Mark Rozell (George Mason University) comments on the resolution of battles over executive privilege—USA Today, March 22.

Wayne Parent (Louisiana State University) emphasizes Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco's public image problem as she decided not to seek a second term—New York Times, March 21.

Ray La Raja (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) emphasizes the need for early money if candidates are to be successful—CQPolitics.com, March 19.

Bruce Buchanan (University of Texas at Austin) points to President Bush's lack of “early warning systems” in his management structure—Bloomberg. com, March 19.

Nelson Wiseman (University of Toronto) calls Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new environmentalism “a ruse”—Christian Science Monitor, March 19.

Michael Young (Penn State University, retired) explains political calculations in moving up Pennsylvania's primary—Lancaster New Era, March 16.

Booklist: Upcoming Publications in the Political Science Discipline

This section lists upcoming book publications across the broad field of political science. This list is fully reader-generated. If your first edition book is scheduled for publication in the three months before publication of the next issue of PS (i.e., if it will be published in the July, August, or September months that lay between publication of PS's July and October issues), enter the details of publication in the box found at PS's web site: www.apsanet.org/section_223.cfm. We hope that spreading word of upcoming work will help keep our members even more attune to new scholarship within the discipline.

Cities in a Time of Terror: Space, Territory and Local Resilience: H. V. Savitch, M. E. Sharpe

Deconstructing Habermas: Lasse Thomassen, Routledge

Hispanics and the U.S. Political System: Moving into the Mainstream: F. Chris Garcia and Gabriel R. Sanchez, Prentice Hall

Nuclear Waste Stalemate: Political and Scientific Controversies: Robert Vandenbosch and Susanne E. Vandenbosch, University of Utah Press

Personal Roots of Representation: Barry C. Burden, Princeton University Press

Politics and Policy in States and Communities, 10th ed.: John Harrigan and David Nice, Pearson Longman

Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln: Tasha S. Philpot, University of Michigan Press

Running for Judge: The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections: Edited by Matthew J. Streb, New York University Press

Sex, Culture, and Justice: The Limits of Choice: Clare Chambers, Penn State University Press

Social Security: A Documentary History: Edited by Larry DeWitt, Daniel Béland, and Edward D. Berkowitz, Congressional Quarterly Press

Voting the Gender Gap: Edited by Lois Duke Whitaker, University of Illinois Press