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American Political Science Association

February 16, 2024

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans,[1] it publishes four academic journals: American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, and PS: Political Science & Politics. APSA Organized Sections publish or are associated with 15 additional journals.

American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association headquarters located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Formation1903; 121 years ago (1903)
TypeProfessional association
Headquarters1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Location
Region
United States
FieldsPolitical science
President
Mark E. Warren
Executive Director
Steven Rathgeb Smith
Main organ
4 journals
Websiteapsanet.org

APSA presidents serve one-year terms. The current president is Mark E. Warren of the University of British Columbia.[2] Woodrow Wilson, who later became President of the United States, was APSA president in 1909. APSA's headquarters are at 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in a historic building that was owned by Admiral George Remy, labor leader Samuel Gompers, the American War Mothers, and Harry Garfield, son of President James A. Garfield and president of the association from 1921 to 1922.[3]

APSA administers the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs, which offers fellowships, conference, research space and grants for scholars, and administers Pi Sigma Alpha, the honor society for political science students. It also periodically sponsors seminars and other events for political scientists, policymakers, the media, and the general public.

Conferences and meetings edit

The association broadly aims to encourage scholarly understanding of political ideas, norms, behaviors, and institutions, and to inform public choices about government, governance, and public policy. APSA's mission is to "support excellence in scholarship and teaching and informed discourse about politics, policy and civic participation."[4] APSA conducts several annual conferences, which provide an environment for scholars and other professionals to network and present their work, along with other pertinent and useful resources. The APSA Annual Meeting is among the world's largest gatherings of political scientists. It occurs on Labor Day weekend each summer.

The APSA Teaching and Learning Conference is a smaller working group conference hosting cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom. The conference provides a forum for scholars to share effective and innovative teaching and learning models and to discuss broad themes and values of political science education—especially the scholarship of teaching and learning.

With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, APSA has organized political science workshops in various locations in Africa, APSA Africa Workshops.[5] The first workshop was convened in Dakar, Senegal in partnership with the West African Research Center from July 6–27, 2008. The annual residential workshops are led by a joint U.S. and African organizing team and aimed at mid-and junior-level scholars residing in Africa. They will enhance the capacities of political scientists and their resources in East and West Africa while also providing a forum for supporting their ongoing research. Each three week workshop brings together up to 30 scholars and cover substantive issues, methodologies, and reviews of research. See also, APSA International Programs.

Awards edit

To recognize excellence in the profession, the Association offers the following awards:

  • Dissertation Awards
  • Paper and Article Awards
  • Book Awards
  • Career Awards
  • Goodnow Award
  • Teaching Award and Campus Teaching Award Recognition

In addition to the APSA awards, the APSA organized sections also present over 100 awards at every Annual Meeting to recognize important research and contributions to the profession. These awards are presented at the Association's Annual Meeting.[6]

Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs edit

Through its facilities and endowed funding programs, APSA'S Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs supports political science teaching, research, and public engagement. Opened in 2003, the centenary of APSA's establishment, the Centennial Center 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 the public.

The Centennial Center, its facilities, and research support programs continue to be made possible in part through the generous donations of APSA members. The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs assists APSA members with the costs of research, including travel, interviews, access to archives, or costs for a research assistant. Funds can also be used to assist scholars in publishing their research. Grants can range in size from $500 to $10,000, depending upon the research fund.

Congressional Fellowship Program edit

The APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is a highly selective, nonpartisan program devoted to expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress. Since 1953, it has brought select political scientists, journalists, federal employees, health specialists, and other professionals to Capitol Hill to experience Congress at work through fellowship placements on congressional staffs.

The nine-month program begins each November with an intensive one-month introduction to Congress taught by leading experts in the field. After orientation, fellows work in placements of their choosing and also participate in ongoing seminars and enrichment programs.

Through this unique opportunity, the American Political Science Association enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.[7]

Publications edit

One key component of APSA's mission is to support political science education and the professional development of its practitioners. The APSA publications program attempts to fill the diverse needs of political scientists in academic settings as well as practitioners working outside of academia, and students at various stages of their education.

