The forty-first annual conference of the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester (UK) from January 4 – 6 2015.

Paper or panel proposals considering contemporary US political institutions or processes, foreign policy issues or political history are invited. The conference organizers would particularly welcome proposals addressing comparative themes or surveying relevant theoretical and methodological questions.

Proposals (no more than 150 words for single papers, 300 words for panels) should be sent to Dr Steve Hurst (s.hurst@mmu.ac.uk) by no later than October 30 2014.

The APG is the leading scholarly association for the study of US politics in the UK and has members in the US and continental Europe as well as the UK itself. Further details about the group and its activities can be found on the APG website (http://www.american-politics-group-uk.net).

Full details of the conference will also be posted on the website. In the meantime any enquiries should be directed to:

Dr Steve Hurst

Chair of the American Politics Group

(s.hurst@mmu.ac.uk)