Chairs and Discussants Still Needed for Some Panels

To see a list of panels that still have missing roles, click here.  If you would like to serve as a chair or discussant on a panel that still has an open role, please contact the section head and include the role and the session title (you can copy and paste this information from the page).

Changes to NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

The Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation has updated award information for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. You will find a description of the grants on the program's website (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/ddrip1.jsp).

The most notable change is that the maximum award amount is now $14,000 plus indirect costs. Total awards with indirect costs may exceed that amount. The changes will apply to proposals submitted by January 15, 2012, and beyond.

If you have questions, contact Erik Herron (eherron at nsf dot gov) or Brian Humes (bhumes at nsf dot gov).

White Papers on the Future of Research -- NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/sbe_2020/index.cfm

New Online Database from University of Texas Tracks Congressional, Presidential, and Public Priorities

A powerful online tool, the Policy Agendas Project from University of Texas at Austin, helps political scientists answer questions about lawmakers' shifting focus over time, differences between Republican and Democratic priorities, and whether wave elections correlate with policy changes in Washington. The database was developed by MPSA President Bryan Jones, the J.J. "Jake" Pickle Chair in Congressional Studies, with funding from the National Science Foundation. The data generated by the project are free and publicly available. To visit the website, click here.

AJPS Virtual Issue on Congressional Elections Now Available

The American Journal of Political Science and Wiley-Blackwell are making available a virtual issue on the congressional elections edited by Rick Wilson. The articles in this collection reflect current research about congressional elections and frame the questions that scholars are raising about the election process.  The virtual issue is availabe free for a limited time.  View the collection . . .