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Annual Conference for Students of Political Science

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30th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science

The Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University invites you to the 30th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science, which will take place on Friday, May 19, 2023. Our conference will be held virtually. We welcome papers from all subdisciplines of political science from both undergraduate and graduate students.

The proposal submission deadline is April 15. Final conference papers need to be submitted by May 5, 2023. If you are interested in presenting your research in the conference, please submit an abstract to our online portal: Online Portal

If you have any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the conference coordinator:

Dr. Yusuf Sarfati Email: ysarfat@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.

2022 Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper Awards

  • Taryn Christy Servaes

    University of Illinois Springfield
    Our Building is Run by Women: Success in the Public Sector for Women in Illinois

  • Jakob Ruffner

    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
    WPA-Inspired Artwork and its Relationship to Minority Recreation Preference in the American National Park System

  • Madalyn Stewart

    Fordham University
    Voting Rights Behind Bars: Election Accessability for Voting-Eligible Populations in New York Jails

  • Pranita Balusu

    Eastern Illinois University
    The Impact of Women's Representation on the Gender Wage Gap Across the United States

  • Chris Almeda

    Illinois State University
    The Politics of Abortion: Testing the Attitudinal Model in the Fifth and Ninth Circuits

  • Nur Moon

    Illinois State University
    Enabling and Reproductive Role of Education: A Critical Analysis of UN Sustainable Goal on Education

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