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• Date: 01 September 2020
• DOI: 10.1177/1065912920948635
• Published date: 01 September 2020
• Subject Matter: Information for Readers

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Political Research Quarterly

2020, Vol. 73(3) 755

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Western Political Science

Association

Western Political Science Association (WPSA)

Heads to Seattle for 2021 Meetings

The 2021 meeting of the WPSA will be held at the new

Hyatt Regency Hotel in Seattle, Washington, from April 1

to 3. The conference hotel is located within easy walking

district to Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and other

popular tourist destinations. With a Link Light Rail station

within a five-minute walk, the location is easily accessible

to the airport and other parts of the city, allowing partici-

pants to get around without relying on automobiles. Ricardo

Ramirez, University of Notre Dame, is the Program Chair

for this meeting. The University of Washington is serving

as the local host. Laura Evans (Evans School of Public

Affairs) and Becca Thorpe (Department of Political

Science) are serving as local arrangements co-chairs. This

is the first time we have been in Seattle since 2014. It is a

great city and lovely hotel for the meeting.

Proposals for the meeting are strongly encouraged. The

DEADLINE for submission of paper proposals/program

participation forms is September 25, 2020, right after the

virtual American Political Science Association (APSA)

meeting. The theme for the 2020 meeting is “Populism,

Nativism, Democratic Backsliding, and Pandemic Politics.”

While proposals are welcome from all subfields in political

science, the Program Chair is particularly encouraging pro-

posals that assess the ways in which political science and

scientists have engaged the causes and consequences of the

rise of populism and nativism during the last four years.

Details about the conference, its theme, the Call for Papers,

and proposal instructions, including the deadline, appear on

the WPSA website: www.wpsanet.org.

The WPSA annual meeting not only offers the oppor-

tunity for traditional research presentations and round-

table discussions, but it has also grown into a popular

venue for interested groups to schedule mini-confer-

ences, workshops, receptions, and other special events.

If you are part of a research or educational community

that is interested in holding a meeting or event in the

spring, we can probably accommodate your group by

coordinating a conference within the WPSA annual

meeting. Participants in these mini-conferences are

required to pay the regular conference fee, but we are

able to provide the space and some administrative sup-

port to your group without charge. The Association has

developed a great track record in developing mini-con-

ferences and workshops with outside organizations and

groups of interested scholars. 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 through

a membership vote in June. Pei-te Lien, University of

California, Santa Barbara, was elected to the position of

vice president and program chair, 2021–2022. She will

oversee the program for the 2022 meeting in Portland,

Oregon, when the association celebrates its 75th anniver-

sary. She will serve as president of the association during

the subsequent year. Michael Bowers, University of

Nevada, Las Vegas, was elected Treasurer for a three-year

term beginning in 2021. In addition, the following indi-

viduals were elected at the business meeting to serve as

council members from 2021 to 2024: John Meyer,

Humboldt State University; Sara Sadhwani, California

Lutheran University; Brent Boyea, University of Texas,

Arlington; and Elsa Dias, Pikes Peak Community College.

These new council members will assume their posi-

tions just prior to the April 2021 meeting in Seattle,

California.

The Western Needs You

The WPSA is looking for an individual or team of indi-

viduals to edit the association’s newsletter, The Western.

The newsletter was created to provide a forum for schol-

arly conversations on political science teaching, research,

and political events focused on, but not limited to, the

western region. Under the thoughtful guidance of the first

two teams of editors, The Western has become an impor-

tant part of the WPSA. The publication includes news

about the association, announcements from our members,

sections dedicated to research and education, and more.

The association would like to find someone who can

continue to help the newsletter grow both in content and

in visibility. The position provides a great opportunity for

someone with creative vision, who would like to build a

publication and become more closely involved with the

association.

For more information on the position and how to

apply, please contact WPSA Executive Director Richard

Clucas (hprc@pdx.edu).

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