Pacific Northwest Political Science Association
The Foley Institute is the host organization for this regional political science group that holds its annual meeting in the fall.
The aim of the Association is to encourage the study and effective teaching of Political Science in this region; to promote closer relations between academic political scientists and public officials; and to achieve greater utilization of political scientists as experts in the field of government.
You can read a history of the association, compiled by Don Balmer, Eliot Dickinson, and Curtis Johnson here.
Contact the Foley Institute’s Assistant Director, and Executive Director of the Association, Richard Elgar by email, or call 509-335-3477.
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PNWPSA Officers
President 2021 & 2022 meetings
Robert Harbaugh, College of Western Idaho
Area of interest: American Politics, with a special emphasis on Congress and interest groups.
President-elect 2021 & 2022 meetings
Priscilla Southwell, University of Oregon
Area of interest: Everything from gender in the election process to the mail-in ballot system.
Ex-officio 2021 & 2022 meetings
Kevin Pirch, Eastern Washington University
Area of interest: U.S. politics, elections, state and local politics.
Secretary-Treasurer
Edwin Taylor, Missouri Western State University
Area of interest: The role of women in foreign policy and conflict resolution.
Term ends after 2023 meeting
Executive Council
Kylee Britzman, Lewis-Clark State College
Area of interest: American political behavior: political communication, political psychology, women and politics, and democratic citizenship.
Term ends after 2023 meeting
Season Hoard, Washington State University
Area of interest: comparative public policy and gender and politics.
Term ends after 2023 meeting
Leif Hoffmann, Lewis-Clark State College
Area of interest: Market integration and liberalization in the United States and the European Union.
Term ends after 2022 meeting
Travis Ridout, Washington State University
Area of interest: Political communication, campaigns, political advertising, and public opinion.
Term ends after 2024 meeting
Christopher Stout, Oregon State University
Area of interest: Representation, Political Behavior, Racial and Ethnic Politics, Gender and Politics.
Term ends after 2024 meeting
Erika Wolters, Oregon State University
Area of interest: Environmental politics and policy
Term ends after 2022 meeting
Executive Director
Richard Elgar, Washington State University
Area of interest: Latin American politics, gender, and comparative politics.
Annual Meeting
Our 2022 meeting will be held at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla over the second weekend in November. Please see more information on the Annual Meeting page.
Past Programs
2021 – Portland, OR
2020 – Online
2019 – Boise, ID
2018 – Bend, OR
2017 – Seattle, WA
2016 – Portland, OR
2015 – Boise, ID
2014 – Bend, OR
2013 – Vancouver, B.C.
2012 – Portland, OR
2011 – Seattle, WA
2010 – Spokane, WA
2009 – Victoria, B.C.
2008 – Portland, OR