Tuesday, December 14, 2010

APSA Organized Section Awards

APSA Organized Section on Experimental Research Best Paper Award

We are now soliciting nominations for the Award for Best Paper Presented at the Previous Year's APSA featuring experimental analyses. As we did not have an organized section this year, the criteria for being nominated is simply that (a) the paper was presented at APSA and (b) that it features experimental analysis. Chairs and discussants are especially encouraged to nominate papers, but nominations from anyone who saw an interesting paper (as well as self-nominations) are welcome as well.

Please email a copy of the paper in .pdf format along with a brief sentence or two about why you are nominating the paper to all four members of the committee at the following email addresses: Joshua Tucker, Chair ( joshua.tucker@nyu.edu ); Rose McDermott (Rose_McDermott@brown.edu ); James Gibson ( jgibson@wustl.edu ) and Eric Dickson ( eric.dickson@nyu.edu ). Please include "APSA Experiments Best Paper Nomination" in the subject heading of your email. Nominations will be accepted through May 1, 2011.


APSA Organized Section on Experimental Research Best Dissertation Award

The APSA Organized Section on Experimental Research invites nominations for the 2010 Best Dissertation prize (selection committee: Sean Gailmard (chair), Bethany Albertson, Shana Gadarian, Nick Valentino). Eligible nominees will have completed a dissertation in the 2010 calendar year that utilizes experimental methods on substantive political science research, or makes a fundamental contribution to experimental methods. Nominations should come from faculty members but they need not be on the student‚s dissertation committee. Nominations are due April 1, 2011 and should be emailed to Sean Gailmard, gailmard@berkeley.edu .


APSA Organized Section on Experimental Research Best Book Award

For the best book published in 2010 that either uses or is about experimental research methods in the study of politics. A copy of the book should be sent to each member of the selection committee at the addresses provided below no later than April 1, 2011.

Ted Brader (chair)
Center for Political Studies
University of Michigan
426 Thompson Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Macartan Humphreys
Department of Political Science
Columbia University
728 IAB Building
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027

Susan Hyde
Department of Political Science
Yale University
PO Box 208301
77 Prospect Street, C120
New Haven, CT 06520-8301

Ismail White
Department of Political Science
The Ohio State University
2018 Derby Hall
154 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210

Friday, December 10, 2010

Stanford University Summer Institue in Political Psychology

THE 2011 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Stanford University from July 10 – July 29, 2011

Applications are being accepted now for the 19th Annual Summer Institute in Political Psychology, to be held at Stanford University July 10-29, 2011. The SIPP program takes up to 60 participants and is filling up, and there are still some spots available.

The Summer Institute offers 3 weeks of intensive training in political psychology. Political psychology is an exciting and thriving field that explores the origins of political behavior and the causes of political events, with a special focus on the psychological mechanisms at work.

Research findings in political psychology advance basic theories of politics and are an important basis for political decision-making in practice.

SIPP was founded in 1991 at Ohio State University, and Stanford has hosted SIPP since 2005, with support from Stanford University and from the National Science Foundation. Hundreds of participants have attended SIPP during these years.

The 2011 SIPP curriculum is designed to (1) provide broad exposure to theories, empirical findings, and research traditions; (2) illustrate successful cross-disciplinary research and integration; (3) enhance methodological pluralism; and (4) strengthen networks among scholars from around the world.

SIPP activities will include lectures by world-class faculty, discussion groups, research/interest group meetings, group projects, and an array of social activities.

Some of the topics covered in past SIPP programs include race relations, conflict and dispute resolution, voting and elections, international conflict, decision-making by political elites, moral disengagement and violence, social networks, activism and social protest, political socialization, and justice.

In 2011, SIPP will accept up to 60 participants, including graduate students, faculty, professionals, and advanced undergraduates.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/sipp

Applicants are accepted on a rolling basis until all slots are filled, so applying soon maximizes chances of acceptance.

2008 National Annenberg Election Survey Online Data Now Available on APPC web site

The National Annenberg Election Survey 2008 Online Edition (NAES08-Online) is now available to academic scholars on the Annenberg Public Policy web site. NAES08-Online is a is a 5-wave large-scale public opinion panel survey conducted via the Internet and designed to track the dynamics of political attitudes, perceptions, and behavior over the 2008 US primary and general presidential election campaigns. It is a companion to the National Annenberg Election Survey 2008 Phone Edition (NAES08-Phone), a telephone-based survey that was conducted during an overlapping field period and asked many of the same or comparable questions.

