Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics

Applications for 2008-09 Resident Scholars opened on
November 26th, 2007 and closed on January 10, 2008.

There are (3) three documents you will need to review and/or download:
1. 2008-09 Application Instructions
2. 2008-09 Application Checklist
3. 2008-09 Application Cover Sheet

For more specific information about 'priority focus areas for project grants and resident scholars' reflecting the current theme of Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century, refer to the Upcoming Events page for
2008-09. "Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century"

Each year the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics hosts two UO faculty members as Resident Scholars, one from the School of Law and one from another UO department in an appropriate discipline related to the current Morse Center theme. Resident Scholars work collaboratively with the Morse Center director to conduct research or undertake other professional activities that contribute to the scholar ’s own work and the Wayne Morse Center’s theme of inquiry. Each Resident Scholar receives a stipend designed to allow the scholar to conduct research for one term or semester. The scholar from the School of Law will receive a stipend of $10,000 plus up to 30% for other personnel expenses (OPE), the scholar from any UO department other than law will receive $8,000 plus OPE up to 30%.

Applications were previously accepted for academic year 2008-09
on January 10, 2008.

Objectives: The objectives of the Resident Scholar program are to stimulate and support research and programming related to the Wayne Morse Center theme of inquiry, enhance UO faculty participation in Wayne Morse Center activities, and deepen the intellectual and academic environment of the Wayne Morse Center.

Wayne Morse Center Theme and Activities for 2008-09: The Wayne Morse Center theme for 2007-09 is "Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century."

Mark Graber, Professor of Law and Government at the University of Maryland, will be the occupant of the Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics. Graber is recognized as a leading scholar on constitutional law and politics. He will be in residence at the UO School of Law during September and early October of 2008. He will teach a law school class on Judicial Review and Democracy, host a “constitutional law schmooze” on Polarization and the Constitution on September 12 and 13, and deliver a public address on Political Polarization and the Courts.

In 2008, the Wayne Morse Center welcomes its first Senior Faculty Fellow, Dan Tichenor. Tichenor will join the Political Science faculty at the UO in fall, 2008, and he will initiate a program within the Wayne Morse Center on Civic Engagement and Public Policy. Tichenor’s research interests include executive and legislative politics, social movements, interest groups,
immigration, public policy, and history and politics.

The Wayne Morse Center will convene a symposium during winter, 2009, on “Politics, Participation and Dissent Following the 2008 Elections.” Participants will include invited speakers, UO faculty, and community advocates.

Potential topic areas include:

• Security, Dissent and Civil Liberties
• Inequality and Democracy
• Voting and Participation
• Executive Power and the American Presidency
• Immigration Policy and Politics
• New Forms of Political Engagement and Activism
• A People’s Agenda for the New Administration and Congress

Resident Scholar applicants should propose scholarly activities that complement or supplement the Wayne Morse Center activities for 2008-09 described above. The priority focus areas listed below have been determined by advisory committees. Applications may cover these areas or may address other topics under the theme Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century.

Priority Focus Areas for Resident Scholars:

• Race and Voting Rights
• New Forms of Activism (grass roots involvement, civic engagement)
• Initiative and Referendum Process
• Gender and Citizenship
• Citizenship, Individuality and the Public Good
• Immigration and Citizenship

Eligibility and Stipend: The program is open to tenured and tenure-track faculty at the UO. Faculty must be employed by the UO during the term of the scholarship. Faculty members on sabbatical leave are eligible but they must be in Eugene and interact with the Wayne Morse Center. The stipend is for the fiscal year 2008-09. The stipend will be paid directly to the Resident Scholar’s department and can be used to buy out teaching, for summer support, or as a salary stipend, depending on the desires of the Resident Scholar and his or her department or school.

Duties and Conditions:

(1) Resident Scholars will undertake research or other professional activities such as completing a paper suitable for publication, editing papers for a book, and/or organizing a public symposium under the auspices of the Wayne Morse Center.

(2) The project must be related to the relevant Wayne Morse Center theme
and interdisciplinary in nature and interest.

(3) Resident Scholars will participate in the intellectual life of the Wayne Morse Center, including assisting with framing the theme of inquiry, interacting with Wayne Morse Chairholders, selecting future Resident Scholars, and advising the director on symposia and events.

(4) Wayne Morse Fellows (law students) may be assigned to assist Resident Scholars with research and other activities on a minimal basis. For non-law scholars, the Wayne Morse Center may be able to provide office space and other support.

(5) Resident Scholars will present at least one public lecture or seminar during the 2008-09 academic year.

(6) Resident Scholars will represent the Wayne Morse Center at university and public events as appropriate and feasible.

(7) Resident Scholars will acknowledge the Wayne Morse Center in all publications and events related to the research and activity supported by the Center and will collaborate with the Center to publish and disseminate their work.

Selection Process: The Selection Committee will be interdisciplinary and drawn from the following positions and committees: the Wayne Morse Center Director, Dean of the School of Law or designee, Director of the Labor Education and Research Center or designee, the Wayne Morse Center Advisory Board, the Wayne Morse Center’s Democracy and Citizenship Planning Committee, and current Resident Scholars.

Application Process: Applications must be written in language accessible to readers from several disciplines. The complete application should include the following parts:

A. Completed application cover sheet, including abstract of the project
(available for download at www.waynemorsecenter.uoregon.edu/resscholars.html)

B. Narrative Description not to exceed 1500 words*

C. Bibliography or Citation List, as appropriate, one-page limit

D. Short Curriculum Vita, two-page limit

*The Narrative Description (Part B) should include the following points:

1. Conception and Definition of the Project: An explanation of the basic ideas, problems or questions to be addressed, and the form of the project (such as book, article, or symposium).

2. Significance of the Project: Relationship to your previous and future research, the relationship of the project to work of other scholars, and the relationship of your project to the Wayne Morse Center theme.

3. Plan of work and expected results: Candidates should be as precise as possible about the plan of work and objectives for the term of the Scholarship year. Is the Page 4 of 4 work already in progress? What specifically will be accomplished? How will the results be disseminated?

4. Contribution to the Wayne Morse Center: How your work relates to other Center activities and how you propose to interact with the Wayne Morse Center.

To submit by e-mail (preferred):
E-mail to hallock@uoregon.edu. Attach the completed Application Cover Sheet and supplementary documents (Narrative, Bibliography, and Curriculum Vitae) as Microsoft Word Documents or Adobe PDFs. One attachment for the supplementary documents is preferred. Include your name in the titles of the documents (e.g., Smith_RS_App_Cover_Sheet, Smith_RS_App_Supp_Docs).

To submit hard copy instructions:
Mail or deliver the complete application packet to the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, 220 Knight Law Center, 1221 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403. All parts of the application, including vitae, should be printed single-sided and paper-clipped (not stapled).

Deadline for Applications was on Thursday, January 10, 2008.

Please direct questions to Margaret Hallock, Wayne Morse Center Director, (541) 346-3699 or hallock@uoregon.edu. For general information about the Wayne Morse Center, visit www.waynemorsecenter.uoregon.edu.