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Call for Papers Northeastern Political Science Association

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Northeastern Political Science Association

www.northeasternpsa.com

2010 Annual Meeting

11-13 November 2010

Boston, Massachusetts

Conference Hotel:  Omni Parker House, 60 School St., Boston, MA 02108  (www.omnihotels.com)

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA) will be held at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, on Nov. 11-13, 2010. Proposals for papers, panels, or roundtable discussions, and to serve as a chair and/or discussant must be submitted by June 15, 2010 via the NPSA submission website (e-mail submissions will not be accepted):

http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/npsa/npsa10/

(Once on the submission website, create a username and password and follow the instructions.)

Only one paper submission per person will be accepted. A paper presenter may also serve as a chair or discussant on a second panel or as a round-table participant. Questions should be directed to the Section Chair or the Program Chair (see below). Additional information about the conference is available on the NPSA website.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Eric N. Budd

Fitchburg State College

Phone: 978 665-3732

ebudd@fsc.edu

POLITICAL THEORY

ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

All aspects of Ancient (Greek, Roman) and Medieval (Jewish, Christian, Islamic) Political Thought

Dustin A. Gish

Department of Political Science

College of the Holy Cross

307 Fenwick Hall, Worcester, MA 01610

Phone:  508-793-3519

dgish@holycross.edu

ANNOUNCEMENT:

The 2010 annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA) will be held in Boston, MA, this November 11-13. Please see the “Call for Proposals” for papers and full panels within the “Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy” section. Proposals must be submitted on-line through the NPSA submission website. The deadline for submissions to be posted on-line is June 15.

Boston in 1772 vs. 1880.

Boston 1772

At the 2009 Annual Meeting, the “Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy” section was (for a second year in a row) the largest at the conference, with 24 panels, 80 papers and presentations, and nearly 100 panel participants overall. Your participation, as well as your assistance in encouraging colleagues and graduate students to attend, is essential to our future success.

Best Regards,
Dustin Gish

Department of Political Science

College of the Holy Cross

307 Fenwick Hall,

Worcester, MA 01610

Phone:  508-793-3519

Fax: 508-793-3945

dgish@holycross.edu

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The Jack Miller Center Chairman’s Award for Best Dissertation in American Political Thought

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

The Jack Miller Center Chairman’s Award for Best Dissertation in American Political Thought and its foundations.

Politics and Reason in Plato

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Examination of law, justice, virtue, and philosophy in the ancient world.

Pathway to the Founding

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

The Jack Miller Center has begun collecting online introductory essays and book recommendations for topics and themes that broaden understanding of the American Founding.

Returning Fellow Receives NEH Grant

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Jonathan Marks, of Ursinus College, has been awarded an “Enduring Questions Grant” from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A Return to Economic Liberty?

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Scholars and justices across the political divide have turned to one form or another of original meaning to aid them in interpreting the Constitution.

Miller Center Network Publications

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Jack Miller Center wants to congratulate the members of our JMC network who have published a book length manuscript in the last calendar year. Few accomplishments are as meaningful and lasting for authors, and those who read them.

Georgetown: JACK MILLER POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDED

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The Tocqueville Forum at Georgetown University is pleased to announce that Sarah Houser was selected as the new Jack Miller Post-Doc.

Bilakovics on Democracy and Cynicism

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Harvard University Press has accepted the manuscript of Jack Miller Center Fellow, Steven Bilakovics, currently titled “Political Cynicism and the Democratic Way of Life.”

Associate Professor, Nathan Busch

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Congratulations to Nathan Busch for his successful tenure application at Christopher Newport University.