September 2007 ISSN 0955-6281 Vol. 18 No. 3 NEWS Contents APSA Annual Conference,

Department News | 2 Chicago 2007 Centre for Democracy and Governance, University of Huddersfield | 2 Department of Politics, University of Sheffield | 3 Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science | 4 Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University | 5

Department Profile  | 6 Politics and International Relations at Bristol | 6 Celebrating Public Policy and Political Science at UCL | 8 Department of War Studies, King’s College London | 10 University of Reading, Political Theory Centre | 10

Specialist Group News | 12 News from the German Politics Specialist Group | 12 Jon Tonge, Chair (on the right), and John Benyon, Treasurer (on the left), New Political Studies Association Specialist Andrew Seaton, British Consul General, Chicago (on the right), welcomes Political Studies Association Chair, Jon Tonge, to a reception for delegates present a gift on behalf of the Political Studies Association to Professor Group on Citizenship and Democracy | 12 at the 2007 APSA Conference organised by the British Politics Group Sam Beer, Harvard University, to mark his long and distinguished contribution to the study of British politics Association News | 14 UK Politics Research “in good shape and getting even better” | 13 Political Studies Association Annual Conference 2009 | 14 Association says goodbye to Revered Politics Political Scientist | 15 Majorie Thompson joins Association | 15 Election to the British Academy 2007 | 15 ‘A’ Level In Full View | 17 Doing Political Research at Houses of Continues Parliament | 16 C-SAP | 16 What do you tell the President in Increase In Three Minutes about Iraq? | 17 The International Association for Political Science Students, 10th Anniversary | 18 Members and guests of the American British Politics Group enjoying Popularity Woodrow Wilson International Centre for the reception hosted by the British Consul General Fellowships 2008-2009 | 19 A record number of students sat an A level in A Time to Confer | 17 APSA 2008 - British Politics Group Panels | 19 Political Studies in 2007. 12,194 students sat British and Comparative Territorial Politics the examination, an increase of 7.5% on the Specialist Group Conference | 20 11345 takers in 2006. Students performed even epsNet Innovative Teaching Award | 20 Annual Conference, Conservative better than on other A levels, where the rise in Women’s Organisation | 20 A grades to 25% caused renewed controversy. APSA Teaching and Learning Conference | 21 Males formed 58.6% of Politics A level takers. ASEN, 18th Annual Conference | 21 CANE 2007 | 21 Almost one-in-three females taking a Politics ‘Conference in UK Political Ideologies’, A level received the highest grade and 29% University of Liverpool | 22 of males scored similar success. The A grade C-SAP “Teaching in Public” Conference | 22 is now the most common single award for a Association Annual Conference |23 Politics A level. The full figures, with last year’s Political Studies Association 58th Annual The Political Studies Association sponsored a ‘Related Group’ panel in brackets, are shown on table page 21. Conference | 23 ‘Islamic Extremism in Britain: Causes, Consequences and Solutions’ at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association held in Political Studies also enjoyed the sixth APSA Annual Conference, Chicago 2007 | 24 Chicago, 29 August-2 September 2007. Pictured (from left to right) Terrell largest increase in terms of University study of Carver (Panel Chair, and Chair of PSA’s External Relations Sub-committee; Jonathan Githens-Mazer (Academic Organiser of the Panel; University any discipline in 2006/07 at UK Universities. of Exeter); Brendan O’Duffy (Queen Mary, University of London); Robert Lambert (Metropolitan Police and Exeter University); and Marc Howard Ross (Discussant; Bryn Mawr College). 2 Department News

‘Mind the Gap! Democracy in theory and in practice’ Centre for Democracy and Governance, University of Huddersfield

Karen Celis (Hogeschool Gent, Belgium); Mike Saward (Open University); Anika Gauja (Cambridge University); Brendan Evans (University of Huddersfield); Adriana Jimenez-cuen (London School of Economics); Andrew Clifton (University of Newcastle); John Craig (University of Huddersfield); Albena Kuyumdzhieva (Institute of Pubic Administration and European Integration, Bulgaria); Georgina Blakeley (Open University); Philip Wood (Queens University, Canada); Valerie Bryson (University of Huddersfield); Chris Gifford (University of Huddersfield); Polly Flinders (University of Huddersfield); Peter McLaverty, (Robert Gordon University); Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield); Esref Aksu (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand); Chris McInerney, (University of Limerick).

The University of Huddersfield Centre for Democracy and Governance influence its operationalisation in the future. This common approach hosted a highly successful political theory conference on 21st-22nd encouraged the development of themes and cross referencing, and June, 2007, in association with the Open University and sponsored by as the conference progressed a clear sense of common engagement the Participatory and Deliberative Democracy specialist group of the emerged, with theoretical debate informed by a wide range of Political Studies Association. empirical research from community politics in East Manchester to the Organised by Georgina Blakeley (Open University) and Valerie workings of transnational organisations, via case studies that included Bryson (Huddersfield University), the aim of the conference was to the Scottish Parliament, the EU constitution, migrant Mexican workers, bridge the gap between political theory and democratic practice penal policies in the US, and the Great Ape Project. through an exploration of what happens when people attempt to Many of the conference papers are available on the Centre’s website operationalise key democratic concepts. The fourth in a series of (http://www.hud.ac.uk/hhs/dbs/cdg/index.htm). It is intended that Political Theory conferences at Huddersfield, it brought together the proceedings will give rise to an edited volume, as with the previous subject specialists from nine UK and five overseas universities to share three conferences (G.Blakeley and V.Bryson eds: Contemporary Political knowledge, ideas and experiences. Concepts addressed included ‘party Concepts: a critical introduction, Pluto: 2002; Marx and Other Four Letter government’, ‘accountability’, ‘equality’, ‘republicanism’, ‘the majority’, Words, Pluto: 2005; The Impact of Feminism on Political Concepts and ‘inclusion’ and ‘cosmopolitanism’. Paper givers were asked to assess Debates, Manchester University Press: 2007). the different ways their chosen concept had been operationalised The conference organisers would like to thank the Participatory over time and to assess the ways in which our understanding of the and Deliberative Democracy specialist group in general and Peter concept has been modified through practice and how this might McLaverty in particular for their active support for this conference.

Beatrice Heuser to Reading Professor Heuser’s research interests focus primarily on the political dimension of strategy, alliance politics, and bureaucratic The University of Reading is delighted to announce that policy making, especially in Europe and North America. She is Beatrice Heuser is to be the first incumbent of a new chair in also interested in genocide and nationalism as a cause of violent International Relations. Professor Heuser first took an interest conflicts, and in culture/mentality as a variable in attitudes in war when living in Thailand as a child when the Vietnam War towards war and peace. She is currently working on books on threated to spill over across Cambodia into Thailand. Having the Evolution of Strategy and early strategic thinkers. been brought up by her German parents on stories about Beatrice Heuser has previously held a chair in International the Second World War (persecution of Jews, effects on other and Strategic Studies at King’s College, London, Department civilians), she became very conscious of the effects of war of War Studies. She worked at NATO Headquarters in Brussels and concerned about the danger of further wars, especially for a year, and has most recently been Director of Research at nuclear war. This concern drove her to study international the Military History Research Office of the Bundeswehr. She is relations first at the LSE and then at Oxford. married to a French historian of cinema, and they have one child. 2 Department News Department News 3

‘Mind the Gap! Democracy in theory and in practice’ Department of Politics, University of Sheffield

The last year has been an exciting period of change, achievement and • The award of £150,000 to Sheffield University’s Public Services new developments in the Department of Politics at the University of Academy, under the leadership of its inaugural Director Professor Sheffield. Andrew Geddes from the Department of Politics. SUPSA is a Politics-led knowledge transfer initiative founded in 2006 to work Staffing across the social sciences and with public service organisations to The Department has made 4 appointments to permanent positions develop collaborative research and serve as a regional think tank. It in the last twelve months, at both senior and junior levels. We works with a range of bodies including the Gangmasters Licensing have appointed to Chairs Professor Simon Bulmer, formerly of Authority, the Department for Education and Skills, the Institute the Department of Government at the University of Manchester, of Public Policy Research, South Yorkshire Police, the Nuffield and Professor Colin Hay, from the Department of Politics and Foundation, and the ESRC. International Studies at the University of Birmingham. Simon is a • The award of £80,000 by the Economic and Social Research Council leading authority on politics and policy within the European Union, to Dr David Richards for a project on ‘Building Bridges Between and Colin is very well known for his work in the fields of political Political Biography and Political Science - a Methodologically economy, public policy and theoretical approaches to the study of Innovative Study of the Core Executive Under New Labour’. politics. These appointments enhance established areas of strength • The award of a Major Research Fellowship (£67,000) to Professor within the Department. Michael Kenny by the Institute of Public Policy Research, to which We have also appointed to permanent Lectureships Dr Garrett he will be seconded for two years from January 2008. Brown, formerly of the London School of Economics, and Dr Alastair • The award of £40,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research McMillan, from Nuffield College, Oxford University. The calibre of Council to a team of researchers led by Professor Andrew Vincent, the research of both is reflected in prizes awarded to them by the from the Centre for the Study of Political Thought and Ideology Political Studies Association in 2007 (see below for details). These at Sheffield, and the Centre for Political Ideologies at Oxford appointments confirm our strength and standing in the areas of University. This will fund a series of international workshops on international political theory, political behaviour and South Asian the topic of ‘Comparative Political Theory’. politics. The Department is currently in the process of making three Prizes additional fixed-term appointments. These include the appointment The following prizes have recently been awarded to members of the to a teaching position of Professor Brian White, formerly of the Department in the last year: Dr Alistair McMillan was awarded the University of Warwick, and the forthcoming appointment of two 2007 W.J. Mackenzie Prize for best book on British political science for Lecturers in the fields of political theory and international relations. his State of the Nation: Unionism and the Alternatives in the United Kingdom since 1707. This work, which was jointly authored with Promotions Professor Iain McLean at the University of Oxford, details important The University promoted the following members of staff to senior moments in the history of Unionism, the ideology of most of the positions in 2007: rulers of the United Kingdom for the last 300 years. To the post of Reader: The inaugural International Political Economy Group book prize Dr Ian Bache, Dr Graham Harrison, Dr Georgina Waylen for 2006 has been won by Dr Graham Harrison for his The World And to Senior Lecturer: Bank and Africa (published by Routledge). This award was presented Dr Katharine Adeney, Dr Charles Lees at the annual British International Studies Association conference in December. Research Grants Dr Sean Carey was in 2007 awarded the Sir Bernard Crick teaching We have been highly successful in research award competitions over award by the Political Studies Association. the last twelve months. Highlights include: The Sir Ernest Barker prize for the best doctoral thesis in political • The award of £270,000 by the Economic and Social Research theory was awarded in 2007 to Dr Garrett Brown, for the doctorate Council to a team of researchers in the Department (Principal he submitted to the London School of Economics on Kantian Investigator Professor Andrew Taylor, with co-applicants Dr Ian cosmopolitanism. Bache, Professor Andrew Geddes and Dr Charles Lees) working Professor Andrew Taylor and Dr Charles Lees won the prize for in collaboration with the University of Sheffield’s South East the best paper published in Politics in 2006 -- ‘Explaining the 2005 European Research Centre, based at Thessaloniki, on a project Coalition Formation Process in Germany’. examining ‘Multi-level governance in Eastern Europe’. • A programme award of £875,964 from the Leverhulme Trust to New Research Centre a team of researchers (based at Warwick, Sheffield and Bristol In 2006, we launched a brand-new Research Centre within the Universities, and Birkbeck College) studying the importance of Department - the Centre for International Policy Research (CIPR), ceremony and ritual in the British, Indian and South African with Professor Andrew Geddes as its inaugural Director. CIPR was parliaments. Dr Georgina Waylen leads the Sheffield team established to conduct research on issues that lie along the examining how the working ceremonies and rituals in the domestic-international frontier, such as security, international South African parliament act to empower some people and migration, changing patterns of governance and European exclude others. As part of the research programme three doctoral integration. CIPR co-organises with Sheffield’s School of Law a studentships and three post-doctoral fellowships will be offered at seminar series on changing perceptions of security. It houses the participating Universities. ESRC-funded collaborations with South Yorkshire Police and the 4 Department News

UK Human Trafficking Centre, and is a research partner in the European Commission-funded European Migrant Integration Index. With colleagues in the Politics Department at the University of Edinburgh, CIPR recently secured funding for an ESRC seminar series ‘Migration policy and mechanisms of societal steering’.