Journals edit

Presidents of the American Political Science Association edit

APSA organized sections edit

APSA members may also join the 41 membership organized sections focused around research themes in political science.[a]

  • 1. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
  • 2. Law and Courts
  • 3. Legislative Studies
  • 4. Public Policy
  • 5. Political Organizations and Parties
  • 6. Public Administration
  • 7. Conflict Processes
  • 8. Representation and Electoral Systems
  • 9. Presidents and Executive Politics
  • 10. Political Methodology
  • 11. Religion and Politics
  • 13. Urban Politics
  • 15. Science, Technology and Environmental Politics
  • 16. Women and Politics Research
  • 17. Foundations of Political Theory
  • 18. Information Technology and Politics
  • 19. International Security
  • 20. Comparative Politics
  • 21. European Politics and Society
  • 22. State Politics and Policy
  • 23. Political Communication
  • 24. Politics and History
  • 25. Political Economy
  • 27. New Political Science
  • 28. Political Psychology
  • 29. Political Science Education
  • 30. Politics, Literature, and Film
  • 31. Foreign Policy
  • 32. Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior
  • 33. Race, Ethnicity and Politics
  • 34. International History and Politics
  • 35. Comparative Democratization
  • 36. Human Rights
  • 37. Qualitative and Multi-method Research
  • 38. Sexuality and Politics
  • 39. Health Politics and Policy
  • 40. Canadian Politics
  • 41. Political Networks
  • 42. Experimental Research
  • 43. Migration and Citizenship
  • 44. African Politics
  • 45. Class and Inequality
  • 46. Ideas, Knowledge and Politics
  • 47. American Political Thought
  • 48. International Collaboration
  • 49. Middle East and North Africa Politics

Presidential rankings edit

Since 2015, they have conducted two rankings of American Presidents.

2015 edit

In 2015, Republican President Abraham Lincoln was rated the greatest President, while Democratic President James Buchanan was considered the worst. Barack Obama, president at the time of the survey, being ranked 18th.[8]

2018 edit

In 2018, Republican Abraham Lincoln was ranked the greatest American President, while Donald Trump, president at the time of the survey, was ranked last. Previous president Barack Obama was ranked 8th.[9][10][11]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The numbers in the list represent the official number for the sections. The missing sections/numbers (e.g. 12) represent sections that disbanded.

References edit

  1. ^ "The American Political Science Association Founded at Tulane". Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "American Political Science Association > ABOUT > Governance > APSA Presidents and Presidential Addresses: 1903 to Present". www.apsanet.org. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. ^ . www.ipsonet.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  4. ^ "APSA Strategic Plan" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Africa Workshops |". web.apsanet.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "American Political Science Association > PROGRAMS > APSA Awards". www.apsanet.org. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  7. ^ See more on the Congressional Fellowship Program.
  8. ^ Vaughn, Brandon Rottinghaus and Justin S. (2015-02-13). "Measuring Obama against the great presidents". Brookings. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  9. ^ Rottinghaus, Brandon; Vaughn, Justin S. (February 2018). "Official Results of the 2018 Presidents & Executive Politics Presidential Greatness Survey - PDF" (PDF). Boise State University. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Rottinghaus, Brandon; Vaughn, Justn S. (February 19, 2018). "How Does Trump Stack Up Against the Best — and Worst — Presidents?". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Dunn, Andrew (February 19, 2018). "Political scientists rank Trump in the middle, Lincoln first in presidential greatness survey". CNN. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

