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 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 …

New MPSR volume now online

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.

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 …

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 …