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.
Is Arkansas politics exceptional?
This is a roundtable from the 2018 ArkPSA meeting at Arkansas State University; it represents the fifth annual roundtable on electoral changes in the state of Arkansas. In past years, the unique nature of Arkansas politics has been a consistent theme. In this year’s roundtable however, the panelists discuss whether Arkansas still stands out as being exceptional. The panel includes (from left to right in the video): Andrew Dowdle (UA), Jay Barth (Hendrix College), Karen Sebold (UA) and, Hal Bass Read More …
UCA Professor honored by the Ethiopian Crown Council
Dr. Gizachew Tiruneh — standing on the far left of this picture, and an Associate Professor in the University of Central Arkansas Department of Political Science and ArkPSA member — was recognized for his 2015 book, The Rise and Fall of the Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia: Is the Kebra Negast a Time-Bound Document? At a special ceremony held in Washington DC on March 3, 2018, Dr. Tiruneh was made an Officer of the Order of the Star of Honor of Read More …
New book on Public Administration and globalization
Khan, Haroon A. Globalization and the Challenges of Public Administration Governance, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Ethics, E-Governance and Sustainability in the 21st Century. Palgrave MacMillan, 2018. This book is an attempt to understand the challenges of globalization and governance in the public sector. Written from the perspectives of both developed and developing countries, it uses governance and public administration interchangeably to argue that the tasks of implementation require the cooperation of both the public and private sectors, especially in a Read More …
Arkansas Colleges and Universities
Below is a list of colleges, community colleges, and universities in the state of Arkansas. (To find out about political scientists at these different schools, check out the faculty directory.) Arkansas Baptist College Arkansas Northeastern College Arkansas State University at Beebe Arkansas State University at Jonesboro Arkansas Tech University Central Baptist College Crowley’s Ridge College East Arkansas Community College Harding University Henderson State University Hendrix College John Brown University Lyon College National Park College North Arkansas College Northwest Arkansas Community Read More …