External links edit

  • American Political Science Association
  • Political Science Now

February 16, 2024
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The American Political Science Association APSA is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library now Tilton Hall of Tulane University in New Orleans 1 it publishes four academic journals American Political Science Review Perspectives on Politics Journal of Political Science Education and PS Political Science amp Politics APSA Organized Sections publish or are associated with 15 additional journals American Political Science AssociationAmerican Political Science Association headquarters located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington D C Formation1903 121 years ago 1903 TypeProfessional associationHeadquarters1527 New Hampshire Avenue NWLocationWashington D C RegionUnited StatesFieldsPolitical sciencePresidentMark E WarrenExecutive DirectorSteven Rathgeb SmithMain organ4 journalsWebsiteapsanet wbr orgAPSA presidents serve one year terms The current president is Mark E Warren of the University of British Columbia 2 Woodrow Wilson who later became President of the United States was APSA president in 1909 APSA s headquarters are at 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington D C in a historic building that was owned by Admiral George Remy labor leader Samuel Gompers the American War Mothers and Harry Garfield son of President James A Garfield and president of the association from 1921 to 1922 3 APSA administers the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs which offers fellowships conference research space and grants for scholars and administers Pi Sigma Alpha the honor society for political science students It also periodically sponsors seminars and other events for political scientists policymakers the media and the general public Contents 1 Conferences and meetings 2 Awards 3 Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs 4 Congressional Fellowship Program 5 Publications 5 1 Journals 6 Presidents of the American Political Science Association 7 APSA organized sections 8 Presidential rankings 8 1 2015 8 2 2018 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksConferences and meetings editThe association broadly aims to encourage scholarly understanding of political ideas norms behaviors and institutions and to inform public choices about government governance and public policy APSA s mission is to support excellence in scholarship and teaching and informed discourse about politics policy and civic participation 4 APSA conducts several annual conferences which provide an environment for scholars and other professionals to network and present their work along with other pertinent and useful resources The APSA Annual Meeting is among the world s largest gatherings of political scientists It occurs on Labor Day weekend each summer The APSA Teaching and Learning Conference is a smaller working group conference hosting cutting edge approaches techniques and methodologies for the political science classroom The conference provides a forum for scholars to share effective and innovative teaching and learning models and to discuss broad themes and values of political science education especially the scholarship of teaching and learning With funding from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation APSA has organized political science workshops in various locations in Africa APSA Africa Workshops 5 The first workshop was convened in Dakar Senegal in partnership with the West African Research Center from July 6 27 2008 The annual residential workshops are led by a joint U S and African organizing team and aimed at mid and junior level scholars residing in Africa They will enhance the capacities of political scientists and their resources in East and West Africa while also providing a forum for supporting their ongoing research Each three week workshop brings together up to 30 scholars and cover substantive issues methodologies and reviews of research See also APSA International Programs Awards editTo recognize excellence in the profession the Association offers the following awards Dissertation Awards Paper and Article Awards Book Awards Career Awards Goodnow Award Teaching Award and Campus Teaching Award RecognitionIn addition to the APSA awards the APSA organized sections also present over 100 awards at every Annual Meeting to recognize important research and contributions to the profession These awards are presented at the Association s Annual Meeting 6 Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs editThrough its facilities and endowed funding programs APSA S Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs supports political science teaching research and public engagement Opened in 2003 the centenary of APSA s establishment the Centennial Center 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 the public The Centennial Center its facilities and research support programs continue to be made possible in part through the generous donations of APSA members The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs assists APSA members with the costs of research including travel interviews access to archives or costs for a research assistant Funds can also be used to assist scholars in publishing their research Grants can range in size from 500 to 10 000 depending upon the research fund Congressional Fellowship Program editThe APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is a highly selective nonpartisan program devoted to expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress Since 1953 it has brought select political scientists journalists federal employees health specialists and other professionals to Capitol Hill to experience Congress at work through fellowship placements on congressional staffs The nine month program begins each November with an intensive one month introduction to Congress taught by leading experts in the field After orientation fellows work in placements of their choosing and also participate in ongoing seminars and enrichment programs Through this unique opportunity the American Political Science Association enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship teaching and reporting on American national politics 7 Publications editOne key component of APSA s mission is to support political science education and the professional development of its practitioners The APSA publications program attempts to fill the diverse needs of political scientists in academic settings as well as practitioners working outside of academia and students at various stages of their education Journals edit American Political Science Review APSR Journal of Political Science Education Perspectives on Politics PS Political Science amp Politics Organized Section JournalsPresidents of the American Political Science Association editFrank J Goodnow 1904 1905 Albert Shaw 1905 1906 Frederick N Judson 1906 1907 James Bryce 1907 1908 Abbott Lawrence Lowell 1908 1909 Woodrow Wilson 1909 1910 Simeon E Baldwin 1910 1911 Albert Bushnell Hart 1911 1912 Westel W Willoughby 1912 1913 John Bassett Moore 1913 1914 Ernst Freund 1914 1915 Jesse Macy 1915 1916 Munroe Smith 1916 1917 Henry Jones Ford 1917 1918 Paul Samuel Reinsch 1918 1919 Leo S Rowe 1919 1920 William A Dunning 1920 1921 Harry A Garfield 1921 1922 James Wilford Garner 1923 1924 Charles E Merriam 1924 1925 Charles A Beard 1925 1926 William Bennett Munro 1926 1927 Jesse S Reeves 1927 1928 John A Fairlie 1928 1929 Benjamin F Shambaugh 1929 1930 Edward S Corwin 1930 1931 William F Willoughby 1931 1932 Isidor Loeb 1932 1933 Walter J Shepard 1933 1934 Francis W Coker 1934 1935 Arthur N Holcombe 1935 1936 Thomas Reed Powell 1936 1937 Clarence A Dykstra 1937 1938 Charles Grove Haines 1938 1939 Robert C Brooks 1939 1940 Frederic A Ogg 1940 1941 William Anderson 1941 1942 Robert E Cushman 1942 1943 Leonard D White 1943 1944 John Gaus 1944 1945 Walter F Dodd 1945 1946 Arthur W MacMahon 1946 1947 Henry R Spencer 1947 1948 Quincy Wright 1948 1949 James K Pollock 1949 1950 Peter H Odegard 1950 1951 Luther Gulick 1951 1952 E Pendleton Herring 1952 1953 Ralph J Bunche 1953 1954 Charles McKinley 1954 1955 Harold D Lasswell 1955 1956 E E Schattschneider 1956 1957 V O Key Jr 1957 1958 R Taylor Cole 1958 1959 Carl B Swisher 1959 1960 Emmette Redford 1960 1961 Charles S Hyneman 1961 1962 Carl J Friedrich 1962 1963 C Herman Pritchett 1963 1964 David B Truman 1964 1965 Gabriel A Almond 1965 1966 Robert A Dahl 1966 1967 Merle Fainsod 1967 1968 David Easton 1968 1969 Karl W Deutsch 1969 1970 Robert E Lane 1970 1971 Heinz Eulau 1971 1972 Robert E Ward 1972 1973 Avery Leiserson 1973 1974 Austin Ranney 1974 1975 James MacGregor Burns 1975 1976 Samuel H Beer 1976 1977 John C Wahlke 1977 1978 Leon D Epstein 1978 1979 Warren E Miller 1979 1980 Charles E Lindblom 1980 1981 Seymour Martin Lipset 1981 1982 William H Riker 1982 1983 Philip E Converse 1983 1984 Richard F Fenno Jr 1984 1985 Aaron B Wildavsky 1985 1986 Samuel P Huntington 1986 1987 Kenneth N Waltz 1987 1988 Lucian W Pye 1988 1989 Judith N Shklar 1989 1990 Theodore J Lowi 1990 1991 James Q Wilson 1991 