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#PSABlog
is a space for
@PolStudiesAssoc
members to publish and share their research, analysis & good practice. Contact us to explore further comms
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It is 'very important' to you personally who wins the next general election:
Nov 2019: 64%
May 2017: 53%
May 2015: 54%
May 2010: 47%
Dec 2009: 37%
May 2005: 45%
June 2001: 32%
May 2001: 27%
April 1997: 36%
April 1992: 55%
Source:
@IpsosMORI
/ November 2019
#GE2019
🎇Political Studies Association Prizes
#PSA21
🎆
We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2021 Lord Bryce Prize for comparative politics🏆 is:
◻️
@MaryhenJimenez
(
@Politics_Oxford
)
Warm congratulations Maryhen from the trustees, members and staff of the PSA🎉
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
We are delighted to announce that the general call for papers for our annual conference is now open. Want to join us for
#PSA24
at
@UniStrathclyde
? Submit your abstracts by 8 November!
More information:
.
@DavidLammy
on the award: ‘I am delighted, but humbled to win the PSA Politician of the Year award. During this tumultuous period in British politics, I have done my best to amplify the voices of those who do not have a platform to speak.’
#PSAAwards
Our prestigious 2018 International Recognition Award goes to Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator heading the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of Negotiations with the UK under Article 50, for handling negotiations in ‘cool, consistent and rational manner’
#PSAAwards
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
We are delighted to announce that the general call for papers for our annual conference is now open. Want to join us for
#PSA24
at
@UniStrathclyde
? Submit your abstracts by 8 November!
More information:
It is w/ great sadness that the
@PolStudiesAssoc
must announce that our annual international conference in Edinburgh (6-8 April 2020) has been cancelled.
Full statement below:
Just announced: our 2018 Politician of the Year is
@DavidLammy
! David has been chosen"in recognition of the significant impact he has made in continuing to speak powerfully on the Grenfell Tower fire, the Windrush scandal and Brexit."
#PSAAwards
The
@PolStudiesAssoc
is proud to announce Dr Angela O’Hagan as the recipient of our Jo Cox Award For Public Service and Active Citizenship! Many congratulations!
#PSAAwards
“What is happening in India is as much a political crisis as a health crisis. It connects directly to Narendra Modi’s leadership and judgement, where he has privileged image over substance and accountability."
@NitashaKaul
on the COVID-19 crisis in India.
The PSA Richard Rose Prize is awarded to an early-career scholar who has made a distinctive contribution to British Politics. Many congratulations to Kate Dommett (
@KateDommett
), University of Sheffield (
@ShefUniPolitics
), winner of this year's prize. 🏆
#PSAPrizes
🎇Political Studies Association Prizes
#PSA21
🎆
We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2021 Sir Bernard Crick Prize🏆 for Outstanding Teaching is:
◻️
@DrSarahLiu
(
@EdinburghUni
)
Warm congratulations Sarah on behalf of the members, trustees and staff of the PSA🎉
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
We are delighted to announce that the general call for papers for our annual conference is now open. Want to join us for
#PSA24
at
@UniStrathclyde
? Submit your abstracts by 10 November!
More information:
STATEMENT: "The
@PolStudiesAssoc
recognises the importance of the action undertaken by the
@ucu
, and gives our full support to concerns regarding workloads, casualisation of the profession, the attack on pensions and the gender pay gap."
#UCUstrike
The 2018 PSA Lifetime Achievement Award goes to the late Baroness Jowell in honour of her legacy of immense impact across a range of issues and policies. Her daughter Jess Mills is accepting the award on her behalf.
#PSAAwards
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
We've got a journal birthday to celebrate: The
@BritJPIR
is turning 25! Celebrate with us by submitting an article for a special issue on politics and IR research past, present and future.
Find out more and submit by 15 April:
Congratulations to our former Vice Chair
@ProfRosieCamp
on her appointment as the inaugural Director of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership!
@GIWLkings
#PSA22
- The conference is nearly at a close, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our Ambassadors who ensured panels ran smoothly, both in-person and online. 🙌
It wouldn't have been possible without them! 💪
@uniyorkpolitics
@de_Jong_Sara
@IndrajitRoyYork
MP for Walthamstow
@stellacreasy
is named Backbencher of the Year for her work to amend the Queen’s Speech to ensure NI women have access to abortions on the NHS in England
#PSAAwards
That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who attended
#PSA19
and special thanks to this year's hosts
@NTUSocSciences
@TrentUni
and
@RosejGann
.
