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Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics.
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The National Science Foundation has issued a policy statement regarding how it will implement the restrictions imposed by the Coburn Amendment. The statement can be found here on the NSF website, and scholars interested in submitting research proposals to NSF should follow up with NSF as appropriate. The American Political Science Association is continuing to work to reverse the provisions constraining scientific funding decisions at the National Science Foundation.
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The officers of the APCG are circulating a petition to the American Political Science Association to recognize the APCG as an organized section of the APSA. Pursuant to the guidelines on organized section formation in Section VI of the Section Handbook of the APSA , this petition contains relevant information on the proposed organization so that potential members of the new section can reach an informed decision about the merits of becoming such a section.
200 signatures of current APSA members are needed for the APCG to be recognized as an organized section.
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APSA has learned that former APSA president Kenneth Waltz, passed away on Monday, May 13. President of APSA from 1987-1988, Kenneth Waltz is well-known for his contributions to international relations and political science. Professor Waltz received many awards and honors for his contributions to the field and was considered by many to be a founding scholar of neorealism. His presidential address published in the September 1990 edition of the American Political Science Review is available here.
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APSA is delighted to introduce Professor Steven Rathgeb Smith as the next executive director of the association. He will be taking over from retiring executive director Michael Brintnall on September 1, 2013. After an extensive year-long search, the APSA Council endorsed the recommendation to hire Smith as the next executive director. As a political scientist and member of the association for over thirty years, Smith understands that APSA is a wide-ranging and diverse association of scholars who bring multiple perspectives to the study of political science. Smith will bring to his role broad interests and commitment to every part of political science and deep experience with professional associations and nonprofit management.
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APSA is launching a pracademic fellowship program to create opportunities for faculty to gain new insights during 6-12 month fellowships in applied policy areas. The program will be funded in future years through a generous future bequest from Dr. Beryl Radin, who defines herself as a “pracademic” and whose career bridges academic study of public administration, public management, and public policy and the world of the practitioner. APSA is collecting voluntary contributions now to the Beryl Radin Fund, prior to the future bequest funding the program, with the hope that these contributions will be sufficient to launch a pilot project in the coming year (2014-2015) as a means to gain early experience in developing the program.
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APSA is committed to and is currently developing a series of 2013 summer RBSI-related activities, in light of the recent cancellation of the 2013 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute. These activities may include student participation in summer research training programs and professional development, panels and workshops at the 2013 APSA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (Read background on 2013 RBSI). As the April member e-newsletter states, during its 2013 spring meeting, the APSA Council agreed to the creation of an endowment fund to secure the long-term future of the APSA RBSI Program. APSA is also working to ensure funding for the 2014 RBSI. As more details become available, we will post updates on 2013 plans and details about the upcoming endowment development campaign.
In the meantime, contributions to support the long-term future of the RBSI can be made through the Prestage-Fenno Fund.
Read the full update on the 2013 RBSI »
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