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INCOLN CONFERENCE 2004 Pictures from the Conference

PSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2004 List of contacts

IN FULL VIEW C-SAP Fund for the Development of

Brllffrs contribution "'H - ' . --G Teaching and Learning 4 i2 that it G&=, . , debate The Full Response to the RAE Proposals 4 -

future The Nuffield Foundation 4

. . er issuer as well ". News from ECPR . ...--. --.rference is one of the

- ESRC quota awards

3tionrs ~ ~ i ~ ~ i ~ ~ l activities and if - Public Administration in Britain t, we are letting our -L

Acknowle&n& -+ A Tribute to Ben Pimlott !nt views a m & i g e F=:

the accommod-*6n imue! 5 'me to look at our watches _ _ _ o b l option as pafi of the The Internet for Politics

that now was a package would be a good idea but that A TIME TO CONFER hat had and had not ultimately any alternative solutions devised Governing the Corporation

3rovide a pla~orm must remain affordable for the graduate 15th Annual EPOP Conference student members. BA1 Annual Conference

ns about priorities." rablem, he said, is that t o what volunteers can do. I

percent of my time is an upper limit for

chnowledging the two gaff at Newcastle, a Mdlonagh, as a 'ociation, Wyn Grant 3e already working r "there may be a .

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Association Supports Mew RAE Proposals 3y Justin Fisher Chair, Education & Research Cummittee

n March, the Political Studies Association was invited to respond to the consultation In panel configuration for the RAE in 2008. 4s readers may know, a significant change 'or the next exercise is that all subjects will Jecorne sub-panek grouped together with hree or four other subject sub-panels to 'orm a Main Panel. HEFCE proposed that 'olitics & International Studies should be jrouped in Main Panel I, along with iconomics & Econometrics, Accounting & :inance, Business & Management Studies, 9nd Law. After much deliberation, the 4uociation decided to support this ~roposed configuration, whilst seeking to mure that our sub-panel enjoyed ubstantial autonomy on matters of judging nethodology and different types of ~ublication. The full response can be found In page 4.

%boat added pressures on In light of these and other issues, Wyn 10th European Conference

:ed the extra work Grant has initiated a major strategy review Marketing Ploy or Ideology Conviction 9 m . -. .,-. .-seen as a of the Association's activities to take place Northern Ireland: A Civil or Uncivil

of the last RAE and in this summer. Society? 1

b r the next one. "The ESRC He is very interested to hear members' Colloquium on Governance and &ed us much more views on any sFbject related to what the Management 1

"der the leadership of Association dgScand how it operates and The British Sociological Association 1

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UNIVERSITY NEWS The School of Law and Government 1 The Department of Politics and Public - Administration 1

PUBUCATlQNS IN FOCUS I Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change 1

POUTlCAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION NEWS Gray on Gray in Chicago 1, Lincoln 2004 1,

DEPARTMENT PROFILE The Department of Politics, Goldsmiths

College, University of London 1,

1st Congress on Local Politics

VACANCIES Temporary Visiting Research Fellowship 1

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Executive Editor - Political Studies & Political Studies Review Dr Paul Kelly Department of Government

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2005 Conference Local Organiser Dr Nick Robinson lnstitute for Politics and lnternational Studies University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT 01 13 343 4790 n, robinson@leeds.ac.uk

Executive Committee Member Dr Rose Gann Division Head, Politics and Sociology Nottingham Trent University Burton Street, Nottingham, NGI 4BU 01 15 848 5573 rose.gannOntu.ac. uk

Executive Committee Member Dr Jennifer Lees-Marshment Centre for Political Marketing Department of Management University of Keele, Keele Staffs, ST5 5BG 01782 584 372 j. lees-marshmen t@keele.ac.uk

Executive Committee Member MS Emma Clarence Department of Politics and lnternational Relations University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, AB24 3QY 01224 274 386 e.clarence@abdn.ac.uk

Executive Committee Member Dr Roger Scully Department of lnternationa University of Wales Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 01970 622 689 rgs@aber.ac. uk

Executive Director Jack Arthurs

Membership Secretary Sandra McDonagh

Political Studies Association- Department of Politics University of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7.

IN FULL VIEW

C-SAP Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning An Update

C-SAP would like t o thank all those whose hard work contributed t o over 20 submissions from politics departments for the 5th and final round o f FDTL (Fund for the Development o f Teaching and Learning) funding. As you probably know FDTL offers funds o f up t o £250,000, on a two-stage competitive application basis, for discipline based teaching and learning development projects.

While the success of seven of these bids in going through t o the second stage of bidding is excellent news, it does not reflect the overall high standard shown in all the initial proposals and C-SAP is keen t o work wi th any of those unsuccessful in their application t o develop their ideas, albeit on a smaller scale. It may also be possible for some o f these project teams t o be involved in aspects of projects which go on t o receive final funding. There seems t o be a great deal of expertise, enthusiasm and experience that would be extremely valuable t o C-SAP and t o any projects which survive the 2nd stage of the competition.

Second stage bid Those seven proposals which have been asked t o submit a second stage bid cover a range of important issues for those involved in the learning and teaching of Politics and lnternational Relations. Areas directly relating t o PoliticsIlR and identified in the subject priorities cover citizenship, work placements, research methods, simulations etc. Many o f the issues addressed by the projects are more generic, dealing wi th employability, recruitment and retention, widening participation and e-learning. These issues go beyond Politics and even the social sciences more generally, opening up new possibilities in disciplines right across the HE sector.

Support for any projects C-SAP'S main role will be providing support for any projects which are successful In their FDTL bid. We envisage that thls will be primarily a disseminative role, ensuring that the benefits of the projects are spread as broadly as possible. It may be that our departmental links could have a small part t o play in this. If you wedld like t o know more about Politics/lR FDTL5 projects please contact Jonathan Cope: jon.copeQc-sap.bham.ac.uk

RAE2008; Panel configuration and recruitment

Response of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom

Methodology Employed in Generating Response

The PSA contacted all Heads of Department t o solicit their views A call for responses from ordinary members was placed on the PSA website The Executive Committee of the PSA met t o discuss the proposals

The response of the PSA is derived from these various sources. In addition, we have consulted extensively with the British Association of lnternational Studies (BISA). In broad terms, the PSA endorses the response from BISA and vice versa.

