VOLUME 30 ISSUE 3 VOX POP Spring 2012 NEWSLETTER of Political Organizations and Parties An Official section of the American Political Science Association Produced by the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, The University of Akron FROM HEADQUARTERS Political Organizations and Parties 2012 Annual APSA Meeting Program Business Meeting 35-1 Political Parties in the U.S. Congress Friday, August 31, 12:15-1:15pm Friday, August 31 4:15 – 6:00 p.m. 35-2 Lobbying, the Revolving Door, and Congress Thursday, Aug 30 8:00 – 9:45 a.m. 35-3 Interest Group Politics in Cities Friday, Aug 31 8:00 – 9:45 a.m. 35-4 How’s and Why’s of Party Manifestos VOX POP is now available online at the Ray C. Bliss Saturday, Sept 1 2:00 – 3:45 p.m. Institute of Applied Politics website only. Copies will not be 35-5 Personalistic Leadership, Party Politics and the Quality of printed any longer. The VOX POP website can be found Democracy at: https://www.uakron.edu/bliss/about-us/vox-pop.dot Thursday, Aug 30 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 35-6 Interest Groups and Party Position Change Thursday, Aug 30 2:00 – 3:45 p.m. 35-7 Parties, Interest Groups and Policy-Making in the Era of Obama and the Tea Party Political Organizations and Parties Executive Saturday, Sept 1 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Council Meeting 35-8 Parties and Interest Groups in the States Thursday, August 30, 12:15-1:15pm Thursday, Aug 30 4:15 – 6:00 p.m. 35-9 Roundtable on Terry Moe’s Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America’s Public Schools Saturday, Sept 1 4:15 – 6:00 p.m. 35-10 Parties, Politicians and Campaign Finance in the U.S. From Headquarters……………………………………………..1 Friday, Aug 31 2:00 – 3:45 p.m. From the Field…………………….....8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 35-11 Parties, Presidents and Campaigns Scholarly Precincts…………………………..1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Saturday, Sept 1 8:00 – 9:45 a.m. 35-12 Parties, Interest Groups and Foreign Policy Chair: Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University Sunday, Sept 2 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Secretary-Treasurer: Holly Brasher, University of Alabama at 35-13 Political Theory and Political Parties Birmingham Friday, Aug 31 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. VOX POP Editor: John Green, The University of Akron 35-14 Parties and Primaries Program Co-Chair: Miki Kittilson, Arizona State University and Sunday, Sept 2 8:00 – 9:45 a.m. Richard Herrera, Arizona State University 35-15 Partisanship and Rhetoric Website Coordinator: Amy Alexander, University of California, Thursday, Aug 30 4:15 – 6:00 p.m. Irvine 35-16 Parties and Political Representation Executive Council: James Adams, University of California, Davis; Saturday, Sept 1 2:00 – 3:45 p.m. David Dulio, Oakland University; Paul Frymer, Princeton 35-17 Networking in Parties and Political Organizations University; Thomas Holyoke, California State University, Fresno; Friday, Aug 31 2:00 – 3:45 p.m. Raymond La Raja, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Michael McDonald, Binghamton University; Amy McKay, Georgia State University; Dara Strolovitch, University of Minnesota 1 Chandra, Kanchan. ‘What is an Ethnic Party?’ Party Politics, 17, SCHOLARLY PRECINCTS 151-169. 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