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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.

Human Rights

The Section on Human Rights was established to encourage scholarship and facilitate exchange of data and research findings on all components of human rights (e.g., civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental), their relationship, determinants and consequences of human rights policies, structure and influence of human rights organizations, development, implementation, and impact on international conventions, and changes in the international human rights regime.

President

Zehra F. Arat Purchase College, SUNY Dept. of Political Science Purchase, NY, 10577 Phone: 914.251.6610 FAX: 914.251.6603 Email: zehra.arat@purchase.edu

Vice-President

Steven C. Poe Department of Political Science University of North Texas Denton, Texas 76203-5340 Phone: (940) 565-2325 Email: Steven_C_Poe@unt.edu

Treasurer

Micheline Ishay Graduate School of International Studies University of Denver Denver, Colorado 80208 Phone: (303) 871-2313 Email: mishay@du.edu

Program Chairs

David Cingranelli Binghamton University Email: davidc@binghamton.edu Judith F. Kornberg SUNY, Purchase Email:kornberg@purchase.edu