Response

The PSA supports the configuration o f the main panel in which the sub-panel of Politics and lnternational Studies (UoA 39) is placed (Main Panel I).

Reaching a consensus on this response has not been without difficulty and there has been some dissent among members. We would therefore urge HEFCE t o consider the following points:

We seek assurance that the Politics & lnternational Studies sub-panel will be able t o use its own criteria for weighting various types of publications. This is particularly important in this sub-panel, since different sub-fields tend t o emphasize different outputs. Whilst we recognize the role of the main panel in 'reviewing and endorsing the criteria and working methods used by the sub-panels' and in 'deciding on the quality profile t o be awarded t o each submission' (para. 7), we seek assurance that the Politics & lnternational Studies sub-panel will enjoy substantial autonomy and will be able t o apply criteria that are most suitable for these disciplines. The wide coverage of Politics and lnternational Studies means that a range of both quantitative and qualitative approaches is employed, wi th no implied methodological preference. Should i t be proposed that Politics and lnternational Studies be moved from this panel because of the representations of other learned societies, we would appreciate the opportunity t o comment further.

The Nuffield Foundation Social Science Small Grants Scheme

The Social Science Small Grants Scheme makes grants for self-contained social science research projects, including pilot studies. The normal limit for awards has- been increased t o £7,500 and the &F- -7fj- exceptional limit t o £12.000. Grants maji 6e-4.- used for research assistance, data . - collection, travel and subsistence, or other research expenses. Teaching replacement costs are met only exceptionally, and salaries of permanent university teaching staff are not covered.

There are three prlorlty areas for funding Projects that develop soclal sclence research capacity and 'new' research careers - -A -E

Self-contained or pllot projects that address the wlder objects of the Foundatlon related t o 'the advancemen of soclal well-being' Outstanding small projects In the soclal sciences

Eligibility Applicants must have a post of one year or more In a university or Independent research institute In the Unlted Klngdom Research students or others work!n&fo~ -

-X? a higher degree are not eligible. -_ - -

> 7 2 - F -S- -.. - .= How t o Apply _. - -z - - = X ' & %&E.

Application materials and informat~on about the scheme can be downloaded from www.nuff~eldfoundat~on org. Alternatively, you may request coples from The Nwffield Foundatlon. 28 Bedford Square, LoN%hn WClB 3JS Tel. 020 7580 7434 (24 hour: answerphone) Ref: SGSlLB Please ask for the Small Grants Scheme application mater~als. . :X!

Closing Date - f

The Soclal Sc~ence Small Granrs Scheme is a rolling programme and there is no clming date for appl~catlons.

IN FULL VIEW

the ECPR Other new developments are the - = -,

- launch of a brand new book series to a d i -, - - -- to the existing Routledge and OUP series,

institution to institution, and will be held but this one is to be published by the ECPR University o f Salford -- in Autumn every other year, alternating Press. The series will publish 'classic' texts and EUI, Florence -:-with -- the Bi-Annual Conference. now out of print and research monographs

The ECPR journal, European Political by younger scholars. The series will be The ECPR Joint Sessions Science will, from 2005, be published by formally launched at the 2005 Granada at Upsaala in April Palgrave Macmillan who will give it a new Joint Sessions, with three classic texts (by 2004 were forrnerly look. The shift to a commercial publisher Giovanni Sartori, Morton Kaplan and opened by the Prime will also allow expansion of the journal to Geraint Parry), and three research Minister of Sweden incorporate a special Reviews Issue to be monographs. The aim after that is to who delivered an produced each year, to be edited publish two classics and two research excellent-speegh to the separately by Peter Kennealy (EUI, monographs each year. ECPR has also

of participants. The ses$@ns Florence). This issue will incorporate launched an annual PhD prize, the first of be a big success, and " review articles, book reviews and book which will be awarded at the Granada . L

&., -d ns are n.ow well underway for notes, probably around a common theme Joint Sessions. If you want to know more a

oint Sessions in Granada (14-19 each year. If you want to know more, or about these developments, please contact pril). For location alone, Granada would like to write a review article or the editor of the series and coordinator of romises to be outstanding, and if the review a book, then please contact the the PhD prize, Alan Ware - - -

rd number of proposals received from editor (peter.kennealy@iue.it). The EPS (alan.ware@worc.ox.ac.uk). +&-A pective workshop directors is anything editors, Jim Newell and Martin Rhodes, are It is hoped that PSA and BISA Eembers

o go by, the numbers attending could also also always interested in good ideas and will continue what is now a long tradition

Cyprus for the ECPR. Preparations are ECPR flagship journal, the European further information can be obtained from also underway for the third Bi-Annual Journal of Political Research, is adopting a ECPR Central Services (ecpr@essex.ac.uk). Conference to be held in Budapest, 8-1 1 new comprehensive electronic submissions The British members of the ECPR's Sept 2005 (after the first two conferences system called Scholarone, which should Executive Committee are Martin Bull and in Kent in 2001 and Marburg in 2003), and improve the speed and efficiency with ?EE2

Mick Cox, who can also be contacted for .-- - ;1 Graduate Conference to be held at Essex, which articles are processed. The editors further information: m.j.bull@salford.ac.uk; -. . , . , , . - - - -. . ... - - . 7-10 Sept 2006. This will be the first ECPR are Ed Page (e.~.~~~e@lse.ac.uk) and Kris m..e.cox@lse.ac.uk

Neither lan Diamond nor anyone else

and bad for social science Professor Andrew

Professor's lan Diamond's assertion in massive resentment among those outlets because they don't work in qu the March edition of that strove mightily to gain 1+3 the ESRC will achieve precisely

of what it set out the achieve.

