Author: Giulio Gallarotti

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Article on the Power of Celebrities by Lena Partzsch

GeneralGiulio Gallarotti1 Comment
Lena Partzsch has an article out in the current issue of Global Goverance, a top journal in the field of international organization. It was designated as the best article in the journal in 2018. Congrats to Lena. Take Action Now: The Legitimacy of Celebrity Power in International Relations Global Governance 24 (2018), 229–248 by Lena Partzsch Celebrities are able to mobilize a wide range of people on a global scale. In his Oscar acceptance speech, Leonardo DiCaprio urged his international audience to work collectively to combat climate change. Another example of celebrity activism is Daryl Hannah’s support for biofuels and…

RC 36 Plans 10 Panels at IPSA in Brisbane this Summer

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RC 36 has organized 10 panels for IPSA in Brisbane this summer. The panels are quite diverse in topics and methodology. The conference promises to be very exciting for those of us who study power. Here is a list of the panels. More information about the papers can be gotten my emailing ggallarotti@wesleyan.edu or alina.v.vladimirova@gmail.com RC 36 Panels for IPSA, Brisbane July 21-25, 2018 Blacks in Trump’s America: Politics as Usual in the Face of Persistent Political Precarity Obama to Trump Exceptional Powers in World Politics Gender, Diversity and Federalism in the Global North Natural Resources, Security, and Power Political…

RC 36 in Brisbane: IPSA World Congress 2018

IPSA ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
Dear Power Studies Colleagues RC 36 organized 7 excellent panels on powers across a diversity of issues. A great time was had by all. The group dinner at George’s Seafood on the harbor was the social highlight. A list of the panels can been seen below. We would like to thank all of the power scholars who traveled so near and far (mostly very far) to make this a great success. Giulio and Alina RC36 Panels – Call for Papers

Papers on Power sought for International Sociological Association’s 19th Congress in Toronto

Board Member's Bulletin, General, NewsGiulio GallarottiLeave a comment
RC 35 (ISA research committee on Conceptual Analysis) is soliciting papers for a session on “The Many Faces of Power: A Current Conceptual Synthesis” at the 19th World Congress of the International Sociological Association in Toronto, Canada to be held July 15-21. For more information, see links below. RC 35 Link ISA World Congress 2018

RC36 SESSION, EUSN 2017 IN MAINZ

Other ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
IPSA Research Committee on Political Power (IPSA RC36) is organizing a joint session “Network Analysis of Political Power” at the 3rd European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN) taking place at Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz (Germany), September 26-29, 2017. Abstract Submission InfoDeadline: March 31, 2017Max number of words: 500Paper FAQ: http://www.eusn2017.uni-mainz.de/paper-and-poster-faq/Abstract Submission Form at CONVERIAhttps://converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/index.php?folder_id=234 Network Analysis of Political Power Paper Abstracts Looking forward to your paper proposals! *** Network Analysis of Political Power This session is organized jointly with IPSA Research Committee on Political Power (IPSA RC36) in order to provide a room for a broad discussion on opportunities and challenges of…

RC 36 Interim Conference: APSA 2016 in Philadelphia

Interim ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
Social Transformations and the Changing Faces of Power Saturday, September 3, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Marriott, Room 409 Philadelphia, PA Related Group Panel, International Political Science Association Research Committee No. 36, Political Power Co-sponsor: IPSA Research Committee 1 (Concepts and Methods) Panel abstract Political power can take many forms, shaped by—and shaping—wider social transformations. Since 1648 we have become accustomed to associating power with the consolidation of state institutions and identities, but diverse structural trends are challenging those assumptions in the 21st century. One of the most obvious is globalization, characterized by rapidly evolving transboundary linkages, networks and hierarchies. Within states,…