The newest volume 19 of The Midsouth Political Science Review (MPSR) is now online. For paid members of the Arkansas Political Science Association, a hard copy will be mailed to you as soon as it is available. Over the past 10 years, MPSR has published over 60 articles representing all fields of the discipline of political science. Thank you and please consider MPSR for your future projects.
Year: 2018
Best Paper Award at American Political Science Association Conference
Dr. Donald M. Gooch, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stephen F. Austin State University and longtime member of ArkPSA, received the Best Paper Award from Political Science Education section of the American Political Science Association for his 2017 APSA conference paper entitled, “Structuring Civic Education: Assessing Civic Literacy Retention and Curricular Sequencing”.
Best Paper Awards for 2018 ArkPSA meeting
The following papers were given best paper awards for the 2018 ArkPSA meeting; the two day meeting was held at Arkansas State University in March 2-3, 2018. Best Undergraduate Paper C. Taylor Summerville, Arkansas Tech University, Pakistan-India Territorial Disputes: Why do the tensions persist? The Indian subcontinent, also known as South Asia, has long since been an epicenter of diversity in culture, religion, and language; however, with large amounts of diversity and the appeal of this region, there is bound Read More …
Call for Papers: 2019 ArkPSA meeting
To find out how to submit a paper, panel, or roundtable proposal for the ArkPSA conference on March 8-9, 2019 at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, scroll over the conference dropdown-menu above or click on the following link to read the Call For Papers.
ArkPSA 2018 Meeting Pictures
Summer Publications by Arkansas Political Scientists
Catherine C. Reese, Professor of Public Administration, Arkansas State University: Reese, Catherine C. “The Status of Pay Equity for Women of Color in the U.S.” Review of Public Personnel Administration, forthcoming 2018 (published online 20 March 2018). Reese, Catherine C. and Handley, Donna M. “The Quietest Revolution: State Gender Pay Equity Proposals, 1990-2016.” MidSouth Political Science Review, forthcoming Fall 2018. Tusalem, Rollin, Associate Professor of Political Science, Arkansas State University: Tusalem, Rollin. “State Regulation of Religion and the Quality of Read More …
Does the American political system work?
William Schreckhise — associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Arkansas — confronts this question in his new book Evaluating American Democracy and Public Policymaking. In confronting this question, this book covers: citizen trust and confidence in their governmental institutions; equality of participation in American political institutions; responsiveness of public policy to public opinion, ability of political actors to create effective public policy; and extent that political system costs and benefits Americans of different classes, Read More …
Undergraduate Resources
This is a list of undergraduate political science resources external to the Arkansas Political Science Association. To augment this list, please email the ArkPSA Secretary Matt Evans at mevans8@nwacc.edu. Fellowships and Funding: Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (deadline: Nov. 1): http://scholarships.adhe.edu/scholarships/detail/student-undergraduate-research-fellowship-surf British Council for Undergraduate Research: http://www.bcur.org Humanities in Action Fellowship: https://www.humanityinaction.org/programs/14-humanity-in-action-fellowship Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: https://mellonmays.uchicago.edu/content/apply-summer-program-visiting-fellows National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduates: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp Ralph Bunche Summer Institute: http://www.apsanet.org/rbsi UC Berkeley Summer Research Opportunity Program: https://diversity.berkeley.edu/programs-services/graduate/undergraduate-research-programs Publishing Undergraduate Research: Beginner’s Guide Read More …
What is ArkPSA?
The Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Arkansas. The Association’s membership includes university and secondary political science educators, graduate and undergraduate students, practitioners, and others interested in the scientific study of government and politics. The Association also publishes a refereed journal at least once each year – the Midsouth Political Science Review (MPSR). The Arkansas Political Science Association was originally established at the University of Central Arkansas on March 1, Read More …
2018 Distinguished Scholar Award Winners
ArkPSA gave the 2018 Distinguished Scholar Award to Charles Hartwig (ASU) and Jay Barth (HCU) . To find out more about current and past winners of this award, go to the Distinguished Scholar Award page or check out the History page.