~. ESRC studentship awards will 'support the recognition exercise, on the assumption I write all this as a believer In

2 : best social scientists in the UK' cannot go that if they got it, they would be able to training. I was a member of the Research ' . . ... unchallenged. apply in the 2004 round of studentships. Recognition Panel in 2001, and I chaired it .. . First, it is manifestly false that the UK's Pulling up the ladder, in the way the ESRC in 2003. 1 have seen the way in w h g h the 3 - best . sotial scientists are uniquely located in did, is and was demoralising.

. carrot of studentships has encourag6d

~ - - ;.- the 17 outlets that have been allocated . .. Fourth, institutions and outlets still institutions to put on research training

quota awards. The quota system precisely outside the charmed circle of 1+3 programmes when they _@.herwise might denies PhD students the opportunity to recognition holders will be now wondering not have done so. No longer. The move to

: \iiror,k with.:the large number of excellent whether the game of putting on the . . quotas is bad for research training, bad for

-~ .. -, , . , . . . . . , . .=_ . . . -mcial scientists who are not located in ... required RT.cCiurses is worth the candle. students, bad for supervisors, and bad for

-. . .. -. - ... - ,: - . :,:,.. i u o t a 6utlefs. The small number of 1+3 My own Faculty of Social Sciences at the social science. I understand that the next ~l_i"?:'~wards%\iSIable ..... in open competition until Open university has already offered the recognition exercise may be used in some

by the ESRC as the way to determine the distribution of ing its commitment to quotas post-2006. I urge colleagues who

c research training module. favour the spread &social science xpertise and experience expertise rather than i ts concentration to t number distance resist this, andZ%take every opportunity to idently bad for social urge the ESRC to reconsider quotas as a aining in general. means of distributing PhD studentships.

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m Public Administration in Britain Crisis? What Crisis? The State of

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Dr Paul Carmichael _ - - .= K .z v- -- -- ---. Political Studies Association of the merits of the MPA mot&&$ -"a5i;-Fti~

a case for a form of a c c r e d i t a ~ e n k - i r r q -- - as part of AMBA or something distinct

as been a widespread concern that public administration in the UK, as a subject area, is in 4. Developments in continental Europe decline. indeed, some colleagues go further and have Developments in continental Europe spoken of a crisis that has steadily deepened in the years may well have a bearing on all of the sinmthe Royal Institute of Public Administration ceased above. Indeed, in some ways, the

European influence is already at work. ---.C1 --- - -.a _=--m However, the UK - not for the first time

The general antipathy towards the public taste but also to suit our ,market,. - risks being either left behind by pan- - and those engaged However, the relative freedom may European developments or, equally

in teaching and researching the areas - that price, We have been accused of unattractively, being dragged along in

lacking any real focus. What is the core their wake, all too frequently on i . -

disadvantageous terms. F of the subject (if indeed there is a subject)? How can we arrest the decline British participation in the Eur

of student interest in undergraduate study or is that a lost battle? Issues of nomenclature are important in this Political Science Network (EPSNe

d, regard. Few 18-year-old prospective been pitiful. Partly, the problem is one radictory nature o f their undergraduates salivate at the prospect of 'who speaks for Britain?'

_ Certainly, it appears that public perhaps explains the multiplicity of alternative terms that have been spawned as departments seek to win back students. Yet, with the major ramifications of the Bologna D expansion of the public sector over begin to be felt, with its envisioned recent years in terms of employment and spending, coupled with apparently

administration' (and cognate subjects such growing public disquiet over issues of as government, governance, public policy, delivery and value for money, the need

. public management, policy studies etc) will for well-trained public administrators - doubtless continue to be argued, the sense remains unquestionable.

that 'something must be done' has grown 'has the UK given up on public of late. In short, where i t counts - be it in 2. Research Assessment Exercise: administration?' The issues are not the corridors of power in government, the Colleagues will be well aware that unimportant. At one stage, refiecting QAA, the RAE, in Europe -who speaks for 'panel spotting' and 'playing the RAE the often-different academic traditions

the subject? Indeed, is anyone listening? game' has become a fine art over on the continent, EPSNet devised a Whatever the cause of our successive RAEs. Some departments 'typical curriculum' for politics

those make a return under 'Politics and IR', programmes that made no mention of

3 of us that teach and research the subject in others plump for 'Social Policy and public administration! Few if any serious the first instance. If academics are to make Administration'. Still more go in to politics departments in the UK would

punch 'Business and Management' or concur with such a judgment and yet, elsewhere. Again, as with Teaching with moves afoot towards Quality Assessment, while this may allow harmonization and mutual recognition

coordinated, more finely honed, and that individual departments to play to their of qualifications, UK institutions may

we our sense of identity which has, respective strengths, i t does not give the find their programmes increasingly out impression of a subject that knows of kilter with an emerging European where it is going - rather one whose model (with all the consequences for component members desperately seek international student applications,

--- "-?se poinE&n be illustrated by $S direction and a niche. SOCRATES funding etc., that this could

sider ring the following issues: F 3EET- bring). - 2== 3. TO be an MPA or not to be an MPA:

m-.. A growing dichotomy has emerged of 5. Major narlvnal conference ~ & t e .- over the relative merits of MPA American, Australian, Canadian and --

European colleagues alike are amazed {gourses, as distinct from MBAs with -7F'public administration'. In some ways, public sector specialisms. A number of' at the absence of a major national

- =- - <_this is advantageous. Those of us within departments have pioneered MPAs, not conference in the broad area of public - - - -- . m e area can draw freely from a range least in response to prevailing or = administration that brings together both

: of disciplines, p a w t~ reflect personal - - L - - changing market conditions. Irrespective academics and practitioners.

These issues beg the question -Who speaks for public administration in the UK? In short, several bodies exist but, of late, coordination has been less than optimum, to put it mildly.

