A Related Group of the American Political Science Association
The Latino Caucus in Political Science or Sector Latino de Ciencia Política was established to both promote and protect the professional development and well-being of Latinas/as in political science and those interested in the study of Latino politics. Founded on September 4, 1998 at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), the Latino Caucus is an officially recognized Related Group of the APSA.
The Caucus currently sponsors scholarly panels and roundtables on various Latino topics at the APSA annual meeting and it co-hosts an annual Latino politics workshop at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association. Other activities of the Caucus include the Latino Outreach Program (also known as the Latino Roadshow) and the creation and maintenance of this website. Both activities are designed to recruit and retain more Latino/a political scientists.
Membership in the Caucus is open to anyone interested in Latino politics or Latinas/os in political science. Persons may join by either attending the Caucus business meeting at the APSA annual meeting or subscribing to the Latino Caucus electronic discussion list, Latino-C. There are no membership dues.
For more information regarding the Latino Caucus, please contact one of the current Caucus co-chairs:
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Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Texas Christian University, (817) 257-7395, or v.martinez@tcu.edu |
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Manuel Avalos, Arizona State University, West, (602) 543-6044, or mavalos@asu.edu |