NAES08-Online consists of interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 28,985 respondents, covering a range of topics about the presidential campaign and politics generally, including candidates and political figures, current policy issues, media use, campaign discourse, political participation, and voting behavior. A section of questions about social groups focused on perceptions of race and gender in US society.

The main set of interviewing was conducted from October 2007 through January 2009, and the majority of respondents were interviewed multiple times during this period. Interviewing was segmented into five multi-month waves, corresponding to the major divisions of the campaign: pre-primary, primary election, spring and summer, general election, and post-election. All participants in a wave were invited to be reinterviewed for all subsequent waves; among the 28,985 NAES08-Online respondents, 23,033 participated in at least two NAES waves, and 10,472 participated in all five NAES waves.

Respondents also participated in up to two profile waves to provide demographic and other background information.

If you are affiliated with an academic institution you are eligible to download the NAES data. To access these important and relevant data, go to the Annenberg Public Policy Center web site, www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org register, and click on “Data Sets†onthe left-hand side of the home page.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

64th Annual WAPOR Conference--Call for Papers

Dear WAPOR Members,

We are happy to announce that plans are underway for the 64th Annual WAPOR Conference being held 21-23 September 2011 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The topic of the conference is "Public Opinion and the Internet." The Call for Papers for the conference, including topics of research and submission details, can be found here:

http://wapor.unl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WAPOR2011CFP.pdf


Abstract deadline: 1 March 2011


Please note that this year organizers are accepting both regular paper proposals as well as panel proposals. The call for papers provides further information. We would ask that you disseminate the call to colleagues or listservs that might have interest in the conference. We hope to see you in Amsterdam!



Warm regards,

Renae

WAPOR



Renae Reis, MPA
Executive Coordinator
WAPOR
201 North 13th Street
Lincoln, NE 68588-0242
USA
P: 1 402-472-7720
F: 1 402-472-7727
http://www.wapor.org

Sunday, November 28, 2010

ANES: The 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society Study

As of November 23, 2010, the American National Election Studies will be accepting proposals for questions to include on the last 3 waves of our new series of studies — The 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society.
Proposals may be submitted through the ANES Online Commons. The following describes the goals of this study and proposal process.

About The 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society Study The overarching theme of the surveys is citizen attitudes about government and society. These Internet surveys represent the most cost-effective way for the ANES user community to gauge political perceptions during one of the most momentous periods in American history. Aside from the historic nature of the current administration and the almost unprecedented economic crisis facing the country, we believe it is imperative that researchers assess attitudes about politics and society in the period leading up to the
2012 national elections. Potential topics include: attitudes about the performance of the Obama administration on the major issues of the day, evaluations of Congress and the Supreme Court, identification with and attitudes about the major political parties, and levels of interest in and engagement with national politics. This is primarily because these perceptions are unmistakably correlated with both presidential vote choice and levels of political participation. We intend to measure each of these topics at multiple points throughout the two-year period preceding the
2012 elections. In addition to these subjects, we envision that each of these surveys would explore a particular aspect of these political perceptions.

This Study includes five rolling cross-section waves that will allow us the opportunity to pilot new items for possible inclusion on the 2012 time series. Proposals for the first two waves of the study were accepted earlier this year. The first wave of the study was conducted in October 2010; the second wave will be conducted in the Spring of 2011.

We are currently accepting proposals for the final three waves of the study.
Wave 3 will be conducted in late 2011. Wave 4 will be conducted earlier in
2012 and the final wave will be in the field in the middle of 2012. For the timelines and deadlines for the three waves, please see http://electionstudies.org/studypages/2010_2012EGSS/2010_2012EGSScalendar.htm.


By offering multiple opportunities for the user community to place their items on one or more surveys, we will provide the capacity to survey on a diverse set of topics that are relevant to a wide set of research communities. Lastly, the flexibility of these surveys as to both content and timing will allow the ANES to respond promptly to emerging political issues in this volatile period in our country's history.

About the Online Commons
The design of the questionnaires for The 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society Study will evolve from proposals and comments submitted to the Online Commons (OC). The OC is an online system designed to promote communication among scholars and to yield innovative proposals about the most effective ways to measure electorally-relevant concepts and relationships. The goal of the OC is to improve the quality and scientific value of ANES data collections, to encourage the submission of new ideas, and to make such experiences more beneficial to and enjoyable for investigators. In the last study cycle, more than 700 scholars sent over
200 proposals through the Online Commons.