New Masters Programmes The Department has launched three new Masters programmes Prof Simon Bulmer New research Centre CIPR since 2006. These are: MA in Political Theory, a programme of study taught in conjunction with the Department of Philosophy at Sheffield; MA in Global Law and Politics, a programme of study taught in conjunction with the School of Law at Sheffield; and MA in Globalisation and Development, a programme that has grown from the considerable expertise in these areas contained within the Department. Above: Prof Colin Hay Right: Prize winners, Dr Sean Carey and Dr Garrett Brown

Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science

New Department Convenor New School Professorship and Research Programme Professor George Philip has completed his term of office as Convenor A new Chair and research programme, the Kuwait Research of the Department of Government, during which time the school Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation in the renamed the job with the more conventional title Head of Department, Gulf States, is to be established at the London School of Economics and thereby eschewing any hint of exotic radicalism or class solidarity. He Political Science. The endowed Professorship and the programme have will take up the equally onerous role of Vice Chair of the Appointments been made possible thanks to a pledge of around £5.7 million over Committee, while continuing his work on the politics of Latin America, ten years by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, on which he has written extensively and continues to do so. He will be formally agreed on 5th June. The Kuwait Endowed Professorship succeeded for two years by Professor Rodney Barker, whose most recent of Economics and Political Science will be based in the School’s book, Making Enemies, is not to be taken as a reflection of his new Department of Economics http://econ.lse.ac.uk/. The first holder of this departmental role. Chair will be Professor Tim Besley http://econ.lse.ac.uk/staff/tbesley/ who will formally take up the position as the Kuwait Professor of Distinguished political theorist Professor Chandran Kukathas Economics and Political Science this year. The research programme will appointed be a ten year multidisciplinary global programme of mutual benefit to The Government Department is delighted to announce the both organisations. The focus will include topics such as globalisation, appointment of Professor Chandran Kukathas to a Chair in Political economic development, diversification of and challenges facing Theory with effect from the academic year 2007-8. Professor Kukathas resource rich economies, trade relations between the Gulf States and will move to the LSE from the University of Utah, where he is currently major trading partners, energy trading, security and migration. the Neal A. Maxwell Professor of Political Theory, Public Policy and This will be hosted in LSE’s interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Public Service. A graduate of the Australian National University, Global Governance www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global and led by Professor the University of New South Wales and the University of Oxford, David Held www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/staffprofessorheld.htm, co- he previously held faculty and research positions at each of these director of the Centre. It will support post-doctoral researchers and institutions as well as at the Australian Defence Force Academy and PhD students, develop academic networks between LSE and Gulf George Mason University. Professor Kukathas is a key protagonist in institutions, and host regular seminar series as well as five major contemporary theoretical debates about liberalism, multiculturalism biennial conferences. The pledge will also support new Arabic and diversity and has authored numerous scholarly articles and several editions of the widely read and influential texts, Global Civil Society books in these areas. Influential contributions include his books The Yearbook www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/researchgcspub.htm and Global Liberal Archipelago: A Theory of Diversity and Freedom (Oxford, 2003), Transformations and The Global Transformations Reader, published Rawls: A Theory of Justice and Its Critics (with Philip Pettit, Polity and through the Centre for the Study of Global Governance. LSE Director Stanford, 1990) and Hayek and Modern Liberalism (Oxford, 1989) Howard Davies said: ‘We are very grateful to the Kuwait Foundation and his articles on the concepts of cultural rights, multiculturalism for this generous pledge. It is an opportunity for the School, our staff and diversity. Professor Kukathas has visited and lectured at many and students to broaden and deepen knowledge about Kuwait and academic institutions across the world and in 2003 was awarded the the Gulf States.’ The Kuwait Research Programme on Development, Centenary Medal for services to Australian society through the study Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf States will have a formal of social and political theory. His arrival at the LSE will further reinforce launch in autumn 2007. the Government Department’s strengths in political theory. Department News 5

Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University

Professor Ken Booth in Istanbul: ‘New Dimensions of Security and the workshop, including podcasts of the presentations, visit www. International Organizations’ disarmamentinsight.blogspot.com. Also see the posts on the DDMI’s Each year, the Turkish General Staff organises an International blog by John Borrie, leader of the DHA project, and Professor Wheeler. Symposium which, among other things, gives the senior members of the military the opportunity in a high profile public event to New Appointment express their concerns about the most pressing issues of the day. Dr Richard Jackson joined the Department of International Politics This year’s Symposium, held in Istanbul at the end of May, was titled at Aberystwyth on 1st July 2007 as a Reader in Security Studies. ‘New Dimensions of Security and International Organizations’. Ken Dr Jackson specialises in security studies, conflict resolution and Booth was one of eight non-Turkish speakers addressing the 800- critical terrorism studies. His research and teaching interests include strong Symposium. He talked about ‘Nuclear Weapons and Future contemporary discourses of terrorism, the causes of war and processes Uncertainty’, arguing that human society, globally, is presently at a of international conflict resolution. decisive crossroads. One set of choices will lead to the unique dangers of trying to manage a world of 20, 30, 40 or more nuclear weapons Award for Teaching Excellence states over the coming decades, while another set of choices should Staff and students of the Department of lead to a revival of the NPT through the serious pursuit of nuclear International Politics were delighted that abolition. Further details about the conference, Ken Booth’s paper, Dr Alistair Shepherd was presented with and the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies’ a University Teaching Excellence Award at work on the future of the NPT can be found on the website at www. this year’s graduation ceremony held in July. aber.ac.uk/interpol/research/CI_home.html Dr. Alistair Shepherd Teaching Excellence Awards are made to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and the student learning experience. Alistair teaches in the area of European Security. He joins Professor Len Scott and Dr Toni Erskine who received Teaching Excellence Awards in 2003 and 2006 respectively.

Political Studies Association represented at APSA Roundtable

Professor Nicholas Wheeler presenting at the Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-Building workshop in Geneva

Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler in Geneva: ‘Human Security, Human Nature and Trust-Building’ As part of the growing collaboration between the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies (DDMI, based in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth) and the ‘Disarmament for Humanitarian Action’ (DHA) project of the United Nations Institute of Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Professor Wheeler attended a one day workshop in Geneva on ‘Human Security, Human Nature, and Trust-Building’ on 25th May 2007. The workshop was jointly organised by DHA and the Geneva Forum and was aimed at promoting thinking outside the box on The International Committee of APSA sponsored a Roundtable on ‘The Public Presence disarmament by bringing together diplomats, UN officials, NGOs, of Political Science: A Cross-National Perspective’ at its annual meeting in Chicago, and researchers on trust. The interdisciplinary focus of the seminar September 2007. From left the participants were: Richard Samuels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (Chair of Roundtable Session); John Benyon, Political Studies was welcomed by those practitioners present, and it is exploring the Association Treasurer, representing the British perspective; Richard Johnston, potential of such an approach in building trust between states in Canadian Political Science Association; Jacques Gerstlé, French Political Science a world of spreading nuclear knowledge that guides the Institute’s Association; and Kentaro Fukumoto, Japanese Political Science Association. project on ‘Trust Building in Nuclear Worlds’. For more details of 6 Department Profile

Politics and International Relations at Bristol of Toronto-York University Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies. He was awarded the Dean’s award for outstanding teaching at the York University. His recent publications include Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia (Routledge, 2001) and journal articles in International Organization, International Security, Pacific Review, Third World Quarterly and Political Studies. Professor Josep Colomer has also joined us as Professor of Comparative European Politics. He was previously Research Professor in Political Science at the Spanish Higher Council of Scientific Research in Barcelona. He specialises in comparative European politics, democratization, electoral systems and rational choice theory. He has previously Professor Josep Colomer taught at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and at New York University. He was awarded the APSA Leon Weaver Award for the best paper at the Annual Meeting in 2004. His publications include Political Institutions in Europe (Routledge, 1996, 3rd edition 2007), Handbook of Electoral System Choice (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2004), Political Institutions (Oxford, The Department of Politics, University of Bristol 2001), Great Empires, Small Nations (Routledge, 2007) and journal articles in American Political Science Review, Electoral Studies, Journal The Department of Politics at Bristol is committed to both high- of Theoretical Politics, Political Studies and Public Choice. You can visit quality research and teaching in a lively and focused intellectual his weekly blog on: http://jcolomer.blogspot.com/ community. We currently comprise 24 academic staff, three teach- ing associates, two postdoctoral researchers and six support staff. Promotions Each year we award over a hundred undergraduate degrees in The Department actively supports the career development of staff, Politics, Economics and Politics, Politics and Sociology, Politics and providing a research-led teaching environment in which colleagues Social Policy, and Politics and a Modern Language, and over a hun- can pursue their individual professional agendas in a productive dred MSc degrees in International Relations, International Security, atmosphere. Recent promotions include: Mark Wickham-Jones to International Development, Development and Security, and Gender Professor of Political Science and George Sanford to Professor of East and International Relations. The current Head of Department is European Politics. George Sanford published a scholarly study Katyn Professor Judith Squires (2006-2010). and the Soviet Massacre of 1940 in 2005. This book has also just been The Governance Research Centre (GRC) supports the diverse published in Italian translating as Katyn e l’eccidio sovietico del 1940: activities of four dynamic research groups: Security and Governance; verità, giustizia e memoria. Gender and Governance; International Development and Governance; and European Governance. It hosts international scholars, organises Current and Recent Research Projects cutting-edge research workshops, produces influential policy brief- All research staff in the Department are engaged in funded research ings, undertakes consultancy work, and supports a wide range of projects, with Departmental research grant income increasing at an innovative research projects. average of 145% per annum since 2001. Research projects currently or recently underway in the Department include: New Appointments • Dr. Sarah Childs (Bristol) and Prof. Paul Webb (Sussex) have been The Department continues to grow, having nearly doubled in size awarded nearly £500,000 by the ESRC for a three-year research since 2001. In summer 2007 two international research professors project entitled ‘Gender and the Conservative Party’. The project joined the Department to further strengthen examines the legislative recruitment of women and identifies the GRC research groups. the attitudes, roles and influences of women and men within Professor Amitav Acharya joined us in the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary party. It also explores August as Professor of Global Governance changes in policy on ‘women’s issues’ since 1990, how the party and Director of the Governance Research acts on women’s legislation as it passes through Parliament, and Centre. He was previously Professor considers policy developments under David Cameron’s leadership. of International Relations at Nanyang Further, it explores whether the party’s efforts to increase the Technological University, Singapore, and was number of Conservative women MPs, along with its policies on Professor Amitav Acharya Deputy Director of the Institute of Defence women’s issues, will be favourably received by voters. and Strategic Studies there 2001-2006. He • As part of a multi-institutional research team, the Leverhulme Trust specialises in multilateralism, regionalism and human security, has made a four year grant of £875,964 to Prof. Shirin Rai (Warwick) international relations theory and Asian security. He has previously Prof. Joni Lovenduski (Birkbeck) Dr Georgina Waylen (Sheffield) taught in the Department of Political Science at York University, and Dr Sarah Childs (Bristol). ‘Gendered Ceremony and Ritual and Toronto, Canada, where he was Associate Director of the University Parliaments: Disciplining Representation’ is a comparative project Department Profile 7

