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Employment: Griffith University

The Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, is one of Australia's leading centres for research and teaching in politics, public policy and public management. The Department is seeking a candidate who will teach courses and research in American Politics. A research interest in American foreign policy, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, is desirable. Applications close: Friday, 7 November 2008. Continue reading ad...

Employment: University College London

University College London (UCL) wishes to appoint a Lecturer to join its established IR team and contribute to research and teaching in International Relations within the Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy. Further details of the post including the application procedure may be found on the website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/jobs/. Closing date: 4pm, Thursday, 6th November.

The Wellington Conference on Contemporary China

The New Zealand Conference on Contemporary China is an annual event organized by the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre. The Conference will be held from 13-15 April, 2009 at Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. The conference series brings together leading China scholars every year to examine, debate and advance scholarship on key issues in contemporary China studies.  This year’s conference is held in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, and the theme for the conference is Institutional Dynamics and the Great Transformation of China. Those interested to give a paper at the conference shall forward their paper proposals (title and a 150-word abstract) to Dr Xiaoming Huang (xiaoming.huang@vuw.ac.nz), Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee, no later than 30 January, 2009.

CfP: ISA-Canada Annual Conference

The second ISA Canada Annual Conference will once again be held in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Political Science Conference.  It will be held at Carleton University in Ottawa, May 27-29, 2009. The Call for Papers is available at www.igloo.org/isacanada on the Conferences page.  Submissions are due by November 3, 2008.  Please consider submitting a proposal. The ISA Canada Program Chair is Dr. Mark Neufeld of Trent University (mneufeld@trentu.ca).

CfP: On Thin Ice

Global Majority will partner with the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, of the US Naval Postgraduate School, in the delivery of a two day conference focused on conflict prevention during this time of dramatic climate change in the Arctic region. The On Thin Ice conference will bring together scientists, indigenous groups, environmental organizations, government civilian agencies, armed forces, inter-governmental organizations and the private sector to explore win-win solutions to the challenges facing stakeholders in the region. The conference will be held in Monterey, California, December 8—9, 2008. There is a $100 registration fee. For more information, including the registration process, please visit: www.csrs-nps.org

CfP: Inequalities in the World System

An international symposium to be held in São Paulo (Brazil) invites paper submissions on the theme Inequalities in the World System: Political Science, Philosophy, Law. The conference takes place September 3-6, 2009 at the Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP). Applicants are invited to submit before February 29, 2009, a paper proposal in PDF format, including paper title and a substantial abstract to the following address: inequalities2009@gmail.com. The meeting will focus on conceptualization and theorization, essentially empirical papers will not be considered. The full call for papers may be downloaded here.

CfP: Poverty and Public Policy

Poverty and Public Policy: A Global Journal of Social Security, Income, Aid, and Welfare is a new addition to the roster of academic journals from the Berkeley Electronic Press. Poverty and Public Policy will be publishing articles from around the world, and will be restricted by no ideological framework or academic approach. We welcome work from both scholars and practitioners on a wide variety of topics. These can be empirical studies, well-supported theoretical essays, sound discussions of policy issues and implications, or numerous other types of manuscripts. All will be subject to a double-blind peer-review process, and we guarantee a rapid turn-around time. Because of the advantages of electronic publishing, we can get articles into print in a mere few weeks. The journal is accepting submissions for the January issue, please refer to the website for more information.

CfP: Asian Journal of Public Affair

The Asian Journal of Public Affairs (AJPA) would like to invite you to contribute to our first print edition. Contributions can be made through scholarly papers, case studies and/or book reviews. Deadline for submissions is on November 15, 2008.

What is AJPA?
The Asian Journal of Public Affairs is a web-based, academic publication regarding public affairs issues in wider Asia including the Middle East, Central and South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. Spearheaded by graduate students and published on a biannual basis, AJPA was established to analyse and influence policy-making through an interdisciplinary lens, including but not limited to Public Policy, Public Management, International Relations, International Political Economy, and Economics. Each edition features scholarly submissions, case studies, book reviews and commentaries.

Contribute to AJPA's first print edition
Graduate students and recent graduates are invited to contribute to the Journal through a scholarly paper, policy study and/or a book review towards the fourth issue that is set to be published in December 2008.

Final Submissions Deadline: 15 November, 2008

Access AJPA's current issue at: www.ajpajournal.org

For further details or clarifications, please contact: ajpa@nus.edu.sg

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowships, 2009–2010

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) invites applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. Established in 2001, the program is named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and the late U.S. congressman Dante Fascell. Based at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington, D.C., the program is designed to enable democracy practitioners and scholars from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Program: The program offers five-month fellowships for practitioners to improve strategies and techniques for building democracy abroad and five- to ten-month fellowships for scholars to conduct original research for publication. Practitioners may include activists, lawyers, journalists, and other civil society professionals; scholars may include professors, research analysts, and other writers. Projects may focus on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of democratic development and may include a range of methodologies and approaches.

Eligibility: The fellows program is intended primarily to support practitioners and scholars from new and aspiring democracies. Distinguished scholars from the United States and other established democracies are also eligible to apply. Practitioners are expected to have substantial experience working to promote democracy. Scholars are expected to have a doctorate, or academic equivalent, at the time of application. The program is not designed to pay for professional training or to support students working toward a degree. A working knowledge of English is an important prerequisite for participation in the program.

Support: The fellowship year begins October 1 and runs through July 31, with major entry dates in October and March. All fellows receive a monthly stipend, health insurance, travel assistance, and research support through the Forum’s Democracy Resource Center and the Reagan-Fascell Research Associates Program.

Application and Deadline: The application deadline for fellowships in 2009–2010 has been extended until Monday, November 10, 2008. For more information and application materials, please visit www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html or contact the program at fellowships@ned.org.

ISA Login FAQ

As you know, we have a new system that no longer uses the e-mail address and member ID as a login. We now ask members to choose their own user name and password. Here is a list of frequently asked questions that may help you with the new login process.

1. The system will not recognize my login, what do I do?

When you try to login and your user name or password are not correct you will receive the following error message:

Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again.

Like many people you may have several passwords that you use for various online services and if, after trying your regular passwords, your login still fails, please use the Forgot Username/Password link that appears directly below the login box on the MyISA website.

Clicking this link will generate a a text box into which you may place your e-mail address. Then select either User Name (if you forgot your user name, use this link) or Reset Password. Next, click Send. This will generate an e-mail sent to your e-mail address, the e-mail will contain either your user name or a link to create an entirely new password (depending on which option you selected).

The password should be at least six characters long and the form will take any standard character including comma, dot, question marks, etc.

If you are trying to reset your password and you do not receive the reset password e-mail there could be a few things causing this.

• the e-mail address you provided may not be your primary e-mail in the MyISA system.
• the reset e-mail may be diverted to your spam folder.

In either case, please e-mail ISA (isa@u.arizona.edu) with the subject line Reset Password Failed and a new temporary password will be mailed to you.

2. I tried to login and the system is asking me for my member ID and I don't know what that is.

If you already have an account on the system and you attempt to create a new account, this process will cause error messages. 

You do not need a member ID to login to MyISA. The login only requires your user name and password.

3. I can't login and all I want to do is register for the convention, can you help?

We have posted multiple methods of registration on our website:

http://www.isanet.org/newyork2009/2008/02/register-for-th.html

We would be happy to accept your registration payment by phone, fax, e-mail or postal mail. We will still need to get your MyISA account access restored and will work with you to complete the process.