(a) Clearly, for individuals, with some 1500 members, the Political Studies Association represents many academics in the area. The Association's Public Administration Specialist Group is the formal body for many of these academics, being one of the largest of the specialist groups with same 70 members. Currently, the Chair i s Dr Janice McMillan. I became Vice Chair in April 2004. Regrettably, the number of active members of the Specialist Group has been small, despite repeated pleas for colleagues to come off the fence and get involved. To that end, the Special Group has recently agreed to relaunch its periodic newsletter.

. - --.&@]-For - - Universities, the Joint University - -- --' -3 Council's Public Administration

.,Committee represents Universities. ' Despite the efforts of i t s stalwarts, like

the Public Administration Specialist Group, the PAC has experienced a decline in active participation of i t s subscriber institutions. Inevitably, without remedial action, such disinterest seems destined to lead to a slow leeching away of members. Such a prognosis is borne out by other evidence. Regrettably, too, attendance at PAC's Annual Conference has declined over recent years.

To help address the matter, the Political Studies Association and the PAC have recently agreed to closer cooperation, sharing and disseminating information, promoting events and issues of shared interest to the two organisations. For

-example, as part of a relaunch, the Group is attempting to update i t s database of members contact details, including email. We plan to work closely with the PAC National Office in Nottingham Trent in furthering the flow and exchange of information to the benefit of all those engaged in the study and teaching of public administration. Additionally, the next PAC Conference in Northumbria University will bring the two bodies together through being organised by the Political Studies Association Specialist Group Convener.

There are, however, other - - arganisa-fiaris in the area and the 4 - -- -- ---F -L --- - s~-S-bciat&fi @as heen seeking ways of - - - - L ,,d&!ve&&g$kloser links in fFxrtherance of S=.< =., our co~n-!Z$igtergst - thepromotion of

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(C) Also for individuals, there is the Public Management and ~oficf~ssociation although it primarily attracts practitioners in the area. Moves are afoot to seek to widen the involvement of academics in PMPA.

(d) Nationally, the UK Public Administration Consortium (UKPAC) exists to enable UK participation in the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), with i t s members being the PAC, Centre for Management and Policy Studies (Cabinet Office), National Audit Office, CIPFA, Public Administration International and EDS. As Honorary Secretary of the PSA, I have agreed to serve as PAC representative on UKPAC.

(e) At the European level, there is the European Political Science Network and the European Public Administration Network. Both are of importance for public administration in the UK but, given their organisational nature, there is no direct national level input into EPAN or EP5.Net.

(f) Among other bodies is the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) but, again, no national UK input is possible - rather it is incumbent upon individuals and departrnenVinstitutions to get involved.

In the interests of helping to reinforce our common agendas, it seems obvious for the Political Studies Association, PAC and others to cooperate more closely than has been the case hitherto in promoting public administration. This can be done through the obvious means of information exchange and awareness raising among each others' respective memberships but, more positively, through working on co- organised events. Hopefully, the PAC Conference in Northumbria in September marks a start in rebuilding confidence.

The Conference will be held at the University of Northumbria on 7-8 September. As part of the Public Administration Specialist Group's efforts to promote the discipline, the conference has included a round table on the 'State of the Discipline' at which several keynote speakers will be present, including Professor Wyn Grant, Chair of the Association.

For details, contact Dr Janice MeMBlan, ~niversity.c$ arthumbria, Newcastl&&@n7Tyne, NE1 8ST. Tel 00 44 227 3941 Fax 00 4431 227 4654 Email jan%~~3ncmillan@unn.ac.uk

A Tribute to Ben Pimlott

Wyn Grant Chair, Political Studies Association

The an of writing b m! good political Photo: Graham Turner

biography is an important one, but often receives insufficient attention in terms of how we approach our subject or how we teach it to students. Given the time pressures on students, the possibility of ;l reading some biographies over the vacation to provide a deeper understanding of politics is no longer a l

real one. Nevertheless, I consider that there is much to be learnt from reading a biography of a key political figure.

Each of the three individuals that Ben Pimlott wrote about was in that category. The quirky Dalton was a key figure in the development of the Labour Party and the Attlee Government (until his forced resignation as Chancellor) and his story, so well captured by Pimlott, shows the extraordinarily diverse roots of the Labour Party. I read his biography of Wilson as an attempt to restore his tattered reputation as a moderniser against the background of the arrival of New Labour. Pimlott did a service in reminding us of Wilson's stand against British involvement in Vietnam which saw +I

him in a more principled light than the political opportunist he is usually

I portrayed as. It is a stance that is relevant to current issues.

i To attempt a biography of Her

Majesty the Queen is a brave undertaking, but Pimlott's book is generally regarded as the best attempt. The Queen emerges as a somewhat left of centre figure, although she has always been careful to keep within the political boundaries rightly imposed on a constitutional monarch. As usual and as is appropriate, the Queen kept her counsel about her reactions to the book, inviting Pimlott to dinner at Windsor Castle, a real personal accolade, but never mentioning the book. + .

I only had the privilege of meeting Ben Pimlott once when he came to talk l

! in a Warwick lecture series. He was one of that dying breed, the true intellectual. Like many intellectuals, he was probably not best suited to be a manager of an

, -. - i academic institution within the University ,

of London structure and his tenure at $= ,--l Goldsmiths was not without controversy. , His contribution to political biography ;:- .:: - - - L

will serve as a lasting monument and one :=-! : that future generations can enjoy. !S:? : -:

Ben Pimlott, 58, died on 10 April : -

2004. He is survived by his wife, Jean -

Seaton, whom he married in 1977, and ;. ~1 FT+--= i by their three sons.

IN FULL VIEW I Time to look at our watches (and wallets?) more closely

lan Bruff University of Leeds

It may not appear so from the outset, but the first part of this short article has many things in common with

home and download the paper; and the paper-giver, who receives less constructive comments / criticism than should have been possible, making one wonder if the effort to submit and present the paper had been worth it.

It is of course true that a 15 minute ~resentation does not do iustice to the

~m~%~ar@ond's piece on plagiarism in the - last edm&ion cif Political Studies Association

News. For I want to talk about the over- run-ning of presentations and panels at

- conferences. Granted th i s year's - Aszoriation conference in Lincoln was -

= from my experience anyway - less frustrating than others that I have attended while studying for my PhD.

