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 …
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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 …
Online Conference Registration Ending March 2
If you are attending the 2020 ArkPSA conference, the deadline to register online is Monday, March 2. If you miss the online deadline and still intend on attending, you may register at the conference site by cash or check. To register online, click here.
Seeking Volunteers For At-Large Board Vacancies for 2020-2022
Arkansas Political Science Association seeks two individuals to serve as at-large members of the Executive Board for a term lasting from 2020-2022. Board duties include attending the annual board meeting (held before the yearly association meeting), making governance decisions about the association, and serving on various committees and subcommittees that advance the work of the association. Interested individuals should email the ArkPSA President Hans Hacker (hhacker@astate.edu).
2020 ArkPSA Conference Registration and Hotel Information
All of the information about the 2020 ArkPSA conference is available on the conference web page. This includes hotel, registration, and other basic conference information. When the program is released, it will be available on this page.
Political Science in Arkansas (An Interview Series): Hal Bass
This is the second 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 Dr. Hal Bass about the association, the discipline, Arkansas politics, and his career. Bass has been a member of the Arkansas Political Science Association for over 40 years, and is currently Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Ouachita Baptist Read More …
Undergraduate Poster Presentations at ArkPSA 2020
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.
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 …