If you're attending WPSA 2026 @wpsa.bsky.social, consider submitting a paper to present at the WPSA Latina/o Politics Pre-Conference! See the call for papers below for details on how to submit an abstract. DM/email me or @ivyamcargile.bsky.social if you have questions!
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
If you're attending WPSA 2026 @wpsa.bsky.social, consider submitting a paper to present at the WPSA Latina/o Politics Pre-Conference! See the call for papers below for details on how to submit an abstract. DM/email me or @ivyamcargile.bsky.social if you have questions!
So, WPSA acceptance notifications are here - I guess I'm going to my first WPSA! Who all gonna be there?
November 6, 2024 at 12:44 AM
So, WPSA acceptance notifications are here - I guess I'm going to my first WPSA! Who all gonna be there?
On June 18 (12-1 pm), the WPSA Virtual Community "History and Politics" will welcome Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn to talk about working and writing collaboratively.
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/XbxqLnMrj7DG...
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
@ryandoerfler.bsky.social
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/XbxqLnMrj7DG...
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
@ryandoerfler.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On June 18 (12-1 pm), the WPSA Virtual Community "History and Politics" will welcome Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn to talk about working and writing collaboratively.
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/XbxqLnMrj7DG...
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
@ryandoerfler.bsky.social
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/XbxqLnMrj7DG...
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
@ryandoerfler.bsky.social
Hoping all my WPSA friends are out dancing to dj gabby gabby
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks played a four-hour DJ set, spinning indie, shoegaze, dream pop records including Chromatics, Sky Ferreira, St. Vincent, Broken Bells, Beach House, Warpaint, Cocteau Twins, Mitski, Lana Del Rey, Spiritualized, and more.
Christina Hendricks Spun a "Shoe Pop Dream Gaze" DJ Set at a San Diego Bar on April Fool's Day
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks was no joke during her April Fool's Day DJ set at San Diego's Part Time Lover, spinning "shoe pop dream gaze" vinyl.
consequence.net
April 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Hoping all my WPSA friends are out dancing to dj gabby gabby
🚨 Call for Papers: 2026 WPSA Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics 🚨
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics, WPSA 2026
April 2-4, 2026
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California
Contact us: pschuler@arizona.edu; jsudduth@iu.edu; zirui.yang@emory.edu
forms.gle
September 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨 Call for Papers: 2026 WPSA Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics 🚨
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics.
📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students:
forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...
And here is another image, this one of Ferris Lupino (Gallatin NYU) accepting the prize of the first William Connolly best paper award at the WPSA, with Bill there to shake his hand. The prize was organized by Steve Johnston 💪
February 27, 2026 at 3:22 AM
And here is another image, this one of Ferris Lupino (Gallatin NYU) accepting the prize of the first William Connolly best paper award at the WPSA, with Bill there to shake his hand. The prize was organized by Steve Johnston 💪
I'm so excited to be returning as section chair for Gender, Race, and Intersectionality at the @wpsa.bsky.social meeting in San Diego on Apr 2 - 4, 2026. We are still accepting submissions. Please see details here:
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/sect...
Submit a paper here:
wpsanet.org/app_panel/pa...
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/sect...
Submit a paper here:
wpsanet.org/app_panel/pa...
WPSA Western Political Science Association
wpsanet.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'm so excited to be returning as section chair for Gender, Race, and Intersectionality at the @wpsa.bsky.social meeting in San Diego on Apr 2 - 4, 2026. We are still accepting submissions. Please see details here:
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/sect...
Submit a paper here:
wpsanet.org/app_panel/pa...
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/sect...
Submit a paper here:
wpsanet.org/app_panel/pa...
"(...) Dallarımı kırdılar da susar leylim yar,
Korkarım uzaktır yollar gençliğim kadar.."
Nazan Öncel - Leylim Yar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSA...
Korkarım uzaktır yollar gençliğim kadar.."
Nazan Öncel - Leylim Yar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSA...
Leylim Yar
YouTube video by Nazan Öncel - Topic
www.youtube.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"(...) Dallarımı kırdılar da susar leylim yar,
Korkarım uzaktır yollar gençliğim kadar.."
Nazan Öncel - Leylim Yar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSA...
Korkarım uzaktır yollar gençliğim kadar.."
Nazan Öncel - Leylim Yar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSA...
Next year I have to find the funding and endurance to go to WPSA. It looks like a good time and it’s where all my race scholars are.
April 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Next year I have to find the funding and endurance to go to WPSA. It looks like a good time and it’s where all my race scholars are.
Our first event!
“Freedom of Expression in the History of Political Thought”
History and Politics – A WPSA Virtual Community
April 2nd, noon – 2 pm Eastern Time, by Zoom
with Ani Chen (Cornell) and Kevin Pham (Amsterdam)
docs.google.com/forms/d/11Mc...
“Freedom of Expression in the History of Political Thought”
History and Politics – A WPSA Virtual Community
April 2nd, noon – 2 pm Eastern Time, by Zoom
with Ani Chen (Cornell) and Kevin Pham (Amsterdam)
docs.google.com/forms/d/11Mc...
March 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Our first event!
“Freedom of Expression in the History of Political Thought”
History and Politics – A WPSA Virtual Community
April 2nd, noon – 2 pm Eastern Time, by Zoom
with Ani Chen (Cornell) and Kevin Pham (Amsterdam)
docs.google.com/forms/d/11Mc...
