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32nd Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science

The Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University invites you to the 32nd Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science, which will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Our conference will be held virtually through Zoom. All accepted papers receive individual presentation and discussion time as well as discussant and audience feedback.

We welcome papers from all sub-disciplines of political science from both undergraduate and graduate students. The proposal submission deadline for the conference is April 1, 2025. Final papers need to be submitted by April 17, 2025. Registration is free.

Particularly meritorious papers may be nominated by attending faculty for publication in Critique: a Worldwide Journal of Student Politics.

If you are interested in presenting your research at the conference, please submit an abstract through our online portal: https://conferencebit.com/32nd-annual-illinois-state-university-conference-for-students-of-political-science-2025

If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Kerri Milita ( kmilita@ilstu.edu ).

This conference is sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the Undergraduate Political Science Association, The Graduate Student Association, and The Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University.

2024 Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper Awards

  • Corjay Fowler

    Southern Illinois University
    Do Interest Rates Quell or Control Non-Essential Spending?

  • Frances Messina

    Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
    Evaluating Modern Presidential Approval Ratings Through an Assessment of Pro-Inclusive LGBT Executive Policy

  • Ana Patricia Romay

    Saint Louis University - Madrid
    #UsToo: The Venezuelan #MeToo Movement and Digital Vigilantism

  • Ali Ahmad

    Illinois State University
    Are non-first-generation Diaspora Communities Likely Interested in Influencing the Policy and Politics of Their Country of Origin? If so, why?

  • Jazmine Benson

    Illinois State University
    The Black Slum: The Political Implications of Alternative Right Memes

  • Seth Kwasi Obiri

    Western Illinois University
    Effect of U.S. Aid on Recipient States' Compliance of Human Rights Laws

These papers can be found in the Critique student research journal.