And a very special shout out to the man behind the madness, our events manager
@Avlar77
😘
See you next year in Edinburgh!
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
We are delighted to announce that the general call for papers for our annual conference is now open. Want to join us for
#PSA24
at
@UniStrathclyde
? Submit your abstracts by 10 November!
More information:
"The chances of the
@UKLabour
winning a majority are frankly as close to zero as one can safely say it to be given they look utterly incapable of regaining anything in
#Scotland
."
Prof John Curtice speaking at today's
#PSABriefing
in Westminster.
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr Craig McAngus in December.
To his loved ones and colleagues at
@UniWestScotland
, we offer our deepest condolences. Find out more about Craig's life, family and research here.
The Political Studies Communicator award goes to the recently espoused, and now double barrelled, Roger Awan-Scully (
@roger_scully
). Congratulations!
#PSAAwards
What an amazing time we had at
#PSA23
! Thank you to everyone who took part, and thank you to
@LivUni
@LivUniPol
and
@LJMU
for hosting this year's conference. We can't wait to see you all again next year for
#PSA24
🤩
And that's a wrap! 👏We very much hope
#PSA22
went well for you.
🎆A big thank you to the organising team
@uniyorkpolitics
, our guests & to you for taking part.
More details of how to access conference content coming soon...
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
Are you a PhD student or an early career academic? Then don't miss your chance to present at this year's
@psa_ecn
Annual Conference!
The deadline to submit abstracts is TOMORROW, 22 April.
More:
The prestigious Mackenzie Book Prize recognises the best political science book of the year.
Congratulations to Christina Boswell (
@BoswellPol
), Uni of Edinburgh (
@EdinburghPIR
+
@EdinburghUni
) whose book 'Manufacturing Political Trust' has won this year's award. 🏆
#PSAPrizes
We are looking for a new editorial team to lead Politics, one of our peer-reviewed journals. This is an exciting opportunity for a new team of editors. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 March 2024.
Find out more:
We're honoured to announce Sanam Naraghi Anderlini as a Keynote speaker for
#PSA22
.
@sanambna
is the Founder & Executive Director of ICAN with over two decades of experience as a peace strategist.
Read more:
The Political Image of the Year is Theresa May waiting for Donald Tusk in an empty room. The photo is by Geert Vanden Wijngaert from Associated Press
#PSAwards
.
@hayward_katy
speaking at the 2019
@PolStudiesAssoc
Awards pays tribute to academic colleagues, the importance of academic freedom, as well as those who live on the Irish border and are affected by
#Brexit
.
#PSAAwards
Ever wonder about how a new breed of dictators holds power by faking democracy?
Spin Dictators by
@sguriev
&
@dstreisman
answers this question. Pre-order online
@PrincetonUPress
PSA conference delegates save 30% on print books with code POL22:
The PSA Joni Lovenduski Prize recognises outstanding professional achievement by a mid-career scholar. Please join us in congratulating Catherine Durose, University of Birmingham (
@unibirmingham
/
@BhamPolsis
), winner of this year's award. 🏆
#PSAPrizes
Our Campaigners of the Year are
@All4Choice
! The award is presented by Bridget Kendall MBE to Alliance for Choice co-chairs Emma Campbell & Kellie O’Dowd.
#PSAAwards
We are absolutely delighted to announce that the PSA's next Chair will be Dr Rose Gann
@RosejGann
@NTUPolitics
Congratulations Rose & wishing you every success as you take up the role from April 23 👏
We are looking for a new editorial team to lead Politics, one of our peer-reviewed journals. This is an exciting opportunity for a new team of editors. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 March 2024.
Find out more:
🎇Political Studies Association Prizes
#PSA21
🎆
We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2021 Political Communicator of the Year Prize🏆is:
◻️Meg Russell (
@ucl
/
@ConUnit_UCL
)
Warm congratulations Meg on behalf of the members, trustees and staff of the PSA🎉
📢 Internship Opportunity
Are you a
@psa_ecn
member studying toward your PhD? Want to gain experience in Westminster? Then this House of Commons internship opportunity may be for you!
Applications are open until midnight on 24 September. Find out more:
We are looking for a new editorial team to lead
@JournalPolitics
, one of our peer-reviewed journals. This is an exciting opportunity for a new team of editors. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 March 2024.
Find out more:
We are proud and delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2019
@PolStudiesAssoc
award for Politician Of The Year is
@DavidGauke
! Congratulations on behalf of all our members, staff and supporters David!
