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Annual Conference for Students of Political Science

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31st Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science

The Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University invites you to the 31st Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science, which will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024. 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, 2024. Final papers need to be submitted by April 18, 2024.

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/31st-annual-illinois-state-university-conference-for-students-of-political-science-2024

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.

2023 Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper Awards

  • Allison Henrichsmeyer

    Illinois State University
    Building Democratic Capacity: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of UN Electoral Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Braden Daniels

    Wartburg College
    Universal Healthcare Systems and Health Outcomes

  • Natalia Acevedo

    St. Johns University
    Bridging the Gap: Economic Development Opportunity Through Education for Adult Immigrants

  • Michael McCarthy

    Indiana University Bloomington
    Hobbes and Ecclesiastical Politics in the Conjuncture of the English Revolution

  • Isaac Farhadian

    University of Illinois Springfield
    Presidential Unilateral Power: An Examination About the Issuance of Executive Orders and Whether They Make the President Too Powerful

  • Scott Pyles

    University of Illinois Springfield
    Civilly Speaking: The Fourth Amendment in a Civil Context Protecting Privacy and Autonomy Rights

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