Proposals for the inclusion of questions must include clear theoretical and empirical rationales. All proposals must also clearly state how the questions will increase the value of the respective studies. In particular, proposed questions must have the potential to help scholars understand the causes and/or consequences of turnout or candidate choice.

For more information about the criteria that will be used to evaluate proposals, please see http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/2010_2012EGSS/2010_2012EGSScriteria.htm.


For additional information on how to submit a proposal, please see http://www.electionstudies.org/onlinecommons/proposalsubmit.htm.

If you are not on the ANES mailing list and would like to be notified about forthcoming data collections, the release of ANES data, or about opportunities to participate in ANES activities, you can join the list at http://www.electionstudies.org/joinmail.htm

Sunday, September 26, 2010

2008 National Annenberg Election Survey Telephone Data Now Available

The 2008 National Annenberg Election Survey (NAES) telephone data set is now available to scholars on the Annenberg Public Policy Center web site, www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org. NAES, the largest academic public opinion survey of the American electorate, includes 57,967 telephone interviews conducted with adults across the U.S. over the course of the 2008 presidential primaries and general election campaigns, and 3,737 re-interviews as part of its post-election telephone panel. These data served as the basis for the innovative and highly praised new book, The Obama Victory. Scholars from all over the world can access and download the data set and codebook for their research projects from our web site.

The available data set includes the 2008 national rolling cross-section telephone survey and post-election telephone panel survey. In the data set, you will find information about the electorate’s beliefs, attitudes, intentions, media habits, and behaviors relevant to the 2008 presidential campaign. Specific areas covered in NAES include, evaluations of candidates’ issues stances and character traits, the electorate’s stances on issues, evaluations of the state of the nation and economy, extent of candidate support throughout the campaign, political participation, media sources for campaign information, presidential endorsements, party conventions, candidate debates, voting behavior, and a full slate of demographic questions.

If you are affiliated with an academic institution or research organization you are eligible to download the NAES data. To access these important and relevant data, go to the Annenberg Public Policy Center web site, register, and click on “Data Sets” on the left-hand side of the home page.

Additionally, NAES conducted an online 5-wave panel survey that will be available later this month.

For more information: Ken Winneg, Ph.D. (215) 898-2641 kwinneg@asc.upenn.edu
Visit: www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org

Call for Articles - Special Issue of /Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies/

Vol. 32:2, 2011: Media Freedom in Africa*

*Deadline for submissions of full papers:* 30 November 2010

*Contact:* Send all submissions to Herman Wasserman, h.wasserman@ru.ac.za < mailto:h.wasserman@ru.ac.za>

/Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies/ is now listed on the ISI Social Science Citation Index and will be published by Routledge as from 2011. For author information see: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RECQ

The controversial proposals in South Africa for a Protection of Public Information Bill and a Media Appeals Tribunal have caused widespread concern in that country. These proposed measures are seen as threats to freedom of expression and of the media, and have met with resistance from civil society, journalists and journalism educators in South Africa and internationally.

Some see the latest developments in South Africa as following a trend in other postcolonial African states of restricting the freedom of journalists to act as watchdogs of the public and to report on corruption often endemic in African countries. Journalists and editors favour self-regulation as the remedy for the excesses of the media.

Others dismiss the view that South Africa is following in the footsteps of other African countries as informed by an Afro-pessimistic attitude, and point to the imperfections of journalism (such as 'brown-envelope journalism' or the influence wielded by capital over editorial content) as justification for stronger controls.



This issue of /Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies/ wants to consider the debates around media freedom in South Africa as a point of departure to examine the state of media freedom on the African continent in general. Articles are invited that examine various or different aspects of the relationship between the media, government and capital, assess existing regulatory processes and analyse the discourses around notions of 'freedom', 'responsibility' and the 'public interest'.

Articles taking an analytical approach rather than providing descriptive overviews, especially comparative analyses, will receive preference.

Empirical studies, including case studies and content analyses, are also welcomed.

Questions may include but are not limited to:

* • How do statutory restrictions on media freedom in Africa impact

on journalism?

* • What are the main normative frameworks to which journalists and

politicians in Africa appeal?

* • Is there a tension between media freedom and calls for

journalism to serve a developmental or socially reconstructive

function in African societies?

* • What media accountability systems exist in Africa, and how could

they be improved?

