CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS

 

45^th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists

March 12 – 15, 2014

 

Doubletree By Hilton Hotel Downtown Wilmington - Legal District

700 N. King Street

Wilmington, Delaware, 19801

 

THE THEME FOR THE 2014 MEETING

ANALYZING THE BLACK POLITICAL COMMUNITY

PEOPLE, POLICY, PROCESS, AND POLITICS IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION

 

Conference Chair: David C. Wilson, University of Delaware

Having been founded in 1969, the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) will celebrate its "Sapphire” anniversary in 2014, signaling45 years of existence. NCOBPS shares this important year with other epochs including the 60^th anniversary of the 1954 Brown versus Board of Education school desegregation decision; the 50^th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the 20^th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's becoming the president in South Africa (and the end of colonialism on the continent of Africa); and the 10^th anniversary of Barack Obama's stirring speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention which propelled him to national prominence and a two term presidency. Questions abound about how these events have impacted our understanding of the black political community and politics in a global society, and what should be the ultimate goals of engaging in studying issues that disproportionately affect persons of color around the globe. Moreover, how might Black Americans in general, and Black scholars in specific, understand the political meaning of race in a global society.

NCOBPS seeks proposals, including thematic and topical panels, papers, posters, and roundtable discussions, for the 2014 conference (March 12^th - 15^th) in Wilmington, Delaware,the nation's "1^st state” and the city known as the "the last stop to freedom” on the Underground Railroad. The conference planners seek research and activitiesthat reflect on the themes of leadership, elections, political participation and behavior, policy, advocacy, education, international affairs, culture, and research as they relate to Black politics in an ever changing global society; particularly as they pertain to the aforementioned political events. Key questions of interest center on how race has transformed the electoral strategies and policy decisions of political candidates both in the United States and abroad; education and economic disparities and stagnation; African, Afro-Caribbean, and other pan-African politics related to leadership, policy innovation, and conflict; urban politics and policy effects on communities; laws, law enforcement, and the courts; racial identities and psychology; the political communication of race in an age of new technologies; public opinions on issues related to race and race relations; the role of entertainment and music in political discourse and behavior; and epistemological and theoretical foundations of Black political thought and behavior.

Important Deadlines

March 30^th, 2013 Opening Call for Papers and Proposals

August 30 or 31, 2013 Look for the NCOBPS Reception at the American Political Science Association (APSA) meeting

November 3, 2013 Deadline for submitting complete panel proposals

November 3, 2012 Deadline for submitting paper and roundtable proposals

December 2, 2013 Acceptance notifications begin

December 15, 2013 Application deadline for "early” Conference Registration

February 17, 2014 Deadline to register for the conference and guarantee a place on the program

 

Program Committee Chair and Program Committee Section Chair/Co-Chairs

Program Chair

David C. Wilson (University of Delaware)

dcwilson@udel.edu / (302)-831-1935

Section I. African and Diaspora Politics

Sterling Johnson (Central Michigan University)

johns1s@cmich.edu / (989)-774-3100

Ife Williams (Delaware Community College)

iwilliams@dccc.edu / (610)-359-5058

Section II. Politics, Inequality, and Social Justice

Natasha Christie (University of North Florida)

n.christie@unf.edu / (904)-620-3908

KeeshaMiddlemass (Rutgers-Newark)

middle@rutgers.edu / (973)-353-5048

Section III. Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Transnational Relations

Cyril Daddieh (Miami University)

daddieck@miamioh.edu / (513)-529-2000/1235

Kurt Young (University of Central Florida)

kurtbyoung@yahoo.com/ (407)-823-2608

Section IV. Identity Politics: Gender, Class, Ethnicity, Sexuality, and Religion

Tiffany Willoughby-Herard (University of California-Irvine)

twilloug@uci.edu / (949)-824-7035

Niambi Carter (Temple University)

niambi.Carter@temple.edu / (215)-204-8447

Section V. Teaching, Scholarly Research, and Professional Development

Julia Jordan-Zachary (Providence College)

jjordanz@providence.edu / (401)-865-2083

Section VI. Undergraduate Research

Tina Pierce (Dennison)

piercet@denison.edu / (740)-587-8674

Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs (Hood College)

tuckerworgs@hood.edu / (301)-696-3686

Section VII. Political Theory, Philosophy, and Methodology

Christina Rivers (Depaul University)

crivers@depaul.edu / (773)-325-4593

ShatemaThreadcraft (Rutgers University)

shatema.threadcraft@gmail.com / (732)-932-6875

Section VIII. Political Institutions and Public Policy

Walter Hill (St. Marys College of MD)

wwhill@smcm.edu / (240)-895-4386

Issac Unah (UNC-Chapel Hill)

iunah@email.unc.edu / (919)-962-6383

Section IX. Politics and Popular Culture

LakeytaBonnette (Georgia State University)

lbonnette@gsu.edu / (404)-413-6197

Brittany M. Lewis (University of Minnesota)

lewis965@umn.edu / (612)-624-8506

Section X. Public Opinion and Political Participation

Tony Carey (University of North Texas)

Tony.Carey@unt.edu / 940-565 -2214

Monique Lyle (Vanderbilt University)

monique.l.lyle@vanderbilt.edu / (615)-875-7934