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Building for the Future Speaking at the American Political forthcoming publication of Wyn Grant’s Science Association conference in Development of a Discipline: The History of Washington DC, Professor Vicky Randall the Political Studies Association which is reflected on the UK Association’s eagerly anticipated. achievements of the last 60 years and Other highlights of the Diamond looked forward to future initiatives. Jubilee celebrations include the Awards The Association’s 010 conference Ceremony in November which promises held in Edinburgh, attracted over 1,000 to be a highly memorable occasion. delegates from 51 different countries The 010 annual lecture, organised and demonstrated the way UK political jointly with the Hansard Society, will be science is internationally recognised. given by Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime The Association’s achievements are Minister on the 16th November. Terrence Casey, British Politics Group; Dominick noted in two important books – British The Association is looking Chilcott, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy; and Graham Wilson, Boston University at the APSA Political Theory in the 20th Century, forward to providing more assistance Conference edited by Paul Kelly and New Directions to departments through its heads of in Political Science edited by Colin Hay. departments conferences and to Vicky Randall also drew attention to the continued on page 8

Claire Annesley, University of Manchester and Carole Spary, University of Warwick in Washington DC

Invitation to Participate in Diversity Focus Carole Pateman, President – Elect, APSA; Henry E. Brady, President, APSA; and Vicky Randall, Chair, Groups see page 3 Political Studies Association at the APSA Conference 010

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 1 10/09/2010 16:17:50 Association News Early Career Event What’s the Best Lyndsey Harris and Kevin Hickson sessions certainly facilitated a relaxed, represented the Political Studies friendly discussion. Politics Book Association at an event designed Among the other topics under for those in their early careers. The discussion were preparing for the PhD you’ve Ever Read? meeting was held at the University of viva, getting published, curriculum Birmingham on 14th and 15th June in delivery, resources for teaching, and David Denver association with C-SAP and BISA. All career paths and promotion. Both Kevin those present worked in the areas of Hickson and Lyndsey Harris found the As part of the 60th anniversary politics and international relations. sessions to be of considerable interest celebrations, the ‘2010 In total 15 people attended the event and added their own experiences to date. Committee’ came up with the and the Association provided 10 grants to The feedback from delegates was that the idea of making a special award to cover the costs of the conference which conference had been a success. honour what was judged to be the were gratefully received by those who best book to win the Mackenzie attended. The sessions were led very Contacts prize since its inception in 1987. effectively by Ranald Macdonald from The Political Studies Association’s On further reflection, however, it C-SAP. involvement in the event demonstrates was decided to make the award its commitment to promoting the really special by extending the Away from Home interests of those at the junior level of field to cover the lifetime of the The main aim of the conference was to the profession where there are particular Association. We want to consult allow delegates to speak openly about issues including short-term contracts and the membership on this and so their experiences so far in a relaxed heavy workloads. during September members will environment away from their home Lyndsey and Kevin would be very have an opportunity to vote on institutions. Much of the first day was keen to hear from anyone who wishes what they think is the ‘best book given over to discussing experiences to discuss any issues of interest to early in British political studies’ in the so far, both positive and negative, and career academics and can be contacted last 60 years. what it was like to be a new lecturer. The via the Political Studies Association. A Daft Idea Before complainers get hot under the collar let me say that we are European Higher Education perfectly aware that this is in some ways a daft idea. There is no Landscape difficulty in deciding what counts as ‘British political studies’ – about The Political Studies Association has Spanish Political Science Association the UK or written by someone joined with twenty-three other national (Prof. Pablo Oñate) and the Political employed in a UK institution. On associations to promote the discipline’s Studies Association (Prof. Neil Collins). the other hand, what is to count interests and pursue its professional goals Prof. Suzanne Schuttemeyer from the as ‘best’? Most influential? Most through the European Confederation of German Political Science Association is original? Most impact outside Political Science Associations (ECPSA). the first president of the ECPSA. academia? And that is without The Confederation seeks to make political The next General Meeting of the beginning to tackle the problem science more meaningful in public debate ECPSA will be in Budapest on 8th and of how to judge between books in and policy-making. 9th October. At it the Association will different areas – political theory, Among other things, the union be advocating an increase in the number say, and election studies. of national associations is a reaction and range of activities undertaken by the Nonetheless, the exercise to the increasing harmonisation of the ECPSA and, to this end, will promote is virtually costless and might European higher education landscape. projects on such subjects as the ageing of generate some interest in the ECPSA creates a framework for the the profession, technology and diversity. Association and the kind of work cooperation and exchange in Europe that we do. At the very least, it is related to all aspects of political science a bit of harmless fun. as an academic discipline as well as its An email is being sent professional organisation. asking members to vote on a In June 2008 the first elections of (fairly long) short-list of books (or the executive committee of ECPSA were write in any other). I’d be grateful held in Valencia, Spain. The EC consists if you could complete this and of representatives of the Finnish Political return to me. The results of this Science Association (Dr. Kia Lindroos), consultation will determine the the Hungarian Political Science prize winner. Shaun Bevan and Francesca Gains from the University Association (Prof. Andras Bozoki), the of Manchester at the APSA Conference 2010

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Invitation to Participate in Diversity Focus Groups Vicky Randall number. Figures available from the ❖ either postgraduate research Political Studies Association Chair Higher Education Statistics Agency do students or within no more than suggest that one major ‘leakage’ point three years of having achieved their The Political Studies Association’s is at the transition from undergraduate doctorate and Diversity Working Group has met to postgraduate taught courses and ❖ falling into the category of British- a number of times. It organised a research degrees, but we know less domiciled black or minority ethnic. Diversity Awareness Forum last year about the transition from study to taking and a further meeting this year, in up a politics post. All travel and other incidental expenses conjunction with the Runnymede Against this background, during will be reimbursed. Trust and Oxford Brookes, on the topic late October/early November we If you yourself fit this description of mentoring. One of the difficulties are hoping to organise at least two and would like to take part, or would like we face in taking this issue further, focus groups in which participants more information, please contact James however, is our lack of detailed are encouraged to reflect on their Chiriyankandath at James.Chiriyan@ information. In the last two surveys experiences, their aspirations and what sas.ac.uk, (it would be very helpful if you of the profession, conducted in 2006 kinds of assistance or support they could at the same time provide details of and 2009, only a very few respondents would value. The plan is to hold one your ethnicity and gender). described themselves as ‘non-white’ in London and another somewhere in Alternatively if you have a research (in 2009 the number was 15). While the north of England. Each focus group student you feel might be interested this is significant in itself, it is not will include around eight participants do please draw this to their attention. really possible to arrive at any further together with a facilitator. Participants The deadline for registering interest is conclusions based on such a small will need to be Tuesday 28th September.

New Editors for Nick Clegg to give 2010 Annual Lecture Lecture later this year. Political Studies Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Now in its fourth year, the joint The Association wishes to invite bids Minister Hansard Society/Political Studies from teams of academics who would Association Annual Lecture is a popular like to take on the editorship of the event amongst policy makers, think Political Studies journal for the period tanks, academics and many others. 2011 to 2017. The lecture will be held in Westminster Further details may be downloaded on 16th November. To register for from the Association’s web site http:// We are delighted to announce that this event please go to http://www. www.psa.ac.uk/members/Editorship_ Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg psa.ac.uk/HansardLecture2010/ Political_studies.doc. The closing date is MP will be giving the Political Studies RegistrationForm.aspx. You will need 1st October 2010. Association/Hansard Society Annual your Association membership number.

Sitting in judgement: The jury for the 60th Anniversary Awards – (left to right): Paul Carmichael and John Benyon (in attendance) with the judges Moya Lloyd, Vicky Randall, Andrew Russell, Terry Dignan (Westminster Hour), Jon Tonge (chair), Lord Philip Norton, Sue Cameron (Financial Times), Helena Djurkovic (in attendance) and Lord Bhikhu Parekh

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 3 10/09/2010 16:17:56 4 GradNews The Political Studies Association News Graduate Network’s Section

Editor’s Note

It is time to hear some thoughts from and general thoughts of your Graduate encouraging feedback on the “State of the Graduate Students of the Political experience. Submissions should be sent Sovereignty” Conference. Studies Association! In this new section to [email protected]. I hope you like this GradNews of the Assciation News for the PGN, We also aim at using this space edition and, hopefully, that it inspires we hope to share our experiences as to keep you informed of upcoming you to write a piece for forthcoming young researchers who not only work conferences and events. In this first ones. hard on our PhD’s but also attend edition we therefore present the call conferences and engage in various for papers towards the next PGN Best wishes, academic activities. The only way to Conference. Sonia Bussu reviews the Lila Caballero-Sosa do so is by getting us all involved, so last one, held at Edinburgh last March. London School of Economics and please do share conference reports Also, Leonhardt van Efferink gives very Political Science

Graduate Conference 2010: A Great Showcase of Fresh Political Thinking Sonia Bussu within the Political Studies Association, The conference also offered the London School of Economics and Political a tool that has only recently gained some space for participants to network and Science popularity in Political Science: poster discuss relevant matters with peers and presentations. Seven posters of really high academics, through Q&A sessions at Sonia Bussu quality were showcased by PhD students the end of each panel and in several on the Tuesday in the main venue of the evening drinks and events. In turn, the conference, the George Hotel. Posters Lunch with the Editors, on the first day are a very effective way of presenting of the graduate conference, gave students academic work, as they are naturally a the chance to meet two editors of major highly visual and immediate form of international journals, who answered communication. Poster presentations questions and offered useful advice will now be an important part of the on how to get our work published, on The 010 Political Studies Association next Political Studies Association main book reviews and many other issues of Annual Conference was a great event in conference, in April 011. So, we’re proud interest. many ways. Not only did the conference to say that in this occasion graduate Overall the graduate conference celebrate its 60th Anniversary in an members set the example! was a very rewarding experience for outstanding setting, but it also hosted The best paper and poster everyone, for the participants as well as the first Annual Association Graduate competition also gave participants a the organisers, and we look forward to the Conference, which proved a great success further incentive to take part in the next one on 19th April 011, in London. and an important opportunity for young conference. Carola Betzold, from We are also organising a graduate scholars to present their work and the ETH’s Center for Comparative conference in Oxford on 6th and 7th discuss it with peers, in an informal yet and International Studies in Zurich, December 010. Call for papers for both constructive environment. was awarded £100 for her paper conferences will be circulated soon and The Graduate Conference, organised Borrowing power to influence international we really hope to see you there in high by the Association Graduate Committee, negotiations: AOSIS in the Climate Change numbers! was held over two days (9th and 0th Regime, 1990-1997, which will also be March) in the beautiful building of published in Politics. The Dome, in the heart of Edinburgh, Jose Javier Olivas Osuna also where 48 presenters animated 1 panels won £100 for the best poster, with his covering several topics, ranging from work on Governments and the Military: Political Theory to Development, to Local Policy Instruments from Authoritarian to Government, environmental issues, Democratic Portugal and Spain. All posters Public Choice, Security and several more. presented will be published on the PGN- The conference also pioneered, at least Political Studies Association webpage. Carola Betzold Jose Javier Olivas Osuna