But all the same, there were still too $5 many occasions when, after being told that

they had 15 minutes to present, the -K-= academic in question would then ramble

:: on for 25 minutes without a) checking their watch, or b) being asked to hurry up by the chair. The result was, especially if the panel

,-. i i included a discussant, very little scope for

questions. Surely this benefits nobody: the audience, for they could simply stay at

paper that the presentation is summarising. Nevertheless, following Ben Rosamond's discussion of academic norms, it is clear that we need to further socialise members of the Academy in the desirability of short, concise, sharp presentations - and this includes the chairs as well as the presenters. We all subscribe, in principle, to the notion that knowledge can only progress via constructive debate and the exchange of ideas. Let's now truly put it into practice.

Another issue raised at the conference was the issue of accommodation. As someone who graduated in 1999, the memory of university accommodation is fresh enough to give Lincoln's facilities top marks! However, for others it is less satisfactory. So should the conference offer better quality facilities such as hotels?

C "The lnternet for Politics" . : Seminar Report

:. ..,: . Emma Place SOSIG lnforma tion Manager, University of Bristol

A training seminar introducing some of the key Web services for research and teaching in political science was held recently at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) library. The event was run by staff from SOSIG in collaboration with the Political Studies Association, CSAP and a number of JlSC and ESRC lnternet services.

Using the lnternet effectively for research requires a high level of skill and knowledge. This seminar aimed to help lecturers, researchers and librarians to develop their expertise in this area, and to get ideas for ways of passing these skills on to their students.

The day comprised a series of short presentations by the people running key Web services. Hands-on sessions in an IT suite gave delegates the chance to explore these resources for themselves with support for individualquestions. Guided t- worksheets that could be re-used locally in

At the end of the day Dr David Dolowitz of the University of Liverpool outlined a course module he has developed for undergraduates on use of the lnternet as a research tool. He plans to continue teaching this course following a successful first year.

Twenty-four people attended the day from a number of UK universities. It was interesting to note that most were subject- librarians rather than lecturers, suggesting that course modules such as David's are still rare, with librarians being the sole source of lnternet training available to students in most universities.

Feedback from those who attended has been encouraging with 100% of delegates rating the content of the seminar to be good or excellent. Delegates liked the range of resources showcased and the combination of hands-on sessions with presentations. The opportunity to take time out of work to explore these resources and the material to disseminate to col leagu~ was also appreciated.

C~ples of all the presentations are available online, together with feedback and p W - ~ s which are available from: http:/h&vw.sosig.ac.u k/events/

My answer would be a very cautious yes, but only in the sense of informing us where we could stay if we do not desire to stay in the accommodation offered by the organisers.

There are many potential pitfalls associated with going down this road in a more enthusiastic manner, namely the cost. Higher quality facilities equals higher prices, and who foots the bill: the organisers (via subsidising the costs), the academic's department, or the academic themselves?

In the first two cases it can be persuasively argued that the money could have gone elsewhere (especially in an era of limited budgets), while asking the academic to foot the bill in i t s entirety would surely discourage some from attending the conference. So it is a no-win scenario. Overall though, the best option is the retention of the status quo: this way the Political Studies Association, the conference hosts, and the academic's departments, are protected from escalating costs and can continue to use the money for wider purposes. If the Association was a smaller conference then the answer may be different; but for now, the Political Studies Association has a mass appeal, and consequently should be marketed in this way. Therefore the academic should be prepared to foot the extra costs if they wish to stay in a hotel.

Social Science Online seminar series <http://www.sosig .ac.u k/events/>. If any university is interested in hosting a seminar and has a suitable networked IT suite, please contact us:emma.place@bristoI.ac.uk.

The web services covered on the day were

British International Studies Association (BISA) www.bisa.ac.uk

European Political Science NSW@~ www.epsnet.org/

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BOPCAS (British Official Pub l i ca tk~ Current Awareness Service)

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ESDS (Economic and Social Data Service) www.esds.ac.u W

?. g teaching and training were made available . SOSIG hopes to run more seminars in JISC

for each Tnternet service. the n e t academic year as part of their w.jisc.ac. uk

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Kevin Ford, Head o f Global Business and density of connections between The management of the conflicted, Intelligence Unit, Goldman Sachs national, transnational and global political dynamic and interdependent power Nick Hodson, Global Investigations, structures are creating new political relationship between the market and its & Young, Toronto networks and patterns of governance. key actors - the state, parties, regulators. William McDonough, chair, public Papers and panel proposals on which corporations and the community of market Company Accounting oversight Board explore how these new patterns of professionals - has become one of the Professor Michael Moran. governance are being formed and the most pressing issues facing democratic University of Manchester impact they have on one another are capitalist society. Professor Christopher Napier, welcome from researchers with expertise in

As the recent waves of corporate University o f Southampton Irish, European and international politics. scandal in the United States, Asia, Europe *lexander Schaub, Genera/, Proposals for papers and panels on other and Australia have revealed, there is a European Commission aspects of politics, public administration pressing need for cross-disciplinary research Professor Sally Simpson, and political theory are also welcome and in9hich. the forensic capabilities of University o f Maryland will be considered. magernent, accountancy, law and Professor Laureen Snider, business are married with political science University, Kingston Further Information: in maximize Our understanding David Walker, C~mptroller General of the Dr Maura Adshead, Department of Politics modern governance. United States and Public Administration, University of

Bringing together practitioners, Limerick, Limerick. regulators and leading academics, the Further Information: E-mail: maura.adsheadQul.ie.

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15th Annual EPOP Women, Parties and Parliament 6th - 7th October 2004

Conference The Indian General Elections 2004 Advances in Public Opinion For more information please go to: Contextual Effects

Department of Politics and lnternational www.ulrich-mix.de

Relations, University of Oxford ESRC Oxford Spring School in Quantitative Methods for Social Research

10th - 12th September 2004 AS in the previous year, the ESRC Oxford "The 'Third Way': Spring School will run further workshops Marketing Ploy or

The 15th Annual Elections, Public Opinion on the ~ h ~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ afternoon and id^^ Ideological Conviction?" morning before the EPOP Conference.

lnternational Relations (University of Oxford).

