Announcements

• Published date: 01 September 2024
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/10659129241264094
• Date: 01 September 2024
• Subject Matter: Information for Readers

Information for Readers

Political Research Quarterly

2024, Vol. 77(3) 1073

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Announcements

Western Political Science

Association (WPSA)

Plan to Join Us in Seattle in 2025

The 2025 meeting of the Western Political Science As-

sociation will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Seattle,

Washington, from April 17 to April 19. Tony Aff‌igne,

Providence College, is serving as program chair for this

meeting. University of Washington professors Scott Le-

mieux and George Lovell are co-chairing the Local Ar-

rangements Committee. Located a few blocks from Pike

Place Market, the Hyatt Regency is a lovely hotel with

well-organized conference space. Mid-April is a beautiful

time of year to visit the Evergreen State, so we hope to see

you there!

Proposals for the 2025 meeting are encouraged. The

DEADLINE for submission of paper and panel proposals,

along with requests to serve as chairs and discussants, is

September 27, 2024. The theme for the 2025 meeting is:

“A New Requiem for Politics? Racing Toward

Catastrophe—or Transformation?”While proposals are

welcome on all topics in political science, the program

chair is encouraging proposals that explore the extent to

which recent WPSA conference themes have played a role

(or not) in public debates about the direction of the nation

and the world. The ultimate question the theme asks

participants to consider is whether democratic political

norms will endure, erode, or be transformed. Scholars in

all subf‌ields of the discipline are welcome to submit

proposals on subjects related to this theme. Details about

the conference, the Call for Papers, the list of section

chairs, and proposal instructions appear on the WPSA

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

The WPSA annual meeting not only offers the op-

portunity for traditional research presentations and

roundtable discussions but also a place for interested

groups to schedule workshops, mini-conferences, and

special events. Several workshops and mini-conferences

have already been scheduled for the annual meeting. Find

out about them on our website. If you are part of a research

community that is interested in holding a workshop, mini-

conference, or special event, we may be able to accom-

modate your group. These activities can be held at dif-

ferent times throughout the conference or on Wednesday,

April 16. For information about these opportunities,

please contact Richard Clucas, WPSA Executive Director,

at hprc@pdx.edu.

New WPSA Off‌icers and Council Members

Future off‌icers and council members were elected at the

WPSA business meeting held in March in Vancouver,

British Columbia. Carrie Currier, Texas Christian Uni-

versity, was elected to the position of vice president and

program chair, 2025–2026. She will oversee the program

for the 2026 meeting in San Diego, California, and will

serve as president of the association during the subse-

quent year. Natalie Masuoka, University of California,

Los Angeles, was elected to the position of treasurer

from2024to2027,f‌illing the remainder of Michael

Bowers’s term. Ivy Cargile, California State University,

Bakersf‌ield, was elected to serve as Recording Secretary.

Her term runs from 2025 to 2028. In addition, the fol-

lowing individuals were elected at the business meeting

to serve as council members from 2025 to 2028: Kathryn

Perkins, California State University, Long Beach; Scott

Seigel, San Francisco State University; Ngoc Phan,

Hawaii Pacif‌ic University; and Christopher Stout, Or-

egon State University. The treasurer,recording secreta ry,

and the new council members will assume their positions

just prior to the April 2025 meeting in Seattle,

Was hi ng to n.