* • How do media ownership and diversity impact on journalism

practice in African countries?

* • How should journalism education respond to threats to media freedom?

* • How can journalism contribute to critical citizenship in a

climate of mistrust?

* • How does the situation pertaining to media freedom in South

Africa compare to the position of the media elsewhere in Africa?


*Call for Articles - Special Issue of /Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies/*

*Vol. 32:3, 2011: Media and the production of public debate in Africa***

*Guest Editor:* Anthea Garman (School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa) *Deadline for abstracts: *October 30, 2010 *Deadline for full papers: *February 7, 2011

*Contact: *Send all submissions to Anthea Garman, a.garman@ru.ac.za

/Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies /is now listed on the ISI Social Science Citation Index and will be published by Routledge as from 2011. For author information see: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RECQ

Research article submissions are invited for a special issue of /Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies /on the theme of "Media and the production of public debate in Africa"

Many theorists have taken issue with the public sphere as the normative standard, as defined by Habermas. The modern configuration of media institutions, political power and issues aired in public does not necessarily lead to either the formation of recognisable public opinion or to social and political change.

If we use the Habermas study as an "indispensable point of theoretical departure" (as Calhoun, 1992, advises), we may find that an examination of "actually existing" public spheres (to use Nancy Fraser's phrase) offers up insights into the new and inventive ways publics in Africa today are using public spaces to air topics of concern and interest via different mediums.

Political, social, economic and aesthetic questions about agency, identity, belonging and voice, provoked by our contemporary context, may be well served by a relook at public spheres, public deliberation, public debate and public intellectual activity, and the way various types of media are providing platforms for journalism in Africa today.

This edition calls for papers which elucidate the working of and uses of public sphere in Africa now. Submissions are sought on:

* • case studies and empirical studies as well as

critical-analytical overview papers

* • contributions and performances in public that may not be

considered classic cases of 'rational-critical' debate, but which

are raising pertinent issues of identity, citizenship, voice,

belonging, authenticity, authority and power.

* • different 'journalisms' in Africa and the construction of

alternative public spheres


Herman Wasserman

Professor of Journalism and Media/Cultural Studies School of Journalism and Media Studies Rhodes University PO Box 94 Grahamstown

6140

South Africa

Tel +27 (046) 603 7141

Fax +27 (0)862735345

Email:h.wasserman@ru.ac.za

Web:http://www.ru.ac.za/jms/staff/mediastudies

Editor, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies < http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RECQ>

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

MEDIA IN CRISIS; CRISIS IN MEDIA III. Slovak; Czech; Polish; Hungarian - Austrian Communication Forum, DECEMBER 2-4, 2010

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Already for a third time, scholars from the four Central European coutries plan to organize, meet and discuss the latest research, trends and issues in communication, media and politico-economic science. The first meeting took place in Ksiaz and Wroclaw in Poland (chief organizer was the University of Wroclaw), for the second time it was in Brno and Telè, Czech Republic (under the auspices of the Masaryk University and Czech Syndicate of Journalists) and now its time that the gathering will move to Slovakia.

Faculty of Media, Pan European University (formerly Bratislava School of

Law) is proud to be organizing the third meeting of scholars not only from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria and Slovakia but from other European and foreign countries as well.

Already the second conference was attended by scholars, lecturers, and university and media professionals from many European nations.

Main organizer: Faculty of Media, Pan European University (formerly Bratislava School of Law), Slovakia Affiliated organizers: Embassy of the Unites States in the Slovak Republic

- Embassy of the United

Kingdom in the Slovak Republic - Faculty of Social Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

- Polish Communication Association, Wroclaw, Poland - King Sigismund College, Budapest, Hungary - Janos Kodolanyi College, Szekesfehervar – Budapest, Hungary - Sales Manager Academy, Vienna, Austria

The 2010 Meeting

The topic of the 2010 meeting that is scheduled to take place in November is Crisis in Media, Media in Crisis. Since 2008, the global economy started to evolve signs of crisis and recession that have resulted in a global economic meltdown. Central European countries are no exceptions – here as well cuts and erosions into the long-established economic growth are being reported. The aim of this conference is to analyze and record the changes in the media industry and how it has mirrored on various aspects of the media presence and professionalism. Among issues analyzed will be recording any decline or growth in advertisement revenues, changes in consumers behavior (readership, circulation of print press), changes in foreign and domestic ownership structures, record any new investments and impact on employment of media workers, cultural and societal changes that could be observed in these crucial times.

