2024 APSA Annual Meeting Call for Proposals

The Religion and Politics Section invites scholars to submit papers, panels, posters, and other session formats on themes that connect religion and politics writ large. Understanding the role of religion in a democratic system is of great importance, including but not limited to investigations surrounding the compatibility of religious practices and beliefs with core democratic principles such as tolerance and pluralism. At the same time, the role of religious politics / ideologies in a wide range of political systems is crucial to making sense of today’s world and the present populist moment. In keeping with the 2024 APSA Theme “Democracy: Retrenchment, Renovation, & Reimagination,” the Religion and Politics Section thus seeks contributions that examine the many ways religion intersects with the emergence and practice of democracy around the globe. We further invite discussion of the role of religion and politics scholars and educators in promoting democracy and pluralism through their research, teaching, and public engagement. We invite a diversity of methodological, theoretical and (inter-)disciplinary approaches covering any region or country. We encourage panels that are inclusive of all gender identities, races and ethnicities, academic positions/ranks, and types of institution.

Division Chairs: Nora Fisher Onar (University of San Francisco) and Jacob Neiheisel (University of Buffalo)

APSA Virtual Meeting Support Grants

The Religion and Politics Section is pleased to offer a limited number of support grants to assist with costs of registration for the 2024 APSA Virtual Meeting. All accepted to the Virtual Meeting for a presentation related to religion and politics are eligible to apply; the section especially welcomes applicants intending to join the section’s Research Group Workshop on Religion and Democracy. The maximum amount of this grant is $150, which is the non-member registration rate for the Virtual Meeting. The section intends these support grants to increase access to the Virtual Meeting, particularly for scholars with limited institutional resources to cover costs. To apply for a support grant, submit a letter of interest (including the proposed conference presentation) and an updated CV to [email protected] by 11:59 PM (E.T.) on November 9, 2023. Applicants will be notified of a decision on their application before the conference registration deadline.

Announcing New Section Officers

Religion and Politics’ work–the awards, the grants, the programming–wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our section’s leadership and Executive Committee.

To our outgoing Chair, Güneş Tezcür, and outgoing Executive Committee members, Michael Driessen and Kikue Hamayotsu, we extend our sincere gratitude for your service. Thank you, too, to Shayla Olson, for her work with the section’s communications.

We are excited to introduce our new section leaders. David Buckley will be serving as Chair, assisted by Chair-Elect Vineeta Yadav. Nandini Deo, Paul Djupe, and L. Felipe Mantilla will continue their participation in the Executive Committee, joined by Eric McDaniel, Cammie Jo Bolin, and Sabri Ciftci.

We invite you to become acquainted with our officers through the bio pages provided on the Religion and Politics website.

APSA Virtual Meeting Call for Proposals: Religion and Democracy

The Religion and Politics Section of APSA is pleased to announce a Research Group Workshop entitled, “Religion and Democracy: New Research Frontiers,” which will meet during the 2024 APSA Virtual Meeting, February 8-9. Workshop Leaders David Buckley, Günes Tezcür and Paul Djupe welcome applications from across subfields of the discipline from scholars with active research projects related to the theme. We particularly welcome proposals from scholars who, for various reasons, may find it challenging to participate in the APSA Annual Meeting in person. Workshop leaders intend these panels as a first step towards future scholarly engagement and research outputs.

A full description of this particular Research Group Workshop, as well as APSA’s plans for the Virtual Meeting format, can be found at: https://apsa-bbpress.missionlab.dev/virtual-research-meeting/research-workshops/.

Applications must be submitted by Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Those interested in applying should submit a Statement of Interest through the APSA portal in which they summarize their proposed research presentation and how it relates to the themes set out in the Workshop’s description. Any with questions on the substance of the workshop can contact the Workshop Leaders by email.

Religion and Politics Small Grants Program

The Religion and Politics section of the American Political Science Association is requesting proposals for small grant awards of up to $3,000 for research on religion and politics. The total amount to be allocated is $12,000. Proposals may address any topic of theoretical, empirical, and practical significance for the study of religion and politics. Effective proposals will make clear what the author(s) intend to do, why that research is important, and how the project will be executed. The full call for proposals can be found here.

◾ Please submit proposals to [email protected] by 11:59 PM (E.T.) on October 20, 2023. Awards will be announced by December 6, 2023.
◾ Funds may be spent through December 1, 2024.
◾ Applicants must be members of the Religion & Politics section (note that section membership is free to graduate students).
◾ Preference will be given to graduate students, recent PhDs, and untenured faculty.
◾ Questions may be addressed to Dr. David Buckley at [email protected].