examining the Indian, South African and UK Parliaments. Each case Cambridge University Press later this year. In this book, Little Politics and International Relations at Bristol study is supported by a post-doctoral student and PhD student. establishes a framework that treats the balance of power as a The research questions explore, amongst others, the formal and metaphor, a myth and a model. He then uses this framework informal rules and norms of the parliament and the extent to to reassess four major texts that use the balance of power to which ceremony and rituals are gendered, racialised and sexualised promote a theoretical understanding of international relations: and how parliamentary rituals and ceremonies discipline MPs. Hans J. Morgenthau’s Politics Among Nations (1948), Hedley • Since the end of the Cold War Britain’s military commitments Bull’s The Anarchical Society (1977), Kenneth N. Waltz’s Theory of have been transformed in both scale and nature, with UK forces International Politics (1979) and John J. Mearsheimer’s The Tragedy deployed in multiple theatres on a broad range of missions. But of Great Power Politics (2001). These reassessments allow the can the armed forces meet the challenges of the 21st century, at author to develop a more comprehensive model of the balance of home and abroad? Together with London-based Think Tank Demos, power. Dr Timothy Edmunds (University of Bristol) and Professor Anthony • The new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe have Forster (Durham University) consider the challenges the British remained exceptionally open to external influences on their armed forces face in adapting to the 21st century. They argue that democratisation processes, with the EU operating a strict political defence planning in the UK is based on a vision of expeditionary conditionality. In a recent ESRC Research Fellowship 2004-2007, warfare, the demands of which have been consistently Prof. Geoffrey Pridham evaluated the scope and limitations of underestimated. In this context, the armed forces, and particularly the EU’s influence on democratisation. The project adopts a the army, have become critically over-stretched in terms of comparative approach, using in-depth research on Slovakia and spending and equipment procurement, while legal regulation, Latvia, in order to determine the effects of conditionality on these civil-military governance and, crucially, services and care are under new democracies. The project also entails an analysis of the EU’s even greater pressure. The current situation is unsustainable. It conditionality policy after enlargement in order to to identify any challenges the underlying assumptions against which the armed significant changes with a likely input from new member states. forces’ roles are premised, and places long-standing relationships For a list of research outputs go to: www.bris.ac.uk/politics/grc/ between the military, state and society under threat. groups/egrg/research/politics/grc/groups/egrg/research/eu_ • Recent research on peacekeeping has focused on the negative links demo/publications between men and women in military settings. In the ESRC-funded project ‘Engendering Security in Peacekeeping Missions’ 2004-2007, Government Advising Dr Paul Higate and Dr Marsha Henry explore the diversity of Dr. Eric Herring has been Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords gendered relations in Peace Support Operations in Haiti, Kosovo Economic Affairs Select Committee since July 2006. The Committee and Liberia. They analyse the range of gendered relations published a report on ‘The Impact of Economic Sanctions’ in May in mission sites, documenting civilian women’s and male 2007. The report looks at the purpose and effectiveness of economic peacekeepers’ experiences of security and insecurity in the context sanctions, including financial sanctions as well as trade and com- of their relations with one another. Part of the New Security modity sanctions. It also considers whether UK Government policy Challenges programme, this research has generated several journal in this area is coherent and effective. articles to date and will lead to a co-authored book published Dr. Martin Gainsborough gave evidence to the House of by Zed next year as Spaces of Peacekeeping in Haiti, Kosovo and Commons Select Committee on International Development in June Liberia. 2007. The Committee, chaired by Malcolm Bruce, MP, is reviewing the • The proliferation of private security providers is among the new Department for International Development’s country programme in security challenges facing Europe in North America. In an ESRC- Vietnam. Dr Gainsborough directs the Bristol-Mekong Project. For funded research project on the ‘Commodification of Security’ 2006- details go to www.bris.ac.uk/politics/grc/bvp 2008, Dr Elke Krahmann explores the shift from states to markets in the provision of security, and evaluates the consequences for the Recent and Forthcoming Events way the security is conceived and supplied. The Department hosts a wide range of research seminars, work- • A modern philosophical classic, The German Ideology, by Karl shops and conferences. Recent events include: Marx and Friedrich Engels, is generally reproduced from defective • Judith Squires and Jutta Weldes hosted a BJPIR-funded workshop German transcriptions. Prof. Terrell Carver is finalising work on on ‘Gender and IR in Britain’ in September 2006. Papers from the a new English translation of The German Ideology, Part One, by workshop were subsequently published as a special issue of BJPIR Marx and Engels, based on texts newly established in Japan and (9:3 2007) edited by Squires and Weldes, including contributions Germany, funded by an AHRC Research Leave Award 2006-2007. from nine members of the Bristol Gender and Governance His work will be featured at an international conference to be held Research Group. in Beijing in November 2008. • Sarah Childs co-convened a workshop on Substantive • The balance of power has been a central concept in the theory Representation at the ECPR Joint Sessions 2007 in Helsinki with and practice of international relations for the past five hundred Karen Celis. Participants included Prof. Judith Squires and recent years. It has also played a key role in some of the most important Bristol ESRC postdoctoral Research Fellows, Dr Johanna Kantola attempts to develop a theory of international politics in the and Dr Mona Lena Krook. Papers from the workshop will appear contemporary study of international relations. Prof. Richard in a special issue of the journal Representation in 2008. Little secured a Leverhulme Major Research Award 2003-2006 • Co-hosted by the University of Bristol and the University of to investigate the balance of power in international relations. the West of England, the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties The resulting monograph, The Balance of Power in International Association Specialist Group conference was held this September. Relations: Metaphors, Myths and Models, will be published by Organised by Dr Sarah Childs and Dr Lisa Harrison it brought 8 Department Profile

together academics from the UK and abroad and will saw more than 50 papers presented. Roundtables addressed the elections in The School of Social Scotland, Wales and France, and, reflected the work of the research group in the Department of Politics at the University of Bristol, Sciences, University gender and politics. For further details and papers go to www. of Paisley epop07.com. The Rt Hon Hilary Benn, MP, then Secretary of State for International Development, visited the Department in February The School of Social Sciences at the University of Paisley 2007. He met with members of the Department’s International has recently appointed Dr Kevin Adamson as Lecturer. Development and Governance Research Group to learn about Before coming to Paisley, Kevin taught at the Universities their research, and he also delivered a lecture on ‘Governance and of Stirling, Essex, Skopje (Macedonia) and Timisoara Poverty’. (Romania). He has a PhD in Government from the • Members of the IDRG held a one-day interdisciplinary workshop University of Essex. His thesis analysed the communist entitled Development and Colonialism: The Past in the Present, and post-communist politics of Romania. He also holds this month. The papers and presentations explored the degrees from the Universities of London and Sussex. interconnections between development and colonialism and the Kevin’s main research is on the ideology of the extreme- continuing relevance of these unfinished projects, both historically right in Europe (with Dr Robert Johns of the University and in terms of metropole/colony relationships, in shaping our of Strathclyde), and the ideological sources of ethnic present predicament. For further details of the programme and conflict in South-East Europe, with particular reference papers go to www.bris.ac.uk/politics/grc/groups/idgrg/events to Macedonia and Moldova. Recently, Kevin has developed • Dr Michelle Cini organised a UACES-funded workshop on an interest in the impact of EU policies on the inclusion Interdisciplinarity and EU Studies in which speakers reflected on of Roma and would welcome being contacted by other the subject of interdisciplinarity in the field of EU research, and scholars who have interests in this area. explored ways in which an interdisciplinary approach had been adopted in an ongoing research project. Papers from the workshop will appear in a forthcoming special issue of European Political Science. Celebrating Public Policy

Research Partnerships and Political Science at UCL The European Commission recently sponsored Professor Yang Yu and Dr Min Fanxiang, both of the Institute of EU Studies at Nanjing On 31st May, the UCL School of Public Policy (SPP) celebrated its tenth University, People’s Republic of China, for Research Fellowships at anniversary, with a roundtable discussion on global citizenship, an Bristol’s Department of Politics. They are working with Dr Michelle inaugural lecture by Professor Richard Bellamy as UCL’s first Chair of Cini as part of an exchange which has also funded a recent fellowship Political Science and the formal opening of the Department of Political for Dr Cini at Nanjing University in July 2007. Science by Sir Bernard Crick, a graduate of UCL in Economics (1947) and a Fellow of the College. The School of Public Policy was founded in 1997 Post-Doctoral Researchers as the bridge between UCL’s world-class research and the policy-mak- The Department is strongly committed to fostering new researchers ing community in Britain and internationally. and has an excellent record in mentoring postdoctoral fellows. Recent ESRC post-doctoral fellows include: Dr Mona Lena Krook, who co-authored an article with her mentor Prof. Judith Squires on gender quotas for British Politics in 2006 and is now Associate Professor at Washington University, St Louis; Dr Dan Conway, whose fellowship outputs include an article in Men and Masculinities and who has just secured a Lectureship in Politics at Loughborough University.

New Curriculum and MSc Programme In 2007 we are introducing an exciting new curriculum for both Single and Joint Honours Politics degree schools. In addition to giving students a strong grounding in four core areas - Political Theory, Comparative and National Politics, World Politics and Methods & Approaches - the degrees will reflect the research strength of the Department, and equip students for a wide range of careers. Sir Bernard Crick looks on as Professor Richard Bellamy opens the event In 2008 we will also be launching a new MSc programme in European Governance. This reflects our growing strength in In 2005 a Department and Chair of Political Science were created in European research, in the light of the recent appointments of Dr recognition of its emergence as the core discipline within the School. Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán in 2006 and Prof. Josep Colomer Located in the magnificent Rubin Building overlooking Tavistock in 2007, and the continuing work of Michelle Cini, whose key text Square, it is Britain’s only politics department dedicated to Graduate European Union Politics has recently been published in a second teaching and research. Its six Masters and doctoral programmes cover edition by Oxford University Press. the main subfields of political theory, comparative politics and interna- tional relations, with especial emphasis on public policy making within Department Profile 9

the EU, Britain and the USA, democracy, constitutionalism and citizen- more generally. Recent speakers have included Jack Straw and Alan ship, human rights, international theory, political economy and security Rusbridger. studies. In keeping with the School’s origins as the locus of interdiscipli- nary research between law, philosophy, economics, geography and social scientists in the School of East European and Slavonic Studies, much of its teaching and research is done in collaboration with these and other departments within UCL. The School also houses the administrative offices of UACES and the Constitution Unit, which contributes to both its teaching and research programmes. International in outlook and ambition, its 15 permanent academic staff, like its 6 researchers, 2 postdoctoral fellows, 200 Masters and 25 doctoral students, come from across the globe. In 2008/9 we will be launching a new MSc on Global Ethics and Governance.

Dr. Sherrill Stroschein and Dr. Meg Russell

Grants Since 2001, the Department has received external research funding in excess of £3.5 million. Current externally funded projects include ESRC funded studies of the influence of ECHR decisions on national rights regimes (Cali), the impact of Lords reform (Russell), and on Freedom of Information (Hazell); AHRC funded research on multiculturalism and republican citizenship (Laborde); support from the British Academy and Nuffield for work on the politics of ethnic diversity in Central and Eastern Europe (Stroschein); and European Commission projects on new modes of governance (Bellamy and Coen). Guests at the opening were keen to start a debate Publications New Staff Recent staff publications include Richard Bellamy, Political The politics group has been continuously expanded since 2001, with Constitutionalism: A Republican Defence of the Constitutionality of two to three new appointments a year. In 2007/8 the Department will Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Alex Braithwaite, ‘The be further strengthened by the arrival of Christine Reh, who comes Geographic Spread of International Conflicts’, Journal of Peace Research, fresh from a PhD at the EUI to become a Lecturer in European Public 43 (2006), 507-522, B. Cali, ‘Balancing Human Rights: Methodological Policy, and two new lecturers in International Relations - Dr Markus Problems with Weights, Scales and Proportions. Human Rights Kornprobst, currently R.J. Vincent Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department Quarterly 29(2007), 251-270, D Coen and A Broscheid, ‘Lobbying Activity of Politics and International Relations at Oxford and a Lecturer at and Fora Creation in the EU: Empirically Exploring the Nature of the Magdalen College, and Dr Alex Braithwaite, at present an Assistant Policy Good’, Journal of European Public Policy 14(2007), 346-365, F Professor in International Relations in the Department of Political Franchino, The Powers of the Union: Delegation in the EU,(Cambridge Science, Colorado State University. We will also be joined by Nidhi University Press, 2006), M. Kornprobst, `Argumentation and Trehan from the LSE as an ESRC post-doctoral fellow. Compromise: Ireland’s Selection of the Territorial Status Quo Norm’, International Organization 61 (2007), 69-98, R. Hazell, The English Seminars Question, (Manchester University Press, 2006), C Laborde (with J The vibrancy of the Department’s research is evidenced by its three Maynor), Republicanism and Political Theory, (Blackwell, 2007), C sets of weekly or bi-weekly seminar series. The seminar in Political Provost, `The Politics of Consumer Protection: Explaining State Attorney and Legal Theory and the Colloquium in Legal & Social Philosophy, General Participation in Multi-State Lawsuits. Political Research organised by Richard Bellamy and Cecile Laborde in Political Science, Quarterly 59 ( 2006), 609-618 and M Russell (with J Bradbury), `The Jo Wolff in Philosophy and Ronald Dworkin and Stephen Guest in Laws, Constituency Work of Scottish and Welsh MPs: Adjusting to Devolution’, have become key events for the legal and political theory community Regional and Federal Studies 17 (2007), 97-116. Forthcoming publications within the London area, with the preliminary discussions of the paper include C. Laborde’s major study of Critical Republicanism from Oxford for graduate students being a particular high point. Recent highlights University Press, David Hudson’s collaborative volume (with Donna have included papers by Cass Sunstein, Will Kymlicka, Christine Lee, Jill Steans, Colin Hay, Adam David Morton & Matthew Watson), Korsgaard and Thomas Pogge. The Public Policy series has included International Political Economy, also from Oxford University Press, seminars by Jean Blondel, Mick Moran, Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos Saladin Meckled-Garcia’s `On the Very Idea of Cosmopolitan Justice’ in and Ian Shapiro, and next year will host the Cross-London seminar for the Journal of Political Philosophy, Christine Reh’s book with Thomas Public Policy & Administration. Finally, the Constitution Unit organ- Christianson on Constitutionalising Europe from Palgrave, Sherrill ises a seminar on Constitutional policy with the Ministry of Justice, Stroschein’s collection Governance in Ethnically Mixed Cities from another - aimed at practitioners and academics as part of its Freedom Routledge and Jennifer van Herde’s article (with S. Bowler) on `Parties of Information programme - on Government Information Policy, and in an Anti-Party State: The Case of California’, Journal of Elections, Public a series of Public Lectures and seminars on constitutional issues Opinion and Parties. 10 Department Profile