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The Political Studies Association News Graduate Network’s Section The Political Studies Association News Graduate Network’s Section

Association’s Graduate Network Conference University of Oxford, Manor Road Building 6th - 7th December 2010

Call for Papers Each panel will contain a minimum of the reasons for requiring Political Studies The second PGN-PSA conference of 010 and a maximum of 5 papers. All papers Association funding. Information on this will be held in the University of Oxford, will be published on the PGN-Political conference and future Association events Manor Road Building (www.manor-road. Studies Association web page. will also be available on the PGN/PSA ox.ac.uk) on 6th and 7th December 010. In order to take part in the Facebook Group “PSA Graduate Network”. The conference will be an opportunity conference you need to be a member of To submit a proposal for a panel or for graduate students to showcase their the Political Studies Association. Please paper, please send an abstract of max. 00 research work, to develop communicative check the Association’s website to enquire words by e-mail to [email protected], skills and to network beyond their area of about membership and costs http://www. no later than Friday 4th September. specialisation. psa.ac.uk/about/Appforms/graduate.pdf. Please submit in Microsoft Word format. The conference format will consist For any queries regarding membership, Applicants will be notified by email if their of open themed panels and a master class please contact Sandra McDonagh at paper is accepted by 11th October. from an established academic, which [email protected]. For any further queries please will be of general interest. Any graduate Financial assistance towards contact Sonia Bussu. Please copy Chelsea student may organise a panel and we are accommodation is available. If you’d like Byers in all email correspondence. keen to receive proposals for papers and to apply please submit no more than 00 Sonia Bussu: [email protected] panels in any sub-field of political studies. words with your paper proposal detailing Chelsea Byers: [email protected]

Conference Report International Boundary Research Unit’s Conference: The State of Sovereignty Durham University, 1st - 3rd April 2009

Leonhardt van Efferink Having just arrived in Durham and needed help in keeping their research Kings College walking from bus stop to conference project on track, others revealed how venue, I spoke with a lead geographic they got round bottlenecks during earlier In April 009, the International advisor to the US Department of State. academic endeavours. Boundary Research Unit organised the The same night, over dinner, I talked “The State of Sovereignty” “State of Sovereignty” conference. The with the editor of the “Encyclopedia conference offered an invaluable main aim of this event was “to reflect on of International Boundaries”. We combination of passionate people, the impact of the geopolitical upheavals exchanged our views on the relationship thought-provoking presentations and an of the last twenty years, and to exchange between borders and economic viability informal atmosphere. As a result, the ideas about the meaning and function of of countries. Next day, over lunch, conference was challenging, inspiring sovereignty and international boundaries I expressed my interest in a master and fruitful. today and in the decades ahead.” programme in geopolitics and boundary Several participants seized one of The conference confirmed studies to a professor of King’s College. the opportunities that the conference that attending such an event has a With experienced scholars being presented. One expert in the field did so tremendous benefit: the opportunity awfully easy to approach, the conference by giving his first presentation abroad to discuss matters face to face with served as an academic marketplace. ever. “It was like a dream”, he told me the experts in the field. Having been a Some participants were looking for PhD afterwards. Another participant was country risk analyst for more than ten opportunities, others offered support to looking for a PhD position and had years, I was very pleased to be continually get started with a PhD. Some participants actually found one by the end of the in the company of people that shared my were looking for a new job, others knew conference. For me, the conference passion for geopolitical issues. about a vacancy. Some participants marked a new beginning.

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 5 10/09/2010 16:17:58 Links to other Associations 60 Years of the International Political Science Association (1949 - 2009)

IPSA held the most successful World to host the IPSA World Congress – the Congress of Political Science in its 22nd IPSA World Congress of Political history in Santiago, Chile, with more Science – from July 8th to 12th, 2012. than 2300 participants from 70 countries. During this 21st triennial Summer Schools version of the World Congress, the IPSA Also in 2009, the new Executive Council elected the new president of the Committee carried on with the project association, Leonardo Morlino, and the of developing a Summer School on new Executive Committee (2010-2012). Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science. The first IPSA Summer Andrea Cestaro Light Reading School was successfully held in 2010 at Administrator, IPSA At the same moment, the Association the University of Sao Paulo, in Sao Paulo, In 2009 the International Political proudly held the launch of the book Brazil. The 2011 edition of the Summer Science Association (IPSA) celebrated A History of the International Political School will happen from 31st January to 60 years of existence. IPSA was Science Association, authored by 11th February 2011 at the same location. established at a conference held in Paris Thibaud Boncourt (PhD candidate at The deadline for applications is 24th in September, 1949 with the mandate the University of Bordeaux). The book September 2010. “to promote the establishment and presents an insight into the work of IPSA is proud of the work development of political science through the association and, in the words of the accomplished in the past 60 years and the world”. After 60 years of great author, is written “with a sprinkling of it celebrates the steady growth of the international change IPSA counts more anecdotes, quotations, and illustrative association as it continues to develop than 50 National Associations and 3000 documents to make for lighter reading”. the mandate of extending the reach of colleagues as members, and the numbers During the closing ceremony, past Political Science. are a good indicator that the mission is president Lourdes Sola and newly-elected For more information, please visit being accomplished. president Leonardo Morlino officially our official website at: www.ipsa.org or On the year of its 60th anniversary, announced Madrid, Spain as the next city contact us at the secretariat.

ESRC Appoints new Chief Executive social sciences in the UK. Our quality economic uncertainty and it is important Professor Paul Boyle, of life and the economic and social well- that the academic community continues Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the being of the UK are two of the priority to work hard to demonstrate the various Economic and Social issues addressed by ESRC’s highly societal, economic and intellectual Research Council regarded research and training activities.” impacts that this research is having.” Professor Paul Boyle said: Dr Alan Gillespie, ESRC Chair, said: “I am thrilled to be given this opportunity “We are very pleased that Professor Boyle to lead the ESRC through the next few will be leading the ESRC during the years, and look forward to working with challenging times ahead. With Professor Professor Paul Boyle has been appointed ESRC staff, academic colleagues, the Boyle’s exceptional academic credentials as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of Government and the other Research and interdisciplinary experience, this the Economic and Social Research Council Councils. The work of UK social appointment will further strengthen the (ESRC). scientists is world-leading in many fields, opportunities for the UK’s social science Announcing the appointment the and by continuing to strengthen the community to undertake world class Secretary of State said: “I would like to infrastructure to support this we can research and to have an impact on the welcome Professor Boyle as the new Chief improve our international standing even economic development and quality of life Executive of the Economic and Social further. of the UK and beyond.” Research Council. He has an excellent “We face uncertain times ahead, The appointment is for four years. academic and research background and but the role of social science research is Professor Boyle took up his post on 1st will be a great asset to the Council. even more important in these difficult September 2010 as the successor to “The ESRC is the leading funder times. Maintaining a strong research base Professor Ian Diamond who left on 30th of research and postgraduate training in is one crucial element of responding to June.

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 6 10/09/2010 16:18:00 Specialist Group News New Greek Politics Specialist Group Developments Greece Beyond the Crisis

in Hong Kong Call for Fieldwork Applications money will be spent and a declaration As part of its ‘Greece Beyond the Crisis’ of whether additional funding from The Political Studies Association is series, the Greek Politics Specialist other sources has been / will be expanding its outreach to advanced Group (GPSG) is launching a research sought. postgraduates and younger scholars fieldwork competition with a £400 prize. ❖ a detailed timeframe for the internationally through a grant scheme Applications are welcome for any type of completion of the research. operated in conjunction with ‘sister’ fieldwork on any aspect of the complex The application documents should associations. PSA Hong Kong will be economic and social crisis facing Greece. be sent via email to rgerodimos@gmail. looking for one or two junior members Research fieldwork might include (but is com by 11th October 2010. Please note to present their work at our London not limited to) interviewing, observation, that only applications which are complete conference 19th - 21st April 2011. The surveys, content and discourse analysis, and are received before the deadline will Association’s International Relations Sub- ethnographic research, focus groups, be considered. committee Chair Terrell Carver met with document analysis, future scenarios or It is a condition of the competition Hong Kong PSA Treasurer Jean-Pierre bibliographic research. that the winner shall join the GPSG as a Cabestan (Hong Kong Baptist University) Applicants should submit the Full Member and they shall disseminate and Nicholas Thomas (City University of following documents: the findings of their research through Hong Kong) on 28th June to discuss local ❖ a 300-word summary of the proposed a research report that will be published selection and Political Studies Association research under the GPSG’s Working Paper series support. ❖ a detailed budget of how the prize in early 2011. Deliberative and Participatory Democracy in the UK and Ireland Association Specialist Group Explores the Issues The Association’s specialist group on imperative. The conference was therefore was also the opportunity to gain lessons Participatory and Deliberative Democracy organised to explore these themes. from abroad, as empirical evidence from recently held an international conference, elsewhere in the world was presented to at Glasgow Caledonian University, to Great Success provide a comparative focus. explore these issues within the UK and The event proved to be a great success, Irish contexts. In theory it has been and attracted over 50 participants from Details suggested that the transposition of all over Europe, the USA, and Australia. Further details about the conference can deliberation and participation from one There were high quality presentations be found at: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/lss/ policy context to the next, from polity to and discussions throughout the three conferences/patipatorydeliberative polity, and between levels of governance, days. In particular, participants were democracyconference/ while more is unproblematic. However, the raft of treated to three outstanding plenary information about the specialist group empirical evidence that is now available sessions. Ian O’Flynn (Newcastle is available at: http://www.uws.ac.uk/ indicates that in practice there may be University) was ‘Deliberating About the schoolsdepts/socialsciences/participatory- considerable context-specific barriers to Public Interest’; Albert Weale reflected deliberative-democracy/index.asp the widespread use of deliberative and on ‘Our Considered Public Judgements’ The conference organisers, participatory techniques. The UK and while providing illuminating examples Stewart Davidson (Glasgow Caledonian Ireland have a distinct political culture from the National Institute of Clinical University) and Stephen Elstub and political system, which provides Excellence; and Andre Bächtiger (Bern (University of the West of Scotland) both distinct opportunities and barriers University) reflected on the opportunities would like to take this opportunity to the enhancement of deliberative and and problems facing the achievement of to thank all the presenters, chairs, participatory processes. In response a ‘A Deliberative Politics in the UK’. and participants at the conference for to these emerging challenges we feel The plenary sessions were making it such an engaging, enjoyable, strongly that it is now essential for the complemented by a host of panels and successful event. They are also study of deliberative and participatory that considered a range of empirical very grateful to the Institute for Society democracy to become context-specific. evidence that related to the enactment of and Social Justice Research at Glasgow Moreover, given the increasing impetus deliberative and participatory democracy Caledonian University, and the Political of calls for more participation and in the UK, Scotland, England, Northern Studies Association, for supporting this deliberation in UK and Irish politics, it Ireland, and Ireland. More theoretical event. was felt that a focus on these contexts is issues were also explored, and there

