Do you have students who have never made a paper presentation, have apprehension about public presentation, and/or plan to make a poster presentation at an academic conference in the future? Have them do a poster presentation at ArkPSA. While the conference will still have undergraduate panels like previous years, we will also have poster presentations. For more information on submitting a proposal for a poster presentation, check out the Call for Papers.
Year: 2019
Political Science in Arkansas (An Interview Series): Mark Mullenbach
This is the first in a series of interviews with political scientists from around the state of Arkansas and members of our association. Every semester, we will release an interview with a different political scientist doing exceptional work. Today, we interview Professor Mark Mullenbach about collegiate Model United Nations. Mullenbach is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Arkansas, where he has taught for the last 18 years. His subfields include International Relations and Comparative Politics. His Read More …
Distinguished Scholar Award nominations accepted until Nov. 3
Hans Hacker, the Arkansas Political Science Association president and chair of the Distinguished Scholar Award Committee, invites nominations for the ArkPSA Distinguished Scholar Award. The award was established by the Executive Board at its Spring meeting in 2015. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 3, 2019. Please email your nominations with an explanation of the nominees career accomplishments in teaching and scholarship, institutional affiliations, education, and other biographical details of note to Hacker at hhacker@astate.edu. The links below describe the basic Read More …
Newest Midsouth Political Science Review published online
The newest volume of The Midsouth Political Science Review (MPSR) is now available online. It is volume 20. For paid members of the Arkansas Political Science Association, a hard copy will be mailed to you as soon as it is available. The volume includes the following articles: Brendan Toner, Tara Schmutzler, Briana Kordsmeier, and Joshua L. Mitchell. “The Limits of Morality: Exploring the Diffusion of Eugenics Policies across the US States” Jason A. Husser, Carrie P. Eaves, and Kenneth E. Read More …
Political Scientist news from around the state for Spring and Summer 2019
The items below are noticeable accomplishment of political science professors from around the state of Arkansas for the Summer and Spring 2019. Dr. Christopher Housenick — Associate Professor of Political Science at Arkansas State University — appeared on Arkansas Week with Steve Barnes (August 16, 2019), which aired on the Arkansas Educational Television Network. Among the topics discussed were the recent visits of Democratic presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Amy Klobuchar to the state, the ongoing controversy over the casino in Read More …
CFP for 2020 ArkPSA Meeting Published
The Call for Papers for the 2020 Arkansas Political Science Association meeting is posted online. The meeting will take place on March 6-7, 2020 at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, AR. To see the CFP, click here.
2019-2020 Faculty Directory Posted
The 2019-2020 Faculty Directory is now posted on the Membership page. It contains a list of names, degrees, affiliation, contact information, and research and teaching interests for full-time and contingent political science and public administration faculty throughout the state of Arkansas. Any needed changes or additions to this directory should be reported to ArkPSA Secretary Matt Evans at mevans8@nwacc.edu.
2019 ArkPSA Conference pictures
Arkansas State Senator Karen Flowers and ArkPSA Vice President Karen Sebold ArkPSA Keynote speaker and University of Arkansas professor of political science, Dr. Janine Parry ArkPSA Business Meeting
2019 Best Paper Awards
The following papers were given best paper awards; they were presented at the 2019 Arkansas Political Science Association meeting at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Best Undergraduate Paper — Hannah Burdette (Senior, Hendrix College), “Her Rights, Everyone’s Benefit: An Examination of Women’s Rights in the Global Economy”. Best Graduate Paper — Alexandra Johnson (MA Candidate, Political Science, University of Arkansas Fayetteville), ” Sex, Stress, and the Supreme Court: Verbal and Nonverbal Analysis of Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh Read More …
2019 preliminary ArkPSA conference program now online
The preliminary program for the 2019 Arkansas Political Science Association meeting is now online. To check the program, please click on the following link. Further updates to the program will be posted to this web site when they become available.