CALL FOR PAPERS
THE CAROLINAS CONFERENCE
2017 JOINT MEETING OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
You are invited to present papers at the first joint meeting of the
North Carolina Political Science Association (NCPSA) and the South Carolina
Political Science Association (SCPSA). The conference will be held at Winthrop
University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Friday and Saturday, March 3
and 4, 2017.
We welcome paper submissions from all political science sub-fields, as well as
full panel and roundtable proposals and volunteers to serve as discussants.
In addition, we also welcome submissions from related academic fields that
explore research questions of interest to political science scholars.
While most participants in the past have been faculty members, both graduate and
undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to present their work so that
they can establish professional connections in the state and across the
southeast region.
We are interested in work on topics including, but by no means limited to, the
following:
Bridging State and Local Divides in a Divided Democracy
Election 2016: National and State Results and Analysis
Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter: Police-Citizen Interaction in Charlotte
and Elsewhere
The Electoral College vs. Direct Democracy
North Carolina Politics: Gerrymandering, House Bill 2, The Cooper-McCrory
Election
South Carolina Politics
Teaching South Carolina’s Constitution Requirement at the Postsecondary Level
Graduate Student Research and Scholarship
Undergraduate Student Research and Scholarship
2017 Meeting Registration/Membership Fees Include Two Luncheons (Friday &
Saturday) and Friday Evening Reception
$85.00 Faculty Member (Active or Retired) ($50 Registration + $35 Membership)
$50.00 Student Member (Grad/Undergraduate) ($40 Registration + $10 Membership)
Please Register for the Conference on Eventbrite:
https://ncscpsa2017.eventbrite.com
Hotel Information will also be provided on Eventbrite!
Deadline for proposals and registration: Friday, February 3, 2017
We look forward to seeing you in March!
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John T.R. Holder, Ph.D.
Instructor and Internship Coordinator
Department of Political Science
Project Associate, John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy
President, North Carolina Political Science Association
President, South Carolina Political Science Association
Winthrop University
346 Bancroft Hall
Rock Hill, SC 29733
(803) 323-4665