Whether chairing a panel, presenting on a paper, or featuring as a discussant, UC Merced's Political Science department is taking the 120th American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exihibition by storm. This year's 4-day event, held September 5-8, 2024 in Philidelphia, PA, is themed "Democracy: Retrenchment, Renovation, and Reimagination" and is packed with panels, presentations, roundtables, lightning rounds, workshops, and receptions. Two-thirds of UC Merced's Political Science faculty, including Leonardo Arriola, the new Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities, are represented at and participating in APSA 2024:
Dr. Leonardo R. Arriola
- Framing Global South Vulnerability in Climate Policy Discourse | Full Paper Panel: Gender and Climate | Non-Presenting Co-Author
- Full Paper Panel: Elite Politics in Africa (Panel I) | Chair
- Competing Frames and Policymakers' Preferences for LGBT+ Protection | Full Paper Panel: The Political Dynamics of Progress and Backlash on Women’s and LGBT+ Rights | Author
- Author Meets Critics: Catherine Boone's "Political Cleavage in Africa" | Chair
- Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Political Participation through Advocacy Training | Created Panel: Gender, Advocacy, and Policy | Non-Presenting Co-Author
- Women’s Economics Rights and Political Advancement in Africa | Full Paper Panel: Women, Gender, and Democracy in Africa | Non-Presenting Co-Author
- Author Meets Critics: "Activist Origins of Political Ambition" by Keith Weghorst | Presenter
- Forces for Change: Cross-Temporal Patterns in Countries’ Security Apparatuses | Created Panel: Innovations in the Study of Militaries and International Conflict | Non-Presenting Co-Author
- Bargaining and the Territorial Expansion of the State: Lessons from Ethiopia | Created Panel: Historical Political Institutions in Africa and Asia | Non-Presenting Co-Author
- The Double-Edged Sword of Power-Sharing in Autocracies | Full Paper Panel: Elites and State Capacity in Autocracies | Non-Presenting Co-Author
Dr. Aditya Dasgupta
- Urbanization and the Rise of the Right in India | Created Panel: Elections, Party Systems, and Representation in India | Author
Dr. Elaine K. Denny
- Christian Messaging and Political Extremism | Created Panel: Bringing Belief Back In | Author
- The Politics of Emotional Appraisal | Created Panel: The Interplay between Emotions and Politics | Non-Presenting Co-Author
Dr. Anil Menon
- Full Paper Panel: The Political Ramifications of Violence | Discussant
- Conflict and Gender Norms | Full Paper Panel: Political Economy of Contentious Politics | Author
- War, Politics, and the Birth of Modern Bureaucracy | Full Paper Panel: New Perspectives on the Origins of State Building | Non-Presenting Co-Author
Dr. Courtenay R. Monroe
- Café: Teaching Human Rights Mini-Conference: Arenas 1 | Presenter
- Full Paper Panel: State Repression and Human Rights | Chair & Discussant
Dr. Christopher Ojeda
- Created Panel: Health and Public Opinion | Discussant
- Institutional Design Preferences among German and US Citizens | Full Paper Panel: Conceptions of Democracy among German and American Citizens and Political Elites | Non-Presenting Co-Author
- The Politics of Emotional Appraisal | Created Panel: The Interplay between Emotions and Politics | Author
- Created Panel: The Psychology of Political Participation | Discussant
Dr. Tesalia Rizzo
- Does Competition Increase Pro-poor Responsiveness in Partisan Brokers? | Full Paper Panel: Emerging Trends in the Study of Bureaucracy in the Developing World | Author
Dr. Andrew Shaver
- Partisan Media Reporting on International Affairs | Poster Session: Society, Extremism, and Democratic Backsliding | Author
- Climate Violence Measurement | Poster Session: Comparative Politics | Non-Presenting Co-Author
APSA is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 11,000 members in more than 100 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe to deepen our understanding of politics, democracy, and citizenship throughout the world. The Association promotes a lively, diverse community of scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners who bring wide-ranging interests, methodologies, and perspectives to the analysis and conduct of government and politics.
