Chair
Dr. Tobias Hofmann, Freie Universität Berlin
tobias.hofmann@fu-berlin.de
Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy
Freie Universität Berlin
Ihnestr. 22 Room 116
Berlin 14195
Germany
Vice-chair
Erica Simmons, University of Wisconsin
essimmons@wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin
Political Science
110 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
United States
Officers
Prof Robert Adcock, American University, United States, adcock@american.edu
Prof Ahmel Ahmed, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, United States, aahmed@umass.edu
Prof Zachary Elkins, University of Texas at Austin, United States, zelkins@austin.utexas.edu
Prof Diego Gantus, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina, djgantus@gmail.com
Prof Simona Piattoni, University of Trento, Italy, simona.piattoni@unitn.it
Prof Rodolfo Sarsfield, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico, rodolfo.sarsfield@uaq.mx
Prof Rachel Schwartz, University of Oklahoma, United States, rachel.schwartz@ou.edu
Prof Rudra Sil, University of Pennsylvania, United States, rudysil@sas.upenn.edu
Prof Mehtap Söyler, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey, soeylerm@gmail.com
Prof Siphamandla Zondi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, wszondi@gmail.com
Background
Recognised as research committee in 1976; also recognised as a research committee of the International Sociological Association and related group of the American Political Science Association; originally known as committee on conceptual and terminological analysis (COCTA).
Objectives
Concepts and Methods (C&M) understands itself as an open and plural platform of discussion on basic conceptual and methodological problems in political science. It strives to promote discussions across quantitative, qualitative, and formal methods.