The Conference Registration Fee for the 48th annual ArkPSA (virtual) meeting is free for undergraduate and graduate students, and $30 for faculty. The fee can be paid online, and includes association membership for the year. Undergraduate and graduate students that register for the conference will receive one free year of ArkPSA association membership, but not get hard copies of the journal mailed to them. Hardship applications for professional academics unable to pay the fee are available to a limited number of people, Read More …
Year: 2020
Political Science in Arkansas (an interview series): Williams Yamkam
The following story is the fourth installment of the Political Science in Arkansas interview series, where we profile political scientists throughout the state. Today, we talk to Williams Yamkam. He is Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Chair of the American Democracy Project at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, and serves as the program chair for the 2021 ArkPSA virtual meeting. He received his PhD and MA in political science from Wayne State University, and graduated from the American University’s Campaign Management Institute Read More …
2021 ArkPSA Conference Registration Fees
The Conference Registration Fee for the 2021 ArkPSA meeting is free for undergraduate and graduate students, and $30 for faculty. The fee can be paid when the conference registration opens in December, and pays for association membership for the year. Undergraduate and graduate students that register for the conference will receive one free year of ArkPSA association membership, but not get hard copies of the journal mailed to them.
Call for Volunteers for ArkPSA Conduct Policy Subcommittee
Are you a faculty member interested in helping write the ArkPSA Conduct Policy? We are looking for five faculty volunteers from different schools who are not on the ArkPSA Executive Board. If interested, please email the ArkPSA President Karen Sebold at ksebold@uark.edu.
Call for Treasurer and Secretary candidates
ArkPSA seeks volunteers to fill the officer roles of Treasurer (starting in 2021) and Secretary (starting in 2022). Potential Secretary or Treasurer candidate need to: a) be elected at the ArkPSA business meeting; b) be full-time or contingent faculty at a college or university; c) be a member in good standing in the association; d) attend ArkPSA meetings and fulfill various duties assigned to the office. The Treasurer and Secretary can be reelected any number of times to the position per Read More …
ArkPSA 2020 Best Paper Awards
The following papers won Best Paper Award at the 2020 Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) Annual Meeting at Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR): Best Undergraduate Paper — Bailey Brya (Hendrix College), “NGO-Driven Environmental Awareness and Citizen Participation: The Case of the Yangtze River Watchers in China” Abstract: China has recognized and responded to environmental challenges under the top-down framework of authoritarian environmentalism. Despite this model, citizens at the grassroots level are using greater knowledge about the environment to advocate for more Read More …
Political Science in Arkansas (An Interview Series): Mike Rogers
The following story is the third installment of the Political Science in Arkansas interview series, where we profile political scientists throughout the state. Today, we interview Mike Rogers, a political theorist with a minor subfield in American politics. He is Professor of Political Science at Arkansas Tech University and Treasurer of the Arkansas Political Science Association. At State University of New York at Albany, he received a PhD in political science, and trained in the history of political thought, as Read More …
Call for Nominations for the Distinguished Scholar Award (2020-2021)
The Distinguished Scholar Award Committee of the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) is accepting nominations for the award for 2020-2021. Any current (dues-paying) member of the Association may nominate one or more current or past members of the Association for the award. As stated in the guidelines, a nominee must have an exemplary teaching, scholarship, and/or service record in the areas of political science, public administration, or public policy, including at least ten years in the state of Arkansas. A Read More …
Accepting Nominations for ArkPSA 2020 Best Paper Award
We are now accepting nominations for the Faculty, Graduate, and Undergraduate Best Paper awards from ArkPSA 2020 meeting. All nominations must include a copy of the paper. To nominate a paper, simply email Matt Gross (grossm@hsu.edu) with the author’s information and a copy of the paper. Nominations must be submitted by May 15, 2020.
Parry awarded Distinguished Scholar Award
Dr. Janine Parry (University of Arkansas-Fayetteville) received the Distinguished Scholar Award at the 2020 ArkPSA meet at Henderson State University. She received the award because she has played a vital role in shaping how we see Arkansas Politics for the last two decades. She came to the University of Arkansas in 1998 after receiving her Ph.D. in Political Science from Washington State University. As the director of the Arkansas Poll since 1999, she has allowed other scholars, journalists and the general public to Read More …