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This website requires JavaScript, please enable it Click on this link to learn how to enable Javascript. About About WPSA Officers/Council Committees History Presidents By-Laws Policies Policies for Awards, Gifts and Endowments Agendas/Minutes Donate Anti-Harassment Policy Donate Donating to the WPSA Membership Member Login Join/Renew Benefits Serve on Council Serve on a Committee Meetings Meeting Information Conference Schedule 2024 Program Hotel Section Information Workshops Schedule an Event & Guests WPSA Travel Grants First Conference? Past Programs Future Meetings Awards Awards Infomation How to Submit Past Awards Exhibitors/Sponsors Exhibit Program Ads Sponsorships Application Form Our Supporters Publications Publications PRQ Accessing Online Journals PGI The Western Advertising Resources Resources Related Political Science Associations Groups of Interest Virtual Communities Virtual Communities Calendar of Events VC Member Login Western Political Science Association 2025 Annual Meeting A New Requiem for Politics? Racing Toward Catastrophe—or Transformation? Seattle, Washington April 17 - 19, 2025 2025 WPSA MEETINGS Call for Papers DONATE HERE 75th Anniversary Pages 75th Anniversary Fundraising Project PUBLICATIONS Corrected Dates for the 2025 Annual Conference We have been inadvertently sharing the wrong dates for the 2025 annual meeting on our website and in some announcements. We want to make sure you know the right dates. The 2025 annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, will be held Thursday, April 17, through Saturday, April 19. The Wednesday workshops will be held on April 16. We are in the process of updating the website to correct the error. We apologize for any problems this may have caused. We would add, though, that Seattle is gorgeous in April! Participant and Early Bird Registration Participants in the program are required to preregister for the meeting by December 31st. Even if you are not participating, it makes sense to register by the end of the year. On January 1, participation rates go up. All attendees are strongly encouraged to stay at the conference hotel in order for us to meet our contractual guest room minimum. Did You Fly on Alaska Air to Vancouver? If you flew to the WPSA meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Alaska Airline, but did not use the Alaska Airlines code we provided, please send a note to Richard Clucas ( hprc@pdx.edu ) letting him know. The WPSA can receive credit for your travel even if you didn’t enter the code, which provides us with some financial benefits. Include the names of the travelers, their ticket numbers, and flight information in your note. Remaining Engaged with the WPSA After the Annual Conference The WPSA may only put on a large conference once a year, but it does offer another way to be engaged with other scholars. The WPSA Virtual Communities (VC) Program brings academics together in live online events throughout the year. These events include traditional panels, colloquia, reading or writing groups, social events, and more. Currently, there are ten VCs focusing on topics ranging from Contemporary Feminist Theory to Educational Politics and Policy to Interpretive Methods in Political Science. Each community is led by two or more co-chairs and meets about once a month. All VCs are welcoming new members. Participation is included in regular WPSA membership dues; there is also a VC-only membership. To see the calendar of upcoming events, and to register for one or more VCs, check out the VC Program website at https://www.wpsanet.org/virtual/wpsavc.php . For general information about the program, including how to launch a VC, please contact Mark Brown at mark.brown@csus.edu . 2025 WPSA President: Dr. Lorrie Frasure Dr. Frasure is the inaugural Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair and Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the Director of UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. Founded in 1948, the Western Political Science Association is an association of more than 1250 political scientists. The purpose of the Association is to promote the study and teaching of government and politics, to foster research and to facilitate the discussion of public affairs. Dr. Frasure serves as the WPSA President through the 2025 annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. HIGHLIGHTS 2024 WPSA Meetings 2024 Request to Participate Form (Currently Unavailable) 2024 Registration Form Conference Hotel Airline Discount Travel Grants Exhibit/Advertise/Sponsor Browse Programs 2024 Conference Program (Web Friendly) 2024 Conference Program (PDF Download) Our Supporters Anti-Harassment Policy Posting Papers Search Papers Facebook Group Facebook Page WPSA Twitter(X) Copyright © WPSA 2018 Western Political Science Association Telephone: (503) 438-8868 Email:...