RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GROUP

APSA is hosting a Research Development Group (RDG) for scholars from the Arab Middle East and North Africa at the 2018 APSA Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, August 30–September 2. The RDG is supported by the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS). On August 29, prior to the official start of the annual meeting, seven PhD students and early-career faculty together will attend an intensive one day seminar to discuss and receive critical feedback on an article-length manuscript in progress. In addition to focused discussions on each paper, the seminar will address strategies and advice for publishing in peer reviewed international journals. Over the next several days, participants will be expected to attend panels of interest and enjoy the Annual Meeting program. APSA and POMEPS will assist participants in developing personalized schedules to promote linkages with different organized sections, related groups, and other scholars.

JAPAN AMERICA WOMEN POLITICAL SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM

APSA is pleased to collaborate with the Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies at Suffolk University in presenting the 2018 Japan America Women Political Scientists Symposium (JAWS), taking place in conjunction with the 2018 APSA Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, August 30–September 2. JAWS, which was an initiative for promoting scholarly exchanges between Japan and the US and helping increase the representation of women political scientists, as well as add a gender perspective in the discipline, first began in 2000 at the Women and Politics Institute at American University.

Subsequently, over the past two decades, three iterations of JAWS have each met in the US (2003, 2006, and 2010) and in Japan (2004, 2009, and 2017). Dozens of American and Japanese women scholars have benefited from this network’s activities in the United States and Japan, which has resulted in numerous publications and networking opportunities. The 2018 JAWS will again provide an opportunity to advance current research towards publication, participate in the APSA annual meeting, and develop new scholarly networks.

Focusing on the theme of “Gender and Democracy,” the program will bring together women who study related issues in Japanese Politics and American Politics at the intersection of gender. Building on the success of past JAWS, this year’s program will include research panels, engagement with local practitioners and/or policymakers, professional development sessions, and numerous networking opportunities.