PSA Conference 2012

62^nd Political Studies Association Annual International Conference
In Defence of Politics
3 - 5 April 2012
Europa Hotel Belfast

The 62nd Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association was hosted by the University of Ulster.

Video and audio highlights As a follow up we are delighted to make available some video and audio recordings of key events from the conference.
Opening Plenary: Defending Politics, Politicians and Political Science Chair: Professor Charlie Jeffery Speakers: Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, Professor Matthew Flinders, and Rt Hon Peter Riddell
The PSA Annual Leonard Schapiro Memorial Lecture (sponsored by Government and Opposition): Professor Brendan O'Leary: The Federalization of Iraq and the Break-up of Sudan
PSA Keynote Plenary: Consociational Theory and Powersharing in Northern Ireland Chair: Professor Monica McWilliams Speakers: Professors John McGarry, Brendan O'Leary, Rupert Taylor and John Cash
The British Journal of Political and International Relations Roundtable: The State of the UK Political Economy (with Dr Andrew Baker, Professor Andrew Gamble, Professor Colin Hay, Mr Bob Strange and Dr Helen Thompson
Conference Annual Dinner speaker: Martin McGuiness MP MLA, Deputy First Minister

Closing Plenary lecture: Rt Hon John Bercow MP: What should a 21st Centry Parliament Look Like?
PSA Keynote Address: Professor Colin Hay: REF 2014 and Impact - presentation here (pdf)

Final conference programme: There is a pdf version of the final conference programme here

Conference papers: All available conference papers may be accessed here
Note to paper-givers: It's not too late! The on-line paper upload facility is still available here.
Photo gallery here (Flickr)

CONTACTS
Conference Academic Convenors	Professor Paul Carmichael and Dr Cathy Gormley-Heenan School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster
Conference Web Site	PSA Web Master