Preliminary Programme Public Ethics (with special but not sessions will have t o be booked and paid exclusive reference t o the UK) for separately via the Spring School Devolution in Scotland, Wales and website. Northern lreland The 2004 US Election Registration

Questionnaire The Extreme Right rgerodimosQbour Forty years of the British Election Study The Russian Presidential and Duma Further Information: Elections Department of Politics and International and programme Raundtable on Elections and Polling Relations, University of Oxford Political Campaigning

10 A TIME TO CONFER I Northern Ireland: A Civil The British Sociological Regional Iden r~ ries, Cultures or Uncivil Society? Association Annual and Images: A Path to

Conference Regional Development? A one day conference Burwalls Conference Centre, Bristol "The Life Course: Fragmentation, Campus Norrkoping

Diversity and Risk", Saturday 25th September 2004 University of York 23rd - 25th September 2004

Organized by the Irish Politics Group of the 21st - March 2005 Call for Papers Political Studies Association and the School of Politics at the University of the West of Call for Papers,Poster Presentations The Department for Ethnic Studies England. (Linkoping University, Sweden), in a

For further details please email: cooperation with the Department for We would like to announce this Political and Administrative Sciences

Conference2005@britsoc.org.uk forthcoming one day conference focusing the BSA Website:

(Rostock University, Germany) and ECPR's on theories of civil society, the politics of w~britsoc~co~uk~conference

Standing Group on Regionalism warmly

incivility and their application to political welcome qualified researchers to present

debates in Northern Ireland. The papers at papers at an international seminar on the

the conference will be grouped together relation between 'soft factors' such as identity, culture and images, and regional according to certain themes including:

Risk and economic development. Topics for discussion will be 'a new

Civil Society and consociational Regulation 2004 European regionalism', 'regional identity: approaches to conflict resolution 'regional culture', 'regional economic The triumph of uncivil society? Third Annual Research Student Conference development: 'sticky places; 'image People power and the Northern Ireland ~~~d~~ ~ ~ h ~ ~ i of ~~~~~~i~~ building' etc. peace process Applicants are welcome to submit the Incivility and Violence 16th -17th September 2004 application form together with a 500-word Civil Society and Deliberation abstract of their proposed paper by 01/07/04, _ Civil Society and 'The Two Traditions' call for papers

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of other hotels in the area can be supplied organisational, and legal aspects "Human Rights in Europe: :: on request. The conference will be of risk and regulation. We are organising a A fragmented Regime?" followed by a social event in Clifton Third Conference for research students

This is likely be at the 'Clifton whose intended or current research focuses Conference at the University of Hannover Sausage'. It does offer vegetarian options! on a topic related to cA~~bs agenda. r' The number of places available at the We would welcome both expressions 17th - 18th September 2004 conference will be strictly limited. Those of interest in attending the conference and

giving papers will be charged f30 proposals for papers to be considered for The conference plan is to inspire discourse cover room-hire, lunch, tea and coffee. presentation. on human rights in the European context.

Anyone who would like to contribute In addition to students' presentations, As a multidisciplinary conference scholars, to the conference or would like further the conference will include keynote governmental officials, and human rights details on the programme should contact presentations and a series of B M ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ activists with their specific backgrounds are Adrian Little at little@unimelb.edu.au Classes,' led by members of CARR. The aim invited to present their view on human

of the 'Master Classes' is to explore in rights. depth and detail particular conceptual and Papers have been organized into the methodological issues in researching risk following panels: Legalization of Human and regulation. Rights, HR in a wider Europe, Minority

Colloquium On We encourage students in all phases of Rights in Europe, HR in international Governance and their P ~ D research to consider presenting A 'peech and an expert

Management: Aspects of their 'work in progress' including roundtable will address current human rights issues.

Public and Private conceptual issues and problems, empirical The Conference is organized by the findings, methodological issues or research Department of Science at

Management strategies. This is not intended to be a Hannover University, IPOSS (Political conference featuring completed research, Science Students Association) the German

Glasgow Caledonian University rather it will be a forum for constructive institute for H~~~~ ~ i ~ h t s and ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t y Centre for Public Policy and Management discussion and debate between research International. A Conference fee: 4~

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reception. Further Information: Apply online at: MS Sharon Blalr, Research Assistant, www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CARR or For preliminary programme, registration Centre for Public Policy and Management send your provisional title and a and other information contact: (MiltonStreet). Division of Management, 200-word abstract of a paper (to be Malte Brosig at: humanrights- Glasgo~:pledonian University, presented for no more than 20 minutes) conference@iposs.de Cowcad_dens Road, Glasgow G4 OBA, to regulation@lse.ac.uk http://www.iposs.de/projekte-konferenzen. Tel: 014~331 8473, E-mail: sblQgcal.ac.uk by 25 June 2004. htm

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The eighth 'CANE' Postgraduate Conference in Politics will take place at the Department of Government, University of Manchester on Saturday 20th November 2004. Papers are welcome on all aspects of politics and international relations, and panel suggestions are also encouraged.

This is a conference organized by postgraduates for postgraduates. It provides an opportunity to present a paper or a 'work in progress' on a topic of your choice in a relaxed atmosphere and to discuss your work among your peers. The conference can be used as a platform for the preliminary discussion of a paper that postgraduate students would like to present at established international conferences, such as the annual Political Studies Association Conference, or an article that they would like to submit for publication. The conference also provides

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proposals is Friday 22nd October 2004. Please forward a title and abstract of no more than 300 words.

Travel and Accommodation: There is no charge for attending the conference as it is sponsored by the Department of Government and the Political Studies Association Graduate

-Network (PGN). However, travel and accommodation, if required, are at the attendees' own expense. Details of travel and accommodation will be available via our web-page at http://les.man.ac.uk/government/cane2004

Refreshments: Lunch and other refreshments will be provided free of charge.