“Freedom of Expression in the History of Political Thought”
History and Politics – A WPSA Virtual Community
April 2nd, noon – 2 pm Eastern Time, by Zoom
with Ani Chen (Cornell) and Kevin Pham (Amsterdam)
docs.google.com/forms/d/11Mc...
Come to Left Bank Books tonight for the #WPSA #QueerCaucus speed mentoring event!
April 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Come to Left Bank Books tonight for the #WPSA #QueerCaucus speed mentoring event!
There’s an anime convention next to WPSA and it’s funny
April 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
There’s an anime convention next to WPSA and it’s funny
As part of the programming of the WPSA Virtual Community "History and Politics," we are hosting informal conversations with scholars conducting research in these fields.
On May 28 (between noon and 1 pm ET), we will welcome @duncanbell.bsky.social.
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/et7jDuEyDdcF...
On May 28 (between noon and 1 pm ET), we will welcome @duncanbell.bsky.social.
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/et7jDuEyDdcF...
May 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As part of the programming of the WPSA Virtual Community "History and Politics," we are hosting informal conversations with scholars conducting research in these fields.
On May 28 (between noon and 1 pm ET), we will welcome @duncanbell.bsky.social.
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/et7jDuEyDdcF...
On May 28 (between noon and 1 pm ET), we will welcome @duncanbell.bsky.social.
Bring your questions!
forms.gle/et7jDuEyDdcF...
Grad students whose work sits at the intersection of history and political science:
Would you be interested in getting involved in the WPSA Virtual Community on History and Politics I am convening with Vik Visana?
You can workshop a paper, serve as a discussant, and more!
Would you be interested in getting involved in the WPSA Virtual Community on History and Politics I am convening with Vik Visana?
You can workshop a paper, serve as a discussant, and more!
December 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Grad students whose work sits at the intersection of history and political science:
Would you be interested in getting involved in the WPSA Virtual Community on History and Politics I am convening with Vik Visana?
You can workshop a paper, serve as a discussant, and more!
Would you be interested in getting involved in the WPSA Virtual Community on History and Politics I am convening with Vik Visana?
You can workshop a paper, serve as a discussant, and more!
Three wonderful colleagues (@lrafanell.bsky.social, @glennmackin.bsky.social, and @jmayerfeld.bsky.social) and I run the WPSA political theory virtual community, a political theory workshop that meets on a monthly basis via Zoom to discuss work in progress. We would love to see new faces!
November 15, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Three wonderful colleagues (@lrafanell.bsky.social, @glennmackin.bsky.social, and @jmayerfeld.bsky.social) and I run the WPSA political theory virtual community, a political theory workshop that meets on a monthly basis via Zoom to discuss work in progress. We would love to see new faces!
A few years back the WPSA was in Seattle at the same hotel as the Northwest Anime Convention. Both groups were walking around thinking, "Get a load of those weirdos."
May 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A few years back the WPSA was in Seattle at the same hotel as the Northwest Anime Convention. Both groups were walking around thinking, "Get a load of those weirdos."
Hi friends! I am collecting submissions for the Best Women in Politics Paper Award for WPSA! Send your nominations to ejdavies [at] uci [dot] edu. Self nominations are welcome!
August 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hi friends! I am collecting submissions for the Best Women in Politics Paper Award for WPSA! Send your nominations to ejdavies [at] uci [dot] edu. Self nominations are welcome!
Turned out exactly the opposite. Kudos to WPSA and the union.
so are we about to get a repeat of APSA at WPSA 2024 orrrrrrrrrr
March 30, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Turned out exactly the opposite. Kudos to WPSA and the union.
The WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community will be hosting a panel on academic publishing on October 30 ⤵️
No advance reading is required, but please register in advance:
luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@jmayerfeld.bsky.social
@lrafanell.bsky.social
@tunablazer.bsky.social
@glennmackin.bsky.social
No advance reading is required, but please register in advance:
luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@jmayerfeld.bsky.social
@lrafanell.bsky.social
@tunablazer.bsky.social
@glennmackin.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community will be hosting a panel on academic publishing on October 30 ⤵️
No advance reading is required, but please register in advance:
luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@jmayerfeld.bsky.social
@lrafanell.bsky.social
@tunablazer.bsky.social
@glennmackin.bsky.social
No advance reading is required, but please register in advance:
luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@jmayerfeld.bsky.social
@lrafanell.bsky.social
@tunablazer.bsky.social
@glennmackin.bsky.social
My favorite is still the 2014 WPSA, which ran concurrently with Seattle Comic Con. I was in an elevator with death Vader and sailor moon. No conference since has measured up.
January 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My favorite is still the 2014 WPSA, which ran concurrently with Seattle Comic Con. I was in an elevator with death Vader and sailor moon. No conference since has measured up.
Since there now seems to be a large influx of people to Bluesky, I have created a WPSA account. Follow.
November 20, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Since there now seems to be a large influx of people to Bluesky, I have created a WPSA account. Follow.
Anyone interested in putting together a panel on (de)colonization for WPSA 2026 (San Diego)?
September 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Anyone interested in putting together a panel on (de)colonization for WPSA 2026 (San Diego)?
I'm the section chair for legislative politics at WPSA's 2026 conference (San Diego! In April!) -- submit your paper!
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/
WPSA Western Political Science Association
www.wpsanet.org
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm the section chair for legislative politics at WPSA's 2026 conference (San Diego! In April!) -- submit your paper!
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/
www.wpsanet.org/meeting/