WORKSHOP: Enhancing Research: A Workshop for Political Scientists from Underrepresented Groups

加强研究：来自弱势群体的政治科学家工作坊本项目为来自弱势群体的年轻政治科学家举办为期三天的工作坊。研讨会将于2011年2月在杜克大学举行，将由专门讨论指导、发展网络、出版、教学和高等教育教员终身教职过程的小组组成。12名小组成员将向36名初级教师参与者进行介绍。虽然拥有政治学博士学位的少数族裔人数增长缓慢，但获得终身教职的人数却没有成比例地增长。本工作坊将提供指导，帮助参加者在他们的专业发展。因此，讲习班将有助于确保由不同的学者群体进行政治科学研究。除了智力上的优点之外，研讨会还具有重要的、实质性的、更广泛的影响。它的明确目的是扩大政治科学作为一种职业的代表性不足的群体的参与和保留。该研讨会有意将重点放在加强科学网络和合作上。它积极参与培训来自代表性不足群体的年轻政治科学家，目的是增加他们能够为推进该领域和教育后代作出贡献的可能性。因此，研讨会增强了政治学学科的多样性，对学术、教学、学习和整个社会做出了重要贡献。

Enhancing Research: A Workshop for Political Scientists from Underrepresented Groups This project organizes a three-day workshop for young political scientists from underrepresented minority groups. The workshop will be held at Duke University in February 2011, and will consist of panels devoted to mentoring, developing networks, publishing, teaching, and the tenure process for faculty members in higher education. A dozen panelists will present to 36 junior faculty participants. While the numbers of underrepresented minorities with doctorates in political science are increasing slowly, the numbers receiving tenure are not increasing proportionately. This workshop will offer guidance to help participants in their professional development. The workshop will thus help ensure that a diverse group of scholars is conducting political science research.In addition to its intellectual merits, the workshop has significant and substantial broader impacts. It is expressly designed to broaden the participation and retention of underrepresented groups in political science as a profession. The workshop deliberately focuses on enhancing scientific networks and collaboration. It actively engages in the training of young political scientists who are members of underrepresented groups, and is intended to increase the probability that they will be able to contribute to advancing the field and to teaching future generations. The workshop thus enhances the diversity of the discipline of political science, making important contributions to scholarship, teaching, learning, and society at large.