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Junior Scholars Competition
Junior scholars (graduate students and assistant professors) are invited to apply to attend the Women in Politics - Global Perspectives Conference, Friday April 24, 2009 at Ohio State University. The conference will include sessions such as women and democracy, national security, and conflict; women’s global organizing; and women in politics - gaining access, changing institutions. Ten junior scholars will attend the conference and receive lodging, meals, and up to $350 in travel expenses. Interested graduate students or assistant professors should send a vita and a one-page statement on their related research to Pam Paxton, Department of Sociology, 238 Townshend Hall, 1885 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1222. The application deadline is February 1, 2009 and award decisions will be made by mid-February. The conference is sponsored by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State University. Additional funding for junior scholar participation was provided by the Ohio State University Departments of Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, and Women’s Studies, as well as the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.