The deadline is today... but it is not too late to submit your proposal! ⤵️

I'm so excited to be returning as section chair for Gender, Race, and Intersectionality at the @wpsa.bsky.social meeting in San Diego on Apr 2 - 4, 2026. We are still accepting submissions. Please see details here: www.wpsanet.org/meeting/sect... Submit a paper here: wpsanet.org/app_panel/pa...

Anyone interested in putting together a panel on (de)colonization for WPSA 2026 (San Diego)?

The September issue of the Political Research Quarterly is already available online! journals.sagepub.com/toc/PRQ/curr...

Do you want to submit a paper or panel proposal? Details about the conference, the Call for Papers, the list of section chairs, and proposal instructions can be found on the WPSA website ⤵️ www.wpsanet.org/meeting/

Two days left! ⏰

Join us and our 3 great panelists, @aejm.bsky.social (Alison McQueen), Shmuel Nili, and Jack Turner, to talk about academic publishing! Thurs. Oct. 30, 4 pm ET over Zoom! No pre-reading but please register in advance!

The @wpsa.bsky.social 2026 annual meeting submission deadline is soon. Reminder: it's in San Diego! In April! I'm the section chair for legislative politics, please submit your papers. Also, this is a great conference for graduate students! www.wpsanet.org/meeting/

The WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community will be hosting a panel on academic publishing on October 30 ⤵️ No advance reading is required, but please register in advance: luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jmayerfeld.bsky.social @lrafanell.bsky.social @tunablazer.bsky.social @glennmackin.bsky.social

Really proud that this is out now at @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social as a part of the Flowers for the Founders of Black Politics issue edited by @pcpeay.bsky.social, Najja Baptist, and Pearl Dowe. Grateful to Cathy Cohen and Katherine McKittrick for Black feminist critique & seeing the fullness of Black life.

If you are attending the APSA meeting in Vancouver, you might take a moment to talk with others about putting together a proposal for editing Political Research Quarterly. Or you might set up a meeting with our Executive Director to talk about editing the journal ⤵️

The deadline is quickly approaching! ⏰ And today is the perfect day to submit your proposal ⤵️

Re-upping this! Send me your papers! @wpsa.bsky.social @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social

We are currently seeking nominations of qualified individuals who can edit the journal Political Research Quarterly (PRQ) from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. This four-year term is renewable for a two-year extension. Self-nominations are welcome.

Volunteers for service on all WPSA committees are sought. Terms of service are three years for all committees except the Committee on Nominations (two years) and the award committees (one year). Please indicate your interest in committee service here: www.wpsanet.org/forms/servic...

WPSA President Tony Affigne and Program Chair Carrie Liu Currier are planning the 2026 Annual Meeting, which is scheduled for April 2-4, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Manchester Hyatt in San Diego. We hope to see you there!

Today! ⤵️

Tomorrow! 🔽

In #FirstView by Joanna Everitt, Kenny William Ie, Karen Bird, Angelia Wagner, and Mireille Lalancette: "Examining the Effects of 2SLGBTQI+ Candidates on 2SLGBTQI+ Voter Turnout in Canada" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

This Friday! Come join us! #poltheory #polisky @wpsa.bsky.social

In #FirstView by Kirsten Widner and Elizabeth A. Lane: "Mixed Signals? Rethinking How Ideology and Institutional Motivations Shape the Solicitor General’s Positions" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In #FirstView by James R. Zink and Christopher T. Dawes: "Amendment Culture in the United States: On the Nature and Effects of 'Constitutional Veneration'" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In #FirstView by Aida Just: "Islam, Origin Countries, and Democracy Satisfaction Among Immigrants in Western Europe" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Help needed for Virtual Communities! Two of the members of the Virtual Community Program Committee are rotating off and we are looking for replacements. To learn about this opportunity, please contact Amit Ron, VC Program Chair, at [email protected]. www.wpsanet.org/virtual/wpsa...

Please join us on Friday, July 11, 4 pm ET, 1 pm PT, when Andrew March (University of Massachusetts) presents his paper "Can a State Have a Right to Exist?" to the WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community. Anna Stilz (UC Berkeley) is the discussant. mailchi.mp/0cc5739fb0a9...

After a brief hiatus, the WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community returns 7/11, 4 pm ET w/ Andrew March's "Can a State Have a Right to Exist?" & Anna Stilz as commenter! Join us to discuss this important & timely question. @wpsa.bsky.social #poltheory #polisky Details: mailchi.mp/0cc5739fb0a9...

forms.gle/h8qfpcgdRgwS... @samklug.bsky.social @wpsa.bsky.social

The @wpsa.bsky.social ‬Virtual Community History and Politics now has a YouTube channel! "Navigating History and Political Science at Once: A Conversation with @duncanbell.bsky.social (May 28, 2025)" www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-td...

"Author Meets Critics: @jwassers.bsky.social, The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing" www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9k8... @wpsa.bsky.social @jmulich.bsky.social

Wed, 6/25, 12pm ET (virtual) Author meets critics session with @wpsa.bsky.social, organized by @eraldo.bsky.social Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Conference bound

Today, Fri. March 28, at 4 pm ET, the WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community hosts Shirley Le Penne of Cornell to discuss her paper "Guillotining the Political" on the question of what defines political prisoners. Banu Bargu of UC Santa Cruz is our discussant. mailchi.mp/7f477c0d2cff...

The registration rate for the 2025 conference in Seattle, Washington, goes up by $20 on March 1. Register now to get the better rate. Plus, early registration helps us in our planning. Register here: www.wpsanet.org/forms/reg_fo...

If you haven’t done so already, we encourage you to register for the 2025 conference and make your hotel reservation now. Hotel reservations are expensive in Seattle, but we have a great deal of $209 a night. Reservations can be made at: wpsanet.org/meeting/hote....

The BYU Charles Redd Center for Western Studies has multiple awards available for research or producing public programming related to the Intermountain regions of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming. Applications due March 15. reddcenter.byu.edu/Blogs/redd-c...

While the deadline for regular paper and panel proposals for our 2025 meeting has passed, we still have space for scholarly communities, affiliated groups, universities, or other groups that wish to schedule a workshop, mini-conference, reception, or special event.

The 2025 meeting of the WPSA will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Seattle, Washington, from April 17 to 19.