CFP: ISA-Midwest Annual Conference 2011

The program chairs invite paper proposals for the annual conference to be convened this year in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, November 10-13, 2011 at the Hilton at the Ballpark.This regional conference brings together many of the finest scholars, graduate students, and undergraduates from the American Midwest and elsewhere. Not only can participants present papers and attend panels, they can be part of interesting roundtables and workshops, which spotlight scholarly topics (e.g., important foreign-policy issues), publishing (e.g., how and where to publish), pedagogy (e.g., how to teach at a liberal arts institution), and jobs (e.g., how to apply for a position and prepare for an interview). As an organization that promotes interdisciplinary studies and methodological pluralism, ISA-Midwest encourages faculty and students from various disciplines (Political Science, International Studies, History, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, etc.) to participate in this year’s conference. In particular, professors should consider co-authoring papers with their students, be they graduate students or undergraduates. During the conference, the president of the International Studies Association, Beth Simmons of Harvard University, will give a keynote address. As well, a luncheon will honor this year’s Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award recipient. Paper abstracts are due on July 1, 2011. For complete details about the conference, please visit the conference website.