<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear grad students,</div><div><br></div><div>Monday, June 15 is the deadline to apply for SWMMR. Please see below for more details.</div><div><br></div><div>MB</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">----</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Marissa Brookes</span><br></font></div><font color="#000000">Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies,</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">Department of Political Science</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Faculty Director, Inland Empire Labor and Community Center</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">University of California, Riverside</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">Watkins 2223<br>(951) 827-5510</font></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><br><div class="msg-1462828310334209362"><u></u>
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<div style="padding:10px;border-top:1px #eee solid"><span style="color:#888"><a style="color:#409c46" href="https://u5593304.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.A5Aute7gWM5Gzy2h-2F9w84JXvjzfUFxFLmQYQIjcDN7SEhUWBrMEditFiJL3gqrUmGysUvjmaew4WuxkRAggUFw-3D-3D-pxw_kbizfijN3lwPcXCKD9KbKVb7yFb-2F9FTg4XGL7YbzPaRGjzwIxZ8xUwYCviqR-2FoySeVKAVF7iKnJeLS5CHU1C6Xy8Xzxcunz7eJJT-2F95kZA6Pqo4dMz6uWygh2-2B-2Bh7zsDjsULUN0M7jvNkcpv2Ki-2Biseu7h-2FH9Yf7dkUqUBrDWiu-2FO8s2-2BBE0byNzvZFS-2Fax5weBLIQyTM5PH6d6oCR5giw-3D-3D" target="_blank">Young-Im Lee</a> started the topic <a style="color:#409c46" href="https://u5593304.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.A5Aute7gWM5Gzy2h-2F9w84JXvjzfUFxFLmQYQIjcDN7RinhCTL7Wr1deqVRRQd-2BS3xeIbpUAycypo5Qb0X6ZsqRWkBqXTuZAmxaDh7cosFwhzybT5it-2BQ-2BH-2BRJOdxnqAIz-2FSex6qQ31zSOktSKtgb8dd30QhvG9ByOGemlViESEs-3D9K5K_kbizfijN3lwPcXCKD9KbKVb7yFb-2F9FTg4XGL7YbzPaRGjzwIxZ8xUwYCviqR-2FoySeVKAVF7iKnJeLS5CHU1C6W7NW8H-2BncMUuBa0u-2BegNZcqRG6-2FBkgbswWCTdC3TV7KCqo1poqP176vvDdrVIKdJUqfJRedrz6okNbtg7CwPV9ojdu2n-2FQZzfjlrIaBe6YnGY7fr7p0isNxJOpN2UfBWA-3D-3D" target="_blank">SWMMR goes to Canada!</a>: <span style="font-size:85%;color:#bbb;margin-left:8px">at 5:40 am, April 29, 2026</span></span>
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<p>Please submit your mixed-methods paper proposal to the <a style="color:#409c46" title="https://swmixedmethods.com/submissions/" href="https://u5593304.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.A5Aute7gWM5Gzy2h-2F9w84EIQdokAjlGZD-2BN7CyZoRs65az2Q3vxA4JpzlRGCgP9EnTY9_kbizfijN3lwPcXCKD9KbKVb7yFb-2F9FTg4XGL7YbzPaRGjzwIxZ8xUwYCviqR-2FoySeVKAVF7iKnJeLS5CHU1C6RaWkKNuFp-2BsdEtrKZbhnyuWvLPYYzI-2BO2tLc8s8T5dvPMrJDrxkhFMOf00HvD6l6IsDmbMlFIm7BrxWX6QrqaHhqYcYXyOZAInefbBeth32iDpPBLpaxkjqh-2B7JR3uhnQ-3D-3D" target="_blank">Eleventh Annual Southwest Workshop on Mixed Methods Research (SWMMR</a>). We will meet on October 15-16, 2026, at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.</p>
<p>The annual workshop will include several panels of scholars who will present and discuss article- or chapter-length works in progress that either (a) utilize mixed methods in substantive social science research or (b) contribute to the methodology of mixed-method research. Participants will receive critical feedback from senior scholars and other participants. To learn more about the workshop, please check out this <i>PS: Political Science & Politics</i> article, “<a style="color:#409c46" title="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/article/workshopping-mixed-methods-ten-years-of-the-southwest-workshop-for-mixed-methods-research/C2A93875E625EDC736C48507B290DC29" href="https://u5593304.