EOI: Convenor for the PSA Interpretive Political Science Specialist Group

After 10 successful years as convenor, Rod Rhodes is stepping down from his role in leading the Interpretive Political Science Specialist Group. The group is now seeking a new convenor to take on this important position and continue fostering research and collaboration within the interpretive political science community.

About the Specialist Group:

The Interpretive Political Science Specialist Group takes a broad view of interpretation, bringing together scholars interested in exploring how beliefs, languages, traditions, and practices construct the political. Relevant approaches include the history of ideas, constructivism, the study of political ideologies, poststructuralism, and qualitative methodologies such as ethnography and narrative analysis. The group also encompasses researchers studying public policy through approaches like dramaturgical, dialogic, and bottom-up models of policymaking.

Specialist Group Aims:

• Encourage research deploying interpretive approaches, particularly historical and ethnographic studies of political beliefs, traditions, and practices.
• Support the development of collaborative research projects using interpretive methods across various cases and materials.
• Build links with colleagues in continental Europe and the USA.
• Establish connections with scholars applying interpretive approaches in other human sciences, such as anthropology, social policy, and sociology.

If you are passionate about interpretive approaches to political science and would like to take on the role of convenor, we encourage you to express your interest.

How to Apply: Please contact Rod Rhodes at R.A.W.Rhodes@soton.ac.uk for more information or to express your interest in this role.