APSA APAC 2019
Call for Proposals
How are Asian Pacific Americans affected by the rise of powerful outsider candidates with special appeal for populist voters? In recent years we have seen the election of candidates such as Donald Trump and Barack Obama to the presidency and to other public offices. Commentators such as Hulse (2016) observed in the New York Times that, “Obama Cleared Way for Today’s Outsider Candidates.” Americans seem to yearn for a change in how our country is governed as reflected in large-scale decisions to favor candidates who are not (at least initially) supported by the party machine on both the ideological left and right. What does this mean for Asian Pacific American politics in terms of public opinion leading up to and after elections? What does this mean for Asian American political voice when so many APA’s remain independent nonpartisans or decline to state an affiliation in a two-party-dominant system? How does this political status on the sidelines of major party politics for many APA’s interact with recent patterns (e.g., parties have shifted their overall platforms and specific policy stances toward supporting populist candidate rhetoric and behavior as opposed to a trend in the other direction)? Are these populist challenges simply a replication of traditional mainstream and/or party elite politics in a different form? Have APA’s made progress vis-à-vis democratic inclusion under Trump or Obama versus previous presidential administrations? The Asian Pacific American Caucus invites conference proposals — both contemporary and/or historical in perspective — that consider the role of populist challenges to the American political system and their impacts for the incorporation of Asian Pacific Americans. We also welcome proposals that examine and evaluate the political lives of APA’s more broadly.
Proposal are typically due in January of the conference year. Select our division from the APSA drop-down menu when submitting your proposal.
See APSA APAC
See IGGI APAC CFP Announcement
See APSA 2019 Theme Statement
Note: We encourage each person submitting a proposal to join APAC. If interested, join our google group. Alternatively, do send an email to Andrew Aoki or one of APAC's officers indicating your interest in the subject line as "Join APAC."
Proposal are typically due in January of the conference year. Select our division from the APSA drop-down menu when submitting your proposal.
See APSA APAC
See IGGI APAC CFP Announcement
See APSA 2019 Theme Statement
Note: We encourage each person submitting a proposal to join APAC. If interested, join our google group. Alternatively, do send an email to Andrew Aoki or one of APAC's officers indicating your interest in the subject line as "Join APAC."