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 7 10/09/2010 16:18:00 Specialist Group News Building for the Future continued from the front cover Academy of Social Sciences the development of its network of specialist groups and its Invites Nominations academic journals. An exciting and well-received initiative is the new Political Insight journal. Twice each year, learned societies are invited to make nominations of up to 5 individuals to become Academicians Diversity of the Academy of Social Sciences. The full application form The Association is also committed to advancing its important can be viewed at the Academy’s website http://www.acss.org. initiative to improve the representation of black and minority uk/about3.htm along with the criteria the Academy uses in ethnic groups within its membership and the profession. its deliberation. Colleagues are reminded that nominations Internationally, the Association is pushing forward with are by no means automatically assured of approval by the developing links elsewhere in the world and the results were Academy nor indeed by the Political Studies Association as a evident at the Edinburgh conference. A useful meeting with nominating learned society. senior officers from APSA and other national associations Association members are invited to supply any names at this APSA conference, promises valuable collaboration (with appropriate contact details) of individuals who particularly in regard to assistance for scholars in less well they feel would be suitable for nomination. Suggestions resourced parts of the world. The Association is also playing should be forwarded to me as soon as possible and before a central role in the new European Confederation of Political the Association’s deadline of 30th April to allow us time Science Associations. for consideration and the processing of nomination Professor Randall said: “I would like to thank everyone documentation. Please send your nomination to who is involved in all this exciting work. I think the Political [email protected] Studies Association can look forward with great optimism”. Leaders of the Opposition: From Winston Churchill to David Cameron Organised by the Association’s Specialist Group in Political Leadership, July 2010

Whilst there is a substantive body of academic literature on at party management. Acknowledging the importance of Prime Ministerial leadership, opposition leadership has been, in circumstances, the conference drew conclusions on the changing comparison, largely neglected by political historians and political role of Leader of the Opposition and the factors which make for a scientists. The recently formed Centre for Opposition Studies, successful Leader of the Opposition. in seeking to address this, have identified the importance of The conference was organised by Dr Tim Heppell, opposition studies by arguing the following. First, the opposition (University of Leeds), and brought together an impressive team plays a vital role of scrutiny and agenda-setting, holding the of leading British Politics academics to assess each of the Leaders government of the day to account. Second, any political party of the Opposition since 1945. Amongst those contributing were entering government will have spent a considerable time in Professor Kevin Theakston (University of Leeds) on Winston opposition, forming their policy programme and making Churchill; Dr Peter Dorey (University of Cardiff) on Harold preparations for assuming office. Third, how they conduct this Wilson; Dr Mark Garnett (University of Lancaster) on Edward process and how successful they are during this period can have Heath; Professor Philip Norton (University of Hull) on Margaret a major effect on the future government. Finally, there is the raw Thatcher; Dr Mark Stuart (University of Nottingham) on political issue of how opposition parties win power, and just as John Smith; and Dr Tim Bale (University of Sussex) on David importantly, why some do not. Cameron.

Effective Opposition Book to Follow It was this neglect which was the motivation behind the In a recent development, a contract has now been secured with Association’s Specialist Group in Political Leadership, based Palgrave to publish the proceedings from the July conference as a within the School of Political and International Studies (POLIS), book entitled Leaders of the Opposition: From Churchill to Cameron. University of Leeds, holding a conference this July entitled It will be published in 2011. ‘Leaders of the Opposition: From Winston Churchill to David For further details contact Dr Tim Heppell (t.heppell@ Cameron’. Each opposition leader of the post war era was leeds.ac.uk). For further information about the activities of evaluated against set criteria of effective opposition leadership the Political Studies Association Specialist Group on Political performance, with paper givers structuring their analysis around Leadership contact either Dr Heppell as Group Treasurer or criteria such as their proficiency at public communication; Group Convenor, Professor David Bell (University of Leeds) on their construction of a public policy platform; and their abilities [email protected]

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 8 10/09/2010 16:18:00 Department Profile Profiling the Department of War Studies

and e-learning combined). In like on 9th November by Professor Rana manner the cohort of doctoral students Mitter, University of Oxford on the has grown during the same period to topic, ‘Why wartime matters: How about 140 students. The calibre of World War II is shaping Chinese ideas undergraduates is particularly high with of citizenship & community. Other the entry requirement set at AAA for the confirmed guest speakers include forthcoming year. Professor Nancy Sherman, Georgetown University, Professor Michael Burleigh, The Department of War Studies Research Culture Dr Robert Johnson, Oxford University, prides itself on academic expertise. The Department has a strong research Professor Quentin Skinner, Queen Mary, Home to 15 Professors – a marker of culture. There are 15 research centres, University of London, Dr Luis Lobo- international reputation for excellence units and groups forming the War Guerrero, Keele University. For more – our Chair is occupied by Professor Studies Group. The Marjan Centre for information please visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/ Sir Lawrence Freedman, member of the Study of Conflict and Conservation warstudies/events the Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into the (MCSCC) has recently been incorporated The Department of War Studies Iraq war. Our academics come from within the War Studies Group. is one of five departments within the varied backgrounds including political Understanding the implications, both in School of Social Science and Public science, international relations, sociology, intellectual and in policy terms, of war Policy. The school has established a history, philosophy, law, area studies, and its impact on wildlife, animal welfare new Department of Political Economy strategic studies and psychiatry. Their and biodiversity has been a hitherto under the Headship of Professor Ken specialist interests extend across many overlooked field within the academic Young. The Department will provide regions of the world, ranging from study of war and international relations. an academic focus within King’s for all parts of Europe to North America While the physical legacy of war for the study of political economy, politics and Asia-Pacific. In addition, the the environment and its impact on the and public policy at undergraduate Department of War Studies boasts a animal world is often all too obvious, the and postgraduate levels. The defining large number of international visiting linkages between cause and effect are characteristic of the Department professors and research fellows who less well understood and little studied. of Political Economy is a blend of play an active part in our activities. Our MCSCC is the first scholarly endeavour internationalism, interdisciplinarity, and extraordinarily energetic and able cohort of its kind committed to examining the commitment to active policy engagement. of undergraduate, postgraduate and issues that reside in this under-explored For more information please visit www. doctoral students engage in debates and realm. kcl.ac.uk/politicaleconomy/ discussions to gain insight into warfare Dr Natasha Kuhrt is the co- The War Studies Department in all its myriad forms. We are also convenor, together with Dr Valentina was rated third in the 2011 Guardian fortunate enough to have an established Feklyunina, Glasgow University University Guide for Politics. Follow us partnership with committed alumni, (Newcastle University from September on Twitter: http://twitter.com/warstudies many of whom are well placed in both 2010) of the newly-established British public and private sector institutions. International Studies Association The primary goal of the department (BISA) working group on Russian and is to undertake and publish world-leading Eurasian Security. The aim is to bring (teaching-led) research in the area of together academics and practitioners to War Studies broadly conceived. The examine both theoretical and empirical relevant disciplines appropriate to the issues relating to post-Soviet foreign project include: Politics and International and security policies broadly defined, Studies, History, Law, Philosophy, although the focus would be mainly on Psychology, Strategic Studies, Media contemporary developments. The group Studies, Intelligence Studies, Defence and launched with a small workshop at King’s Security Policy Analysis, and, Sociology. College London on 16th September 2010. Its second goal is to provide outstanding research led teaching and training to Events the best students it is able to recruit. The departmental events programme The total number of students recruited will begin with the War Society & to our set of programmes has increased Alumni Lecture on 1st October with dramatically year on year over the last a lecture by Professor Jeremy Black, six years. The most impressive area of University of Exeter, entitled, ‘Could growth has in the MA programmes. In the British Have Won the American the current year these have recruited War of Independence? The Saki Ruth more than 500 MA students (residential Dockrill Memorial Lecture will be held

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 9 10/09/2010 16:18:01 10 Department Profile Opening Up Politics at the Open University

