The SPSA is requesting academic paper, panel, and CwC proposals for its 98th Annual Meeting taking place in St. Pete Beach, FL, January 13-16, 2027! Proposals are due by September 1. Please check your email or visit spsa.net/annual-meeti... for more information.
April’s JOP Article of the Month tackles the problem of estimating and disentangling party effects from legislators’ ideology. #JOP #PoliticalScience #Party #Ideology #Pressure @thejop.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
The SPSA is excited to accept nominations for SPSA awards honoring outstanding scholars, teachers, and mentors who have shaped political science over the last year! Awards will be presented at the 2027 Annual Meeting. Nominations will be accepted to info@spsa.net until June 1st.
Less than one month remains to the May 1st deadline for proposals to the SPSA 2026 Virtual Conference! For full consideration, please submit your abstract at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... For information about registration, please check your email or spsa.net.
March’s JOP Article of the Month asks if informing partisans about partisan bias reduces partisan bias. #JOP #PoliticalScience #Partisanship #Bias #Information @thejop.bsky.social @dioferrari.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Registration for the #SPSA2026 Virtual Conference is now open! Check your email or go to spsa.net/annual-meeti... for more details.
Now accepting proposals for the #SPSA2026 Virtual Conference! For information about the conference, please visit spsa.net/annual-meeti.... To submit to the conference, please visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
February’s JOP Article of the Month asks if campaign donors are simply affluent people who happen to give to campaigns, or if donors and the affluent differ in their policy views. #JOP #PoliticalScience #Donors #Policy #Affluence @thejop.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Welcome to the last day of SPSA 2026! The SPSA Registration desk is open until 2pm. Registrants with tickets to the final SPSA reception should head over to the Crescent City Brewhouse at 6:30pm. Thank you for attending SPSA 2026! We hope you have enjoyed Southern’s hospitality!
Happy Friday! The SPSA Registration desk will be open until 5pm today. Highlights of today’s events include Poster Sessions, the Business Meeting & Awards Presentation, the Student Lounge, the Ice Cream Social, and the President's Address. See the SPSA app/program for details!
Welcome to the first day of SPSA 2026! Panels continue through 6:15pm this evening. The SPSA Registration desk will be open until 5pm. Some highlights of today include the exhibition area, the Student Lounge, and the Welcome Reception. See the SPSA app/program for more details!
Welcome to SPSA 2026! Participants arriving at the conference can pick up their badges and register on-site at the SPSA Registration Desk, located in the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, today from 12 pm to 5 pm. Scholarly panels and receptions begin tomorrow!
Space remains for SPSA professional development workshops! KiND workshops and consultation sessions are free and open to all SPSA conference attendees.
Select your workshops and book your consultation appointment here: www.kindinstitute.net/upcoming-wor...
In anticipation of your participation at the conference, please download the conference app! The app is the best way to stay up to date with all the events and panels associated with the SPSA. You can use the QR code to download the app anytime between now and the conference!
The SPSA Annual Conference begins next week! The conference includes professional development consultation sessions, research panels, and an end-of-conference Party in the French Quarter. Please visit spsa.users.membersuite.com/events/f27f6... to register if you have not already!
From everyone at the SPSA, happy New Year! Only 2 weeks remain before the 2026 SPSA Annual Conference! We hope you will join us from January 14th - 17th in New Orleans, LA. Check out everything that will be going on at the conference this year by visiting our conference website!
Happy holidays! We hope you will join us at the 2026 SPSA Annual Conference, taking place January 14-17 in New Orleans, LA! Check out everything that will be going on at the conference this year by visiting our conference website. Regular registration rates expire December 31st!
December’s JOP Article of the Month explores the foundational relationships between candidate positions and district partisanship, primary electoral success, and primary fundraising performance. #JOP #PoliticalScience #Candidates #Responsiveness #Extremism
Register for the SPSA’s 2026 Conference by the end of the day on December 31st! The conference will be held in New Orleans, LA, from January 14-17. Our preliminary program is available through our conference website. You can register using this link: spsa.users.membersuite.com/events/f27f6...
Tickets are still available for the SPSA Finale Reception at the Crescent City Brewhouse on Saturday night! Reserve your spot by adding tickets to your cart when you register for the conference or by emailing info@spsa.net if you have already registered. We hope to see you there!
Join us at SPSA 2026 for this year's KiND Professional Development Workshops! Series of sessions span from research methods to consultation sessions with several of our experts. Registration is complimentary with registration for the SPSA Conference, so don’t miss out!
Today is Giving Tuesday, a global day of generosity that encourages donations to non-profit institutions! Please consider giving to SPSA with your charitable generosity. You can donate to help support our mission at spsa.net/donations/99...!
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow, December 2nd! Your support will make a meaningful impact on SPSA programs as you help support our mission. We are grateful for all you do for the SPSA community. Please support SPSA in whatever ways you can by giving at spsa.net/donations/99...!
November's JOP Article of the Month explores the relationship between democracy and antitrust policy, finding that strong antitrust policies advance the economic and political interests of most citizens. #JOP #PoliticalScience #GenderPolitics #Germany #PoliticalEngagement
Registration for our conference is open! Please register through the SPSA MemberSuite Registration Website before November 30 to take advantage of early-bird registration rates. Registrants will also have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the SPSA Saturday Night Reception.
The Hilton New Orleans Riverside is accepting reservations in the SPSA room block! However, we only have availability in our room block the nights of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, so please call the hotel if you wish to make a reservation that includes additional days.
We are happy to share that SPSA's 2026 conference will feature a lounge available exclusively to graduate and undergraduate students looking to network, continue a conversation from a panel, or just take a break! For more details, please check the SPSA website.
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