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.A5Aute7gWM5Gzy2h-2F9w84IWRcIFuJvkbRuRbeKvxaUrmZ8crNu75pJ2SAvLBwaG2Udnz01qRk4HbeGD-2FaOPwB1DMt-2FNOoKuh6l1gwIwAPSV0qD2zr9hY0DEhIGkkO7ZNnGP8wVzhMEw2RecaByLmtzkvuvTc7gRwrlIHLTKV7eCmFL1z1u-2Fepce1gucbRH5Px-2BP9L8lSP7cR1XWQZlF0urVUYVxGBYOJfTV3g-2B1zTn67UcVwfCmzGWoEfRqjEq3xH5cWRY-2BW4JifGOw4AP1yCD0UaQvVgwnup1lP9TVYx7c-3DVvfZ_kbizfijN3lwPcXCKD9KbKVb7yFb-2F9FTg4XGL7YbzPaRGjzwIxZ8xUwYCviqR-2FoySeVKAVF7iKnJeLS5CHU1C6RLhTPP8sbdbfhdTUapDXtZXuLQIawyZrxYM0dbPiQ7CY1COm-2Fhpb5zIEVPcMbLGa342q2nwGA6FeTnIQPPpq0xaiDpM8C2h3Vk8-2BrSSJgcvDF1hxSPIK90hmw2OnNUoYQ-3D-3D" target="_blank">Workshopping Mixed Methods: Ten Years of the Southwest Workshop for Mixed Methods Research</a>” written by the founders of the workshop, Marissa Brookes, Jennifer Cyr, and Sara Niedzwiecki.</p>
<p>We especially encourage paper proposals from graduate students in their last year and early career professors at the Assistant or Associate rank. Additionally, we are committed to fostering diversity in the field of methodology and strongly encourage submissions from individuals who identify with underrepresented groups.There is no conference fee. Meals, coffee, and snacks will be provided free of charge during the workshop.</p>
<p>To apply, please visit our website, <a style="color:#409c46" title="https://conferencebit.com/swmmr-2026" href="https://u5593304.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.A5Aute7gWM5Gzy2h-2F9w84J41PxcsalGibaAjepgLTrHLg3dHxcOWuyUHO4fIpP5wVifh_kbizfijN3lwPcXCKD9KbKVb7yFb-2F9FTg4XGL7YbzPaRGjzwIxZ8xUwYCviqR-2FoySeVKAVF7iKnJeLS5CHU1C6Q75q-2B8NlnENC474QETi5sEA3IwJ1o4zbIMj-2Bhe42DyxCi-2BDZkMLXp6dDdO6mDtRFXHicMIvKWLJVJaU675a2-2FsFQytaISz8tTaViWKOM5UzhA63Q2DuRrhuvjznCRuKgA-3D-3D" target="_blank">https://conferencebit.com/swmmr2026/</a> , and submit your proposal by June 15, 2026, 11:59 pm (PDT). Please include the following information in your proposal (750 words maximum): (1) Summary or abstract of the paper,(2) An explicit explanation of how your paper incorporates mixed methods. Specifically, for papers focused on substantive topics, please explain how the two or more different methods used in the paper strengthen the key claim(s) of the paper in terms of measurement validity, internal validity, external validity, causal inference, or other aspects of the research design. For papers making a methodological contribution, please explain how the paper’s methodological argument(s) connect with recent scholarship on and debates about the theory of mixed method research.(3) Current status of your project(4) A key mission of SWMMR is to promote the work of our minoritized colleagues in the social sciences. If you feel comfortable providing this information, we welcome any reflections about how your participation may enhance diversity and inclusion at SWMMR.</p>
<p>We will notify all applicants about the results of their proposals by early July. If you have any questions, please email <a style="color:#409c46" title="mailto:swmmrworkshop@gmail.com" href="mailto:swmmrworkshop@gmail.com" target="_blank">swmmrworkshop@gmail.com</a>.</p>
<p>On the Registration page, please click “terms and conditions” and click “Accept” on the pop-up window. If you have a coauthor, please make sure they also create a ConferenceBit account before submitting a proposal. Once you submit your proposal, you should receive a confirmation email from ConferenceBit.</p>
<p>Organizing committee: Nicholas Weller (University of California, Riverside), Laura García-Montoya (University of Toronto), Young-Im Lee (California State University, Sacramento), Daniel Solomon (US Holocaust Memorial Museum), and Angie Jo (MIT).</p>
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