Largest Gathering of Political Scientists Convenes in Chicago Next Week

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the American Political Science Association:

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The American Political Science Association (APSA) welcomes the press to the 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois, August 29 – September 1, 2013. Please join us for the largest gathering of political scientists from around the world who will present their research at more than 800 panels, poster sessions, and other special events.

For complimentary press registration and other meeting information, go to www.PoliSciNow.com. 

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2013 APSA Annual Meeting Highlights

PLENARY EVENTS AND LECTURES

• Presidential Address, Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, "What is Political Science For?"   
• Rep. Barney Frank, (D-MA4), "Power and Persuasion in the Halls of Congress"
• "Tenth Anniversary of the US War in Iraq: Power, Persuasion, and Lessons of the War" 
•  "Power and Persuasion in the Oval Office" 

AWARDS EVENTS AND LECTURES

• Ithiel de Sola Pool Award Lecture: Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan, "What is the Public Value of Social Science? Critical Challenges for Researchers and Funders"
•  John Gaus Award Lecture: Robert Durant, American University, "Taking Time Seriously: Progressivism, the Business-Social Science Nexus, and the Paradox of American Administrative Reform" 
• APSA Awards Ceremony 

MEDIA & POLITICS

• The Power of Pundits
• Partisan Media & Political Polarization
• The Language of Politics in the New Media
• From Libya to Canada: Understanding Global Journalistic Practices through Media Content
• Reconceptualizations and Reconsiderations: Challenging our Assumptions about Political Media Effects Concepts and Processes

CHICAGO POLITICS/URBAN POLITICS

• The Regional Context of Local Civic Engagement
• Rethinking Urban Governance: Collective Action and Institutional Intermediaries in North American City-Regions 
• City Adaptability to Growth and Decline: Housing Policy and Political Institutions
• Roundtable on the 2nd Amendment in America's Murder Capital
• Constructing American Communities
• Reconsidering Who Governs and How in Local Communities
• Representation and Urban Resilience

VOTING & POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

• Methods for Detecting Voter Fraud
• The Future of the Voting Rights Act After the Shelby County Case
• Politics of Voter Suppression and Electoral Integrity in the U.S. and Abroad
• Voting and the 2012 Elections
• Race, Social Context, and Political Participation

SEXUALITY & POLITICS

• LGBT Politics in Historical Perspective
• LGBT Rights After Perry and Windsor 
• The Political Landscape for LGBT Rights 
• LGBT Rights across the Globe

IMMIGRATION

• Migrant Rights: Domestic and International Determinants
• Immigrants and Immigration Policy
• Latinos, Immigrants and Voting
• Power and Persuasion in the Politics of Labor Migration

GENDER & POLITICS

• A War on Women?
• Gender, Sex and Judging: the Power and Persuasion of Women Judges 
• Paradoxes of Representation: Getting Women In, Keeping Them Out? 

NATIONAL SECURITY

• Intelligence and Threat Assessment
• Understanding Global Terrorism
• Civilian Targeting, Terrorism, and (Un)Civil Conflict
• Stalking the Predator: Scholarship on Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

HEALTHCARE 

• Implementing Health Reform in the States
• Persuasion, Power, and the Rhetoric of the Affordable Care Act
• Re-Evaluating the Fundamentals of Political Decision-Making 

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• Political Economy of Climate Change
• Food, Migration, and Strategy: New Directions in Scholarship on Climate Change and Security
• Energy, the Environment, and Politics
• Human Rights and the Environment

FOREIGN POLICY

• U.S. Foreign Policy in a Time of Budgetary Restraint
• The Gap Between Foreign Policymakers and IR Scholars
• Theme Panel: The Micro- and Macro- Politics of Participation in Protest: Insights from the Arab Spring 
• The Foreign Policy of Rising Powers: The Role of Status and Identity

LEGISLATIVE POLITICS

• Deliberation and Policymaking in the Contemporary Congress
• Both Ends of the Avenue: President and Congress
• The Tea Party: Effects on Congressional Parties and Elections
• Polarized Attitudes in Polarized Times
• Legislative Party Cohesion

EXECUTIVE POLITICS

• Executive-Legislative Interaction
• Presidential Power, Influence and Constraints
• Analyzing the 2012 Presidential Election
• Voting and the 2012 Elections
• Polarized Attitudes in Polarized Times

LAW & COURTS

• The Future of the Voting Rights Act After the Shelby County Case
• Supreme Court Decision Making
• Decision Making on State Supreme Courts
• Issues in Federal Judicial Selection

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

• Roundtable on the 2nd Amendment in America's Murder Capital
• Communication, and the First and Fourth Amendments
• Empirical Inquiries in Constitutional Law
• Judicial Power and Independence

ECONOMIC RECESSION/RECOVERY

• Bank Bailouts in Comparative Perspective
• Democracy in Hard Times: Comparing the State of Democracy in Advanced and Developing Countries after the Great Recession 
• Economic Development and Sustainability
• Financial Crises: Causes and Consequences 

PANELS ON POLITICAL SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION

• Political Science in Theory and Practice: What is the Social Responsibility of APSA and the Profession?
• Defining the Discipline: Explaining Political Science to External Audiences Preparing for Tenure: Making the Most of the Tenure Clock (Professional Development Roundtable)
• The NSF and Political Science
• Thinking Outside the Box: Non Academic Jobs for Political Scientists 
• The Measurement and Assessment of Civic Learning in K -12 and College Education 
• Power in the Profession: Hiring & Employment Issues in Academia

For a complete listing, see the 2013 APSA Annual Meeting program.

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About the American Political Science Association

Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in more than 80 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe to expand awareness and understanding of politics.

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