AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
1527 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 www.apsanet.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (APSA) SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING AND INFORMED DISCOURSE ABOUT POLITICS, POLICY AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES A LIVELY, DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PRACTITIONERS WHO BRING WIDE-RANGING INTERESTS, METHODOLOGIES, AND PERSPECTIVES TO THE ANALYSIS AND CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS. THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATES INFORMATION, FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS, AND PUBLICIZES RESEARCH FINDINGS ON IMPORTANT THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES, AND PUBLISHES A VARIETY OF MATERIALS RELEVANT TO THE DISCIPLINE. APSA ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF POLITICAL SCIENTISTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, IMPROVE TEACHING, DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE AND TO THE WIDER PUBLIC.

THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.

THE MAJOR PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION:CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS:THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS CENTENARY, LAUNCHED THE CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN THE FALL OF 2003. THE CENTER IS DESIGNATED TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATING KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTING TEACHING IN THE DISCIPLINE. IT ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH AND WRITING IN ALL FIELDS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE; FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONG SCHOLARS WORKING WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE AND ACROSS THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES; AND PROMOTES COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOLARS AND POLICY MAKERS. MINORITY FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER INITIATIVES:FOR FIFTY YEARS, APSA HAS SUPPORTED SCHOLARS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO ATTEND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS THROUGH RECOGNITION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MINORITY FELLOWSHIPS. MORE THAN 500 FELLOWS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED IN THIS EFFORT. APSA ALSO SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE RALPH BUNCHE SUMMER INSTITUTE TO ALLOW UNDERGRADUATES FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS OR WITH INTERESTS IN BROADENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS TO GET A PREVIEW OF GRADUATE LEVEL WORK.INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:APSA OPERATES PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE WITH SCHOLARS FROM INTERNATIONAL ARENAS, INCLUDING SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AND ASIA AS WELL AS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUNIOR FOREIGN SCHOLARS TO LEARN IMPORTANT METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS AND CUTTING EDGE SCHOLARSHIP IN THE DISCIPLINE. TASK FORCES:APSA SPONSORS TASK FORCES MARSHALLING THE EXPERTISE OF POLITICALSCIENTISTS TO BEAR ON IMPORTANT ISSUES WITHIN SOCIETY AND THEPROFESSION. TASK FORCES COMPILE AND REVIEW EXTANT SCHOLARLY KNOWLEDGE, PUBLISH SUMMARIES OF THIS RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS, PREPARE TEACHING MATERIALS, AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES TO MEMBERS AND THE BROADER PUBLIC.

JOURNALS:APSA PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES THREE JOURNALS THAT ARE CORE TO THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE: THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS, AND PS.THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW (APSR) IS POLITICAL SCIENCE'S PREMIER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL, PROVIDING PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND REVIEW ESSAYS FROM SUBFIELDS THROUGHOUT THE DISCIPLINE. AREAS COVERED INCLUDE POLITICAL THEORY, AMERICAN POLITICS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, COMPARATIVE POLITICS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. APSR HAS PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1906.PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR BROAD AND SYNTHETIC DISCUSSION WITHIN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSION AND BETWEEN THE PROFESSION AND THE BROADER SCHOLARLY AND READING PUBLICS. SUCH DISCUSSION NECESSARILY DRAWS ON AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PUBLISHED IN THE MORE SPECIALIZED JOURNALS IN THE DISCIPLINE. AT THE SAME TIME, PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS SEEK TO PROMOTE A COMPLEMENTARY FORM OF BROAD PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND SYNERGISTIC UNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE PROFESSION THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO ADVANCING RESEARCH AND PROMOTING A VIBRANT SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY.PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS PROVIDES CRITICAL ANALYSES OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHENOMENA AND IS THE JOURNAL OF RECORD FOR THE DISCIPLINE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE REPORTING ON RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. PS, BEGUN IN 1968, IS THE ONLY QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL NEWS AND COMMENTARY JOURNAL IN THE FIELD AND IS THE PRIME SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON POLITICAL SCIENTISTS' ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS.

APSA ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCES: THE APSA ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST CONFERENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. THE ANNUAL MEETING TYPICALLY DRAWS 6500 PARTICIPANTS AND CONSISTS OF OVER 1300 PANEL SESSIONS OVER A 4 DAY PERIOD IN WHICH THE MEMBERS' RESEARCH IS PRESENTED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. MOST OF THE PANEL SESSIONS INVOLVE PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION, ALTHOUGH SOME ARE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FEATURING EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS. PLENARY SESSIONS FEATURE DISTINGUISHED WRITERS WITHIN SUBFIELDS. THE MEETING IS TYPICALLY HELD EACH YEAR DURING THE WEEK PROCEEDING LABOR DAY. THE APSA EXHIBITION FEATURES THE LARGEST ASSEMBLY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE BOOK PUBLISHERS NATIONALLY AND PROVIDES PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE CONVENES BI-ANNUALLY TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF CURRICULUM, PEDAGOGY, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, CIVIC EDUCATION, TEACHING RESEARCH METHODS, INTERNATIONALIZING THE CURRICULUM, SIMULATIONS AND ROLE PLAY, INCLUSIVENESS, AND EQUALITY IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. THE CONFERENCE FOLLOWS A WORKING GROUP MODEL IN WHICH SCHOLARS ENGAGE INTENSIVELY WITH COLLEAGUES OVER 2 AND A HALF DAYS OF MEETING, IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH TOPICAL WORKSHOPS ON KEY CUTTING EDGE THEMES.

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