The Open University Library The Open University

Now in its forty first year, The Open larger audiences. course has proved extremely popular with University continues to win plaudits for its The podcast series, developed as part its students and won a national award for innovative distance learning approach to of the OU’s OpenLearn project, is a way its multimedia integration and activity- teaching. What is less well known is that of encouraging academics to think of new driven learning.” The linkage between the OU is also a place where innovative ways to engage with a wider audience. teaching and research is nowhere more techniques are used to promote research. Dave Middleton (Director of the PARLE apparent than in Raia’s work. The Politics and International Studies project) says of his podcast on opinion (POLIS) Department has produced a polls: “What I wanted to do in a short Innovation as the Norm new series of high quality open access time – the podcast is a little under 9 Genuine teamwork lies at the core podcasts, working with independent minutes long – was to contextualise the of OU styles too. Course production producers Angel Eye and the OU Open ways in which opinion polls are presented is not a lone affair but is driven by a Broadcasting Unit. Project director to us, the general public. As part of this commitment to collaborative working. Michael Saward says: “Open Politics is we interviewed pollsters, politicians, Coming together in course teams to a new set of eleven high specification academics and party strategists.” produce texts which are often used podcasts on cutting edge topics. Using Producing podcasts, using throughout the sector challenges the both film and audio, Open Politics multimedia and writing award winning academic staff to rethink their ideas, features interviews with key UK figures undergraduate courses lead directly into which in turn can influence how such as Andrew Rawnsley, David Blunkett, the research profile of the Department. they do their own research. Richard Bob Worcester, Glenda Jackson, Jacqui As Raia Prokovnik explains: “One of Heffernan (editor of Developments in Smith and Quentin Letts, along with a the most innovative courses the OU British Politics, and originator of the number of researchers from outside the has produced in recent years is ‘Living ‘Sacking Prime Ministers’ podcasts) OU, in exploring a range of crucial and Political Ideas’ which is delivered entirely says: “teaching at the OU is as likely to pressing current political questions.” through interactive DVD-Rom. The influence your research interest as your research is to influence your teaching. Challenging the Academic Michael Saward, We work in collective teams to produce The ability to present academic material Project Director peer reviewed course materials, so in an open and accessible way is part we have endlessly to work beyond the of the OU’s DNA. Delivering higher narrow confines of our current research education for students who would not interest and our chosen subject area.” normally be able to attend University With course modules attracting up to is at the heart of its mission. But it is 2,000 students at a time, it is not just not just students whose preconceptions a question of producing a textbook, but about what constitutes ‘the academic’ are of finding ways to meet the needs of a challenged but also staff who are quick diverse student population. For example, to adopt new technologies to reach out to as POLIS Director of Teaching Rob

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Clifton notes: “The Open University has Internationalism then, starts at home, the highest proportion of differently abled but POLIS embraces the international students of any university in the UK. The context of its work. Will Brown has been challenge for us is to ensure that whilst involved in the OU’s highly successful Open Politics we innovate we do not also isolate.” International Studies degree which produces over a hundred graduates Podcasts Four Nations per year. The degree teaches the ❖ Geoff Andrews – The new politics The Open University is a unique place core building blocks of International of food to work. Although nominally centred in Relations, and international politics ❖ Geoff Andrews – The Berlusconi its campus at Milton Keynes, academics and economics, with a distinctive and effect are situated throughout the United interdisciplinary focus on development ❖ Rutvica Andrijasevic and Claudia Kingdom. Bob Kelly, current Head of and developing countries. ”My own Aradau – Human trafficking: are POLIS, sees this as a major strength of research, on relations between western we missing the point? the Department: “Whilst many politics aid donors and African states, has been ❖ Georgina Blakeley – Digging up departments have regional specialists, fundamentally shaped by this focus on Spain’s dead the OU is rather different in that we have the interactions between international ❖ Richard Heffernan – Sacking academics who live and work in England, relations and development.” Mark J. Prime Ministers Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Smith’s research on environment and ❖ Jef Huysmans – The insecurity of When we are developing courses, it is not citizenship in Asia and Latin America security just the desire to innovate that drives us integrates theory and evidence to argue ❖ Engin Isin – Do you know who forward, but also an in-built recognition that “environmental justice without social you are? that the UK is actually four nations not justice is ecotopian, while social justice ❖ David Middleton – Your truth one.” without environmental justice is barren or theirs: the making of public opinion ❖ Michael Saward – ‘And the BAFTA goes to…’ ❖ Mark Smith The Politics of Blood: Colour coded conflict in Thailand ❖ Vicki Squire – Taking sanctuary

and self defeating”. His forthcoming Responsible Politics extends the scope of this project to include human rights and labour standards. For a full list of Open Politics titles, see the accompanying box. The Open Politics podcasts can be accessed at: http://www.open2.net/politics/index.htm. They are freely available for use by the Richard Heffernan, Open University academic community. Centre Established at SOAS The politics of rights and justice, during secularism – CCRJ is an interdisciplinary atrocity and memory, and a debate on 7th and post conflict, is an increasingly forum for encouraging research-driven October 2010 on local (‘gacaca’) justice in important and visible part of international engagement between and among scholars, Rwanda between Jens Meierhenrich (LSE), relations. In a new initiative to help us practitioners, advocates, and research Lars Waldorf (Centre for Applied Human analyse and understand the implications students. Through research workshops, Rights, York University) and Phil Clark of this development, the Department speaker series, manuscript readings, and who has recently joined the Department of Politics and International Studies grant projects CCRJ facilitates creative at SOAS as a Lecturer in the International at SOAS has established a Centre for engagement among policy and research Politics of Africa. This debate is in the International Politics of Conflict, communities based internationally and in association with the LTJN. Rights and Justice (CCRJ) co-directed London. CCRJ welcomes as research by Dr Stephen Hopgood and Dr Leslie associates visiting scholars and Vinjamuri. Events practitioners pursuing policy relevant Organised under five research Forthcoming events include the CCRJ’s research. clusters – global human rights, inaugural annual lecture on Monday For more details please log on to transitional justice, humanitarianism, 22nd November 2010 by Professor Carol http://www.conflictrightsjustice.org/ the practice of conflict, and faith and Gluck of Columbia University speaking on home.html

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The School of Politics and International Britain and Western Europe. He has a In July this year Professor Steven Fielding Relations at Nottingham continues its strong interest in electoral behaviour, of the School of Politics at Nottingham expansion, with four new members of and is known mainly for his work on the University presented a Radio 4 staff joining this academic year. drivers of support for extremism and documentary, Dramatising New Labour. implications for public policy. The hour long broadcast looked at how

Vivien Lowndes the party of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has been represented on the small Ben Holland and big screen, from obvious candidates like The Thick of It and The Queen to children’s television series such as My Dad’s the Prime Minister – and even Dr Vivien Lowndes has conducted major Who. research projects on citizen participation, Ben Holland is interested in the history Fielding interviewed the likes partnership governance and local political of political thought, particularly in of Alastair Campbell, Sir David Hare leadership. She acted as Specialist respect of ideas about inter-state politics, (Absence of War, Gethsemane and other Advisor to the House of Commons Public as well as contemporary international New Labour plays), Alistair Beaton (A Administration Committee for its inquiry relations theory. Very Social Secretary and The Trial of into innovations in participation, and Tony Blair), Peter Kosminsky (The Project

was an Advisor to the Lyons Inquiry on Mark Pickup and The Government Inspector), Stephen Local Government. Her current research Frears (The Deal and The Queen), as well takes a critical look at local strategies for as former Labour MPs Clare Short and ‘community cohesion’ and ‘preventing Adam Ingram. violent extremism’. The documentary highlighted the dominant ways in which New Labour Matthew Goodwin Mark Pickup is a specialist in has been depicted and asked writers to Comparative politics, joining Nottingham explain their motives and explored what from Simon Fraser University, with a those represented on screen thought particular interest in public opinion about the process. The broadcast flowed and democratic representation within directly from Fielding’s work on the North American and West European fictional representation of British politics Matthew Goodwin joins Nottingham countries. His research focuses on in general. from the University of Manchester, political information, public opinion, the Radio Times had Dramatising New where he has been an ESRC Postdoctoral media, election campaigns and electoral Labour as its Pick of the Week, describing Fellow. His main areas of research institutions. He is a visiting fellow at the it as ‘utterly superb’, as did the Financial include political behaviour and University of Oxford where he runs the Times. extremism, especially in the context of Oxford Polling Observatory website.

Aberdeen University Politics and IR

The Aberdeen Department has seen Dr Christian Haerpfer has been Theory and Practice’, with Richard a busy revolving door with Professor promoted to Personal Chair. He has Rose (ESRC) and ‘British Business and Michael Keating returning from degrees from Vienna and Strathclyde Public Policy: The Informational and secondment in Florence and Professor and taught political science at Salzburg Structural Determinants of Political Michael Smith joining the Department and Vienna before joining Aberdeen Influence’ (ESRC). The latter project along with Dr Andrew Glencross and Dr in 2005. He was Director of the ‘New continues the vein of work reflected in Joanne McEvoy. Professor Trevor Salmon Democracies Barometer’ between 1992 The Political Power of Business: Structure has retired and Dr David Galbreath is and 1998 and created the ‘Eurasia- and Information in Public Policymaking, moving to Bath. Barometer’, which is the European part Routledge, 2007. Major research projects have seen of the Global Barometer Survey Group. Dr Bernhagen and Professor the arrival of a number of Research Dr Patrick Bernhagen has been Haerpfer are also two of the authors Fellows Dr Gabriella Borz (Professor promoted to a Senior Lectureship. of the very successful Democratization, Richard Rose), Dr Sandra Pogodda He is completing two projects: (with Ronald Inglehart and Christian (Professor Michael Smith), and Dr Alex ‘Representing Europeans: the 2009 Welzel), Oxford University Press, 2009. Wilson (Professor Michael Keating). European Parliament Election in

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happens in a hung parliament) ❖ Prof. Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge (on “the triumph of the Anglosphere”) ❖ Prof. Avi Shlaim, University of Oxford, and Dr Page Wilson, RMAS, along with Prof. Alan Cromartie (on the Goldstone Report) ❖ Sir Brian Burridge, retired Air Chief Marshal (on UK defence and security Prof. Sir Michael Howard Prof. Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy strategy)

At the beginning of the 2009-10 session Warfare seminar, sponsored by General Other Events the School launched a major research Dynamics. Two of the School’s Visiting Professors programme on the Liberal Way of War – Major-General Tim Cross and Desmond with a major conference on ‘War and Distinguished speakers this session Bowen – gave substantial evidence to the the Liberal State’ that brought together included: Iraq War Inquiry in December 2009. academic experts with officers from every ❖ Professor Williamson Murray, Institute Recent Publications include branch of the Armed Services. of Defence Analysis, USA; Professor Beatrice Heuser’s Den Krieg The Launch Event heard two ❖ Lieutenant General Simon Mayall, denken: Die Entwicklung der Strategie seit external speakers, Sir Michael Howard UK Deputy Chief of Defence Staff der Antike; and Dr Alan Renwick’s The and Sir Adam Roberts, alongside two (Operations); Politics of Electoral Reform: Changing the speakers involved in the programme ❖ Professor Hew Strachan, Oxford Rules of Democracy. itself, the Strategic theorist Colin Gray University; Dr Renwick has been awarded two and the historian of political thought ❖ Lieutenant General Jim Dutton, CBE further research grants, one from the Alan Cromartie. A Leverhulme-supported RM, formerly Deputy Commander, McDougall Trust for the first phase of a seminar will run on a fortnightly basis ISAF major project with Dr Jean-Benoit Pilet at throughout the next three years. the Université Libre de Bruxelles looking Parallel to and overlapping with In our School research seminar series this cross-nationally at electoral system change the Liberal Way of War programme is the session our distinguished speakers have across 31 European democracies since School’s work on strategy and warfare included: 1945, and the other from the Nuffield which is enriched by a biennial series ❖ Prof. Robert Hazell, Director of the Foundation for work on the evolution of of seminars on Technology, Strategy and Constitution Unit, UCL (on what the debate on political reform in the UK.

Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Institute

ELAC is a unique interdisciplinary contemporary conflict. These included atrocities within the R2P framework. research programme spanning law, Professor Michael Doyle (Columbia Fieldwork in Kenya commences shortly, philosophy, politics and international University), Professor William Schabas and we look forward to our project relations. Its central aim is to strengthen (NUI) and Professor Jane Stromseth meeting in September with partners from law, norms and institutions to restrain, (Georgetown University) in June. Other Norway, Canada and Singapore. regulate and prevent armed conflict. events included a thought-provoking Other highlights include Dapo The Institute is led by Jennifer screening of video footage from US Akande‘s valued work on the jurisdiction Welsh (Professor of International Apache helicopter in Bagdad in 2007, of the ICC, David Rodin’s advisory role Relations), Dapo Akande (University recently leaked by Wikileaks, followed with the US Army on its first formal Lecturer in Public International Law) by a discussion on the ethical and legal Code of Professional Military Ethics, and Dr David Rodin (Senior Research implications. ELAC also joined with the and the award to Seth Lazar of the 2011 Associate, Philosophy). Oxford Institute for the Future of the American Philosophical Association This has been an exciting second Mind for an event on ‘Understanding the Sharp Prize for the best unpublished year for ELAC, with a busy programme Mind in Peace Negotiations’. monograph on the philosophy of war and of events and seminars bringing leading Our project ‘The Responsibility to peace. thinkers from around the globe to Prevent: Developing Ad hoc and Systemic For more information on ELAC’s Oxford to contribute to discussions on Strategies’ is now fully underway, work, please visit www.elac.ox.ac.uk. the most complex and pressing issues in focussing on the prevention of mass

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 13 10/09/2010 16:18:34 14 Department News Oxford Celebrates Gavin and Godwin

From left to right: David Fallon, Kate Barush, Susan Manly and Matthew Grenby

The ‘Celebrating Gavin’ conference to At an excellent concluding dinner at St mark the retirement of Gavin Williams Peter’s College, Barbara Harriss-White was held on 9th and 10th July at the spoke of Gavin’s great importance as a Gavin Williams, Oxford Department of Politics and International scholar-activist, teacher, researcher, and Relations. The conference brought friend. The standing ovation that followed of disciplinary backgrounds cast light together over 30 speakers, covering many demonstrated the extent to which these on the rich insight into 18th and 19th of the core themes of Gavin’s career. sentiments were shared by those present. century culture revealed in the diary. Lionel Cliffe (University of Leeds) opened The conference also featured the first the conference by paying respect to William Godwin’s Diary: Reconstructing public performance of Godwin’s tragedy Gavin’s energy as an academic, noting a Social and Political Culture 1788-1836 St Dunstan (1790). The project has been in particular Gavin’s work in setting On 23rd - 24th July, the Department run by Dr Mark Philp (DPIR), David up the influential Review of African hosted a British Academy-funded O’Shaughnessy (DPIR), and Professor Political Economy. Thereafter, many of conference: ‘William Godwin’s Diary: Victoria Myers (Pepperdine University). the speakers highlighted the personal Reconstructing a Social and Political For further details see http:// influence of Gavin on his students and Culture 1788-1836’. The conference godwindiary.politics.ox.ac.uk. A fully colleagues, including colourful anecdotes marked the culmination of a three-year searchable website with an edited about Gavin’s exhortations to ‘read Weber Leverhulme Foundation funded digitising transcription of the diary and digitised for breakfast’! Speakers also noted the and editing project on the diary Godwin scans of the original will be hosted on the on-going relevance of Gavin’s research for kept daily for almost half a century. Bodleian Library website from October their own research areas. Presentations by scholars from a range 2010.

Expansion Continues at Brunel APSA Conference, 2010

The Department of Politics and History at who specialises in the early modern Brunel is expanding, with 5 new members period, and Peter Thomas, whose focus of staff joining in summer 2010. is on nineteenth and twentieth century Stephen Marrin will strengthen philosophy and theory. the research and teaching in international Head of Department Mark politics, with special reference to Neocleous said: ‘this is an exciting time intelligence analysis, while Varun for the Department. We have appointed Uberoi will bring a new specialism a group of individuals with a huge range to the Department with his work of qualities, not least in their research, Nick Randall, University of Newcastle on the normative issues concerning to help us make the Department one immigration, multiculturalism, and of the best. Along with further new the rights of cultural minorities. Astrid appointments currently being advertised, Swenson’s work on the history of heritage the Department will be seeking to develop and memory, within a broader frame its existing centres of excellence but also of imperial networks and transnational to develop some new ones. It will also exchange, will further develop the mean expanding our portfolio of degrees, Department’s reputation in the field of especially at Masters level. In a period European and imperial history. Finally, where most Universities are contracting, two appointments will further enhance or have a freeze of one kind or another,

the Department’s work in social and it feels rather nice to embark on a Sir Robert Worcester, MORI, and John Coakley, UCD political thought: Filippo Del Lucchese, programme of expansion’.

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examples of research produced by the Department of International Relations at the LSE. Andrew Linklater’s thesis entitled ‘Obligations Beyond the State: The Individual, the State and Humanity in International Theory’ was awarded in 1978 and formed the basis for the book, Men and Citizens in the Theory of International Relations. Hidemi Suganami’s thesis entitled Domestic analogy in proposals for world Workshop on Special Responsibilites: The US and Global Change order, 1814-1945: the transfer of legal and political principles from the domestic Special Responsibilities: The US and Thomas Carothers, Richard Youngs, to the international sphere in thought Global Change Laurence Whitehead, Tony Smith, Hilary on international law and relations was As part of his ESRC funded project Charlesworth, Piki Ish-Shalom, Jonas completed in 1986. ‘Legitimacy and Hegemony’, Professor Wolff, Gordon Crawford, Phil Cerny and Ian Clark hosted a workshop at Professor Carole Pateman. Publications Aberystwyth on 19th - 21st July on the Carl Death has recently published his theme of ‘Special Responsibilities: The David Davies Memorial Institute first monograph entitled Governing US and Global Change’. Participants The DDMI hosted a workshop Sustainable Development: Partnerships, included William Wohlforth, Chris entitled ‘New Approaches to Conflict protests and power at the World Summit Reus-Smit, Robyn Eckersley, Mlada Transformation: Trust, Empathy and which is published by Routledge. Bukovansky, Justin Morris, Tim Dunne, Dialogue’ on 23rd - 24th June 2010. Matthew Paterson, Andrew Walter, The workshop examined the role that

Nicholas Wheeler, Dick Price, Kimberley trust, dialogue and empathy play in Governing Sustainable Hutchings and Duncan Snidal. transforming conflict in International Development: Partnerships, protests Relations. and power at the World Conceptual Politics of Democracy Summit Promotion Congratulations to Professor Andrew Carl Death Dr Milja Kurki and Dr Jeff Bridoux Linklater and Professor Hidemi organised a workshop entitled the Suganami ‘Conceptual Politics of Democracy Their PhD theses have been selected for APSA Conference, 2010 Promotion’ held in Aberystwyth on a digitisation project at the LSE Library 28th - 29thJuly. Participants included as being among the most important

POLSIS at Birmingham

Staff Appointments Defence Policy of the European Union. This to conduct research on Male and We are delighted to have welcomed two will be the first authoratitive theoretical Transgender Sex Work in the UK and the new Professorial appointments – Stefan and empirical analysis of the EU’s Netherlands. Wolff has joined the Department as a common defence policy. Anand has also Lou Cabrera has been part of new chair in security from the University been appointed co-editor of the journal successful grant application team for a of Nottingham; Sarah Colvin has been West European Politics. E50,000 contract from FRONTEX to appointed to the role of Director of the Christopher Finlay has been support research on The Ethics of Border Institute for German Studies, joining us awarded one of only seven British Security. Lou’s contribution to the project from the University of Edinburgh. Academy / Leverhulme Senior Research will be to assess the immigration policies Fellowships awarded this year to of each of the 27 EU members in a Research Grants complete a book on Terrorism and the human rights frame. Anand Menon has been awarded a Right to Resist. Further details of the activities of £320,000 ESRC grant for his project Nicki Smith has been awarded POLSIS can be found on our web site at Institutions, Institutional Change, and the a Leverhulme Trust grant of £36,743 http://www.polsis.bham.ac.uk/