Scholars from around Central Europe, Europe and the rest of the world, will analyze what has happened, why are media in crisis and what will follow next for the industry that is regarded as the watchdog of democracy among others. Keynote speakers are in negotiations but are planned to be from top-ranked universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and others.

The conference papers are planned to be peer-reviewed and published at the Polish Edition of Global Media Journal.

The conference is going to be split into these sections:

Section 1: Impact of the 2008 Economic Crisis on Media Section 2:

Changes in Media and Journalistic Professions Section 3: Cultural and Critical Aspects of Media Communication Section 4: Doctoral students section

Conference fees:

Categories:

All Inclusive: includes 4-star hotel accomodation near the venue for two nights, all conference materials, attendance fees, coffee breaks, meals and reception € 150

Reduced Standard fee (without Hotel accommodation): all conference materials, attendance fees, coffee breaks, meals and reception €

35

Doctoral Students Fees: all conference materials, attendance fees, coffee breaks, meals and reception € 15 (additional payment for Hotel accommodation if needed)

Conference Timeline

Keynote speakers announcement: during September, 2010 Abstract

submission: by October 15, 2010 Abstracts acceptance: by October 20,

2010 Presentations during the conference December 2-4, 2010

Submission contact: Zuzana Komárová – zuzana.komarova@uninova.sk Secretaries of the conference: Branislav Ondrá¹ik and Zuzana Komárová

Mgr. Zuzana Komárová

Fakulta masmédií BV©P

Tematínska 10

851 05 Bratislava 5

www.uninova.sk

+421-2/6820 3649

CfP call for paper - Conference

Contested Truths: Re-Shaping and Positioning Politics of Knowledge

16.06.11-18.06.11

Berlin, Germany

Aims of the conference

The central topic of the conference is the politics of knowledge and its entanglement with issues of epistemics, power and gender. Focusing on a deeper understanding of the knowledge-power nexus, the conference particularly aims to analyze social and epistemological orders, configurations and hierarchies of knowledge.

Thereby, a wide range of issues dealing with different sites of knowledge production, objects of inquiry and fields of research will be addressed. The conference seeks to contribute to debates concerning the situatedness of knowledge. This topic was first adressed in the humanities, science and technology studies and gender studies by Foucault, Bourdieu, Latour, Haraway, Harding and Barad among others.

The conference particularly engages with the following questions from this vast and heterogeneous field: How is knowledge socially and epistemically formed and positioned? What are the consequences of certain practices and techniques of knowledge formation? Where and how does knowledge legitimate power relations? How can hegemonic politics of knowledge be destabilized and re-shaped? Finally, what are the 'conditions of possibility' for truths to be contested? The three panels address these central questions by (1) uncovering implicit knowledge politics in the formation of disciplines and the process of canonization, (2) discussing the impact of classifications and infrastructures and (3) questioning and destabilizing universal and neutral knowledge.

1. Forming disciplines and canonization This panel focuses on the political implications of the formation of disciplines and the process of canonization. Contributions might analyze, for instance, how disciplines are defined by the gendering of their methods and theoretical foundations as demonstrated in computer science and historiography. Other topics include the function of efforts for integration (such as the aim to position psychology as a life science) or boundary work (such as distinguishing gender studies from the knowledge of feminist activists). Papers could identify and question legitimating strategies or analyze 'regimes of translation' (Latour).

One example of this type of analysis is the study of the migration of the term 'system' from engineering to sociology. We are also looking for presentations that point out the mutual dependency between certified and accepted knowledge and excluded and rejected 'non-knowledge'.

2. Classification and infrastructure

Classification systems arrange knowledge in a proper order (e.g., the biological systematics of Linné), help to find knowledge (e.g., library

classifications) or aim to support communication by providing controlled vocabularies (e.g., in knowledge management). However, classifications are at the same time instruments of power. We seek contributions, which investigate social and epistemological exclusions that are intertwined with particular classifications and infrastructures. Participants might present case studies that explore how classifications are (co-)produced by those who are classified (such as in virtual social networks). Presentations about strategies to avoid knowledge classification systems and those, which call existing classifications or infrastructures into question, are welcome. In addition, we also encourage submissions on the subversive potential of infrastructures (as in queer projects).

3. Localizing and positioning knowledge By viewing knowledge as situated and located, the panel raises questions about the position of authorship, conflicts between legitimation and marginalization, as well as differences between global and local knowledge distribution.

