The introductory statement to the plenary session of the Ninth World Congress of the International Political Science Association announces the first of two major themes, politics between economy and culture. This theme is described as investigating the culture-economy dialectic at all levels of politics -- global, territorial, national, community, and individual. The statement describes several models and analytical tools related to the disciplines at the two polar ends of the dialectic: economics and linguistics. The papers presented within this theme are on the following topics: Economic Models for Political Analysis: Markets, Elections, Public Goods; The Cultural Analysis of Political Action: Codes, Meanings, Styles; Models of Policy: Social, Economic, Cultural; Center vs. Periphery: Economic, Culture and Ideological Dimensions of Territorial Conflict; Economic Class and Cultural Identity; The Politics of Linguistic Conflict; Religion as a Factor in Identity-Building; Economy and Culture in the Politics of Nation-Building; The Politics of Regional Integration; Economic Interdependencies and Cultural Entrenchments; The Political Roles of Violence; and the Political Economy of Mass Communications. Instructions for ordering conference materials are included. (Author/KSM)