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Risk, Perceptions of Risk and Transborder News from Infectious Diseases: Challenges for Global Northumbria Health Governance Dr Kirsten Haack has joined the Department of Social Sciences at Association 60th Anniversary/ Northumbria University as a Lecturer in International Politics. She has Political Studies Workshop recently launched a new journal University of Sheffield, 24th September 2010 which will be published in September 2010. The Journal of International Final Reminder ❖ Security without Emergencies: Global Organizations Studies (JIOS) is a peer- This workshop on Global Health Public Health and Security as a Value reviewed, interdisciplinary journal Governance (GHG) in Sheffield will – Jonathan Herington (Australia that seeks to encourage the creation examine the current state of global National University) of a distinct field of international health governance in relation to disease ❖ Global Health Security Interrupted: organisation studies, bringing monitoring and control, and propose Indonesia, Viral Sovereignty and the together researchers and practitioners. policy-relevant analysis of how we might WHO – Adam Kamradt-Scott and The journal’s mission is to support better govern these health priorities Kelley Lee (London School of Hygiene innovative approaches in the study at the global level. The workshop and Tropical Medicine) of international organisations which will involve leading academics and ❖ Mediating Risk Through the explore new grounds and transcend policy makers from diverse disciplines International Health Regulations and the traditional perspective of such as politics, medicine, political Biopolitical Surveillance – Jeremy international organisations as merely economy, political philosophy, sociology, Youde (University of Minnesota the sum of its member states. For international relations and development, Duluth) more information, or to submit your including input from health practitioners ❖ Governing Health Risk by Buying manuscript, please contact the JIOS as much as from specialists in the social Behaviour – Sophie Harman (City editors, Kirsten Haack, Northumbria sciences. University London) University, and John Mathiason, ❖ Between Planning and Reality: Syracuse University, at editors@ The programme will include the Preparing for the Pandemic That Never journal-iostudies.org, or visit the following papers: Was – Thomas Abraham (University of journal website at www.journal- ❖ Global Health Governance: Challenge Hong Kong) iostudies.org. and Opportunity in a Globalised World ❖ Let Them Eat Tamiflu: The Rise and Dr Rachael Chapman joined – Nana K Poku and Jim Whitman Fall of a Medical Countermeasure the Social Sciences Department at (University of Bradford) – Stefan Elbe (University of Sussex) Northumbria University in March ❖ Levels of Analysis in Health Security: 2010 as a Senior Lecturer in Public Human, (Inter)national and Global Please contact Rene Bailey (r.bailey@ Policy. She was previously employed Health Security – Simon Rushton sheffield.ac.uk) to see if spaces are still as a senior research fellow at Warwick (Aberystwyth University) available for this event. Business School, and before that at the Local Governance Research Unit at De Montfort University. Her research ‘Governance and Public Policy in the UK’ expertise, interests and recent publications focus on governance and community participation, Centre for British Politics including faith and civil society engagement. She is currently leading 3rd Annual Conference a research project investigating 10th December 2010 effective engagement and partnership between local authorities and faith The Centre for British Politics is hosting areas of public policy, including asylum groups (funded by Local Government its 3rd annual conference on Friday, and immigration, domestic security, Improvement and Development), and 10th December. This year’s chosen (citizenship) education, neighbourhood has undertaken research on Hindu- theme is ‘Governance and Public Policy renewal, ‘social exclusion’ and ‘welfare Christian dialogue, the similarities in the UK’. to work’. and differences of faith and the wider The overall aim of the conference Confirmed speakers to date include third sector and on the contribution is to explain and assess recent and Tim Bale, David Richards, Martin of faith groups to civil renewal current developments in UK governance Smith, Ben Seyd, Tim Heppell and (with Professor Vivien Lowndes, De and public policy. It will examine both (keynote speaker) Gerry Stoker. For a Montfort University). institutional reforms, such as devolution copy of the draft programme and other and the restructuring of government details, please e-mail sue.simpson@ departments, and developments in key nottingham.ac.uk

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 16 10/09/2010 16:18:43 Time to Confer 17 Annual APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Why ‘Retire’ At 65? Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jim Chandler Sheffield Hallam University 11th - 13th February, 2011 Following the abolition of a The 8th Annual APSA Teaching and during which paper presenters and compulsory retirement age how long Learning in Political Science Conference conference discussants can interact on a will colleagues continue full time will take place in Albuquerque, NM sustained basis focused on a track theme. University employment? Unlike future from 11th - 13th February 2011. Proposal In addition to the working groups, generations I can retire at 65, with submissions will be accepted until 15th the conference features workshops a sustainable pension and with the September 2011. that focus on practical issues related incentive to dispense with some of to teaching. Proposals are welcome the more problematic elements of my Call for Proposals for paper presentations and workshop work. I did not join the profession in Using a working-group model, the presentations on the themes listed below 1974 to be a manager and am happy to conference provides a forum to develop for each category. jettison many an unnecessary meeting models on teaching and learning as well For more information, Visit http:// or concocting an unread mission as to discuss broad themes and values www.apsanet.org/content_18327.cfm statement. Thirty six years ago I affecting political science education. The If you have any questions, please contact became a lecturer in order to undertake conference is organised into 12 tracks [email protected] research for its own sake and for the constructed around specific themes, personal enjoyment of investigation, thought and communication rather than the now competitive demands to bring funding to the University through the RAE/REF or the acquisition of grants that I do not really SAVE THE DATE: need. In ‘retirement’ I will have the opportunity to undertake research by a JULY 8 TO 12, 2012 more effective method of slow cooking In a globalising world, everywhere power is being reconfigured, creating rather than the production of fast food opportunities for change: ● New players are emerging on the world stage, reflected in outputs geared to gaining the necessary G-20, the “BRIC” and in North-South relations. ● Climate change and the financial crisis have altered global dynamics. ● Transnational governance is taking on new forms, such as the material for the REF. reformed EU. ASEAN and Mercosur. ● Within states, there is increased devolution and the recognition of In the 1970s teaching was an sub-identities. ● State functions are increasingly being shared with non-state actors enjoyable partnership with students such as corporations and non-governmental organisations and are affected by the dynamics of an international who were in most cases prepared for society. ● Substantial changes are taking place in social life including gender seminars and rapidly gained, if they roles and the nature of the family. ● Religious cleavages refuse to disappear, and may be evolving into a had not already done so, a serious and Reordering major axis of political and social conflict. ● The Westphalian model of inter-state relations is not sufficient to informed view of politics and public cope with the challenges of global governance. This emphasises the importance of the dialogue between political science and international relations. administration. They had opinions. Power, The nation-state remains the key crucible of power in terms of elections, Each seminar generally had one or public policy and in international negotiations, but it faces new challenges. Territory and power no longer align. Boundaries and borders are two resident Marxists who in the shifting. Boundaries can be geographical, social, cultural, religious or economic. We 1970s added a spice of radicalism to Shifting need to understand how they are created and interpreted. Every boundary is an expression and exercise of power and this raises normative issues, their ideas. Students then had their particularly those relating to justice and the divisions between public and private and at the global level between North-South and South-South rela- own ideas rather than an automated tions. The debate about the centrality of trust in social and political life has been reactivated. predisposition to remember material Boundaries How we frame these issues depends in part on our disciplinary assump- tions and methodologies. We need to think again about how to conceptu- from lectures and the one text book alise power, for example in terms of legitimacy, sovereignty or questions of global governance/locality. Boundaries within our discipline and with they hope will tell them what to think, other disciplines are shifting. Space and scale are becoming increasingly important in the thinking of political science. What other tools or multi- just long enough to reproduce other method approaches do we need to respond to these changes? Political science can play an important role in informing the choices that come with people’s ideas in assignments so that the reshaping of power. We invite you to share your research on the reshaping of power and shift- they can achieve what now passes as ing boundaries at the World Congress of the International Political Science Association, in Madrid 2012. a good degree. Perhaps the element I Submit your paper and panel proposals as of May 2011. shall least miss is the obligation to give www.ipsa.org 2:1s to unadventurous essay and exam International Political Science Association (IPSA) 1590 Doctor-Penfield Avenue, suite 331 answers in order that their authors are Montreal (QC) H3G 1C5 Tel: 1 (514) 848 8718 not penalised by being marked by an Fax: 1 (514) 848 4095 [email protected] older academic who insists that a 2:1 is of the standard of 30 years ago.

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 17 10/09/2010 16:19:02 18 In Full View Studying British Politics in the American Heartland Terrence Casey interest in the UK was first piqued by the version was later published as The Executive Director history of the Second World War, with Social Context of Economic Change in British Politics Group of APSA Britain standing alone, Spitfire pilots Britain: Between Policy and Performance battling it out over Kent, Churchill’s (Manchester University Press, 2002). soaring oratory, and all that. Plus I came Last year I published my second book, an Terrence Casey of age during the Thatcher era, when edited volume entitled The Blair Legacy British politics was really interesting. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). Shifts in Certainly many of my compatriots, the contours of British and American watching Prime Minister’s Questions on capitalism in the wake of the financial C-SPAN as we do, would agree with me crisis is focus of my current research. that the British version of democracy is Since 2005, I have served as the just much more fun to watch than the Executive Director of the British Politics If you think that teaching politics is a American brand. Group, a related group of the American challenge, try teaching it to engineers. In terms of serious study, my Political Science Association. Founded in The Rose-Hulman Institute of research focuses predominantly on 1975, the BPG is dedicated to enhancing Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana is issues of comparative political economy, the study of British politics on both sides best described as your typical small, obviously looking at the UK, but also of the Atlantic. We present a regular private American liberal arts college at the US. This has drawn me into block of panels as part of the APSA – except that it is an engineering school. questions related to the economic programme and frequently organise I came to Rose ten years ago by way impact of social capital, the quantitative conferences on special topics. In 2007 we of an undergraduate degree at Towson assessment of ‘varieties of capitalism’, held a conference entitled ‘Britain after University in Baltimore and a masters and the political economy of the Blair Blair’, the product of which developed and doctorate at George Washington years. My work has been published in into The Blair Legacy. This year in University in Washington, DC. In such journals as Political Studies, West Washington we held a conference entitled addition to being an engineering college, European Politics, and Comparative ‘The UK and US in 2010: Transition I am the only political scientist at Rose, European Politics, and I have contributed and Transformation’. We have also been as well as the Head of the Department of chapters to The Encyclopedia of Twentieth able to work closely with the Political Humanities and Social Sciences, which Century Ethnic Conflicts (Greenwood Studies Association to increase exchanges encompasses every discipline that is not Press, 2003) and Globalization, between our organisations. Thanks to engineering, math or science. Citizenship and the War on Terror (Edward generous grants, many members of the Elgar, 2007). BPG have been able to attend the Political British More Fun Studies Association’s conference that I’ve spent the bulk of my professional Beer Prize 2001 they would not have otherwise. career studying British politics. I’m often My doctoral dissertation examined Finally, while I am very interested asked, mainly by my British colleagues, regional economic change in the UK in British politics, history and society, how did you end up studying British in response to the economic policies and greatly enjoy every visit to the politics? I’ve yet to develop a pithy answer of the Thatcher era and was awarded UK, I retain very strong views on what to the question. I guess, like many the 2001 Samuel H. Beer Prize from constitutes ‘real football’. On that point I American boys of my generation, my the British Politics Group. A revised remain very much a true American.

