2020 APSA Annual Meeting: SPECIAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS

APSA is opening a special call for proposals for the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting on two topics surrounding current events. 

More info here: https://connect.apsanet.org/apsa2020/special-call-for-proposals/

Relevance, Quality, and Expedience: Political Science Responds to COVID-19

Similar to other nations, the United States is firmly in the grip of a global pandemic,
with little end in sight. What do we know about the political origins and consequences
of this public health scourge—and what do we still need to learn about it and other
phenomena like it? In order to better bridge the distance between political science and
political practice, the American Political Science Association 2020 Annual Meeting is
making a special call for paper submissions and panels directly related to the
connection between COVID-19 and politics. These submissions are open with respect to
subfield and can be conceptual, theoretical, and/or empirical in scope. We encourage
submissions at any level of analysis, including individual-level and institution-centered
research. Finally, but no less importantly, we welcome submissions from all
methodological approaches. The goal behind this specific call is to make our discipline
more responsive to significant political trends unfolding on the ground. In that vein, we
hope to facilitate the dissemination of high-quality political science research on a crucial
topic by illustrating the depth and breadth of our discipline.
Deadline 25 June 2020, for applying: https://apsa.wufoo.com/forms/proposals-for-2020-apsa-annual-meeting/

Black Lives, Black Deaths, and Black Protest: Political Scientists Respond (Anew) to a Persistent Challenge

Anyone with even a rudimentary grasp of U.S. politics understands how deeply race
cuts through its polity, its institutions, and its policies. Americans are in the midst of yet
another convulsion over race—specifically, the systematic violence unleashed on Black
bodies and the manifold reactions and counter-reactions this is producing throughout
the mass public and the political institutions that are supposed to represent them. There
are many unanswered questions about this excruciating topic. Yet we believe that
political science, as a field, has unique expertise in addressing these queries
thoughtfully, meaningfully, and relevantly. Fully aware of the gravity of this situation,
the American Political Science Association 2020 Annual Meeting is making a special call
for paper submissions and panels directly related to the topic of “Black Lives, Black
Deaths, and Black Protest.” We hope to draw on our field’s broad and racially diverse
expertise in order to contribute to discourse around this issue with scientific,
pedagogical, and practical advice and insights. Submissions can be conceptual,
theoretical, and/or empirical in scope. We encourage submissions at any level of
analysis, including individual-level and institution-centered research. Finally, but no
less importantly, we welcome submissions from all methodological approaches.
Deadline 25 June 2020, for applying: https://apsa.wufoo.com/forms/proposals-for-2020-apsa-annual-meeting/