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The School of Law and Government I DCU, Ireland

Dublin City University's highest research distinction, the President's award, was presented on 1 March 2004, by Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, DCU president, to two leading academics, one of whom was Dr Peadar Kirby, School of Law and Government. The awards are presented to academics in the field of Science and Engineering and also in Social Sciences and Humanities, who are then judged on the following criteria - national and international prominence, the relevance of their research, and the degree of excellence they have achieved in their specific area. Dr Peadar Kirby received the award for his significant contribution to the field of international political economy. The awards are presented annually to academic staff who have made significant contributions to the research effort of the university or who have brought a specific innovation to a particular field of research or area of expertise.

The School of Law and Government has recently appointed Deputy John Bruton as an Adjunct Fellow. Deputy Bruton is a former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of lreland and a former President of the European Council. He was until recently a member of the Praesidium of the Convention of the Future of Europe, which drew up the draft Constitution for the European Union, now being considered by the Governments of the European Union. Deputy Bruton will be giving guest lectures

for the School and will be teaching a l module on the MA in lnternational Relations and and MA Globalisation programmes in the 2004-05 academic year.:

The School of Law and Government+ introducing two new undergraduate c - programmes in September 2004: a BA in Economics, Politics and Law (joint with DCU Business School) and a BA in lnternational Relations. The BA in Economics, Politics and Law aims to provide students with an understanding of the political, legal and II economic institutions that shape the i 1 current global environment. The BA in lnternational Relations will provide

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on both programmes will develop 1 transferable skills, including oral and written communication, critical thinking and analysis, teamwork, and research techniques, and will find positions in a wide range of areas including: public or private organisations and agencies concerned with politics and conflict, the public service, private industry, international and European institutions, journalism, policy evaluation, research and teaching. In connection with these programmes, we are hiring new lecturers in Politics 1 lnternational relations and Law.

Recent successful grant applications include four IRCHSS small project grants. We have also offered PhD places to several strong applicants from various countries.

The Department of Politics and Public Administration

University of Limerick, Ireland months. Lucia Quaglia has recently been informed that the bid for a Framework 6

Despite our official creation in May 2003, award of which she is a part has been the Department of Politics and Public successful. John O'Brennan, with support Administration really came into existence from the Centre for European Studies, the in September 2003. The new academic year University and several external funding saw the start of a new MA programme in bodies, ran a workshop of 'National Public Administration (course director Parliaments and the European Union' in Maura Adshead), which recruited another May 2004. 18 students to the 60 plus doing the MAs The Department was joined by Alex in International Studies, European Warleigh (as Professor of International Integration, and Peace and Development Politics and Public Administration) in Studies. The Department launched a new January 2004, and in September by Lucia working paper series in December and Quaglia (JL in European Politics, for three Maura Adshead and Michelle Millar (eds.) years), Owen Worth (JL in lnternational Public Policy and Public Administration in Relations, for one year) and John Ireland. The ceremony was performed by O'Brennan (JL in European Politics, for one Garret FitzGerald, who gave a public year). Further appointments are in the lecture on problems in Irish politics as part pipeline as we interview for a Chair in of the Department's new seminar series. Peace and Conflict Studies and a new JL in The new \rd-@Cing papers can be International Relations over the next few downloa&$d23rarn the new Departmental months. John O'Brennan has just been website at~~,pol i t ics.ul. ie. The awarded an IRCHSS post-doctoral research ~ e ~ a r t m ~ ~ ? s r e s e a r c h in the area of award, which will enable him to stay with EuropeaWl!nbn politics has been us for another year. particularl$%uccessf ul in the last few - .z&z -- - -. -- A*

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"Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change"

Call for Volume Submissions

"Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change," an annual volume, encourages submissions for Volume 26. This volume will be non-thematic: submissions appropriate to any of the three broad foci reflected in the series title will be considered. To ensure consideration for publication in Volume 26, submissions must arrive by 15th July 2004.

Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change (RSMCC) is a fully peer-reviewed series of original research that has been published annually for over 25 years. We have published the work of many of the leading scholars in social movements and social change. Although RSMCC enjoys a wide library subscription base, Volume 26 will be the first volume to be published both in book form and also on-line, as will all subsequent volumes of the series. This will ensure wider distribution and easier access to your scholarship while maintaining the book series at the same time.

Please send submissions to RSMCC editor, Patrick Coy, Centre for Applied Conflict Management, Kent State University, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242, USA.

Full submission guidelines are available on the RSMGC website, where you may also access abstracts of papers in recent volumes of the series. http://www.personaI.kent.edu/-pcoyl

Gray on Gray in Chicago This year, as in the last two years, the American Political Science Association is sponsoring a Political Studies Association nominated panel at i t s annual meeting in September, and one which is sure to attract a lot of attention and interest.

The panel (Title: "Gray on Gray: the political theory of John Gray in question") focuses on the work of the high-profile LSE-based British political theorist, and brings together several distinguished political theorists to probe Gray's oeuvre and intellectual significance, including John Horton (Keele), Glyn Morgan (Harvard) (a US- based British political theorist), Jonathan Riley (Tulane) and Glen Newey (Strathclyde). The panellists are contributing to a forthcoming edited collection (publication: London: Frank Cass 2005), which will be the first full- length study of Gray's work. John Gray will respond in person on the panel.

Political thinkers John Gray is one of the world's most prominent political thinkers. His career has spanned three decades as a scholar, and as a university teacher and public intellectual. Gray's prolific and provocative output -totalling some fourteen books and countless articles, op-ed pieces and newspaper reviews - make him in the opinion of many currently the leading active practitioner of a liberal tradition stretching from Isaiah Berlin back to J.S.MiII and Thomas Hobbes.