Contributors could address some of these problems within different theoretical frameworks, e.g., by developing critical perspectives or drawing on established concepts such as -situated knowledge' (Haraway) from fields such as gender or science studies. They might also examine particular politics of location, demarcation or transgression of boundaries that are, e.g., inspired by notions such as -travelling concepts' (Bal) or -quasi-objects' (Latour) or 'travelling theories'

(Said) following postcolonial theories. We are also interested in proposals for anti-hegemonic positioning of knowledge or the possibilities of decolonization in the production of knowledge.

Important information

We invite abstracts for twenty-minute papers.

Abstracts should be in English and may not exceed 300 words. They should be accompanied by a short biographical sketch of not more than

300 words and sent to contestedtruths@gmail.com until 1 December 2010.

Please indicate the panel your paper relates to.

The conference language will be English. Please indicate your accessibility needs as well as any other possible requirements (e.g.,

childcare) by

1 December 2010, we will do our best to meet them or get back to you to figure out what we can do. Please note that travel funds can only be granted in exceptional cases. We ask participants to apply in time for travel funding at their home institutions.

Organizing committee

-- PhD research programm "Gender as a category of knowledge" (working group "knowledge": Dr.

des. Corinna Bath, Jens Borcherding M.A., Lukas Engelmann M.A., Dipl.-Psych. Lisa Malich, Falko Schnicke M.A.)

-- Charité Berlin (Prof. Dr. Volker Hess) and the

-- Technical University of Braunschweig (Prof. Dr. Bettina Wahrig)

Email: contestedtruths@gmail.com

Job Posting - Université de Montréal

Department of Communication - Faculty of Arts and Science
Professor in Political Communication

The Department of Communication invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Political Communication.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates are expected to teach at all three levels of the curriculum, supervise graduate students, engage in ongoing research and publication, and contribute to the academic life and reputation of the institution.

Requirements

PhD (or near completion) in Communication or in a related field.

Evidence of dynamism and creativity in teaching and pedagogy.

Research interests and relevant research experience in issues related to contemporary Political Communication, such as Web-based political activities and new types of activism and militancy, analysis of communication practices of political actors including citizens, elected officials, journalists, government bodies, para-governmental agencies and pressure groups, studies of media practices and media roles in political processes, analysis of speeches, interaction or elements that contribute to the definition of the field, its participants and contemporary political processes.

Proficiency in the French language. The Université de Montréal is a Québec university with an international reputation. French is the language of instruction. To revitalize its teaching faculty, the University is intensively recruiting the world’s best specialists. In accordance with the institution’s language policy [http://www.direction.umontreal.ca/secgen/recueil/politique_linguistique.html], the Université de Montréal provides support for newly-recruited faculty to attain proficiency in French.

Salary

The Université de Montréal offers a competitive salary and a complete range of employee benefits.

Starting Date

From June 1, 2011.

Deadline

The complete application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of recent publications and research, and a statement of research and teaching interests, must be received at the address below by November 1, 2010.

Three letters of recommendation are to be sent to the department director at the following address:

François Cooren, Director

Department of Communications

Université de Montréal

P. O. Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville

Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7

CANADA

Phone: 514 343-7819

Email: f.cooren@umontreal.ca

For more information about the Department of Communication, please consult the Web site at: www.com.umontreal.ca.

Confidentiality

The Université de Montréal application process allows all regular professors in the Department to have access to all documents unless the applicant explicitly states in her or his cover letter that access to the application should be limited to the selection committee. This restriction on accessibility will be lifted if the applicant is invited for an interview.

Employment Equity Program

The Université de Montréal upholds the principles of employment equity and welcomes applications from women, ethnic and visible minorities, aboriginals and people with disabilities. Applicants who belong to one of these groups are asked to complete the employment equity identification questionnaire posted www.fas.umontreal.ca/affaires-professorales/documents/quest-acces-emploi-EN.pdf and attach it to their application.

Immigration Requirements

In compliance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority shall be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

ACoP/IJoPP Call for Papers

The International Journal of Press/Politics and the ACOP (Asociación de Comunicación Política) call for papers for a forthcoming issue on "Research on Press and Politics: New Trends and Challenges". The goal of this issue is to identify and discuss key directions and questions in contemporary research in the field across political regimes and media systems. The issue will be edited by Professor Victor Sampedro Blanco, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain. All submissions will be peer-reviewed, and should be sent to the IJPP online system with the subtitle "Research on Press and Politics". Papers should not exceed 6,000 words including tables and references. The issue is tentatively scheduled to be published in late 2011. Deadline: 26th November 2010.