Coalition Government: Its Consequences and Implications

Professor Lord Smith of Clifton I bring two perspectives to bear on the long thought to be extinct – at least experience of the first three months of within the confines of Westminster. the Tory-Lib Dem Coalition. First, as an Lord Trevor Smith erstwhile academic political scientist Completely Disorientated and, secondly, as a life peer from the The first, and most obvious, point to ring-side seat of a humble participant- make is that parliamentarians at all observer. Had I had the relevant training, levels are completely disorientated. I might have synthesised the two as a Everyone, Coalition partners, the Official political anthropologist. This would have Opposition and the devolved parties been more appropriate for analysing the alike, have yet to come to terms with the rediscovery of a form of political tribalism changed circumstances occasioned by

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the outcome of May’s General Election. micro-management; a courting of big displays of disquiet among both partner Studying British Politics in the American Heartland They are all feeling or, more accurately business and a concommitant attempted parties, but, in the circumstances, the perhaps, groping their way forward. This emulation of corporate behaviour; likes of David Davies and John Redwood applies equally to the whole spectrum of a lukewarm commitment both to among the Tories, or Simon Hughes, Bob media reporters who, however much they devolution and gender equality; a failure Russell and Tony Greaves among the Lib may have speculated on the likelihood of to continue with the completion of Dems can do little more that fret and a hung parliament before the Election, constitutional reform; a very serious strut. have been caught utterly unprepared erosion of civil liberties; economic by its advent. The media is as much at profligacy that prompted and then Time will Tell sea as are the practitioners it observes. exacerbated the recession were all failings The Lib Dems at all levels insist they By contrast, the electorate for its part of a considerable magnitude. These will remain a distinctive political force seems relatively calm about the so-called faults, along with the crass decision to but no one has spelt out how this may “new politics” and broadly favoured the join with the US in the illegal invasion be achieved. In any case, the withdrawal formation of the Coalition. of Iraq, brought down the Brown of Short money in the Commons To turn from the macro context to government and effectively postponed and Cranborne money in the Lords a personal one, I find my own position any prospect of a “realignment of the – available only to Opposition parties somewhat disconcerting. I had always Left” for a generation or more. – has created considerable financial thought I was more naturally Lib-Lab The result of the 2010 election difficulties, nor is there any funding as than Lib-Con. Having fought the 1959 made coalition almost inevitable if David yet available to pay for the devising of election, I readily endorsed Jo Grimond’s Cameron was not to go the way of his separate policies. call for a “realignment of the Left” immediate predecessors, Hague, Duncan- The next five years, then, will see and that remained my preference. The Smith and Howard. Furthermore, the Lib a dramatic change in the UK’s political Cook-Maclennan talks prior to the Dems could not afford to fight another landscape. An economic ‘double 1997 election, and the good personal election in the near future, while the whammy’ could bring about a National chemistry between Paddy Ashdown and possibility of a Lib-Lab administration Government that included Labour as in Tony Blair, made my radical pulses throb was unreal as the seat numbers did WWII. If the Coalition lasts its full five faster. The subsequent electoral New not add up. Also, in the immediate years, the most likely scenario is that the Labour landslide put paid to or, at least aftermath, the outbursts of John Reid, two partners will fight the next election postponed, any such coming together. John Prescott and Jack Straw made it as “The Coalition seeking re-election” What put the final kybosh on it was, of abundantly clear a deal could not be with a series of elaborate local pacts of course, the history of New Labour rule contemplated. Those, like Adonis and the kind which, in Huddersfield and for the next thirteen years. Mandelson, who would have favoured the Bolton in the 1950s, favoured both Tories attempt, had the rug effectively pulled and Liberal fortunes at the expense of Courting Business from under them by their comrades. Labour. Such an eventuality might well The Blair-Brown premierships revealed In Coalition, there is no doubting lead to the formation of Old Conservative all too starkly that New Labour had the strength of the Cameron-Clegg and Old Liberal parties (with the latter positioned itself determinedly to the right bond. Cameron, moreover, in the fields possibly allied to the Greens), with some of the Tories; their administrations were of foreign affairs and civil liberties kind of Continuity or Real Labour party the most authoritarian and militaristically has played a blinder so far, though his struggling to find a raison d’etre. Only belligerent in living memory. Increasing economic, health and education policies time and circumstance will tell. centralisation, with a penchant for remain problematic.There have been

Coalition Government: Choosing the Labour Leader This summer sees the publication of election since 1963. Given the bypassing successor got themselves elected will Its Consequences and Implications Choosing the Labour Leader: Labour Party of the Electoral College to appoint be in a better position to answer that Leadership Elections from Wilson to Brown, Gordon Brown in 2007, and the debates question after reading this thought- by Dr Timothy Heppell of the School of surrounding his authority and legitimacy provoking and well-researched book.’ Politics and International Studies at the as Labour Party leader thereafter, this University of Leeds. This is the follow book offers a comprehensive and timely Choosing the Labour up to his 2008 publication Choosing the examination of Labour Party leadership Leader: Labour Party Tory Leader: Conservative Party Leadership elections from Wilson to Brown which Leadership Elections from Wilson to Brown Elections from Heath to Cameron. will be invaluable for scholars of Labour by Dr Timothy In Choosing the Labour Leader Party politics. Heppell Heppell draws together debates on the In the commendatory preface to method of party leadership selection and the book, Dr Tim Bale (University of the ideological positioning of leadership Sussex) concludes that ‘anyone interested candidates, by examining each leadership in asking how and why Gordon Brown’s

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 19 10/09/2010 16:19:06 20 In Full View The Association’s Treasurer Contributes to Key Academy of Social Science Series In an increasingly hostile climate, the Treasurer of the PSA, contributed a issue, plus cost-benefit analyses of the Academy of Social Sciences – “the significant piece on lifelong learning best way to deal with it. Dr Daniel Poulter Voice of the Social Sciences in the UK” and the ageing society, demonstrating MP, Conservative MP for Central Suffolk – realised it had to act decisively and how his research on the improvement and North Ipswich and an active NHS swiftly to defend the role of social science that education makes to quality of life in doctor, noted the demonstrable value research in providing the evidence base older age had fed into national and local of keeping older people contributing to for policy making. It decided to make government policy. society through enabling independence. more widely known the very real impact Making the Case for the Social Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Spokesperson that social science research has on society Sciences No. 2: Ageing was launched on Pensions and former Minister for and conceived a series of attractive and in the Boothroyd Room at Portcullis Pensions and the Ageing Society, drew easy to read booklets containing small House to an invited audience of over attention to various matters highlighted selections of real world examples of social 90 people, including several MPs and in the report. She also stressed the science research contributing to policy Peers, with presentations from two of the importance of representing older people decisions. These booklets – Making the contributors plus a lively panel discussion in our culture and politics and the need Case for the Social Sciences – are being and questions from the floor. The need to to discourage patronising attitudes. circulated as widely as possible to foster a plan strategically for an ageing population Finally, she reminded the audience that widespread increased understanding and and the value of access to research the problem was nevertheless a good one awareness. evidence in making policy decisions were to have: living longer shouldn’t be seen Drawing upon the knowledge key themes throughout the discussion. as a burden or a problem but should be and support of the 700+ individual Baroness Sally Greengross, valued. Academicians and 38 learned societies Commissioner for the Equality and The booklets in pdf format can be that make up the Academy, short Human Rights Commission and downloaded from http://www.acss.org.uk vignettes of important work are being a former Director of Age Concern, as can fuller reports of the launch events gathered on topics of current interest congratulated the Academy for its role with photos. with the aim of producing four booklets in bringing together a broad collection each year. The dozen or so case studies of social research and drew attention to Making the Case for included in the latest issue (Ageing) the central role social science research the Social Sciences No.2 Ageing range from modelling the costs of future would play in a forthcoming enquiry into care funding and producing demographic human rights for older people needing projections, to uncovering and tackling care at home. Hugh Pullinger, Head of ageism; from improving the lot of older the Older People and Ageing Society people in deprived areas, to making the Division at DWP, supported the call for MAKING THE CASE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

outdoor environment ‘elder friendly’. a proper evidence and analytical base for No.2 AGEING Professor John Benyon AcSS, Honorary why an ageing population is an urgent

Competition Time Which 20th century British Prime Minister said: “If Britain ever had a prime minister who did not fear Questions, our Parliamentary democracy would be in danger.” Please email your answers to Neil Collins at: [email protected] The member with the first correct answer will receive a free copy of Choosing the Labour Leader: Labour Party Leadership Elections from Wilson to Brown. Jane Green, University of Manchester and Caitlin Milazzo, University of California, Davis enjoying the Embassy Reception for the British Politics Group at the APSA Conference, 2010

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There is a current discourse on how culture of the rejection of corruption. than in analytical and empirical work. to address corruption at institutional Clearly this does not mean While the appropriate academic rigour and country levels, with an awareness that existing approaches are to be and conceptual frameworks would be that no single approach has been discounted, but the balance between expected, the purpose of the special issue particularly or consistently successful, the two perspectives of prevention and is to provide a number of perspectives especially the focus on investigations investigations, the questions of priority, which not only add to the discourse but and sanctions. In such circumstances, it sequence, timing and measurement, also provides practitioners with policy- is not surprising that there is increasing require discussion and evaluation. relevant guidance. Thus submissions are interest in prevention, and particularly welcome from practitioners and policy- on what makes people honest. This Alternatives to Current Approaches makers, as well as from academics and ranges from the role of civic education The special issue intends to focus on researchers. All submissions will be peer- to increase public awareness of their alternatives to current approaches and reviewed. rights to standards from government, emphasis, and the options open to on innovative experiential learning and countries and donors, either in terms Submission Details facilitated reflexivity aimed alike at the of what has not worked, (and why) and Submissions should be submitted rediscovery of higher purpose. It looks what should be done, or in terms of through the normal procedures on PAD’s at developing ethical values, and on the what appears to work in what sector site on www3.interscience.wiley.com. kinds of sources, and resources, public or context, or in which country. As a The submission should be prominently officials may be able to draw upon in consequence the special issue is less marked ‘Submission for Special Issue on dealing with professional work situations interested in definitions of corruption, Corruption’. The submission date is 1st thus, as UNCAC suggests, fostering a or general literature-based overviews, December 2010

