President

Dr. Steven A. Peterson

School of Public Affairs Penn State Harrisburg 777 W. Harrisburg Pike Middletown, PA 17057 Sap12@psu.edu




Vice-President




Dr. Bradley Thayer




University of Bath
Bath, England
thayerllc@gmail.com






Secretary




Dr. Albert Somit




4971 Cindy Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
albertsomit@gmail.com







Executive Council




Dr. Odelia Funke
5308 Reno Road, NW
Washington, DC  20015-1908
Funke.Odelia@epamail.epa.gov




Dr. Amy Fletcher
School of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Canterbury,
Private Bag 4800,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
amy.fletcher@canterbury.ac.nz




Dr. Sven Steinmo
EUI SPS Department
Via dei Roccettini 9
50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI)
Italy
Sven.Steinmo@eui.eu




Dr. Patrick Stewart
Department of Political Science
428 Old Main, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-3356
Fax: (479) 575-6432
pastewar@uark.edu




Dr. Donald Tannenbaum
Department of Political Science
Gettsyburg College
Gettsyburg, PA 17325
dtannenb@gettysburg.edu




Dr. Johan M. G. van der Dennen
University of Groningen
9712 EA Groningen
The Netherlands
j.m.g.van.der.dennen@rug.nl




Dr. Ron White
Department of General Studies and Philosophy
Mount Saint Joseph
5701 Delhi Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670
Toll free: 1-800-654-9314
513-244-4405
ron_white@mail.msj.edu






Responsibilities of Officers and Council Members:




Officers: The Chair is responsible for providing leadership to RC # 12, including working with the officers to develop programs for the triennial Congress, to develop meetings between the Congresses, to explore publication opportunities for RC # 12, to assume responsibility that the web site is maintained and upgraded over time, to develop new initiatives as warranted.




The Vice-Chair assists the Chair in carrying out that position's responsibilities and taking part in decisions of other officers and of the Council.




The Secretary has responsibility for minutes at the business meetings of RC # 12, is responsible for correspondence (by surface mail and via the Research Committee's e-mail distribution list), is responsible for informing IPSA of the Research Committee's activities (e.g., through routine correspondence with Participation ), and will consider other means of communication as needed (e.g., a listserv).




The officers serve as ex officio members of the Council.




The Council provides advice to officers and serves as a sounding board and consultative body for new business.