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Dianne Pinderhughes
University of Notre Dame, United States
(2021-2023)

Dianne Pinderhughes is the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Professor of Africana Studies and Political Science. She holds a concurrent faculty appointment in American Studies, is a Faculty Fellow at the Kellogg Institute, and is a Research Faculty member in Gender Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Prof. Pinderhughes’ research addresses inequality with a focus on racial, ethnic, and gender politics and public policy in the Americas, explores the creation of American civil society institutions in the twentieth century, and analyzes their influence on the formation of voting rights policy. 

Prof. Pinderhughes’ publications include Contested Transformation: Race, Gender and Political Leadership in 21st Century America (co-author with Carol Hardy-Fanta, Pei-te Lien and Christine Marie Sierra, 2016); Uneven Roads: An Introduction to US Racial and Ethnic Politics (co-author with  Todd Shaw, Louis DeSipio, Lorrie Frasure and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, 2015, revised edition 2018, 2024); and Race and Ethnicity in Chicago Politics: A Reexamination of Pluralist Theory (1987).

A member of the National Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program, Prof. Pinderhughes joined the Board of Governors of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in 2005 as a member (until 2011 and from 2013-2022), acting as Vice-Chair from 2009-2011. She served as President of the American Political Science Association (2007-2008), and the APSA Task Force she appointed, Political Science in the 21st Century, completed its report in 2011. Prof. Pinderhughes was also a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2003-2004) and President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (1988-89).

Serving on the Executive Committee of the International Political Science Association from 2013 to 2016 and as First Vice-President from 2014 to 2016, she was Program Co-Chair of the 2016 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress, which was successfully relocated from Ä°stanbul to PoznaÅ„. She also served as 5XÉçÇøPresident from 2021 to 2023, guiding the association through a particularly challenging period shaped by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

During her presidency, 5XÉçÇøcompleted the implementation of its first Strategic Plan (2018–2022) and launched the development of its second Strategic Plan (2023–2027), which emphasized global membership, inclusivity, academic freedom, and organizational development. 

A key focus of her presidency was expanding IPSA’s accessibility and global inclusivity, especially for scholars from the Global South. During her term, 5XÉçÇøreduced its membership and World Congress registration fees based on the economic status of the participant’s country of residence, making participation more accessible. She also strengthened IPSA’s presence in Africa by fostering ties with the African Association of Political Science.