New Editorial Team at JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies revamped editorial board comprising Rob the three lists, JCMS remains in the top Ackrill (Nottingham Business School), quartile. The JCMS performance on the Adrian Favell (Aarhus University), Iain 5 year impact factor further supports this Begg (London School of Economics and trend. The relevant statistics covering Political Science), Paul de Grauwe (KU the citations from 2004 to 2009 show Leuven), Grainne de Burca (Harvard an impact factor of 1.646 (slightly down Law School) and Rick van der Ploeg from 1.693 in 2008). On both indicators (University of Oxford) has been set up the journal does very well. with a particular mandate to advise the JCMS is also involved in organising editors on disciplinary questions, beyond a number of annual events. Most Michelle Cini and Amy Verdun Political Science and International recently, the 2010 JCMS Lecture, entitled Editors-in-Chief JCMS Relations with a particular focus on ‘The Limits of Europeanization: Greece On 1st July 2010, Michelle Cini Economics, Law and Sociology. and the Euro-Zone’ was given to general (University of Bristol) and Amy Verdun acclaim by Prof. Kevin Featherstone (University of Victoria) took over from Some background information (London School of Economics) at the Jim Rollo and Dan Wincott as the new JCMS continues to perform well, ECPR’s Fifth Pan-European Conference editors of JCMS. The editorial office attracting high quality articles. Excluding of the Standing Group on the EU, held has since moved from the University of special issues and the Annual Review, in Porto, Portugal in June. It is intended Sussex to the University of Bristol. JCMS JCMS received 216 submissions to the that an article based on the lecture will also has two Annual Review editors, Nat Journal from 1st Sept 2009 - 31st August appear in the March 2011 issue of the Copsey and Tim Haughton, who have 2010, during which 32 articles were Journal. been with the journal for three years and published, making an overall publication The editors welcome submissions of whose term has recently been extended rate of 14.8%. the highest quality on issues pertaining for a further three years. The editors will The ISI impact factor in 2009 for to European integration across the social be working new book review editors, articles published in 2007 and 2008 science disciplines and would be pleased Paul Stephenson and Patrick Bijsmans, was 1.316. This ranks JCMS 23rd of 112 to hear from you either via the editorial both based at Maastricht University, in Political Science, 13th of 59 among office or directly if you are considering a who take over in September 2010. International Relations journals and submission to the Journal. Finally, as of July 2010 the Editorial 58th of 245 among Economics journals. [email protected], Board membership has changed. The The editors are pleased that in each of [email protected], [email protected]

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imperative which as a political scientist, before the complexities of e-mail software James L. Newell I might be expected to feel rather keenly. – while being hard pressed to think of As Jean Blondel put it in European any among them who don’t now use it Political Science, a journal I helped to as a matter of routine. Social surveys found in 2001, in the 1950s and 1960s often carried “[I]f we think that politics affects a question about whether respondents the lives of all of us, and if we also had a telephone in their homes, as one think that we have relevant things to indicator of material affluence. Now the say about how politics works and about absence of a telephone would be widely James L. Newell what can and cannot be achieved, we regarded as an indicator of poverty. Few have to be visible in the ‘city’… In a firms nowadays would even contemplate It is now widely accepted in academic variety of ways and at many different trading without a web site. circles that some kind of web presence points, we must be prepared to state with The University of Salford is very has acquired a heightened and still some authority what the knowledge we fortunate in having, through its Research growing significance for the successful have collectively amassed tells us about and Graduate College, a range of facilities carrying on of the trade. There are at what is possible, likely, impossible or – from workshops and seminars, through least four reasons for this. The first is the plainly wrong.” (http://www.essex.ac.uk/ on-line resources and individual one- development of the Internet itself, with ECPR/publications/eps /onlineissues/ to-one tuition – to enable members of the first generation of web technologies autumn2001/greeting_jean.htm) its research community to develop on- having been overtaken by the second. It is also an imperative whose line profiles. Driven, therefore, by the Whereas, in its initial phases, the practical significance is enhanced by considerations outlined above, I recently medium gave users more immediate the growing pressures on academics decided to launch my own blog (http:// access to vastly greater quantities of to demonstrate the impact of what jlnewell.com), something I have managed information than before, the flow of they do through mechanisms such as to do thanks to the kind assistance of information remained essentially ‘one- the Research Excellence Framework, Cristina Costa, the University’s Research way’, through web sites containing ‘read which will see ‘significant additional Technologies Development Officer, only’ material. Now we have a medium recognition’ given ‘where high quality who is working with research staff and that allows users to be the producers and research has contributed to the economy, students across the institution in a range contributors of information as well as society, public policy, culture, the of activities related to the effective and its consumers. Through blogs and social environment, international development creative use of web 2.0 for learning, networking sites, such as Methodspace, or quality of life’ (http://www.hefce. teaching and research. Ning and SciVee, users can comment ac.uk/research/ref/impact/) Blogs can, of course, be used for a on content in a way that has resulted Finally, for all of the foregoing variety of purposes. Some are personal; in decentralisation, the generation of reasons, a web presence seems likely, at some are used to facilitate and enhance information from the ‘bottom up’. a certain point, to become an essential the quality of communication within Through these and other sites, such prerequisite of the capacity to engage an organisation, such as our own ‘VC’s as YouTube and Wikipedia, users can in the ordinary processes of social Blog’; others help to bring together on- now share information and interact as interaction at all. In the initial phases line communities for a vast array of information providers, rather than being of a new technological development, social and professional purposes. My aim the passive recipients of information access to it is restricted, by financial has been simply to use the medium to provided to them. Second, therefore, the and other barriers, to a few. Under such raise my profile and to get my research Internet now offers students and scholars circumstances it can without cost be more widely known, conscious as I am unrivalled opportunities to share research ignored by the many. But as take-up of what I had been told by my head findings, to engage in discussion of their spreads, processes of social interaction of department when I started out as a work and participate with others in the come increasingly to depend on the professional academic after a PhD in development of scholarly communities. technology with the result that those 1991: “What you have to realise Jim”, he Third, by the same token, it also without access, or who continue to resist told me, “is that any journal article you offers unrivalled opportunities to engage its use, discover that they are in danger, write may well be read by not many more in dialogue with those outside the de facto, of being excluded from social than five people: you, the journal’s editor, academic community and to demonstrate networks they were once part of and took the two referees and one other person”. the relevance of what we do to those for granted. Most readers will be able to While academic writing is enormously outside the ‘ivory towers’. This is an think of colleagues who for long shrank satisfying, now that the means are

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available, I would like my writing to or news on a particular subject, and the own professional domain. This means, have more impact than that and I am ability of readers to engage with that as Cristina Costa (http://www.pg.salford. particularly interested in acquiring a commentary through comments of their ac.uk/blog/?p=450#more-450) has media profile, as I have begun to do own. Politics, after all, is carried on pointed out, that the medium ‘can thanks to the 2010 election. through the medium of discussion, even equally expose us and our work in From the point of view of pursuing when carried on through other media ways we have not experienced before’. this ambition, a blog seemed an essential such as war. The writing of commentary, And there are obvious dangers in that. vehicle, especially in view of the blurring I have found – offering as it does the One of the ways I have sought to avoid of blogging with the mainstream mass opportunity immediately to publish such dangers in my own case is by media, which has seen mainstream unfiltered reflections on a topic – is foregrounding research concerns and journalists increasingly writing their every bit as satisfying as writing for any resisting the temptation, despite my own blogs, and bloggers moving over to other kind of outlet. Writing forces one strongly held political beliefs, to use other media. Again, it seemed that we to clarify one’s ideas. The blog therefore the blog explicitly to argue for my own were looking at an essential prerequisite serves a very important intellectual normative standpoints. I am aware that of social interaction: on the one hand purpose, acting as a sort of notebook my reputation is at stake and that it is a media gatekeepers with the power to let enabling me to think through and record matter, as Costa puts it ‘of establishing a one into the charmed circle, are likely ideas as and when they arise, something balance’ regarding one’s online presence. to take for granted the possession of a I would be much less driven to do if ‘But’ as she continues, ‘none of this is professional blog, without which the limited to using a notebook of the hard- that different from our activity in our aspirant simply has no credibility; on copy variety. Meanwhile, the requirement local surroundings.’ And the bottom the other hand, it seems reasonable to respond to comments likewise forces line, I think, for me is this: I would to suppose that a developing media one to engage in significant reflection like the potential exhilaration of being presence will increase the popularity of and enquiry. widely known and the confidence that one’s blog and the attention one’s ideas In many ways, therefore, comes with engaging in debate in public. will attract. maintaining a blog seems to have the As a mid-career academic, I no longer In this context, blogging potential to become an integral part of have the time to be scared away by the seems particularly well adapted to the process of conducting research itself medium and big audience. It may be political reflection insofar as a blog’s – but in interaction with communities a cliché but it is true: life really is too distinguishing features are commentary extending beyond those of the academic’s short! APSA Conference, Washington DC 2010

Political Studies Association Panel 1 at APSA (l-r): Michael L. Mezey, Susan Franceschet, Shirin Rai, Lucie Peplow, Wiley Blackwell; Andrew Baker, QUB; Georgina Waylen and Amy G. Mazur and Vicky Randall, Association Chair

Rene Bailey, Sheffield and Martin Bull, ECPR Political Studies Association Panel 2 at APSA (l-r): Patrick Jackson, Daniel M.Green, George Lawson, Kimberley Hutchings and Samuel A.Chambers

PSA_September_2010_aw.indd 23 10/09/2010 16:19:26 Political Studies Association 61st Annual Conference Transforming Politics: New Synergies 19th - 21st April 2011, London

The Department of Politics at the University Posters of Surrey is acting as Academic Convenor Posters will be displayed near the for the Political Studies Association’s 61st Publishers’ Exhibition throughout the Annual Conference. We hope to provide main conference. One or two dedicated the Association membership with a lively Poster Sessions will also form part of the and stimulating conference that builds on Conference Programme. A prize of £100.00 past successes and points the way forward will be awarded to the Best Poster. to new research agendas and working relationships. Contacts Coming as it does just 1 year after a Enquiries about any of the above should historical electoral outcome in Britain and be sent to the Academic Convenors of the 20 years after the end of the Cold War, Department of Politics at the University of the conference will provide an excellent Surrey: opportunity to contemplate developments Dr Tereza Capelos in the British domestic as well as Dr Maxine David Further Information international arenas. Academics are not Dr Roberta Guerrina For details of submission and more immune to change, of course, and so we Dr Simon Usherwood information, visit the conference website at also anticipate hearing papers that reflect Mailto:[email protected] www.psa.ac.uk/2011 those changes and the need to collaborate across disciplines and connect research to practice. On Monday 18th April, and preceding the main conference, we hope that the membership will take the opportunity to run and participate in workshops. All workshops must be held as open sessions and have the power to attract a range of subject matter and professions. We are particularly interested in hearing from people interested in convening workshops on the following themes: ❖ The Nexus between the National and International ❖ Teaching and Learning ❖ Promoting Inter-Disciplinary Work ❖ Impact and Influence on Practitioners

Political Studies Association Graduate Conference 18th April 2011 For information please contact Sonia Bussu at [email protected]

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