APPLYING FOR AND PRESENTING AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES THE C O M M UN E & P O LITIC A L THEO R Y W O R KSHO P
GRADUATE STUDENT PANEL • Arda Guc le r • Po litic a l T he o ry • Jo shua Ro b iso n • Ame ric a n Po litic s • Swa ti Sriva sta va • I nte rna tio na l Re la tio ns
WHY GO TO CONFERENCES • Situa te yo ur wo rk • Sta te o f the disc ipline ; spe c ific inte rve ntio n; yo ur o wn “la b e ls” • Ne two rking a nd Me e ting Pe o ple • Sho rt c o ffe e c ha ts; re c e ptio ns; pa ne lists • F e e db a c k o n Re se a rc h • Va rie s- do n’ t e xpe c t wo rld c la ss fe e db a c k • Jo b I nte rvie ws
WHEN TO GO TO CONFERENCES • Whe n yo u ha ve so me thing to pre se nt • 2 nd ye a r pa pe r, disse rta tio n c ha pte rs • Whe n yo u a re o n the ma rke t • Ne two rking ; intro duc ing yo urse lf to disc ipline ; inte rvie ws
APPLYING • Applic a tio ns o fte n due we ll in a dva nc e • 1 ye a r fo r I SA; ~9 mo nths fo r APSA; ~6 mo nths fo r MPSA; ~8 mo nths fo r APT • Ofte n a n a b stra c t o r pro po sa l no t who le pa pe r • Co nfe re nc e se le c tivity va rie s • E a sy to g e t into MPSA; APSA a nd o the r pre stig io us c o nfe re nc e s will like ly re je c t • Che c k re so urc e we b site s • APSA, APT , Phile ve nts, listse rve s • Sha re info rma tio n with Co mmune Ca le nda r • F unding • T GS/ De pa rtme nt/ Cluste rs/ Buffe tt • So me c o nfe re nc e s pro vide funding
ATTENDING PANELS • Big na me ro undta b le s a re a ttra c tive , b ut… • Sma lle r pa ne ls with “unkno wns” a re mo re use ful • Mo re spe c ific to yo ur re se a rc h • F uture c o lle a g ue s • He lps yo u fig ure o ut whe re yo u fit in • Mo de ra te e xpe c ta tio ns • Ma ny pa pe rs will no t b e tha t g re a t • Mo re a b o ut ho w yo u wa nt yo u wa nt to situa te yo urse lf, g ive pre se nta tio ns, a nd the type o f wo rk yo u wa nt to do tha n sub sta ntive kno wle dg e fro m the pa pe rs
PRESENTING PAPERS • T a ke pre se nta tio n se rio usly- e ve ry ta lk is a jo b ta lk • E spe c ia lly if o the r pa pe rs a re we a k, a g o o d pre se nta tio n c a n he lp yo u sta nd o ut • F o rma t va rie s b y c o nfe re nc e • L a rg e c o nfe re nc e s: ~10-15 min. pre se nta tio ns • Sma lle r c o nfe re nc e s c a n b e lo ng e r • Distrib ute yo ur pa pe r o n time (to c ha ir a nd/ o r pa ne lists) • Po ste r se ssio ns no t g re a t • AAPOR a n e xc e ptio n, e spe c ia lly fo r no n-a c a de mic jo b ma rke t
NETWORKING • Sc he dule sho rt me e ting s we ll a he a d o f time (a t le a st 2 we e ks) • Atte nd re c e ptio ns a nd sub fie ld se c tio ns • Use a dviso rs/ fa c ulty/ e xpe rie nc e d stude nts to intro duc e yo u to o the r sc ho la rs • Ha ve spe c ific q ue stio ns a nd b e a b le to ta lk a b o ut yo ur re se a rc h • 1 se nte nc e , 5 minute s, 10 minute s • Busine ss c a rds
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Recommend
More recommend