Department of War numerous research groups, programmes and an expert review of the British Army’s new Studies, King’s College centres are organised. draft doctrine on Countering Insurgency. The workshop was attended by doctrine London Personalia writers from the Joint Development, Concepts Appointments: and Doctrine Centre and the Army’s Land Established in 1953, James Acton has recently been appointed to Warfare Centre, as well as the RUSI military War Studies is a the post of Lecturer. Prior to this appointment sciences group and a select group of external multi-disciplinary Dr Acton worked as a Research Associate at specialists. department the Centre for Science and Security, one of In April 2007 the Conflict Security & devoted to the the research centres in the Department of Development Research Programme (CSDRP) study of all aspects War Studies. Wyn Bowen has been appointed held an authors workshop, ‘Ambiguous of war and conflict and the broad remit of Professor of Non-Proliferation & International Agreements: Aid in negotiating processes’. international relations. The Department Security. Professor Bowen will take up his The authors, academics and practitioners in has a global reputation for excellence in post in September. He is currently Professor the field of development, discussed the key teaching and research; it offers wide-ranging of International Security and Director of themes emerging from research into aid and and intellectually stimulating graduate Research in the Defence Studies Department aid policy in conflict. The research focuses on degree programmes. at King’s College London. the processes of negotiation, settlement and The Department of War Studies has Anatol Lieven has been appointed implementation of agreements between aid seen a significant expansion in its teaching Professor of International Relations & providers (donors and NGOs) and political or provision in recent years and now offers Terrorism Studies. Professor Lieven will take military parties in countries in which there is, 10 taught postgraduate programmes in up his post this month; he currently works or has recently been, open fighting. subjects ranging from international relations as a Senior Research Fellow with the New to the history of warfare. The Department America Foundation, a nonprofit, public policy Forthcoming - The Department hosted two has also launched a highly innovative wholly institute in Washington DC. ESRC sponsored conferences in 2006-2007, on e-Learning degree programme, the MA in Randall S Murch has been appointed media and security and on the attribution of War in the Modern World. as Visiting Professor attached to the biological attacks, and is hosting another ESRC In July 2007 Professor Brian Holden Reid Center for Science and Security. Dr Murch sponsored conference this month (September) stood down as Head of the Department of is Senior Principal Counselor for Science on the Dynamics of Military Transformation War Studies. Professor Mervyn Frost formally and Technology at the US Department of in NATO. took up his duties as the new departmental Homeland Security and Associate Director for The Department of War Studies evening head on 1st August 2007. Professor Frost Research Program Development at Virginia seminar and lecture series will resume in the said: “Explaining and understanding conflict Tech. He is a former Special Agent of the FBI autumn term, the full programme of events and war has become increasingly difficult and former Director of the Advanced Systems will be available on the departmental website in a globalising world. That we do it well is and Concepts Office of the US Defense Threat this month at www.kcl.ac.uk/warstudies of the utmost importance. Our department Reduction Agency. The Michael Dockrill Lecture will be held is well placed to take on these tasks - it has Stephen Biddle and Tami Davis Biddle have on Thursday 8th November 2007 at King’s excellent students, outstanding staff and both been appointed as Visiting Professors College London. Philip Bell will deliver the superb resources. I look forward to leading attached to the War in the Modern World lecture, entitled ‘From “Never Again” to it.” programme. Stephen Biddle is Senior Fellow Inevitable War: Britain, France and the Coming The Department of War Studies and the for Defense Policy at the US Council of Foreign of the Second World War in Europe’. To reserve Defence Studies Department combine to Relations and has recently served as a special a place please contact the Department of War form the War Studies Group. The War Studies advisor to the Commanding Officer of Multi- Studies Events & Publicity Officer, Email: war. Group comprises of nearly 100 faculty national Force-Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus. Tami [email protected]; Tel: 020 7848 2796. and 120 postgraduate student researchers Davis Biddle occupies the George C. Marshall and is the largest independent focus of Chair of Military Studies at the US Army War Research Projects defence studies expertise in Europe; it is an College. Professor Theo Farrell is co-leading a project acknowledged leader in the fields of military on European military transformation which studies, security policy and international Promotions: is funded under the ESRC’s New Security affairs. Research is supported by close Vivienne Jabri has been promoted to Challenges Programme. Project activities engagement with policy and military Professor of International Politics. include large-scale surveys of officer opinions user communities, with the Department Michael Rainsborough has been promoted to towards transformation among students of War Studies being based close to Professor of Strategic Theory. at the NATO War College and the UK Joint Whitehall, London, and the Defence Studies Dr David Betz, Dr Alan James and Dr Peter Services Command and Staff College, and Department based at the Joint Services Neumann have been promoted to the post of focus group interviews of French officers Command and Staff College in Shrivenham. Senior Lecturer. at the Ecole Militaire. The main project The War Studies Group contains three inter- conference is being co-funded by NATO’s departmental research strands – military, Conferences and colloquia Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and international and policy studies – each Recent - In June 2007 the Insurgency Research shall be held at ACT in Norfolk, Virginia in lead by a senior mentor, and under which Group hosted a closed workshop to provide November 2007. Department Profile 11

Publications actually happens to reservists in Iraq. class drawn equally from the two disciplines. Recent publications • In April 2007 Tony Blair approved the The Centre has also been the host to three include: War and appointment of Dr Michael Goodman, one-day conferences: ‘Patriarchalism’, the Transformation Lecturer in the Department of War ‘Global Justice and Climate Change’, and of Global Politics by Studies, as the Official Historian for the ‘Climate Change and Liberal Priorities’. Professor Vivienne Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC). ‘Patriarchalism’ was the third in the biennial Jabri, Palgrave • Dr Goodman will be on secondment to series of Reading Colloquia in the History Macmillan (January the Cabinet Office for two years from of Political Thought (following ‘Late Hobbes’ 2007) September 2007. The official history will in 2003 and ‘The Levellers’ in 2007). Both The Biopolitics be from the JIC’s origins in 1936 to the ‘Climate Change’ conferences addressed of the War on Terror: Life Struggles, Liberal end of the Cold War. He will examine the problems raised for political theory, Modernity and the Defence of Logistical JIC’s organisational developments, the especially liberal political theory, by this Societies, by Dr Julian Reid. Manchester nature and composition of intelligence increasingly urgent practical challenge; in University Press (December 2006) assessments and how, historically, the both cases, discussion was much enriched by Government has used JIC’s findings. the participation of theoretically-informed New Modules and Programmes The research will be based on classified experts. The papers from the latter will be The Department has developed new and declassified archival sources and published as a special issue of the journal graduate option modules. The modules, interviews with past serving members Critical Review of International Social and offered from September 2007, include of the committee. The history is due to Political Philosophy, and as a book from ‘African Security’, ‘Natural Resources & be published in 2011 to coincide with Routledge. Conflict’, and ‘Security & Migration in the 75th anniversary of the committee’s Europe in the 21st Century’. The Department founding. is in the process of developing two new • In March 2007 Sir Lawrence Freedman, MA programmes in Terrorism and Non- Vice-Principal (Research) and Professor Space Available at proliferation. of War Studies at King’s was presented APSA Centennial with the International Security Studies Other News Section Distinguished Scholar Award by Centre • In August 2007 researchers in the King’s the International Studies Association Centre for Military Health Research (ISA) at a reception in his honour in the APSA Headquarters and Centennial (KCMHR) found evidence that the amount United States. Professor Freedman is Center building, The Centennial of time Armed Forces personnel spend the first non-US scholar to receive the Center for Political Science and Public on military operations, above current award from the international scholarly Affairs can be an invaluable resource guidelines, increases the risk of common community for his contributions to the to political and social scientists. mental illness, including post-traumatic study of security. In presenting the award Housed in the APSA headquarters near stress disorder. at the ISA 48th annual convention in Dupont Circle, the Center provides a • A new paper entitled Mental health Chicago, Illinois, International Security great base of operations for scholars consequences of overstretch in the UK Studies Section Vice President, Professor researching in Washington, DC. It armed forces: first phase of a cohort study Jay Parker, Georgetown University, said: offers visiting scholars a furnished – published on the BMJ online – looks ‘In presenting this award to Sir Lawrence work space, telephone, fax, computers, at the possible effects of operational Freedman, we honour a colleague who Internet access, conference space, a ‘overstretch’ in the services given current is widely admired for his enormous reference library, and access to George commitments. A full copy of the study contribution to scholarship, teaching, Washington University’s Gelman Library. can be downloaded from the BMJ site and public service in the field of security Visiting Scholar stays range from a at www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/ studies.’ few days to 12 months. Space is limited bmj.39274.585752.BEv1 • Professor Farrell led a team that has to APSA members and available to • Further information about KCMHR is produced the official English translation faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, available at: www.kcl.ac.uk/kcmhr/ of the new French Army Doctrine, and advanced graduate students from • In June 2007 Professors Matthew Hotopf Winning the Battle, Leading Towards the U.S. and abroad. There are a limited and Simon Wessely, with colleagues from Peace. number of funding opportunities the King’s Centre for Military Health available to support Visiting Scholars. Research (KCMHR), published a new study Prospective visiting scholars may apply which highlights problems UK reservists at any time. Positions are awarded experience before and after deployment University of Reading on a space-available basis. Find – one indicator as to why this group Political Theory Centre details on the Center and the Visiting has more mental health problems than Scholars Program at www.apsanet.org/ regular soldiers. The findings published The Political Theory Centre has had a centennialcenter. You may also contact in the British Journal of Psychiatry (June) successful first year of operation. The new William Harder at APSA: 001 202-483- indicate that the main differences relate Politics/Philosophy MA in Ethics and Political 2512 or [email protected]. more to problems at home than to what Theory has been taught to an enthusiastic 12 Specialist Group News

