Save the date: The 9th Annual Conference, 11-13 December 2013

The Annual Conference of Graduate Students invites applications from graduate students, as well as recent PhDs, in Israel and abroad who work in the fields of Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy, as well as related fields such as Politics and Law, Political History, Political Economy, Political Geography, Political Philosophy, Political Psychology, Political Sociology and Political Communication.

The conference offers differnet tracks for participation - a panel track, and a research workshop track.

PANEL TRACK: a series of ninety-minute panels, each consisting of the presentation of three/four papers followed by discussion and commentary from senior faculty members. Graduate students are invited to submit abstracts, on the basis of which the organizers will establish the themes of the panels. The language in which the panels are held is determined according to the composition of students presenting. Israeli students should thus be prepared to present their papers in English. All submissions should represent original research. We also accept submissions from students and faculty wishing to organize a panel. Groups of three to four students are welcome to present proposals for joint panels. If your proposal is part of an organized panel, please indicate this on the application form.

If you are interested in organizing a panel please contact the conference organizers at gradconf@mail.huji.ac.il

RESEARCH WORKSHOPS TRACK: This track consists of a variety of research workshops each focusing on a specific theme. While individual workshop formats may vary, each paper is thoroughly discussed by all the participants. Consideration for this highly-competitive track is based on the submission of an abstract. The number of participants in each workshop being limited, those proposals most suited to the workshop and which show most promise will be selected. Submissions should represent original research. All workshop participants must submit a full-length paper ahead of the workshop, read the other participants' papers, and take an active part in the workshop.

BEST PAPER AWARD

The conference holds an annual best paper award. The winning paper is chosen by a committee comprised of leading Israeli scholars in the fields of Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy. Papers for the competition should represent original work. Co-authored papers may be submitted on condition that all the authors are graduate students. The length of the paper should not exceed 10,000 words (including bibliography and footnotes). While PhD dissertations and MA theses are not eligible for submission to the contest, papers based on these may be submitted. Only papers that are presented at the conference, in either the panel or workshop tracks, are eligible for consideration for the award. A list of past winners is available here

CONFERENCE STAFF

Academic Convenors

Prof. David Levi-Faur
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Galia Press-Barnathan
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Administrative Coordinator
MS. Hila Bar-Ner

Conference e-mail: gradconf@mail.huji.ac.il