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• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/10659129231152539
• Published date: 01 March 2023
• Date: 01 March 2023
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Announcements

Western Political Science Association

Here is the News on the Annual Meeting in

San Francisco

The 2023 meeting of the Western Political Science As-

sociation will be held at the Hyatt Regency in San

Francisco, California, from Thursday, April 6, through

Saturday, April 8, 2023. The program is expected to have

strong turnout, with more than 250 panels currently

scheduled from Thursday morning to Saturday afternoon.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Unity in the Midst

of Disunity: The Role of Political Science in Democracy.”

Two special events will be taking place at the con-

ference of particular note. At the main WPSA reception on

Friday evening, the association will be honoring Elsa

Favila, who retired as associate director in October after

working for the association for thirty-eight years. During

the Thursday evening award reception, we will be hon-

oring the different teams of editors from Purdue Uni-

versity who help launch our second journal, Politics,

Groups, and Identities.

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

ferences taking place within our conference:

Asian Pacif‌ic American Politics

Autocratic Politics

Community Colleges

Feminists Re-Theorize the Political

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, April 5). There will also be a

workshop that day honoring Tracy Strong, the University

of California San Diego political theorist and long-time

participant at the WPSA’s annual meeting. Tracy died

unexpectedly last May. The workshop is designed to

honor his legacy.

San Francisco State University is serving as the local

host institution. Marcela Garcia-Castanon, San Francisco

State University (SFSU), is chairing the Local

Arrangements Committee. Anthony Pahnke, SFSU, 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: www.wpsanet.org.

Changes in the WPSA Executive Council

Pei-te Lien, Uni versity of Cal ifornia at Sant a Barbara, is

serving as WPSA President through the annual meeting

of the association in San Francisco in April 2023. At the

conclusion of the meeting, Jason Casellas, University

of Houston, will assume the presidency of the WPSA

and Lorrie Frasure, University of California at Los

Angeles, will become the new Program Chair. Ivy

Cargile, California State University Bakersf‌ield, was

recently appointed as Recording Secretary.

The following individuals will begin serving on the

council in March 2023: Ron Hayduk, San Francisco State

University; Anand Commissiong, California State Uni-

versity Long Beach; LaDella Levy, College of Southern

Nevada; and Yalidy Matos, Rutgers. The terms of the

following Executive Council members will conclude

immediately prior to the meeting: Melissa Michelson,

Menlo College; Ainsley LeSure, Occidental College;

Mark Ramirez, Arizona State University; and Laura

Evans, University of Washington. The association thanks

these outgoing members, and Janni Aragon, the past

Recording Secretary, for their valuable service.

WPSA Future Meeting Plans

The location of future WPSA conference has been

scheduled up through 2025. The association will be

meeting at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency in 2024 and the

Hyatt Regency Seattle in 2025. The association does not

usually hold two successive conferences in the same

region, but the Executive Council approved the meeting in

Seattle as part of the agreement canceling our 2021

conference at the Seattle Hyatt Regency during the heart

of the pandemic.