Call for Submissions: 2023 Shawnee Trail Regional Conference on American Politics and Constitutionalism
The Shawnee Trail Regional Conference on American Politics and Constitutionalism on April 28, 2023, is currently accepting proposals. The ninth annual conference aims to foster intellectual connections between institutions in this region and beyond.
In the early nineteenth century, the Shawnee Trail conveyed cattle from Texas pasture-lands to Missouri railheads and thence the nation. Over the past decade, the Shawnee Trail Conference has provided a serious but convivial setting for scholars working on topics related to American politics or constitutionalism to exchange ideas with colleagues. The ninth annual conference aims to continue this tradition, fostering intellectual connections via roundtable presentation of papers circulated in advance of the meeting. This year’s conference will be hosted – on a Friday – at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.
Eligibility
The organizers are currently accepting proposals from scholars at all ranks in departments of political science, history, law and related disciplines. They welcome papers on all aspects of American Politics and Constitutionalism, broadly defined to encompass political and constitutional development, political thought, and public law.
Submission Instructions
To apply, please send a short abstract to aric_gooch@baylor.edu by January 31, 2023. Formal invitations to the conference will be made in early February and the organizers ask that working papers be distributed in early April.
Information on hotel accommodations will follow. The Kinder Institute will provide lunch and dinner on Friday, April 28th, as well as host an informal dinner on Thursday for those able to attend. The weekend is yours!
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The deadline for submission is January 31, 2023. Invitations will be sent in early February, and working papers distributed in early April.
About the Conference
In the early nineteenth century, the Shawnee Trail conveyed cattle from Texas pasture-lands to Missouri railheads and thence the nation. Over the past decade, the Shawnee Trail Conference has provided a serious but convivial setting for scholars working on topics related to American politics or constitutionalism to exchange ideas with colleagues. The eight annual conference aims to continue this tradition, fostering intellectual connections via roundtable presentation of papers circulated in advance of the meeting. This year’s conference will be hosted – on a Friday – at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.
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