Monday, August 9, 2010

AEJMC Group

A new political communication group was formed at the recent Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in Denver. The group hopes to expand its membership in order to qualify to become a division of AEJMC in the near future. The members of the new group also voted to look into coordinating with the existing political communication divisions of the ICA and APSA.

Thomas Johnson of Texas Tech was elected the chair of the group, along with other new officers. For more information on the new AEJMC Political Communication Group, contact Tom Johnson at t.johnson@ttu.edu.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Time to Pre-Register for the APSA Preconference on Political Communication

Power and Strategy in a New Communication Environment, the 8th Annual APSA Preconference on Political Communication, will be held on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at the George Washington University. The theme of this year's conference is the exploration of political power in a new communication environment, and the possibilities for strategic action this environment affords within and across various levels. From local politics to international relations, new communication technologies and processes are transforming how political actors seek to achieve their goals.

This conference seeks to bring together a broadly focused group of scholars to discuss how political actors understand, pursue, and use power in this new communication environment. The pre-conference features three panel sessions, a distinguished luncheon speaker, and a closing reception. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with political communication scholars.

There is no fee for the pre-conference, as the Political Communication Section and generous university sponsors are covering the costs. However, participants need to pre-register by August 15. To pre-register, go to http://apsagwu.eventbrite.com.

We hope that you will be able to join us!

Richard Davis
Chair
APSA Political Communication Section

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

APSA Nominations

The Nominating Committee for the American Political Science Association Political Communication Section is seeking nominations (including self nominations!) for its Executive Committee and Award Committees for 2010-2011.


The Section needs to fill the following executive positions: Vice-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, and one At-Large member of the Executive Committee.


The Section also needs a chair and three additional members for each of the following Award Committees:


The Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award

The Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award

The Best Graduate Student Paper Award


Service on the awards committees will be for awards presented at the 2011 meeting. Per the by-laws, the Nominating Committee will give weight to names forwarded by the Section members in drawing up the 2010-2011 slate. Self nominations are encouraged! Please submit nominees’ names and contact information to Michael Xenos, Nominating Committee Chair, at xenos@wisc.edu.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CALL FOR PAPERS

SPECIAL ISSUE - OBAMA AT THE MIDTERM

PAPER DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2010
ANTICIPATED PUBLICATION LATE 2011/EARLY 2012

January 20, 2011 will mark the middle of President Barack Obama’s 4-year term. Much has been written in the popular press about his historic election, and what having an African-American president means in the United States. As we reach the middle of Obama’s 4-year term, Political Psychology invites papers for a Special Issue on Obama at the Midterm. Papers may take any one of a number of political psychological perspectives on Obama and the Obama administration, including, but not limited to, assessments of Obama himself and his role as President, policy maker, the impact of the Obama administration on domestic or foreign policy, perspectives on America’s role in the world under this administration, examination of elite or mass perceptions of Obama from abroad, public opinion (both American and international), and the impact of the Presidency of Obama on issues of race and ethnicity.

Papers should be no longer than 6000 – 8000 words and must be submitted through the journal’s online submission process at
https://www.journalmanager.org/polpsych/public/check_cos.php

As with all submissions to Political Psychology, papers will be evaluated for scholarly rigor, innovation, international perspective and potential impact on the field through our standard peer review process.

Prof. David Redlawsk, Editor of the Special Issue on Obama at the Midterm for Political
Psychology

Alex Mintz, Editor-in-Chief, Political Psychology
Paul 't Hart, Helen Haste, David Redlawsk, James Sidanius—co-editors;
Eran Halperin and Steven Redd—Associate editors

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Welcome!

Welcome to our new blog. The Political Communication sections of the ICA and APSA have instituted this blog to help facilitate communication within the scholarly political communication community. We hope you will see this is an opportunity to offer exchanges on current topics in political communication, share research, stimulate theories, announce conference and publication opportunities, and generally engage each other in interactive, direct communication.

Because this enterprise is still new to us, we're open to your recommendations about how to improve the blog for more effective use by our respective sections. Feel free to contact Maegan Stephens, the section blogger, with any suggestions you may have.

Sincerely,

Richard Davis (Chair, APSA) and Kevin Barnhurst (Division Head, ICA)