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PSA News March 2004 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 1 ISSN 0955-6281 VOL. 15 NUMBER 1 MARCH 2004 CONTENTS Research Funding – More PUBLICATIONS IN FOCUS Journal of E-Government 2 Journal of Public Affairs 2 Handbook for Deterring Plagiarism 2 Justin Fisher, Patrick Dunleavy temporary IN FULL VIEW and Philip Norton compensating funds THE BRITISH ACADEMY AND cost-effectively and POLITICAL STUDIES 3 As reported in the last Political Studies flexibly. The Minister Political Studies Association Awards 3 Association News, representatives from the promised to explore Plagiarism: Less Hobbes, More Kant? 4 PSA Executive met with the Higher Education these ideas. Mr FUNDING FOR POLITICS AT Minister, Alan Johnson, and his staff on 10th Johnson is clearly POSTGRADUATE LEVEL 5 December 2003 to discuss the concentration open to dialogue and A TIME TO CONFER of research income and its effects on our welcomed our input. Governing the Corporation 6 discipline. The Association’s Labour Movements in the We outlined the need to maintain a broad delegates at the meeting felt that it was a very Twenty First Century 6 base of funding support in political science, useful occasion and have recommended that The Institute of Commonwealth and stressed that as a still growing profession to maintain the dialogue established we should Studies, London 6 with a huge range of topics to cover (spanning invite the Minister to future Association events, International Political Science comparative politics globally, EU and British such as the Annual Conference or the Awards Association XX World Congress 6 affairs, public policy, and the many branches ceremony. Security Bytes 6 of political theory). We pointed out that the In January 2004 HEFCE announced that epsNet 2004 Plenary Conference 6 overall UK research profile in political science funding for 4-rated departments will now be Difference, Gender, Class 7 is currently a clear second in the world to the linked to inflation – previously it was cash Anniversary Graduate Workshop on USA – a rare distinction for UK higher limited. The Political Studies Association International Political Theory 7 education. Maintaining a global coverage was welcomes this news, although it still means that E-Governance: Challenges and Opportunities important for the UK in sustaining this profile 4-rated departments will be receiving less for Democracy, and attracting overseas students. As a money than anticipated, and of course, Administration and Law 7 profession we simply cannot afford to lose any departments rated below 4 will continue to The Miners’ Strike 20 years on: of our currently research-active staff through receive nothing. We hope that our continuing Challenges and Changes 7 the forced creation of teaching-only dialogue with the Minister and the newly- PAC Conference 7 departments. Furthermore a third of all articles established Research Forum will lead to in Political Studies Association journals further improvements in research funding. POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION NEWS (including Political Studies) come from staff in New editorial team for Political Studies 4, 3a and 3b departments, so that a ‘one size and Political Studies Review 8 fits all’ model of research funding derived from New Committee for the physical sciences risked doing major Postgraduate Network 8 damage in political science, as well as to other Political Scientists Bite Dog 8 social sciences. Preliminary Editors Report 2003 9 The Minister listened carefully to these Excellent Performance by Politics arguments, which seemed to be news to him in ESRC Interim Recognition OTHER POLITICAL STUDIES and promised to see what could be done by Exercise ASSOCIATIONS way of limiting possible adverse effects. The Société Québécoise de However, he made it clear that the Science Politique 10 Politics and International Relations performed Government would not simply reverse its exceptionally well in the recent ESRC interim decision to cut funding for Departments rated DEPARTMENT PROFILE recognition exercise. Of the 25 applications below 5. We impressed on him the urgency of The Centre for Analysis of Risk made, 22 were successful. This compares very protecting in real terms the research monies and Regulation, LSE 11 favourably with Psychology (28 applications, going to 4 departments and of possibly finding 21 recognitions), Sociology (25,17), Social SPECIALIST GROUPS other means of supporting research activity in Policy (22,13) and Management (22, 20). No 4, 3a and 3b departments. We suggested a The Political Studies Association other disciplines made as many applications. need for bridging funds to protect travel to Political Marketing Group 12 All of which further demonstrates the quality of conferences and small research projects in State Theory Specialist Group 12 research training throughout our discipline. departments that were losing finance Further details can be found on the ESRC’s CONFERENCE 2004 previously received. We outlined a possible website (www.esrc.ac.uk). The next recognition Outline Programme 13 role for the Political Studies Association and exercise will take place in 2005. Panels 14-26 other professional bodies in the social Draft Timetable 26-27 sciences and humanities in distributing such Political Studies Association, Department of Politics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU Tel: 0191 222 8021 Fax: 0191 222 3499 E-mail [email protected] Web: www.psa.ac.uk Executive Director: Jack Arthurs Membership Secretary: Sandra McDonagh Registered Charity No. 1071825 Registered Company with limited liability in England and Wales, No 3628986 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2 PUBLICATIONS IN FOCUS Journal of E-Government A Handbook for Deterring Plagiarism in Higher Education Call for Papers Jude Carroll, Oxford Brookes University, fields, including government and public The Editors of the Journal of E-Government recently addressed the Political Studies administration, political science, public health, invite submissions for articles, book reviews, Association’s Heads of Department justice and law enforcement, communications, Conference in London. She has written a and commentaries for the Journal, which is public finance, and other fields related to the book designed to lessen plagiarism in Higher published by Haworth Press beginning spring use of information and communication education. It is likely to be useful to every 2004. The response to the initial call for technology in the public sector. As noted in our lecturer in the UK. papers for the first volume consisting of four mission statement, the Journal welcomes Plagiarism is on the increase and the issues has been overwhelming. As a worry about plagiarism is rising even faster. submissions from both academicians and consequence, the Journal’s editors have Nearly every day, in university common rooms, practitioners. decided to introduce a rolling submission in the newspapers and in academics’ studies, Authors are encouraged to familiarise deadline. Thus, there will be no specific concerns are voiced and shared. themselves with Journal and Haworth Press deadlines to follow and submissions are A Handbook for Deterring Plagiarism in publication requirements as well as American encouraged at any time. However, it should be Higher Education is practical, current and Psychological Association style. noted that in order to ensure consideration for realistic. It is designed to help busy academics All submission, style requirements and know where to start and where to find answers a specific issue of the Journal, submissions other information may be found online at http:// to tricky issues like: should be received approximately three www.egovjournal.com • A fluent, skillfully argue, grammatically months prior to publication date. Contributors correct dissertation by a student who has wishing to have their submissions considered struggled to keep up for three years for inclusion in Issues 3-4 (2004) are strongly • The lecturer who is told “include advised to submit articles as soon as possible plagiarism in the students’ induction” with and no later than May 15, 2004. no further guidance • The Academic Registrar who wants to local to national and Journal of Public Affairs know if his university’s punishments are in international initiatives line with good practice guidelines The Handbook includes tried and tested Papers may be on any aspect of Four times per year, the Journal of Public exercises that work even when freshers are e-government, ranging from local to national Affairs publishes in-depth, refereed, referenced intelligence on the latest hung over and confused by the university and international initiatives and developments. world, advice on teaching students about We stress that we welcome and encourage developments and ideas in the field, and illustrates how these impact on the work and plagiarism and the best ways to catch students articles from practitioners of e-government and research of those working in public affairs: who cheat, as well as addressing institutional industry experts as well as researchers in the issues and the new climate arising from Human field. We seek a broad range of case studies, • Industry case studies focusing on the rights legislation. research articles, reviews, and industry notes real-life challenges and problems faced by The Handbook combines research and relevant to the evolving field of e-government. major private and public sector guidance, activities and anecdotes so busy Practitioners
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