1992 Lucius J Barker 1992 1993 Charles O Jones 1993 1994 Sidney Verba 1994 1995 Arend Lijphart 1995 1996 Elinor Ostrom 1996 1997 M Kent Jennings 1997 1998 Matthew Holden Jr 1998 1999 Robert O Keohane 1999 2000 Robert Jervis 2000 2001 Robert Putnam 2001 2002 Theda Skocpol 2002 2003 Susanne Hoeber Rudolph 2003 2004 Margaret Levi 2004 2005 Ira Katznelson 2005 2006 Robert Axelrod 2006 2007 Dianne Pinderhughes 2007 2008 Peter Katzenstein 2008 2009 Henry E Brady 2009 2010 Carole Pateman 2010 2011 G Bingham Powell 2011 2012 Jane Mansbridge 2012 2013 John Aldrich 2013 2014 Rodney E Hero 2014 2015 Jennifer Hochschild 2015 2016 David A Lake 2016 2017 Kathleen Thelen 2017 2018 Rogers Smith 2018 2019 Paula D McClain 2019 2020 Janet Box Steffensmeier 2020 2021 John Ishiyama 2021 2022 Lisa Martin 2022 2023 Mark E Warren 2023 2024 Taeku Lee president elect APSA organized sections editAPSA members may also join the 41 membership organized sections focused around research themes in political science a 1 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations 2 Law and Courts 3 Legislative Studies 4 Public Policy 5 Political Organizations and Parties 6 Public Administration 7 Conflict Processes 8 Representation and Electoral Systems 9 Presidents and Executive Politics 10 Political Methodology 11 Religion and Politics 13 Urban Politics 15 Science Technology and Environmental Politics 16 Women and Politics Research 17 Foundations of Political Theory 18 Information Technology and Politics 19 International Security 20 Comparative Politics 21 European Politics and Society 22 State Politics and Policy 23 Political Communication 24 Politics and History 25 Political Economy 27 New Political Science 28 Political Psychology 29 Political Science Education 30 Politics Literature and Film 31 Foreign Policy 32 Elections Public Opinion and Voting Behavior 33 Race Ethnicity and Politics 34 International History and Politics 35 Comparative Democratization 36 Human Rights 37 Qualitative and Multi method Research 38 Sexuality and Politics 39 Health Politics and Policy 40 Canadian Politics 41 Political Networks 42 Experimental Research 43 Migration and Citizenship 44 African Politics 45 Class and Inequality 46 Ideas Knowledge and Politics 47 American Political Thought 48 International Collaboration 49 Middle East and North Africa PoliticsPresidential rankings editSince 2015 they have conducted two rankings of American Presidents 2015 edit In 2015 Republican President Abraham Lincoln was rated the greatest President while Democratic President James Buchanan was considered the worst Barack Obama president at the time of the survey being ranked 18th 8 2018 edit In 2018 Republican Abraham Lincoln was ranked the greatest American President while Donald Trump president at the time of the survey was ranked last Previous president Barack Obama was ranked 8th 9 10 11 Notes edit The numbers in the list represent the official number for the sections The missing sections numbers e g 12 represent sections that disbanded References edit The American Political Science Association Founded at Tulane Retrieved November 19 2020 American Political Science Association gt ABOUT gt Governance gt APSA Presidents and Presidential Addresses 1903 to Present www apsanet org Retrieved 2019 09 22 Office Tour Policy Studies Organization www ipsonet org Archived from the original on 2019 01 30 Retrieved 2019 01 30 APSA Strategic Plan PDF Retrieved May 23 2020 Africa Workshops web apsanet org 2 November 2016 Retrieved May 23 2020 American Political Science Association gt PROGRAMS gt APSA Awards www apsanet org Retrieved May 23 2020 See more on the Congressional Fellowship Program Vaughn Brandon Rottinghaus and Justin S 2015 02 13 Measuring Obama against the great presidents Brookings Retrieved 2018 03 31 Rottinghaus Brandon Vaughn Justin S February 2018 Official Results of the 2018 Presidents amp Executive Politics Presidential Greatness Survey PDF PDF Boise State University Retrieved February 20 2018 Rottinghaus Brandon Vaughn Justn S February 19 2018 How Does Trump Stack Up Against the Best and Worst Presidents The New York Times Retrieved February 19 2018 Dunn Andrew February 19 2018 Political scientists rank Trump in the middle Lincoln first in presidential greatness survey CNN Retrieved February 19 2018 External links editAmerican Political Science Association Political Science Now Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Political Science Association amp oldid 1198324884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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