His close critical reading of the history of liberal thought has produced an original and controversial response to the conditions of late modernity. Gray's "agonistic liberalism" exposes the tension between value-pluralism and liberalism's claim to be the sole moral and political doctrine that reasonable people can accept. Because he holds that many conflicts of basic values cannot be resolved by the impartial reasoning advocated by today's neutralist liberal orthodoxy, Gray argues that hard bargaining and brute power - that is, politics - resist the abstract theory and moralizing which marks some modern political and moral philosophy. . -

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One-theory man? Gray is not a one-theory man. His work reveals a breadth of interest, and a readiness to discard previously held convictions, which is anathema to narrow academic specialisms. He also displays a pragmatism about economic and technological realities which has not always proven popular. His syncretic approach, drawing on many disciplines outside political theory, and receptiveness to new ideas yield sharp new insights and apparent inconsistencies.

His most recent works, Straw Dogs and AI Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern, illustrate his continuing engagement with the central political issues of our time, including Islam and terrorism, globalization, environmentalism, and the prospects for humanity in the modern world.

hs, Lows and Lessons Learnt oo that the number of emails and phone it meant that some delegates were

calls had slowed down to a trickle. On the unable to understand the gist of other hand, we had been building up for Mitchell's speech and obviously felt his for so long that there was a little sidelined when the rest of the audience

sadness that the 'big event' was now over. burst into peels of laughter. This is In terms of how it went, the feedback we something for Leeds to think about. received was, generally, positive. For most In terms of the accommodation, the people, the event ran smoothly. The panels, majority accepted that, as halls of in particular, were deemed a success -so residence go, this was on a par with, and

Dr Jacqui Briggs Dr Gerry Strange much so that discussions often spilled over indeed better than some, other Local Organiser Academic Convenor into the 'refreshment time'. The plenary universities. It is true, however, that a

speakers, Peter Kellner, Paul Wilkinson and few delegates were unhappy with the Now that the dust has settled, it is Michael Cockerell were highly praised by accommodation and liaison with B+B interesting to look back on the 2004 many - although it would have been great accommodation in Lincoln helped here. Conference and reflect upon how it to have had a higher turnout from PSA Something else for Leeds to think about! went, the highs and the lows and what members at many of these events. The Only ten per cent of delegates felt lessons, if any, can be learnt for Leeds after-dinner speaker, Austin Mitchell, was motivated enough to respond to the 2005. As Local Organiser and Academic also highly regarded as a witty and evaluation questionnaire so perhaps this, Convenor, it is fair comment that, from entertaining speaker who hit the right in itself, is good. Of those who did the point of view of our own workload, note - a slight downside to this event, respond, the feedback was generally we were happy that we could now begin however, was that the acoustics in the positive, supportive or at least to focus upon other areas and pleased venue for the annual dinner were such that understanding. It's over to you Leeds.

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The Department of Politics, Goldsmiths Ilege, university of Lonc' n artment of Politics at Goldsmiths all have ESRC recognition. These degrees completed monographs on local University of London was formed are shared with the Department of Politics government, world cities, socialism and the

in 2001 following a review a$ the existing at Queen Mary College, University of educated middle classes in Italy, 'third way' Department of Social Policy and Politics. London. This year a new MA in ideologies, health policy in the EU, the The new Department offers supervision International Studies will be on offer, and it political economy of migration in the EU, and teaching in the areas of political complements the existing and popular MAs and the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Research institutions and ideas, political economy, social pdicy and contemporary political histow-Recen$ appointments in International Relations and African politics have expanded the Department's range of politics courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These developments

. have firmly placed Politics on the map at - Goldsmiths, a particular aspiration of the - late warden, Professor Ben Pimlott.

Diverse Expertise A relatively small department with eleven members of staff, Politics nevertheless can boast areas of expertise as diverse as African and Post-Colonial Politics, British and European Politics, and Political Theory. In recent years the Department has organised conferences at Goldsmiths and elsewhere in each of these areas. Politics is particularly pleased to have a number of research fellows, such as Professor David McLellan, who contribute to postgraduate studies. As part of i t s expansion, the Department has also initiated a number of postgraduate programmes including Masters of Research (MRes) in Politics, European Politics, and Public Policy, which

in Contemporary British Politics and Social Policy and Administration. We have also expanded our intakeof doctoral students and this year offered three bursaries and a studentship. Also of note is the launching of a joint Professional Doctorate programme (with Queen Mary College) in conjunction with the Civil Service College.

Research Unit in Governance and Democracy In 2003, the Department established a Research Unit in Governance and Democracy. This aimed to focus research interest on questions of both institutional and theoretical change in Europe and beyond. I ts research seminar series has been particularly successful in hosting papers from a variety of areas of academic research including global civil society, the media and politics, migration studies and human rights.

The Department is the host for the major Routledge journal, African Identities, CO-edited by Professor Pal Ahluwalia who will also be launching a Centre for Post- Colonial Studies. Politics staff have also undertaken research projects and

grants and fellowships have been successfully secured from the AHRB, the ESRC and British Academy, private charities and industry.

Outside academia, the Department's profile has already been noticed: colleagues regularly comment for the broadcast and print media; they have been appointed to the boards of outside agencies and various quangoes; and they have done consultancy work for the Greater London Authority, the World Bank, Government of India, and London First. Research by Professor Nirmala Rao is ongoing for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Borough of Lewisham is supplying a research student bursary to evaluate the role of the directly elected mayor.

Although the Department is less than two years old, i t is set to have a bright and exciting future.

The current Head of Department for Politics is Dr Carl Levy. Full details of the department's staff and activities can be found at: www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/departmenWpolitics/

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New Graduate Student Network at the ECPR You may know that the ECPR has recently set up a graduate network. It is hoped that this network will be able to operate along the same lines as ECPR standing groups, that is, relatively independently, but coordinated by a small group or committee.

The aim is that this will become a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences and that the network will in future play an important part of ECPR activities and initiatives. All that has been done until now is to set up a database of names and email addresses which have been sent to us by the students themselves or official representatives of member institutions.

There are nearly 2,500 names on the database and it is growing every day.

Further information can be found on the ECPR web site at:

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