The conferences listed below are only a few of many political science conferences across the U.S. that graduate students may attend and/or present their work at. For a more comprehensive list, check out the American Political Science Association website.
Note that most conferences are held around the same time every year, and deadlines for paper proposals are also around the same time each year.
September
American Political Science Association
Proposal Deadline: Mid-October
www.apsa.com
October
ISA – Midwest Regional Conference
Proposal Deadline: July
www.missouri.edu/~isa-m
Wisconsin Political Science Association
Proposal Deadline: May/June
www.uwlax.edu/PoliSci/wpsa.htm
January
Southern Political Science Association
Proposal Deadline: Mid-May
www.spsa.net
March
International Studies Association
Proposal Deadline: July
www.isanet.org
Western Political Science Association
Proposal Deadline: Early September
www.csus.edu/ORG/WPSA
April
Midwest Political Science Association
Proposal Deadline: Early October
www.mpsa.org
Southwestern Political Science Association
Proposal Deadline: Mid-October
www.swpsa.org
Urban Affairs Association
Proposal Deadline: October
www.udel.edu/uaa
Law and Society Association
Proposal Deadline: Mid-October
http://www.lawandsociety.org/
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