Welcome to the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA)

The NZPSA is a collegial association of individuals that exists to promote and encourage the study of politics in all of its guises. Founded in 1974, it is the premier organisation of its kind in New Zealand.

While the bulk of its members are University-based academics, the Association also embraces local and national politicians, parliamentary officers, diplomats, journalists, students, secondary-school teachers, pollsters and non-academic political commentators. It showcases all aspects of New Zealand politics, and is the home for both the New Zealand political theory network and the media and political communications network, but is by no means confined to these areas. It welcomes members from a diversity of political perspectives and backgrounds, and from a broad range of academic specialities: history, law, philosophy, literary theory, labour relations, sociology, cultural studies, media studies, indigenous studies, gender and ethnic studies, as well as international relations, institutional and comparative politics, political theory, and political science.

The NZPSA hosts an annual conference that attracts national and international participants, and is the national forum for the annual postgraduate meeting. It awards an annual prize for the best postgraduate conference paper on New Zealand politics, the best postgraduate conference paper in any other field of political studies and the best undergraduate paper submitted in a course on New Zealand domestic politics.

The NZPSA works actively with all the political studies departments and programs in New Zealand, is affiliated with the journal Political Science, and has links with similar political studies associations internationally. Members enjoy various conference benefits nationally and internationally.

To contact us see our List of Office Holders or email janine.hayward@otago.ac.nz

To post information regarding job opportunities, new appointments & departures, or new book publications by NZPSA members on this website please contact the publications officer Dr Kate McMillan Kate.McMillan@vuw.ac.nz

News

Research Fellowship, School of Law

This Fellowship has been established to support a New Zealand Law Foundation grant to research the use of urgency motions in the New Zealand Parliament.

The project is led by Claudia Geiringer and Elizabeth McLeay and is also supported by the New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Victoria University of Wellington, and the Rule of Law Committee of the New Zealand Law Society.

Qualifications required

The successful applicant will be expected to hold a postgraduate qualification in Law or Political Science or Public Policy, or a cognate discipline, although exceptions may be considered.

The position is either fixed term for 6 months (37.5 hours per week) or fixed term for 1 year (18.75 hours per week).  The starting date is to be negotiated.

Applications

Please apply on line at: vacancies.vuw.ac.nz

Job reference number A006-10 attaching the following documents:

• • a letter of application,
  • your curriculum vitae,
  • the names and contact details of two referees, and
  • an example of your writing

Closing date for applications: Sunday 28 February 2010.

For further details please email jan.hectors@vuw.ac.nz

See the Other Conference & Events page for information on the Visions of Peace: The West & Asia Conference at the University of Otago, 10-12 December 2009  and the Symposium on the Politics of Antarctica, 8-9 July 2010 at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch.

2009 11th Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) Conference 3-4 December held at the University of Auckland.

See the Latest News page for information regarding two new positions  at the level of Associate Professor or Professor at Victoria University of Wellington.

 

NZPSA Conferences 2009-2011

2009 NZPSA Conference 30 November to 1 December was hosted by the University of Auckland.

2010 NZPSA Conference is planned for 2-3 December and will be held at  the University of Waikato.

2011 NZPSA Conference is planned for 1-2 December and will be held at the University of Otago.