#PSAAwards
Judges chose
@ameliagentleman
for her coverage of the Windush scandal, praising her for ‘the clarity and empathy in her writing, which effectively highlighted individual stories of Windrush victims’.
#PSAAwards
✨ Submissions are now open for paper and panels for
#PSA20
in Edinburgh. ✨
Next year the PSA turns 70 and we're re-imagining politics. To learn more, visit our website:
The
@PolStudiesAssoc
is delighted to announce Lisa McGee as the recipient of our 2019 Contribution To The Arts and Culture Award! Congratulations Lisa!
#PSAAwards
The Sir Bernard Crick Prize is awarded in recognition of outstanding teaching by a new entrant. This year's winner is Ursula Hackett (
@UrsulaBHackett
) for 'How To Write Brilliant Essays' (
@Dr_Essays
), Royal Holloway University of London (
@RoyalHolloway
+
@rhulpir
). 🏆
#PSAPrizes
🎆The PSA is pleased to publish, in partnership with
@MYBISA
, this new report authored by
@chrishanretty
🎆
This report brings together data relating to the gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics of those working in Higher Education.
Read in full👇
🎆🎉The
@PolStudiesAssoc
is delighted to announce that our 71st Annual Conference will be convened by
@QUBelfast
🎆🎉
🗓️Date: 29-31 March 2021
🌍Location: Belfast
💥Please share!
Find out more below👇
We would like to express our condolences to the family and friends of Prof Robert Elgie. A terrible loss for our colleagues
@psaitweets
and the political science community.
The School of Law and Government is very sad to announce the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Prof. Robert Elgie. Our sincerest condolences to his family. Funeral details will be announced later.
Staying awake for
#ElectionNight
?
Here are the times polls close (GMT)
◽️12am: Florida, Georgia, Virginia
◽️12:30am: N Carolina, Ohio
◽️1am: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas
◽️2am: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wisconsin
◽️3am: Nevada, Iowa
◽️4am: California
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
We've got a journal birthday to celebrate: The
@BritJPIR
is turning 25! Celebrate with us by submitting an article for a special issue on politics and IR research past, present and future.
Find out more and submit by 15 April:
McDougall Trust Prize for best dissertation in elections, electoral systems and representation goes to Jess Smith (
@Jess_Smith1534
) for "Gendering Political Leadership: A Case Study of the UK, Examining Media and Voter Perceptions" (
@sotonpolitics
via
@bbkpolitics
) 🏆
#PSAPrizes
The
@PolStudiesAssoc
is proud to announce Sir David Attenborough as the co-recipient of our 2019 Campaigner Of The Year Award. Many congratulations Sir David!
#PSAAwards
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
🎆🎉The
@PolStudiesAssoc
is delighted to announce that our 71st Annual Conference will be convened by
@QUBelfast
🎆🎉
🗓️Date: 29-31 March 2021
🌍Location: Belfast
💥Please share!
Find out more below👇
Celebrating our
#PSAPrizes
winners 🏆
The 2023 Joni Lovenduski Prize was awarded to
@merylkenny
for outstanding professional contribution to political studies by a mid-career scholar. Many congratulations! 🥳
More:
That’s a wrap! Thank you to all the presenters, delegates, the staff at city hall, the national museum and Cardiff University.
#PSA18
in Cardiff is done next stop
#PSA19
in Nottingham!!
The Walter Bagehot Prize for best dissertation in the field of government and public administration goes to Karl Pike (
@p_ikek
) for "The Party has a Life of its Own: Labour's ethos and party modernisation, 1983-1997", Queen Mary University of London (
@QMPoliticsIR
) 🏆
#PSAPrizes
The Sir Ernest Barker Prize for best dissertation in the field of political theory is awarded to Melany Cruz (
@MelCruzL
) for "The Affective Dimension of Political Violence: the case of a lynching in Mexico", University of Birmingham (
@BhamPolsis
) 🏆
#PSAPrizes
🎇'Teaching Politics and IR Online: Design Matters' 🎇
The
@PSATeaching
are pleased to announce their second series of webinars in conjunction with
@MYBISA
👉Find out more via
📅Registration opens Monday (29 June)
#PSABISATeach
One of our early afternoon sessions is an Authors Meet Critics session with
@ProfLizJEvans
and
@stefanie_reher
on their fantastic new book "Disability and Political Representation" - happening now!