News from the New Political German Politics Studies Association Specialist Group Specialist Group on Citizenship and The German Politics Specialist Group has had an active year so far and this trend is likely to Democracy continue. At the annual conference in Bath, 11th-13th April, the Group convened a panel on Aims and objectives ‘German Politics under the Grand Coalition’. The aim of the group is to provide a forum for Speakers included Thomas Saalfeld, Christian discussion and debate on key contemporary Schweiger and Lothar Funk. The panel was issues relating to practices and theories of chaired by Hartwig Pautz. citizenship and democracy. The group will The German Politics Specialist Group encourage and disseminate work on issues has also recently been involved in Political including the following: Studies Association funding bids, two of which – we are pleased to announce – have • Practices of citizenship: In what ways been successful. Thanks to an initiative by Professor Joyce Musthaben is citizenship as a form of membership the Italian and the French Specialist Groups, undergoing change in the contemporary a successful joint bid will ensure that we of Human Caring (May 2007) which she world? Do ‘trans-national citizenship’, can collectively commemorate the 50th delivered recently was subsequently labelled ‘multiple citizenship’ and/or ‘global anniversary of the signing of the Treaties ‘the most inspiring event of the entire citizenship’ deserve the name? What of Rome with a joint conference at the conference’. Joyce has a distinguished is the future for European Union University of Glasgow. research/publication record regarding citizenship? What does the phenomenon ‘Germany in a Changing Europe’ will also new social movements, youth protests, of mass migration imply for practices of be the focus of our annual German Politics migration/minority/diversity issues, and citizenship? In what sense, and to what Specialist Group workshop which will take other ‘democratic deficits’. We are very effect, can we speak of ‘environmental place at the School of Government and much looking forward to welcoming her at citizenship’ as a practice? Does workplace International Affairs, University of Durham, Swansea. democracy represent a promising avenue 19th-20th September. Consul General Ingo In addition to Joyce’s contribution to the for renewing citizenly participation? What Radcke from the German Consulate General Political Studies Association conference are the prospects for improving citizenly Edinburgh has also kindly agreed to attend next year, we are also planning to run other relations in deeply divided societies? the workshop and give a talk. panels on German politics. If you would • Citizenship and participation: Is there a We are delighted to report that our like to propose a panel and are looking for necessary connection between citizenship submission to the Association guest speaker additional speakers or a chair, or if you would and civic participation? Are concerns competition for PSA 2008 at Swansea has like to submit an individual paper but are about declining civic participation, and been successful. still trying to find a home in a panel proposal, rising political disenchantment, justified? This will enable Professor Joyce Mushaben please let us know and we will try to help Are we witnessing the emergence of from the University of Missouri-St.Louis to with co-ordination. opportunities for citizens to engage in attend the annual conference next year and Next year we are planning to hold our new forms of civic and political activity, for enrich the consideration of the academic German Politics Specialist Group workshop example, through innovative information theme of the conference ‘Democracy, at the Academy in Tutzing, Germany. Gerd and communication technology? To what Governance and Conflict: Dilemmas of Strohmeier from the University of Passau has extent are meaningful opportunities for Theory and Practice’ as a whole, as well as kindly agreed to organise it. Watch this space! citizenly participation provided by trans- to give a focus to panel(s) organised by our We would like to remind you that we national and global organizations, or group. The title of Prof. Mushaben’s paper is can post any information on forthcoming ‘global civil society’? From (Schein)Heiligendamm to Democracy conferences, Calls for Papers etc. on our • Citizenship as a normative ideal: Does Doomed? The Globalization of Protest and the website. Please send details to Claire the ideal of equal citizenship continue Return of ‘Ungovernability’. Sutherland at to provide a resource for the critique Joyce is a full professor of Comparative [email protected] of contemporary inequalities? Should Politics and has pursued nearly 30 years If you have any other ideas for activities social rights be seen as conditional on of active field research, supported by well of our Specialist Group or suggestions for contribution to society? Do citizens have established national and international improvement of what we are doing, please let an unconditional right to a basic income? research foundations (Alexander von us know. What are the relationship between Humboldt Fellow, Ford Foundation, DAAD, If you would like to become a member citizenship, gender and sexuality? In what Fulbright, German Marshall Fund etc.). of the German Politics Specialist Group and ways has the advent of multiculturalism, She has frequently been described as a receive our regular newsletter, please send an both in theory and practice, forced us to ‘passionate, dynamic speaker’. The keynote email to [email protected]. We rethink our conception(s) of citizenship? In address for the International Association very much look forward to hearing from you. what sense is the idea of environmental Association News 13

citizenship that transcends the nation- UK Politics and postgraduate, is strong, especially state intelligible? from overseas. • Citizenship and education: Where do Research “in good • UK Politics and International Studies are we ‘learn’ how to be citizens? What is/ shape and getting highly diverse. The discipline has strong should be the role of formal education international networks. Its European – in particular schools and universities even better” connection is one of the most distinctive – in ‘teaching’ citizenship’? What other features and an important source of institutions shape our understanding of comparative advantage. citizenship and democracy? By Jon Tonge, Chair, Political Studies Recommendations Planned activities Association The panel made a number of The group intends to run both regular and UK Politics Research recommendations for building on the strong one-off events, as well as acting as a source is “in good shape performance of the discipline in the UK: of information for those interested in the and it is getting core themes of citizenship and democracy. even better” • Tailor resources to facilitate the targeted Core activities will include: according to a training of advance research methods. major International Benchmarking Review The panel recommends the expansion • maintaining an email service for of Politics and International Studies report of bursaries for people to undertake members, providing details of forthcoming released in June. The research conducted in advanced methods training short courses conferences, publications and so on this country is strong in virtually all areas at a variety of places. These should be • maintaining a web presence providing and world-leading in several. available to staff and students, irrespective information on events, publications, of whether they hold ESRC studentships. seminars and opportunities relating to Findings • Dissemination of information about teaching and research on citizenship and Key findings from the assessment included: existing bursaries needs improvement democracy • Endorsement for the concentration of • providing a site for citizenship-related • UK Politics and International Research training resources. The panel endorses resources including recent publications, is of high quality. The Panel found the use of quotas in the allocation of relevant websites, and teaching materials considerable evidence of research quality ESRC studentships [one of the more • organising panels on citizenship and across almost all the principal sub- controversial verdicts?] believing that it is democracy at major conferences such as disciplines. better to concentrate research training in the Political Studies Association Annual • The UK is a world leader in many the biggest departments. All ESRC-funded Conference areas of the discipline. The Panel found students should have supervisory panels • organising workshops and seminars considerable strengths in political theory; consisting on themes relating to citizenship and in electoral studies; in the ‘English of not less than two members. democracy. So far, planned activities School’ of international relations; in • Develop strategies to ensure that more include a conference on gender, citizenship European Union studies; in ‘critical’ women and ethnic minorities are able to and participation at the University of security studies; in political economy; reach senior positions in the discipline. Bristol during 2008; a workshop on domestic and especially international; Vigorous proactive strategies are required environmental citizenship and in certain areas of public policy and to remedy the under-representation at Keele University in November 2007, administration and of comparative and of women, particularly in senior ranks and hopefully a workshop on the work area studies. and ethnic minorities across all ranks of John Dunn at the University of • UK Political and International Studies [nb. as an initial diagnostic response, Southampton in Spring 2008 make an enormous contribution to the Association is to commission an • facilitating discussion and cooperation social, cultural and intellectual capital investigative report into ethnic minority between scholars working on citizenship throughout the wider UK community. representation within the profession]. and democracy, to enable the coordinating The Panel found considerable evidence of • Fund research fellowships at levels of funding bids and publication plans engagement with end-users in the policy sufficient to make them more useful in where appropriate community and even more evidence facilitating career development. Post- of knowledge transfer. UK Politics and doctoral Fellowships should be of 2-3 Further information IS scholars have a truly distinguished year’s duration. Professorial Fellowships The group will have a web presence in the record of providing research-based should offer up to 80-100% buyouts. Early- near future, providing information on aims advice to public policy-makers. mid career Research Fellowshsips should and activities. • UK Politics and International Studies be for people 5 years post PhD to establish In the meantime, contact Chris Armstrong are in robust good health. The discipline their research programme, perhaps lasting on [email protected] for further is demographically balanced, with as long as 3-5 years. information. no looming retirement crisis. Very • Endorsement of the dual support promising young scholars are being structure and the concentration of recruited into the junior ranks and are research funding based on academic progressing well through the ranks. quality. Research quality should not be Student demand, both undergraduate assessed by metrics alone, but rather by 14 Association News

panels of scholars capable of reading where accepted, implement its recommen- Political Studies and judging work for themselves when dations, was as follows: metrics might be misleading. Association Annual • Ensure more visible support to foster Professor Ian Diamond, Chief Executive, ESRC; Conference 2009 innovative and high-risk research. Professor Jon Tonge, Chair, PSA (Liverpool); Funding agencies should support Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Ex-Chair, BISA research that has no immediately (Sheffield, now Warwick); By Sue Forster (Association Conference foreseeable practical pay-offs. Professor Colin McInnes, Chair, BISA Officer) and Lisa Harrison (Conferences Sub- • Take a broader view of research impact (Aberystwyth); Professor Richard Bellamy, Committee Chair) so as not to dissuade theoretical research ECPR (UCL); Professor Ray Bush, DSA (Leeds); The 59th Annual Conference of the Political applications or those with more diffuse Dr Catherine Fieschi, Demos; Professor Justin Studies Association, in 2009, will be held impacts on public culture Fisher, EPOP (Brunel); Professor Andrew in the city of Manchester. As the Annual • Develop more innovative research Gamble, (Cambridge); Professor Vincent Conference has gradually grown in size, we dissemination techniques. A stronger Geoghegan, Ex-Chair, PSA Research Committee have taken the opportunity to reflect on the web presence and the already strong (Queen’s Belfast); Dr Andrew Russell, Chair, PSA purpose and the structure of the conference, engagement with non-academic users Research Committee (Manchester); Professor and feel the time has come for some updat- should be further enhanced through Wyn Grant (Warwick); Professor Charlie Jeffery ing. With the appointment of a dedicated ‘knowledge-brokers’. (Edinburgh); Dr Declan McHugh (Hansard Conference Officer in 2006, a new model Society); Professor Anthony Payne, Chair, RAE can be introduced. Current practice is for the The assessors panel (Sheffield); Mr Peter Riddell, The Times; conference organisation to be handled by the The international assessment of UK Politics Mr Mark Ross, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust; host University and their own academic staff. and IS research strengths was carried out by Professor Trevor Salmon, (Aberdeen); The 2008 Annual Conference at Swansea a distinguished panel, as below: Professor Antje Wiener, ISA, SGIR (Bath) will be the last under that model. From 2009 onwards, the conference organisation will What happens next? be solely and fully the responsibility of the The Steering Group met on 12 June in London Association Conference Organiser, including to formally accept the report and discuss its all necessary finances. This will streamline all recommendations. the processes involved and ensure a much Responses to the report are welcome (see more coherent and professional approach to below) and will be considered as the ESRC/ its Annual Conference. PSA/BISA and other relevant groups oversee The role of Academic Convenor will remain Professor Ian Diamond Professor Robert Goodin the implementation process. Copies of the a crucial one, and the Political Studies report are to be distributed to a wide range Association is committed to offering an of recipients, including policy-makers, MPs, Annual Conference which, on the one hand Vice Chancellors, journalists and chairs of is as welcoming to the broad membership as other learned societies. possible, and on the other seeks to guarantee The report will also be distributed, with a a high standard of academic presentations formal event, as a prelude to the Association’s which reflect cutting edge research and pro- awards ceremony, on 27 November at the motes our profile internationally. Institute of Directors in London. As a result, the choice of Academic Convenor will no longer automatically be Professor Colin McInnes What do you think? linked with the conference venue. The Association welcomes your views on the In future the convenors will be chosen by The International Review Panel 51 page report, which contains considerable the Association on their academic merit and Professor Robert Goodin (Chair) Australian detail on research performance, including all paper and panel proposals will be subject National University; Professor James the level of success of UK Politics academics to a more detailed process of peer review prior Der Derian, Brown, USA; Professor Kris in targeting leading journals and our record to acceptance. Deschouwer, Free University, Brussels; in respect of citations. To obtain a copy, email It will be the responsibility of the convenor, Professor Friedrich Kratochwil, EUI, Florence; either [email protected] or psa@ncl. in consultation with Specialist Groups on the Professor Audie Klotz, Syracuse University, ac.uk - to provide your views, please email one hand and the Conference sub-committee USA; Professor Brigid Laffan, University [email protected] on the other, to ensure that suitable reviewers College Dublin; Professor Pippa Norris, The Political Studies Association expresses are appointed. Harvard, USA/United Nations; Professor B. its thanks to Professor Bob Goodin and his For a number of years now the numbers Guy Peters, Pittsburgh, USA; Professor Joel team for completing the assessment in attending the annual conference have risen Rosenthal, Carnegie Council, USA; such a thorough and fair-minded way. The – and with the impending changes the Professor Virgina Sapiro, Wisconsin, USA Association is also grateful to Luke Moody Political Studies Association is confident that and Ian Diamond at the ESRC for the profes- this trend will continue. The steering group established by the ESRC sional manner in which the assessment was to set up the review, receive the report and, organised. Association News 15

Marjorie Thompson joins Ivor Gaber as Political Studies Association Media Consultant Lawrence Saez, Chair of the IT and Media Subcommittee

Over the past few years, the Political Studies will be to enhance the media coverage of the annual conference. Association’s range of activities has grown Marjorie Thompson is an extremely energetic individual with a wide tremendously. With the surge of traditional range of personal interests. and new media outlets, there has been a Marjorie has a wealth of experience working as a parliamentary corresponding interest from the media on the officer, communications consultant, author, and activist. She is certain activities of the Association and its members. to be an asset to the Political Studies Association and we welcome her. Professor Ivor Gaber has done an excellent If you are sponsoring a prominent guest speaker, preparing a special Marjorie Thompson job at developing the Association’s links with event, or are planning to present a paper at the Association’s annual the media, most notably through the annual conference in Swansea and you think that your paper’s subject matter awards. In order to assist Ivor Gaber, the Executive Committee of the is potentially newsworthy, then please contact the chair of the IT Association agreed to hire Marjorie Thompson as the Political Studies and Media subcommittee, Dr Lawrence Saez at [email protected] or the Association’s annual conference media consultant. Her primary duties Association’s national office at [email protected].

