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• Published date: 01 March 2024
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/10659129231221022
• Date: 01 March 2024
• Subject Matter: Information for Readers

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Political Research Quarterly

2024, Vol. 77(1) 447

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Announcements

Western Political Science Association

Here Is the News on the Annual Meeting

in Vancouver

The 2024 meeting of the Western Political Science As-

sociation will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver,

BC, Canada, from March 28 to March 30, 2024. The

program is expected to have strong turnout, with more

than 240 panels currently scheduled from Thursday

morning to Saturday afternoon. The theme for this year’s

conference is “Political Backlash and Its Consequences.”

In addition to the regular panels, there are four con-

ferences taking place within our conference:

Asian Pacif‌ic American Politics

CMPS—Collaborative Multi-Racial Post-Election

Survey

Community College

Undemocratic Politics

As in previous years, there will be workshops on

Environmental Political Theory, Feminist Theory, Inter-

pretive Methods, and Latina/o Politics on the day before

the conference (Wednesday, March 27).

Simon Fraser University is serving as the local host

institution. Steven Weldon, Simon Fraser University, is

chairing the Local Arrangements Committee. Aaron

Hoffman, Simon Fraser University, is also serving on the

committee.

Information about the conference including its theme

and the list of section chairs is available on the WPSA

website: https://www.wpsanet.org/.

Changes in the WPSA Executive Council

Jason Casellas, University of Houston, is serving as

WPSA President through the annual meeting of the as-

sociation in Vancouver in March 2024. At the conclusion

of the meeting, Lorrie Frasure, University of California at

Los Angeles, will assume the presidency of the WPSA

and Tony Aff‌igne, Providence College, will become the

new Program Chair. Natalie Masuoka, University of

California at Los Angeles, was recently appointed as

Treasurer.

The following individuals will begin serving on the

council in March 2024: Marcela Garcia-Casteneda, San

Francisco State University; Gabriel Magni, Loyola

Marymount University; Mina Suk, Arizona State Uni-

versity; and Brian Calfano, University of Cincinnati. The

terms of the following Executive Council members will

conclude immediately prior to the meeting: John Meyer,

Humboldt State University; Sara Sadhwani, California

Lutheran University; Brent Boyea, University of Texas,

Arlington; and Elsa Dias, Pike’s Peak Community Col-

lege. The association thanks these outgoing members for

their valuable service.

WPSA Future Meeting Plans

The location of future WPSA conferences has been

scheduled up through 2028. The association will be

meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Seattle, WA, in 2025, the

Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA, in 2026, the

Hyatt Regency in Denver, CO, in 2027, and the Man-

chester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA, in 2028.