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Journal of Politics Editor Search

The Southern Political Science Association announces a search committee has been appointed to select a new Editor for the Journal of Politics. The incoming Editor will succeed Jan Leighley and Bill Mishler, whose editorial term will end on December 31, 2014. The new Editor will serve an initial four year term, from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2018. The Search Committee seeks nominations and applications for the Editorship. Both individual and group candidacies are equally eligible for consideration. Nominations and applications for the Editorship of the Journal of Politics should be sent to the chair of the search committee, Carol S. Weissert, cweissert@fsu.edu or mailed to Department of Political Science, 531 Bellamy Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Draft proposals are due Aug. 1, 2013. You may download the full call here (PDF). Founded in 1938, the Journal of Politics is published by Cambridge University Press for the Southern Political Science Association.

Conference: Annual U.S. Army War College Strategy Conference

The organizers announce the 24th Annual Strategy Conference in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from 9-11 April 2013. The conference theme is The Future of American Landpower and participants will explore American Landpower implications associated with an evolving national security strategy. Conference debaters, panelists, and speakers will examine how the U.S. Government and the Army can meet the challenges of the future security environment in light of sequestration, military downsizing, and an evolving international security environment. Fundamental assumptions of the conference are that the U.S. economy is the foundation of America's strength and security, that diplomacy backed by a strong military is necessary to shape America's future engagement around the world, and that Landpower development initiatives must take place within this reality. This year, Dr. John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago will kick off the event as the opening keynote speaker, and Dr. Andrew Krepinevich will provide the banquet keynote address. The conference will also include an on-stage interview by Margaret Warner of the PBS NewsHour. Registration is free and available online. See the conference website for more information.

CFP: 12th METU Conference on International Relations

The organizers invite paper and panel proposals for the 12th METU Conference on International Relations. The METU Conference, one the oldest annual conferences in Turkey on international relations, will be held between 12-14 June 2013 in Ankara. The Conference takes pride in annually bringing together scholars from all around the world to exchange views in approximately 50 panels and roundtables. The topic of this year’s conference is "Turkey in the World." In recent years there has been an increasing interest in Turkey’s role in world politics. This conference aims to provide a broad framework for scholars, policy-makers and experts who work on different aspects of Turkish politics. It will create a venue for discussion from multiple perspectives. Proposals should be submitted before 15 March 2013. The full call may be downloaded here (PDF).

CFA: EISA Best Ph.D. Student Paper

The European International Studies Association (EISA) invites nominations for a competition to judge the Best Ph.D. Student Paper 2012.  The main criteria for judging the papers will be outstanding scholarship and originality. Papers may have been presented at a workshop or conference or published during 2012. The Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award will be announced at the upcoming EISA Pan-European Conference in Warsaw, Poland (18-21 September). Nominations and a copy of the paper should be sent to the selection committee chair, Professor Karin Fierke (kf30@st-andrews.ac.uk). The deadline for nominations is 1 May 2013.

CFP: 7th Asian Political and International Studies Association Conference

The Middle East Technical University (METU) invites proposals for the 7th Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) Annual Congress for 2013 to be held 25-26 October, 2013, at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. The conference hopes to contribute both to the scholarship on Asia and the current debates on theory and methodology in social sciences in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environment. Paper and panel proposals on the conference theme People on the Move - Citizen Engagement and Collective Action Within and Across Asian Societies should be submitted by May 15, 2013. Please direct inquires to asn@metu.edu.tr. Please see the full call on the METU website for more information.

CFP: Wellington Conference on Contemporary China 2013

The China Research Centre invites proposals for the Wellington Conference on Contemporary China 2013. The conference theme is: China’s Global Course: The Political Economy of China Going Global. The conference brings international scholars together for a two-day international conference to examine the trends and emerging pattern of China’s international trade, investment, and activities in other international economic sectors, analyse and explain how these trends and patterns shape global and regional economic order, and assess what medium and long term impact they have on the national economy, politics and policy of individual countries. The conference invites scholars and policy analysts to examine and explain the trends and patterns of Chinese international economic activities, analyse and measure crucial aspects of China’s impact on the world economy at the global and national levels, and assess the analytical tools we have to understand global economic developments brought about by the growth of the Chinese economy. The organizing committee invites participants to submit abstracts of up to 150 words before April 30, 2013 to Professor Xiaoming Huang (xiaoming.huang@vuw.ac.nz), chair of the organizing committee, and Dr. Jason Young (jason.young@vuw.ac.nz), programme coordinator at the NZCCRC. Selected papers will be published by an international publisher after the completion of the conference. You may download the full call here in PDF.

CFP: St Antony’s International Review

St Antony’s International Review (STAIR), an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal based at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. STAIR announces a call for abstracts for a special edition of the journal to be published in February 2014 on “A Re-Examination of Private Military and Security Companies.” This edition will address such questions as: PMSCs in geographical perspective: what will be the private security response to the end of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? Where are the next hotspots for private security involvement? Are the borders of globalization the homeland of the PMSC? STAIR welcomes abstracts up to 500 words. Please submit your abstracts to STAIRjournalPMSC@gmail.com. The deadline for abstracts is the 1 April 2013. See the journal website for more information.

CFP: Workshop for Women in International Security

The organizers invite proposals for the 6th Annual Workshop for Women in International Security. The workshop will be held from 30 May - 1 June 2013 at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Ontario. Paper proposals are invited on the theme: Women, Violence and International Security. The workshop is an opportunity for graduate students to join a growing network of Canadian scholars and professionals working in the areas of security and defence policy, foreign affairs and the military. The workshop will involve panels by mentors from academe, government, and the military, an interactive negotiation exercise, research presentations by graduate participants, and plenty of opportunity for networking. Students are encouraged to submit research related to their thesis or dissertation projects. Proposals may be submitted in English or in French and those selected for panels may present in either language. Selected papers will be considered for publication in International Journal. The Journal is interested both academic papers (approx. 6000 words) and policy papers and commentary (approx. 3000 words). To apply submit a proposal of no more than 250 words and a CV to Dr. Maja Catic, catic@cfc.dnd.ca, by March 31, 2013. Please see the workshop website for more information.

Call for Applicants: MiReKoc International Summer School

The Migration Research Center at Koç University announces a call for applicants for the MiReKoc International Summer School of 2013 entitled, "The Political Economy of International Migration: Labour, Markets, and Development." This summer program is designed to bring together different theoretical and empirical debates on the economy-international migration nexus, which focuses on the perspectives of three main actors of international migration: the migrants, receiving countries/communities, and sending countries/communities. Two weeks of lectures and discussions given and led by a distinguished international faculty will also be combined with field trips within Istanbul involving seminars given by policy-makers and implementers. The programme is designed for PhD and graduate students as well as junior experts in the field. While applications from all over the world are encouraged, this year only five merit-based scholarships will be available for candidates from the Central and Eastern Europe (i.e., Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Serbia). Applications are due by April 1, 2013. Please see the program website for more information.

FPA Early View

The ISA journal Foreign Policy Analysis has announced an early view of the following upcoming articles:

• "Security Commitments and Nuclear Proliferation," Dan Reiter
• "Foreign Policy as Ethics: Toward a Re-Evaluation of Values," Dan Bulley
• "Obama's Surge: A Bureaucratic Politics Analysis of the Decision to Order a Troop Surge in the Afghanistan War," Kevin Marsh
• "Military Leadership, Institutional Change, and Priorities in Military Spending," Michael E. Flynn

Early view articles are published online as a preview before inclusion in an issue. Foreign Policy Analysis is a quarterly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell and edited by A. Cooper Drury, University of Missouri.