Association says goodbye to Revered Two leading Political Political Scientist Scientists, Carol Pateman, Professor Graeme and professor emeritus from 1988. Graeme Cardiff, and Joni Lovenduski, Moodie, Chair of Moodie’s 1961 book, The Government of Birkbeck, were elected as the Political Studies Great Britain was a standard work on the Association from subject. His co-authored work (with Geoffrey fellows of the British 1969 until 1971 and Marshall) Some Problems of the Constitution Academy in 2007. a Vice President of provided an early questioning of the the Association, died idea that the convention of ministerial Professor Graeme Moodie on 3rd August 2007 responsibility was an adequate mechanism aged 82. In presiding for parliament to hold a minister to account. over a period of growth and development The book enjoyed six editions. At York, of the Association, Graeme Moodie served Graeme produced the slim but seminal the Political Studies Association with Opinions, Publics and Pressure Groups (1972) distinction as part of a very distinguished with Gerald Studdert-Kennedy. academic career. Despite a childhood afflicted Beyond the politics research sphere, by polio, Graeme studied at St Andrew’s however, Graeme Moodie made a sustained University and Oxford, taking a first in PPE and positive contribution to the debate on at the latter in 1946. He then lectured at the future of universities. His 1959 Fabian Oxford, St Andrews, Princeton and, from 1953 pamphlet, The Universities – A Royal until 1963, at Glasgow. During this period, Commission – offered support for the soon- Graeme combined scholarly endeavour to-follow Robbins expansion of the system, with political activism. He was narrowly whilst maintaining a strong commitment Professor Joni Lovenduski defeated (with 42% of the vote) as Labour to quality. His co-authored work (with candidate for Dumfriesshire in the 1959 Rowland Eustace) on Power and Authority General Election, denting the majority of in British Universities (1974) provided further the Conservative ministerial incumbent. articulation on the ideals associated with Four years later, Graeme Moodie became the running of a university. From 1969 the first Professor of Politics at the newly until 1972 Graeme chaired the Society for formed University of York. Graeme played Research into Higher Education and his pivotal administrative and academic roles US expertise led to him taking a post as and the rapid development of York into one Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Studies of our leading institutions owed much to in Higher Education at the University of his contribution. He developed progressive, California at Berkeley. Professor Moodie democratic and viable governing structures, was also an expert on South Africa Higher whilst cultivating personal and university- Edu-cation and held a visiting professorship wide research excellence and assisting in at Witwatersrand University. The Political shrewd recruitment. Graeme was Deputy Studies Association Executive extends Vice Chancellor at York from 1981 until 1984 condolences to all of Graeme’s family. Professor Carol Pateman 16 In Full View

Heads of Department Conference 2007

Friday 7th December 2007 - The Commonwealth Club Northumber- land Avenue London Further information from [email protected]

Dave Middleton Andrew Marr

Doing Political and for all, we think we have achieved that. Research Launches at Moreover, the credit for doing this must go to The Centre for a large team who worked tirelessly to bring to Sociology, Anthro- Houses of Parliament fruition the methodology which we adopted.” In introducing Dave Middleton at the event, pology and Politics The DVD ‘Doing Political Research’ directed Professor Brigid Heywood praised Dave’s (C-SAP) by Cardiff-based Politics Staff Tutor, Dave leadership skills and the vision which had Middleton was launched at a gala event in produced a product of which the OU could be C-SAP is one of 24 Subject Centres which the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday June proud. comprise the Higher Education Academy’s 19th. Members of the 40+ project team were The DVD outline can be seen at http:// National Subject Network. C-SAP supports joined by guests including: PVC (Research and www.open.ac.uk/parle the disciplines of sociology, anthropology and Staff) Professor Brigid Heywood, Baroness politics, and is based at the Nuffield Learning Boothroyd (former speaker in the House), Centre at the University of Birmingham. Lord Brian Rix, Dr Hywel Francis MP, Mark The Centre is made up of a small team of Lancaster MP, Dr Ian Gibson MP, a number of Legacy Political staff who work in a variety of ways to promote Heads of Department of Politics Departments, Studies scholarly and disciplinary-specific approaches parliamentary researchers and members of to new and innovative ways of learning and other HEFCE funded projects. By Richard Topf teaching across the social sciences, and to The event was hosted by Barry Sheerman (Electronic Publications Editor) develop and enhance the student learning MP a former OU Tutor in Wales and now I am pleased to announce that the experience. It works in a variety of ways; Chair of the Education and Skills Select Political Studies Association’s flagship Committee and guest speaker for the event journal, Political Studies, is now available • To recognise innovative work and practice was renowned broadcaster Andrew Marr. to members on our web site, complete • Develop a network of colleagues The DVD contains 13 self contained tutorials from Volume 1, Issue 1 (1953). Electronic • Provide an outlet for pedagogic practice which will form the core research training versions of current issues were first • Offer advise in a changing and challenging for politics postgraduate students. The DVD created from Volume 47 (1997). This new educational environment is an interactive experience which includes digitisation adds almost two thousand games, quizzes, clips of The Office and Monty further articles, and has been carried out The centre offers opportunities for academic Python as well as audio and visual material by Wiley Blackwell as part of our new staff, postgraduate and undergraduate developed by the Project Team under the contract signed earlier this year. students to share and develop practice direction of Dave Middleton. The DVD will The direct web link to the Association by feeding their work back into the wider now ‘go live’ to departments throughout the facility is http://www.psa.ac.uk/journals/ network of the Higher Education Academy. This UK who can obtain it by joining the Research PolStudies.asp. In addition to year-by-year includes involvement through a successful Training Consortium led by Dave Middleton. listings of articles, there are advanced annual tranche of funding and mini-projects, It is hoped to raise enough finance to be able search tools by author and key words, publications, resources, workshops and events, to develop further products for disciplines including the full text of all articles. reference group meetings and other activities such as social policy, social work, criminology, I hope that members will find this led by our subject academic co-ordinators. business and health care. Following the new facility a useful additional to their Much of the work of our coordinators launch Dave Middleton said: “We are research resources. If you have any addresses national themes in teaching and tremendously pleased with the way in which queries, or find problems, please do not learning within Higher Education. Reports the entire DVD has come together. We set hesitate to let me know at webmaster@ from the C-SAP projects and details of work out to provide a resource that would see psa.ac.uk. in progress are available at: http://www.c-sap. the end of the boring methods lecture once bham.ac.uk/resources/project_reports/ In Full View 17

C-SAP also provides a unique opportunity to Northern Ireland. The cover of the first, our hands, thanked us for coming, motioned draw on the different strengths of its three Governing without Consensus, showed the toward two large sofas, offered us a choice of disciplines in order to analyse and shape British Army in action in Belfast with a big a cola or water, and then asked us to share our current practices and debates in the Higher IRA slogan in the background. The second, thoughts with him. Education landscape, and to offer an informed Northern Ireland: Time of Choice, offered a When my turn came, I proceeded on the critique of educational policy. A wide range cover with a gun and a ballot box or, as an principle of Ernst Dichter, a Viennese refugee of publications, including a peer reviewed Irish friend assumed, a gun and a coffin. turned marketing consultant. He advised journal, a monograph series, newsletters and I googled the NSC source of the invitation, the makers of the first American cake mix other occasional papers, including collections Peter Feaver, and found he was on leave from to leave something out, such as an egg, so of papers from themed events, are readily a chair at Duke, where he had published five that a housewife could feel ownership of the available for distribution to departmental books on security issues and civil-military cake. I left out Iraq, on the assumption that links in Higher Education. All titles and relations with major university presses. He the President would see the relevance of my information on forthcoming work can be had worked at the NSC for President Clinton parable about Northern Ireland. It went like found at: http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/ as well as Bush, and was now identified this: resources/publications/ with arguing that the President needed to A divided society can be a stable society convince the American people that the war provided that, in Max Weber’s terms, there is a in Iraq was winnable. This was hardly my state with institutions that have a monopoly view of Iraq but the meeting was not about of violence and can protect its borders from What do you tell the supporting a particular cause. At no point did foreign incursions. President in Three he or anyone else ask what my views were When the authority of a divided society (against the war from before the start) or my is successfully challenged, it fragments. The Minutes about Iraq? politics (a Truman Democrat). state collapses and there is competition in A follow up email made clear what to violence between multiple and competing By Professor Richard expect: prepare three-minute answers to factions. I quoted what John Hume once said Rose, University of the question: What are the most important to me: ‘When they shoot politicians, they Aberdeen insights from my research about conflict always shoot their own side’. The call to the White societies that the President may not already The British Army found itself trying to House came out of have heard and what lessons could be drawn defend a state that didn’t exist and was the blue. It was a from it that would be relevant to Iraq right thus caught in a crossfire. Troops from the nondescript email now? The key words were ‘right now’, that outside can support a civil power but cannot captioned ‘An invitation’; the sender’s address is, the problem as it actually is rather than substitute for it. was: nsc.eop.gov. Having worked Pennsylvania what you would have done in 2003 (not gone It takes time for armed groups to exhaust Avenue for 35 years, I knew the initials meant to war) or what you would do if you became their hopes that violence serves their ends National Security Council, Executive Office of president in 2009 (hope the strife had ended). and consider a political settlement. In the President. A lifetime of public speaking has Northern Ireland it took 38 years. The glimmer The invitation was straightforward: ‘I accustomed me to timing my remarks. Thus, of good news in the parable was also the am writing to invite you to a small group I was not frustrated by condensing into a bad news, peace and stability is eventually discussion with President Bush at the White few minutes thoughts expressed in a million achievable, but warring Iraqis will do more to House on May 30th. From time to time published words about Northern Ireland and determine when and how this happens than the President meets with outside experts millions more about how regimes fall and will outsiders, such as decision-makers in who can participate in a live and off-the- others attempt to fill that void. Being at home Washington. record discussion focused on an issue of in both English and American, I adapted my We were told to expect a wide-ranging and importance. In the proposed session we are words but not my thoughts to the audience free-flowing discussion and this forecast was inviting you and three or four other experts at hand, speaking in hard-hitting one-liners accurate. After the President made several in divided societies who, we hope, would be rather than in the indirect discourse of references to the importance of liberty, I willing to share their perspective on what Mandarin English. reminded him that Isaiah Berlin was not only their research has to say about the current When the day came, I turned up at the in favour of liberty but also of order. The place challenges in Iraq.’ After expressing regret White House gate 20 minutes early. The to talk about liberty was not in discussions that travel expenses could not be paid, since security guards were far more polite and about a land lacking order but when he next most of those invited could walk to the White efficient than at airports and promptly saw President Putin. When the conversation House from their downtown Washington ushered me to a West Wing waiting room became too academic, the President even offices, I was politely asked whether a to meet other group members, all senior began leafing through a book of mine that meeting a fortnight hence would work for scholars. Two were specialists on conflict I had given him that ends with a chapter me. It did. resolution in Africa, two Arabic speakers about America’s victory over Iraq in Kuwait, Iraq certainly qualifies as a problem familiar with Iraq, and another an expert on a victory that left his father riding the crest worth thinking about and I certainly was an constitutions of divided societies. of a wave--after which there was only a one- outsider, never having published anything Walking into the Oval Office was like way option down. The President listened about Iraq or the Middle East. That was just entering a living room rather than an office- far more than he spoke and when he did it the point. The invitation came because I had -except for a battery of NSC staffers ranged was to make simple points that many critics written two books about a divided society, on one side to take notes. The President shook dodge, such as: We had to do something after 18 In Full View

19 young people blew up 3,000 Americans. to reconstruct the South. Was it worthwhile? would have happened had the British not At one point he remarked he never wanted The President seemed to think so, for the sent troops into Northern Ireland in 1969? My to be a war president. I looked at the busts meeting ran over its scheduled time. What answer about Ulster was simple: There would of two great war leaders behind his chair, did my insights add? An emphasis on the have been fighting and deaths but fewer Churchill and Lincoln, and thought but did paramount need of a state worth killing for. people would have been killed before a new not say that Churchill had the far easier war, If I were being vain, I might claim that his state was established. for it united his country and after six years criticism the following week of President Professor Richard Rose, University of ended in victory. By contrast, Lincoln fought a Putin for suppressing liberty was due to my Aberdeen, is author of The Post-Modern civil war at the cost of half a million lives in influence. But I doubt that he needed my Presidency: George Bush Meets the World (1991) a country whose population was then little intervention to say that. Only after leaving and The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World more than Iraq today. And the peace was lost the Oval Office did I realise that my parable (2001). because federal troops could not control the had been understood. The President asked me Article taken from THES as published 29th states that they occupied in a futile attempt one question that no one else ever had: What June 2007.

