From navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in Thu Mar 6 01:47:29 2008 From: navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in (Navdeep Mathur) Date: Thu Mar 6 01:48:47 2008 Subject: [Tps] WPSA - Interpretation Public Policy and Methods Message-ID: <550f31d00803052247k45e271a2j316d8785f0399aad@mail.gmail.com> On Behalf of Dvora Yanow - Colleagues: For anyone planning or thinking about attending the upcoming Western Political Science Association meeting March 20-22 in San Deigo, there are some interesting panels drawing on interpretive approaches: Public Policy Section Panel 19. 06 - Framing Public Policy Panel 19. 07 - Interpretive Approaches to Public Policy Analysis (co-sponsored with 6.02) Panel 19. 08 - Public Policy and Interpretation as Method (co-sponsored with 6.07) Interpretation and Methods Section (Peri Schwartz-Shea and Ron Schmidt have outdone themselves pulling together this large and varied program): Panel 06. 01 - The Methods Cafe [see below] Panel 06. 02 - Interpretive Approaches to Public Policy Analysis Panel 06. 03 - The Spaces of Politics / The Politics of Space - Part I Panel 06. 04 - Roundtable: Methodology and the Study of Space - Part II Panel 06. 05 - Roundtable: Yes, you can get a job using interpretive methodologies: Career issues in Political Science Panel 06. 06 - Diversity, Politics & Interpretive Method Panel 06. 07 - Public Policy & Interpretation as Method Panel 06. 08 - Democracy, Citizenship & Interpretation Panel 06. 09 - Interpretive Approaches to Political Institutions Panel 06. 10 - Theoretical & Practical Issues for Interpretive Methods Panel 06. 11 - Methodology and the Political Science Discipline Panel 06. 12 - The Politics of Place: Space, Memory, Language, and Resistance Panel 06. 13 - The Politics of Citizenship and Identity Panel 06. 14 - Challenges in Conducting Multi-Method Research on Racial and Ethnic Politics Panel 06. 15 - Regulation Policy and Analysis Panel 06. 16 - Public Policy and the Private Citizen Panel 06. 17 - Research and Professional Development: New Issues/Challenges in the 21st Century Panel 06. 18 - Upgrading our Toolbox: New Insights on Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques for the Study The Methods Cafe Date: Thursday, March 20, 2008, 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Hosts: Bergeron, Joe, jbergero@uci.edu, University of California, Irvine Ahmed, Zahra, ahmedz@uci.edu, University of California, Irvine Methods and 'Specialists': Contesting the political theory/empirical research dichotomy Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy , kaufmatv@whitman.edu, Whitman College Critical concept analysis Dow, Douglas, dougdow@utdallas.edu, University of Texas at Dallas Field research methods Pachirat, Tim, timothy.pachirat@gmail.com, The New School for Social Research Yanow, Dvora, d.yanow@fsw.vu.nl, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam) Feminist methods Hawkesworth, Mary, mhawkes@rci.rutgers.edu, Rutgers University Methods of comparative political theory Godreij, Farah, farah.godrej@ucr.edu, University of California, Riverside Post-colonial analysis Bruyneel, Kevin, kbruyneel@babson.edu , Babson College Recasting beliefs in light of experience: Theorizing during, before, and after fieldwork Zirakzadeh, Cyrus, cyrus.zirakzadeh@uconn.edu, University of Connecticut Value-critical public policy analysis Schmidt, Sr., Ron, rschmidt@csulb.edu, California State University, Long Beach A fuller description of how the Cafe works can be found in the April 2007 issue of PS: Political Science & Politics (40: 383-86), the APSA quarterly on the profession. 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The successful candidate will have an active research agenda, be able to teach core and elective classes, based on areas of expertise, in the MPA, and be interested in working in an interdisciplinary environment. Service to the school, to the college and to the broader community is also essential. Setting: The School of Public Affairs of Baruch College, a flagship institution of the CUNY system, specializes in teaching, research, and service in the areas of local and state government, nonprofit management, policy analysis and evaluation, health care policy and educational administration. The School offers graduate, undergraduate and executive degree programs. The faculty carries out research, professional service, and formal education related to the challenges that a pluralistic society faces in formulating public policies and managing resources in the public and nonprofit sectors. The School operates nationally recognized research centers, including The Center for Innovation and Leadership in Government (CILG); the Center for Equality, Pluralism and Policy (CEPP); and the newly created Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management (CNSM). In addition, three units focus our efforts on population studies: The Baruch Survey Research Unit; the New York Census Research Data Center (NYCRDC) and the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR). The student body is diverse. The graduate program largely serves active professionals. There is a small but growing undergraduate program. The URL for the School is: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/index.jsp. Baruch College, located in mid-Manhattan, is a senior college of the City University of New York. Baruch College is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to gender and racial equality in hiring, career development and promotion. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A Ph.D. Degree or equivalent doctoral level degree is required. The successful candidate should have an earned doctorate in a related field of study. Candidates must demonstrate excellence or high promise for excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching, an active agenda of applied research, a record of scholarly publication commensurate with the academic rank applied for, and an ability to interact productively across disciplinary boundaries. Practical experience in public administration is desirable. TO APPLY Please send cover letter, writing sample, and names of three references via mail or email to: Address: Public Management Search Committee Greg Chen, Chair Office of the Dean, School of Public Affairs Baruch College/CUNY One Bernard Baruch Way, Box D-0901 New York, New York 10010 Email: Persi_Cofresi@baruch.cuny.edu (Search Assistant) From navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in Mon Mar 31 08:04:06 2008 From: navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in (Navdeep Mathur) Date: Mon Mar 31 08:05:31 2008 Subject: [Tps] 2 Job Announcements: Wichita State University & University of Connecticut Message-ID: <550f31d00803310504s4d46ec98w1e756e83e3972c63@mail.gmail.com> Position Announcement Director of Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs Wichita State University The Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs invites nominations and applications for the position of director of the School. The Hugo Wall School, housed in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, serves as the academic home for faculty and staff associated with the NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration degree and two research and service centers, the Center for Urban Studies and the Kansas Public Finance Center. The School contributes substantially to Wichita State University's long standing commitment of service to its metropolitan community, the region, and the state and in academic year 2007-08 is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The diverse offerings and engagements of the Hugo Wall School are highlighted in its annual reports that may be found on the School's website at: hws.wichita.edu. Wichita State University, one of three research universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, provides comprehensive educational offerings in an urban setting, including over 60 undergraduate degree programs and over 60 graduate degree programs. Student enrollment is approximately 15,000, including over 3,000 graduate students. The director of the Hugo Wall School is expected to serve as academic leader of the instructional, research, and service offerings of the School, as budget officer for the School and its component parts, and as director of the Center for Urban Studies. The director is also expected to teach at least one course each semester in the Master of Public Administration degree program. Required qualifications for the position of director include: academic standing that would justify appointment as a tenured faculty member, full professor preferred; demonstrated leadership experience; evidence of a professional commitment to proactive community engagement; and demonstrated commitment to diversity. Interested candidates should send a letter addressing qualifications for the position, curriculum vita, and names and contact information of three academic or professional references to Chair of Director Search Committee, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0155. Review of applications will begin on May 1, 2008; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The successful candidate is expected to begin appointment as director, effective August 2008. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Public Policy University of Connecticut Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Instructor The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut seeks to fill a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. DPP is home to a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program (MPA) and a Master of Survey Research program (MSR). Preference will be given to candidates that enhance DPP's nationally ranked strength area in Public Finance and Budgeting. We are open to candidates from any area related to Public Finance and Budgeting, but we are particularly interested in candidates with research interests in state and local government finance, such as education finance or evaluation of tax systems. We will also consider candidates that can enhance our strength area in city management and urban policy through a program evaluation focus or a research agenda in a substantive policy area. We seek an individual with a demonstrated record of, or potential for, scholarly excellence based on rigorous social science research methods. The successful candidate will be expected to carry on a program of high quality research and publication in the best journals in their field. Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated teaching excellence, superior communication skills, and are comfortable with a wide array of analytical methods. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core and elective classes in the MPA program. Minimum qualifications include an earned doctorate in public administration, public policy, economics, political science, sociology, or related field. Candidates must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. prior to start date be considered for the Assistant Professor level. Applicants with advanced ABD's will be considered at the Instructor level until their Ph.D. requirements are completed. Review of applicants will begin April 21, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled. Salaries are very competitive based on experience and qualifications. Applicants should submit a letter describing their research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, and of three letters of references. Inquires and applications should be directed to: Department of Public Policy Faculty Search Attn: Bill Simonsen, Search Committee Chair University of Connecticut 1800 Asylum Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117 Email: william.simonsen@uconn.edu Further information about the Department of Public Policy can be found at www.dpp.uconn.edu. From M.A.Hajer at uva.nl Mon Mar 31 08:38:28 2008 From: M.A.Hajer at uva.nl (Maarten Hajer) Date: Mon Mar 31 08:39:56 2008 Subject: [Tps] 2 Assistant Professors at University of Amsterdam In-Reply-To: <550f31d00803310504s4d46ec98w1e756e83e3972c63@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0A860C25364A3C49A528E3C3CA9E96FC5BB779@EX01.fmg.uva.nl> Dear friends and colleagues, Please be advised of the following job opportunities in our Department. With best wishes, Maarten Hajer Universiteit van Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in its field in the Netherlands. The Faculty provides education for some 7500 students in a range of Bachelor and Master programmes, organised in six educational institutes. The teaching activities of the academic staff are in addition to their contribution to broad research programmes based in one of the Faculty's seven research institutes. The Faculty employs over 1100 staff in support of teaching and research activities of its scholars. The Faculty encourages the international exchange of knowledge and, hence, staff and student mobility. It is housed in several buildings in the historic centre of Amsterdam, on the Roeterseiland complex and on the Prins Hendrikkade. The Department of Political Science is the largest political science department in the Netherlands. As a unit of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of the UvA the Department is responsible for academic staff who engage in teaching and research activities in Political Science. The Department's research activities are organised in the context of research institutes, in this case the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (ASSR). Teaching programmes are organised through the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Education (Dutch acronym 'AIM') and the new Graduate School of the Social Sciences. Research and educational institutes are autonomous and have their own admission and performance standards. The Political Science degree programmes offer specialisation in four sub-fields: Administration and Policy Studies, European Union in a Global Order, International Relations, and Political Behaviour & Political Theory. The assistant professors should reinforce the broad profile of Political Science in Amsterdam. Two Assistant Professors of Political Science 1.0 fte each vacancy number 08-2011 For both internal and external candidates The Department is looking to hire two assistant professors (University Lecturers), one in International Relations/International Political Economy and one in Administration and Policy Studies, but both focused on teaching and research in relation to global politics. The research interests of the assistant professor of International Relations / International Political Economy (UL IR/IPE) may cover any subfield of international politics but will ideally include a focus on political economy issues in the international domain. The research of the assistant professor of Administration and Policy Studies (UL A&P) should be geared towards policy processes (which may include issues of organization and public administration) at the international or global levels in relation to social and political issues of contemporary significance. The assistant professors should in any event reinforce the broad profile of the Political Science research community based at the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (ASSR) at the University of Amsterdam. Tasks (UL IR/IPE): Teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in International Relations/international political economy (UL A&P/IR): Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the Administration & Policy Studies programme with a clear contribution to the International Relations degree programmes (Both UL positions): Involvement in the supervision of doctoral students (Both UL positions): the active pursuit of research council or contract funding for research project development (Both UL positions): a contribution to the research programme of the ASSR and the development of the field in its national and international contexts through research and related scholarly publications, including participation in national and international research networks and educational initiatives (Both UL positions): the newly appointed assistant professors will devote 60% of their activities to teaching/administration and 40% to research Requirements A completed doctoral thesis in the field of political or policy sciences/public administration (UL A&P/IR) or political science or IR (UL IR/IPE) An ongoing programme of research and publication in the relevant discipline, with a focus on anonymously refereed scholarly journals Research and teaching interests compatible with the relevant teaching and research programmes in the University of Amsterdam Demonstrable knowledge of and mastery of relevant quantitative and/or qualitative research methods Capable of providing inspiring and high-quality education in English as well as in Dutch Non-Dutch speakers will be expected to be able to teach at the appropriate level in the Dutch language after two years of the appointment More information For more information about this position, please contact the department chair of the Department of Political Science, Prof. Meindert Fennema (M.Fennema@uva.nl) or the chair of the search committee Prof. Geoffrey Underhill (g.r.d.underhill@uva.nl). More information about the research programme is available on the ASSR website (link below). Appointment This is a temporary appointment; subject to satisfactory performance, a permanent appointment will follow. The gross monthly salary, depending on qualifications and experience, will range from EUR3129 to EUR4868 (UD 1/2), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week). Job application Written applications should be sent before 18 April 2008 to the UvA-FMG, Nils Mevius, Management Assistant, Political Science department, Oudezijds Achterburgwal 237, 1012 DL Amsterdam, or per e-mail to: n.mevius@uva.nl. Female candidates are expressly encouraged to apply for the positions. Maarten Hajer ======================================= Hoogleraar Bestuur & Beleid Universiteit van Amsterdam hajer@uva.nl meer info via www.maartenhajer.nl