Announcements
Third Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy: Causes and
Consequences of American State Institutions on Political Behavior
March 14-15, 2003
Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, University of Arizona,
and State Politics and Policy Quarterly
Overview
On March 14-15, 2003, the Department of Political Science at the University of Arizona and State Politics and Policy Quarterly will co-sponsor the Third Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy. The conference will be held at the Westward Look Resort near the University of Arizona in Tucson. The conference sponsors welcome participation by all social scientists interested in state politics and policy, especially members of the organized section on State Politics and Policy-Making of the American Political Science Association. A stipend will be awarded to paper-givers to cover a major portion of their expenses for the conference.
The focus of this conference will be on the causes and consequences of American state institutions. Thus, any research relating to the impact of institutional rules or norms on political behavior or public policy would be appropriate, as would research exploring the adoption or creation of such institutions or norms.
Read the Official Call for Papers for more information about submitting proposals. All proposals must be received by October 18, 2002 to receive full consideration. Propsoals should be sent to:
Laura Langer
Department of Political Science
University of Arizona
315C Social Sciences Building
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: (520) 621-8983
Fax: (520) 621-5051
Email: llanger@u.arizona.edu
Other Links:
State Politics and Policy Quarterly
State Politics and Policy Quarterly Data Resource
FSU State Politics and Policy Data Archive
European Political Science
The ECPR is changing the way that its professional journal European Political Science is sent out to members. Presently, it is felt that a large number of the copies of EPS sent out to member institutions are going to waste or not reaching those who want it most of all. To try to counteract this, EPS will, from the next issue, only be sent out to individuals on request. There is no limit to the number of people who can request that EPS be sent to them from each member institution, and individuals are reminded that EPS is also available online through the ECPR's web site at http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/publications/eps.htm should they wish to obtain it this way.
To request receipt of EPS, individuals can either inform their Official Representative, or e-mail the ECPR directly with their full details, including the institution to which they are affiliated. Please, could you assist us in this matter by informing us if you wish to receive EPS as soon as possible?
EPS will continue to be sent in bulk to the institution itself (not to individual members' addresses), but each copy will have affixed to it a sticker indicating for whom the copy is intended, helping OR's and departmental staff distribute them more effectively.
We look forward to hearing from you,
Olga Belova
ECPR Central Services
Tel: +44 1206 872501
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Washington University Summer Institute on the Empirical Implications of
Theoretical Models
A Program for Advanced Graduate Students and Junior Faculty on the
Methodological Challenges Posed by Theoretical Models
http://wc.wustl.edu/eitm.htm
Washington University in St. Louis will hold its first summer institute
on the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) in June 2003.
The institute focuses on the methodological challenges posed by theoretical
models. The institute is designed for advanced graduate students and
junior faculty. Summer institutes will be held in June of 2003, 2004,
2005, and 2006.
Participants will join four one-week seminars--a basic seminar and three
advanced seminars. The Summer Institute program includes:
… a theoretical and methodological foundations seminar;
… seminars on the application of game theory, spatial models, quantal response
models, and behavioral models;
… applied seminars on coalition theories, theories of judicial decision making,
and theories of legislative politics; and
… seminars on quantitative, experimental, and field methods.
The seminars are conducted by nationally recognized faculty who are drawn from
universities throughout the country. Up to 25 advanced graduate students and
junior faculty will be provided with travel and lodging subsidies each
summer.
Application materials will be available online in the near future. The
application deadline for the June 2003 summer institute will be in January
2003.
More information about the Washington University EITM Summer Institutes will be
available at http://wc.wustl.edu/eitm.htm. To be added to the e-mail
list for notices about the program, e-mail eitm@wc.wustl.edu. The
summer institutes are sponsored by Washington University's Weidenbaum Center on
the Economy, Government, and Public Policy and the Department of Political
Science; they are funded by the National Science Foundation.
PROPOSED NEW TIAA-CREF RETIREMENT FUND
Neil Wollman of Manchester College asked that this request be included in Policy Currents:
Back in the 80s, a national group of professors and staff lobbied TIAA-CREF (TC) for five years before it set up a socially responsible fund. Now we've lobbied again to improve that fund so that it would not only avoid certain companies, but would invest in particularly responsible ones and in low-income area housing/business--and do shareholder advocacy, as well. This is becoming more standard in socially responsible investing and is viable financially. Besides academic and activist group endorsements (like the National Women's Studies Association and United for a Fair Economy), we're supported by Benjamin Barber, Dennis Brutus, Noam Chomsky, Sandi Cooper, Ursula Goodenough, and Howard Zinn.
TC has now publicly stated (NY Times) that they will set up a new fund that moves us in the right direction, but it requires your commitment to transfer some of your current TC assets to the new fund, should it be established. As of July, hundreds of folks have pledged over $10 million, but we have a long way to go. Please visit http://www.manchester.edu/academic/programs/departments/peace_studies/fund/ to learn more about the proposed new fund and to submit your pledge. Please forward this message to those at your institution and elsewhere--and to listserves/organizations if you can--with a short personal endorsement. To reach the $25 million requirement set by the CEO of TC, your help is needed. Given their prominence, if TC makes this move, others will likely follow! To receive campaign updates every two weeks or if you have problems with the pledge web site, PLEASE let me know. Thanks, Neil