The International Association for Political Science Students Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

By Iana Stantieru, IAPSS Chairperson The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is a platform for political science students and students interested in political science issues. The Association is international, politically inde- pendent, non-profit and student-run, and aims to have global impact in the political science sphere. Providing its members with knowledge, information and skills regarding current matters in the field of political science and their approach, IAPSS seeks to play a role in the lives of Political Science stu- dents in the world. It aims at engaging their potential and stimulating them to become the event was represented by the IAPSS Gala. to the Roma’, which will take place from 22nd active participants in shaping their local Its specific red carpet, its special dress code, until 28th of July in Ljubljana, Slovenia. communities and the wider international the IAPSS anthem and the IAPSS Awards have At the international level, IAPSS has society. In its nine years of existence, IAPSS turned the ceremony into a most memorable already organized many large scale successful has embraced over 50 association members, event for all the members of the associa- events, with various topics and world-wide approximately 10,000 individuals, from more tion. Through its projects, IAPSS is striving to participation. To name but a few of the most than forty countries spread all over the world. offer its members a sense of responsability recent ones: 10th IAPSS Annual Conference It evolved from a loose network to an concerning their role in creating an improved on Globalizing Citienship and General Association with a permanent secretariat political and social environment, as well as to Assembly (May 2007) held in Amsterdam, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where a team of ten provide them with the skills and knowledge the Netherlands, the IAPSS Academic students is working on a daily basis to initiate neccessary to act in this direction. It does so Conference on Non-Violence which took and coordinate projects and activities at local, by organizing seminars, conferences, round place in Trieste, Italy, Old, New and Future regional and international levels. tables and debates, panels; by regularly creat- Europe – one international event consisting This year the International Association ing and distributing academic and opinion in 3 international conferences organized for Political Students is celebrating its tenth publications (Politikon- The IAPSS Journal of in Ljubljana, Bucharest and Rome (March anniversary. In order to mark this salient Political Science or the monthly IAPSS maga- and May 2006), supported by the European event in the history of the organization, zine, A Different View); by providing online Commission and targeting issues of identity more than one hundred of students world- platforms for debate and interaction for and future of the European continent; wide gathered at the 10th General Assembly all students engaged in discussing current 9th IAPSS Annual Conference and General and Annual Conference in Amsterdam, The issues of Political Science ( the IAPSS online Assembly (April 2006) held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 14th until 19th of May. The Working Groups); by placing on the public The Netherlands, with a participation of 100 event was packed with interesting lectures agenda important topics that have only ben- students world-wide and tackling Global and workshops on Globalizing Citizenship, efited from little attention in the past. One Crime; in September 2006, in Portoroz, which placed under discussion the traditional such topic is represented by the Roma issues, Slovenia, IAPSS is organizing an international view that citizenship is being undermined by which will be discussed during an important NATO Simulation, in cooperation with NATO the challenging reality of globalisation. What upcoming IAPSS event, the international sem- and the Munich European Forum. is more, the highlight of the cultural part of inar ‘Youth Bridging the Gap: Reaching Out In Full View 19

Woodrow Wilson Large Grant to Research International Center APSA 2008 Parliaments and for Scholars Fellow- British Politics Group Political Performance ships 2008-2009 Panels The University of Warwick, in collaboration Call for Papers with Birkbeck College, Sheffield and Bristol The Woodrow Wilson Center awards The BPG is accepting proposals for talks, Universities, has been awarded £875,964 approximately 20-25 residential fellowships papers, panels and roundtables for the by the Leverhulme Trust for a four-year annually in an international competition. 2008 Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. programme to study the importance of Successful fellowship applicants submit Proposals on all aspects of UK politics ceremony and ritual in the UK Parliament outstanding proposals in a broad range are invited. We particularly welcome and others. Shirin Rai, Professor of of the social sciences and humanities on proposals on topics that address Politics and International Studies said: national and/or international issues. Topics convergence and/or divergence in the “Ceremony and ritual play a role in how and scholarship should relate to key public Union (for example, policies, institutions, people working in political institutions are policy challenges or provide the historical leaders, parties, elections, public socialised and made part of the culture. and/or cultural framework to illuminate opinion...); situate UK politics in regional, This can have both positive and negative policy issues of contemporary importance. transnational and global contexts; effects. For instance, some people find Fellows should be prepared to interact and examine the UK in a broader parliamentary ceremonies empowering; with policymakers in Washington and with comparative perspective. ritualized forms of speech in debating Wilson Center staff who are working on Paper proposals should include an chambers can enable participation while similar topics. abstract of the paper and full contact ensuring heated exchanges don’t get out Eligibility: Applications from any country details for the presenter; panel proposals of hand. However, ritual can also mark are welcome. Men and women with out- should include an abstract for each people as outsiders, alienating them in standing capabilities and experience from paper and full contact details for each terms of gender, race or class.” a wide variety of backgrounds are eligible participant. The deadline for submitting This programme of work will be led for appointment. For academic participants, all proposals is 1st December 2007. by Prof. Shirin Rai of the University of eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level. Warwick, in collaboration with Prof. Joni Academic candidates must demonstrate Send proposals and queries to the 2008 Lovenduski (Birkbeck College), Dr. Georgina their scholarly development by publications BPG Program Organizer: Waylen (Sheffield University) and Dr. Sarah beyond their Ph.D. dissertation. For other Mark Shephard Childs (Bristol University). Prof. Rai added: applicants, an equivalent level of profes- University of Strathclyde “By comparing the Parliaments of South sional achievement is expected. Applicants Department of Government Africa, India and the UK we will be able should have a very good command of spo- McCance Building to consider how distinct political cultures ken English, since the Center is designed to 16 Richmond Street have evolved from the Westminster model. encourage the exchange of ideas among its Glasgow G1 1XQ This will be the first such comparative Fellows. study. We must understand the role played Stipend: In general, the Center tries to by ceremony and ritual so that we better ensure that the stipend provided under the understand how different groups can fellow-ship, together with the Fellow’s other have a sense of belonging as well as can sources of funding (e.g., grants secured by feel excluded through these. We hope to the appli-cant and sabbatical allowances), gain insights that will help to invigorate approximate a Fellow’s regular salary. Fellows democratic practices and participation.” are provided private offices, Windows- As part of the research programme based computers, and research assistants. three doctoral studentships and three Professional librarians provide access to the post-doctoral fellowships will be offered Library of Congress, universities and special at the Universities of Warwick, Sheffield, libraries in the area, and other research facil- Bristol and Birkbeck. ities. The Center holds one round of Two Visiting Fellows will also competitive selection per year. participate. A dedicated programme website will disseminate information Woodrow Wilson Center about the progress and outcomes of the Scholar Selection and Services Office research. One Woodrow Wilson Plaza The programme will run for four years. 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW However, interim results will be reported Washington, DC 20004-3027 in yearly workshops. Article credited to Email: [email protected] Webwire 23rd July. Visit the website at http://www.wilsoncenter. org/fellowships APSA Delegate from Brazil reading the Political Studies Association News 20 Time to Confer

British and proposals for papers or panels is Friday 14th Conservative Women’s September. If you are suggesting a paper Organisation Annual Comparative please submit as an email attachment on one Territorial side of A4 your name, institutional affiliation, Conference email address, title of paper and an abstract Politics Specialist of 200-300 words. If you are proposing a The undergraduate study of politics is often panel of 3-4 papers please give all of these classroom or library based. But observation Group Conference details for all proposed papers in the panel. and participation can offer new insights and A full conference programme will be agreed enhance students’ understanding of politics. British and Comparative Territorial Politics and published soon after 14th September, To this end, last autumn some fifteen or so University of Edinburgh with details of booking arrangements and University of Bristol third year, ‘Politics of 10th -11th January 2008 accommodation. Gender’ students attended the Conservative For inquiries regarding the submission of Women’s Organization Annual Conference at Call for Papers panel and paper proposals, please contact Westminster Hall. Territorial politics in the UK remains the Academic organisers of the conference: The CWO Annual Conference permitted ‘interesting’. Following the 2007 elections Dr Jonathan Bradbury, Tel: 01792295961. students to observe the long-established to the Scottish Parliament, there is now Email: [email protected] or Dr Nicola and infamous Conservative Women’s party an SNP government. In Wales there is McEwen, Tel: 0131 6511831. Email: N.McEwen@ organization at first hand. Invited speakers a minority Labour administration while ed.ac.uk included Clarissa Dickson-Wright (of ‘Two alternative coalition possibilities continue For information regarding travel and other Fat Ladies’ fame’) who extolled; the virtues of to be discussed. In Northern Ireland there local organisation matters, please contact the buying British; Shami Chakrabati, the Director has been an extraordinary restoration of local organiser, Mrs Lindsay Adams, Tel: 0131 of Liberty; and Lesley Abdela MBE founder devolution and renewal of power-sharing 6502456, Email: [email protected] of shevolution who talked about women’s government. In England, regional governance human rights. continues to develop in complex forms while Party speakers included the new leader Englishness is a dog that has started to David Cameron, who was warmly welcomed bark. All of this is occurring in the context of epsNet Innovative by the audience, alongside one of his Prime Ministerial change at the centre. This predecessors William Hague, who was even conference will seek to feature the best of Teaching Award more warmly welcomed, and Theresa May, contemporary research on territorial politics who is the most visible woman in the in the UK, as well as research that seeks to The European Political Science Network’s party seeking to increase the number of put British territorial politics in a comparative Innovative Teaching Award was estab- Conservative Women MPs. context, and draws on comparative examples lished last year to recognise the delivery The module analyses women’s of multi-level government from around the of remarkable and/or outstanding inno- participation and representation in politics, world. vations in the teaching political science. empirically in the UK and in terms of feminist Papers are encouraged on any aspect of The Award may be given either to indi- theory - does women’s under-participation territorial politics including political ideas, vidual staff or PhD students of Politics in party politics matter? Should there be political movements, elections and parties, Departments in Europe, or to European more women in electoral politics? And what institutional and policy developments, and institutions based in Europe which difference do women make when they are inter-governmental relations. The conference teach political science. present? will consider research that offers findings The 2007 epsNet Award of £2,000 The 2007 CWO Annual Conference is from case studies, cross-national and regional (3,000 Euros), endowed by Collegium being held on Monday 12th November 2007. comparison within the UK, international Civitas of Warsaw, was presented to Dr Booking forms are available from http://www. comparison and theoretical developments Stéphane La Branche of the Institute of conservativewomen.org.uk/conference.asp within political science. Political Studies in Grenoble, during the The conference in Edinburgh will follow epsNet Annual Conference in Ljubljana. our successful specialist group conferences The Awards Jury congratulated Dr La Exchanging Ideas on at Queen’s University Belfast in 2006, the Branche for his highly innovative use University of Strathclyde in 2004, Cardiff in of ICT and role playing simulations in Europe 2008 2001 and Newcastle in 1998. It aims to feature International Relations classes. Rethinking the European Union papers on new research by established Also commended were Elena García 38th Annual UACES Conference academics as well as papers by researchers Guitán and Irene Martín Cortés of the University of Edinburgh who are about to complete, or have recently Autonomous University of Madrid, and 1st – 3rd September 2008 completed, their doctorates. The programme Cathy Gormley-Heenan of the University Does your research have an emphasis on will also feature guest speakers from the of Ulster. Europe? The 38th UACES Annual Conference political world in Scotland. Application forms for the 2008 Award is an opportunity to present a paper to an will be available later in the year from audience from a broad range of European- Submissions the epsNet website - www.epsNet.org. related disciplines. For calls for panels and The deadline for electronic submission of papers please go to http://www.uaces.org/ A Time to Confer 21

