American Political Science Association headquarters located in theββDupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, "D."C. | |
Formation | 1903; 121 years ago (1903) |
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Type | Professional association |
Headquarters | 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Location |
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Region | United States |
Fields | Political science |
President | Mark E. Warren |
Executive Director | Steven Rathgeb Smith |
Main organ | 4 journals |
Website | apsanet |
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, it publishes four academic journals: American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, and PS β Political Science & Politics. APSA Organized Sections publish. Or are associated with 15 additional journals.
APSA presidents serve one-year terms. The current president is Mark E. Warren of the "University of British Columbia." 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 1921ββto 1922.
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 meetingsβ»
The association broadly aimsββto 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." 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 educationβespecially 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. The first workshop was convened in Dakar, Senegal in partnership with the West African Research Center from July 6β27, 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 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.
Awardsβ»
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.
Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairsβ»
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 Programβ»
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.
Publicationsβ»
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.
Journalsβ»
- American Political Science Review (APSR)
- Journal of Political Science Education
- Perspectives on Politics
- PS: Political Science & Politics
- Organized Section Journals
Presidents of the American Political Science Associationβ»
- Frank J. Goodnow, 1904β1905
- Albert Shaw, 1905β1906
- Frederick N. Judson, 1906β1907
- James Bryce, 1907β1908
- Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1908β1909
- Woodrow Wilson, 1909β1910
- Simeon E. Baldwin, 1910β1911
- Albert Bushnell Hart, 1911β1912
- Westel W. Willoughby, 1912β1913
- John Bassett Moore, 1913β1914
- Ernst Freund, 1914β1915
- Jesse Macy, 1915β1916
- Munroe Smith, 1916β1917
- Henry Jones Ford, 1917β1918
- Paul Samuel Reinsch, 1918β1919
- Leo S. Rowe, 1919β1920
- William A. Dunning, 1920β1921
- Harry A. Garfield, 1921β1922
- James Wilford Garner, 1923β1924
- Charles E. Merriam, 1924β1925
- Charles A. Beard, 1925β1926
- William Bennett Munro, 1926β1927
- Jesse S. Reeves, 1927β1928
- John A. Fairlie, 1928β1929
- Benjamin F. Shambaugh, 1929β1930
- Edward S. Corwin, 1930β1931
- William F. Willoughby, 1931β1932
- Isidor Loeb, 1932β1933
- Walter J. Shepard, 1933β1934
- Francis W. Coker, 1934β1935
- Arthur N. Holcombe, 1935β1936
- Thomas Reed Powell, 1936β1937
- Clarence A. Dykstra, 1937β1938
- Charles Grove Haines, 1938β1939
- Robert C. Brooks, 1939β1940
- Frederic A. Ogg, 1940β1941
- William Anderson, 1941β1942
- Robert E. Cushman, 1942β1943
- Leonard D. White, 1943β1944
- John Gaus, 1944β1945
- Walter F. Dodd, 1945β1946
- Arthur W. MacMahon, 1946β1947
- Henry R. Spencer, 1947β1948
- Quincy Wright, 1948β1949
- James K. Pollock, 1949β1950
- Peter H. Odegard, 1950β1951
- Luther Gulick, 1951β1952
- E. Pendleton Herring, 1952β1953
- Ralph J. Bunche, 1953β1954
- Charles McKinley, 1954β1955
- Harold D. Lasswell, 1955β1956
- E.E. Schattschneider, 1956β1957
- V.O. Key, Jr., 1957β1958
- R. Taylor Cole, 1958β1959
- Carl B. Swisher, 1959β1960
- Emmette Redford, 1960β1961
- Charles S. Hyneman, 1961β1962
- Carl J. Friedrich, 1962β1963
- C. Herman Pritchett, 1963β1964
- David B. Truman, 1964β1965
- Gabriel A. Almond, 1965β1966
- Robert A. Dahl, 1966β1967
- Merle Fainsod, 1967β1968
- David Easton, 1968β1969
- Karl W. Deutsch, 1969β1970
- Robert E. Lane, 1970β1971
- Heinz Eulau, 1971β1972
- Robert E. Ward, 1972β1973
- Avery Leiserson, 1973β1974
- Austin Ranney, 1974β1975
- James MacGregor Burns, 1975β1976
- Samuel H. Beer, 1976β1977
- John C. Wahlke, 1977β1978
- Leon D. Epstein, 1978β1979
- Warren E. Miller, 1979β1980
- Charles E. Lindblom, 1980β1981
- Seymour Martin Lipset, 1981β1982
- William H. Riker, 1982β1983
- Philip E. Converse, 1983β1984
- Richard F. Fenno, Jr., 1984β1985
- Aaron B. Wildavsky, 1985β1986
- Samuel P. Huntington, 1986β1987
- Kenneth N. Waltz, 1987β1988
- Lucian W. Pye, 1988β1989
- Judith N. Shklar, 1989β1990
- Theodore J. Lowi, 1990β1991
- James Q. Wilson, 1991β1992
- Lucius J. Barker, 1992β1993
- Charles O. Jones, 1993β1994
- Sidney Verba, 1994β1995
- Arend Lijphart, 1995β1996
- Elinor Ostrom, 1996β1997
- M. Kent Jennings, 1997β1998
- Matthew Holden Jr., 1998β1999
- Robert O. Keohane, 1999β2000
- Robert Jervis, 2000β2001
- Robert Putnam, 2001β2002
- Theda Skocpol, 2002β2003
- Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, 2003β2004
- Margaret Levi, 2004β2005
- Ira Katznelson, 2005β2006
- Robert Axelrod, 2006β2007
- Dianne Pinderhughes, 2007β2008
- Peter Katzenstein, 2008β2009
- Henry E. Brady, 2009β2010
- Carole Pateman, 2010β2011
- G. Bingham Powell, 2011β2012
- Jane Mansbridge, 2012β2013
- John Aldrich, 2013β2014
- Rodney E. Hero, 2014β2015
- Jennifer Hochschild, 2015β2016
- David A. Lake, 2016β2017
- Kathleen Thelen, 2017β2018
- Rogers Smith, 2018β2019
- Paula D. McClain 2019β2020
- Janet Box-Steffensmeier, 2020β2021
- John Ishiyama, 2021β2022
- Lisa Martin, 2022β2023
- Mark E. Warren, 2023β2024
- Taeku Lee (president-elect)
APSA organized sectionsβ»
APSA members may also join the 41 membership organized sections focused around research themes in political science.
- 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 rankingsβ»
Since 2015, they have conducted three rankings of American Presidents.
2015β»
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, was ranked 18th.
2018β»
In 2018, Republican Abraham Lincoln was ranked the greatest American President, while Donald Trump, president at the time of the survey, was ranked last.
2024β»
In 2024, Republican Abraham Lincoln was ranked the greatest American President for the third time, while Republican Donald Trump was ranked last for the second time. Democrat Joe Biden, president at the time of this survey, was ranked 13th, tied with Federalist John Adams.
Notesβ»
- ^ The numbers in the list represent the official number for the sections. The missing sections/numbers (e.g. 12) represent sections that disbanded.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The American Political Science Association Founded at Tulane". Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "American Political Science Association > ABOUT > Governance > 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 > PROGRAMS > 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 & 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 β and Worst β 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.
- ^ Rottinghaus, Brandon; Vaughn, Justin S. (February 2024). "Official Results of the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey - PDF" (PDF). brandonrottinghaus.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Michael (February 18, 2024). "New presidential rankings place Obama in top 10, Reagan and Trump below Biden". Fox News. Retrieved February 18, 2024.