APSA Teaching and [Continued from page 1] Learning Conference Politics A level continues Increase in Popularity 2008 Number Grades(%) sat A B C D E U San Jose, California Male 7141 (6722) 29.8 (27.1) 28.6 (29.1) 21.6 (23.2) 12.6 (13.0) 5.2 (5.7) 2.2 (1.9) 22nd – 24th February 2008 Female 5053 (4623) 35.0 (32.8) 28.0 (28.2) 19.2 (20.1) 11.2 (12.1) 4.6 (4.8) 2.0 (2.0) Call for Proposals and Workshops With the Teaching and Learning Conference, APSA promotes greater understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and papers to be presented on the conference. methodologies for the political science The application is open to any researcher classroom. This conference provides a unique who is interested in the study of nationalism New Book: forum for scholars to share effective and and/or ethnicity, and PhD students and young Women and New innovative teaching and learning models scholars are particularly encouraged to apply. and to discuss broad themes and values of The abstracts of the proposed papers Labour political science education. should not exceed 500 words and are The call for papers and workshops opened expected by 1st November 2007. The The Policy Press has just published on 2nd July 2007. Committee will notify applicants by 30th a new title, Women and new Labour All proposals should be submitted online November 2007. Please see the ASEN website edited by Claire Annesley, Francesca by 17th September 2007. For more detailed (www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/ ) for more Gains and Kirstein Rummery. Women information (including paper and workshop information and to submit your proposal. and New Labour will be a valuable addi- guidelines and themes) please visit www. Conference in UK Political Ideologies tion to both feminist and mainstream apsanet.org/tlc2008. For information on San scholarship in the social sciences, Jose, visit sanjose.org. particularly in political science, social policy and economics. This book offers an analysis of New Labour’s politics and policies from a gendered perspective. Nationalism, East More information can be found at: and West: Civic and https://www.policypress.org.uk/catalog/ CANE 2007 product_info.php?cPath=&products_ Ethnic Conceptions of id=1149 Central and Northern England Graduate Nationhood’ Conference !8th Annual Conference of the Association The University of York Department of Politics for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism Saturday 17th November 2007 (ASEN) With a Keynote Paper by Professor Lord London School of Economics Anthony Giddens New Book: 15th – 17th April 2008 It has long been standard in the field of Call for papers Pensions by nationalism studies to classify nations The eleventh CANE Postgraduate Conference Michael Hill according to which principle serves to in Politics will take place at The University unify the nation. The distinction between of York Department of Politics on Saturday, The Policy Press has just published the Western, political type of nationalism, 17th November 2007. Papers are welcome on a new title Pensions by Michael Hill. and Eastern, genealogical nationalism as all aspects of politics, political philosophy, This book provides a much-needed systematised by Hans Kohn in 1945 has been and international relations. Panel subjects intro-ductory guide to the issue used, extended and adjusted by scholars of will include: development, public policy/ surrounding pension policy and offers a nationalism to conceptualise a framework of comparative politics, post-war recovery, critique of some of the dominant ideas “inclusive” nationalism based on citizenship and labour movements; additional panel and assumptions. Noting the intense and territory and “exclusive” nationalism suggestions are also encouraged. debate that currently surrounds the based on common ethnic ties and descent. CANE is a conference organized by subject, the book explores a wider view This conference seeks to assess the postgraduates for postgraduates. It provides of the continuing issues about pension continuing relevance of this dichotomy in its an opportunity to present a paper or a policy. various forms: its contribution to theoretical ‘work in progress’ on politics in a relaxed More information can be found at: work on nationalism, its usefulness for atmosphere. CANE is the ideal setting to https://www.policypress.org.uk/ historical interpretation and its value for present both embryonic ideas and fully catalog/product_info.php?cPath= contemporary policy-making. The 2008 polished papers ready for publication. 10086&products_id=1100 Conference Committee is now calling for The conference also provides an ideal 22 A Time to Confer

CANE 2007 we are intending to hold a follow up political ideology, theoretical approaches conference next year. to political ideology and so forth are environment to discuss general issues Plenary speakers are likely to include welcome. Offers of papers on Welsh and regarding postgraduate study, and is a useful Professor John Callaghan (University Scottish aspects of political ideology and the way of establishing contacts within the of Salford) Professor Andrew Gamble relationship between political ideology and postgraduate community. You do not have (University of Cambridge), Professor Dennis public policy are particularly appreciated. to present a paper in order to attend the Kavanagh (formerly, University of Liverpool) We warmly invite those who gave papers conference. and Neal Lawson (Director, Compass). A at this year’s conference to return, but ask panel will also be organised by the Europe in for different papers or papers which have Submission Deadline: Monday, 24th the World Centre at Liverpool University on undergone significant revision, in order to September 2007 Britain’s relations with the EU. maintain the freshness of the discussions Please forward your contact details, title, We are now inviting offers of papers achieved at the first conference. and abstract of no more than 300 words to: on any aspect of British political ideology Please submit all proposals (of no more [email protected]. including conservatism, social democracy, than 250 words) to [email protected] by Contact details should include name, liberalism, ideologies of extremist parties, 30th November 2007. We will reply to you as university, programme of study, email nationalism and attitudes to the Union. soon as possible and look forward to hearing address, and tel./mobile number. Please Other issues such as culture and British from you. indicate if you are a member of the Political Studies Association. Please indicate if you require the use of Powerpoint equipment.

If you wish to attend without presenting a paper, please send your contact details to the above email address, as we need to know how many people are attending to coordinate adequate room bookings and refreshments. For further details about the conference, including information on travel to and accommodation in York, please see: http:// www.york.ac.uk/depts/poli/news/cane.htm There is no registration fee for CANE All conference events, including lunch and other refreshments, are free of charge. Full Information available on: http://www. york.ac.uk/depts/poli/news/cane.htm

‘Conference in UK Political Ideologies’

School of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool 10th - 11h July 2008

Call for papers Kevin Hickson and Mark Choonara (conference convenors) Following the success of this year’s conference in UK political ideologies, Association Annual Conference 23

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Swansea University, prior to the annual conference on 31st March- Submission of Proposal for a Paper 1st - 3rd April 2008 1st April. The deadline for all Panel and Paper If you are proposing a paper please fill in Never has academic political research been proposals is 28th September 2007. the Paper Proposal Form and submit it as an so relevant. The world faces a wide range of email attachment to the conference website controversial political problems; a pressing Eligibility for Submission address- [email protected] . We will not need for greater knowledge of political We welcome proposals from any academic accept proposals that do not use this form. systems and practices; and a vibrant interest researcher across disciplines and worldwide. Before submitting a paper proposal we ask in re-thinking our understanding of what We hope to feature new research by both that you consider submitting your paper is ‘the political’. Research inevitably raises established academics as well as by those as part of a panel, either by contacting the a wide range of questions for theoretical who are about to complete or have recently relevant specialist group, or by consulting with debate, empirical analysis and practitioner completed doctorates. Any individual colleagues in your research area and organising experience. Consequently, it is important that researcher may propose up to two panels, a panel. However, if you do submit a paper the UK Political Studies Association annual although anyone wishing to propose more proposal we will consult relevant specialist conference provides a key forum for reflection should contact the academic convenor. We groups and we will make every effort to include and dissemination among researchers. recognise that this may particularly be the case your paper in a coherent panel. It should also continue to move towards with PSA specialist group organisers. Individual developing a regular engagement between researchers are limited to the submission of Submissions of Proposals by Postgraduate researchers and those concerned with the two paper proposals. All colleagues submitting Students practice of politics outside universities in a proposal either for a panel or a paper are If you are proposing a panel that includes a government, the media, NGOs, think tanks etc. encouraged to make themselves available to postgraduate student, or you are a postgraduate Accordingly, as organisers of the 58th annual chair or act as a discussant in other panels. student submitting a paper proposal, you are conference, we seek to feature and promote eligible to apply to the PSA Postgraduate Access the best of contemporary research in any field Submission of Proposal for a Panel fund. If you wish to be considered for this fund of politics and international relations. The If you are proposing a panel please fill in please say so on the proposal form. conference theme encourages a particular the Panel Proposal Form and submit it as an focus on questions of theory and practice in email attachment to the conference website Academic Review of Submissions relation to issues of democracy, governance address - [email protected] . We will not Panel and paper proposals will be reviewed in and conflict. We welcome all proposals accept proposals that do not use this form. the first instance by the Academic Convenor. but would like to encourage imaginative Please note that all panels should have a Where it is thought necessary, proposals may be proposals that incorporate non-academic minimum of three papers and a maximum referred to a ‘special cases’ review group, chaired political practitioners in panels. Association of four. Participation by graduate students is by the Academic Convenor, and individual specialist groups have a central role to play limited to one paper per panel proposal. All paper submissions that cannot be organised in in the conference and they are reminded of panel proposals forms must be completed coherent panels may be rejected. Acceptance of the funding opportunities provided by the in full, including an abstract for each paper. proposals should not be Specialist Group guest speaker competition. As If proposals are incomplete it will be the considered automatic. conference organisers we will seek to enhance responsibility of the panel proposer to ensure the programme with guest speakers that full details. Subsequently, the panel proposer Programme Confirmation highlight issues of major research interest and is expected to take responsibility for liaison It is expected that a full conference programme further raises discussion between political with the Academic Convenor, alert him to any will be agreed and published by December 2007. researchers and practitioners. Please note that changes or problems and to ensure that paper- It is expected that once this has occurred details this year a separate Graduate Conference has givers register for the conference and deliver of registration and paper delivery arrangements been re-instated. This will be held immediately their papers by the due dates. will immediately be made available.

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Professor John Benyon, University of Leicester, making his presentation on ‘The public presence Nicolas Sauger, Paris and Florence Faucher- Helen Margetts, Oxford University, attending of political science’ at the session organised by the APSA International Committee. The panel King, Vanderbilt, at the British Politics Group APSA Conference was chaired by Professor Richard Samuels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (seated reception in Chicago right), and included speakers from the political science associations of Brazil, Canada, France and Japan as well as the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom

David Denver, Political Studies Association Executive, with former Moya Lloyd, Loughborough University, Professor Sam Beer, Harvard University, with British Politics Group student, Zowie Hay, Texas A&M University attending the APSA attending the APSA Conference Member Donley Studlar, West Virginia University Conference Political Studies Association 58th Annual Conference 2008

[continued from page 23] the paper to the conference website address the next annual conference. Colleagues should There will be a further cut-off date in early by a stipulated paper submission date ahead know that details of late withdrawal from the 2008 when the conference programme is being of the conference. This is essential to allow the 2007 conference may affect confirmation of printed, after which non-registration will lead conference organisers the time to make papers proposals for 2008. to the removal of panels and/or papers from available on-line to delegates. In turn this is the the programme. only means by which we can enable delegates Availability during the Conference to read papers ahead of conference panels By submitting a panel or paper proposal Paper Delivery Obligation and thus enhance their success. In addition, authors agree to be available for presentation Equally, at the time of programme confirma- by submitting a proposal authors agree that at any scheduled session at the conference. tion all paper-givers will receive instructions they and/or their co-authors will present the Once the programme has been settled we will regarding paper delivery. Again, we need rules paper in person at the conference. Authors may countenance programme changes only to maintain the integrity of the programme. By withdraw a paper without ‘penalty’ until 31st in extreme circumstances. submitting a proposal authors agree that they December 2007. Cancellation thereafter might Conference Academic Convenor: Dr Jonathan and/or their co-authors will submit a copy of mean that we do not accept offers of a paper at Bradbury at [email protected]