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Home  › Resources  › Political Science Organizations  › U.S. Domestic Political Science Associations  › Midwest Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association  Website: http://www.mpsanet.org The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) is a national organization of over three thousand political science faculty, students, and public administrators.  Founded in 1939, the MPSA is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in all areas of political science.   The purposes of the MPSA are to promote the professional study and teaching of political science, to facilitate communications between those engaged in such study, and to develop standards for and encourage research in theoretical and practical political problems. As such, MPSA is a nonpartisan association. It does not support political parties or candidates.  Officers: President: Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan President-Elect: Edward G. Carmines, Indiana University Vice Presidents: Joshua Tucker, New York University (2012 - 2014); Christopher Zorn, Penn State University (2013 - 2015) Executive Director and Treasurer: William D. Morgan, MPSA Treasurer: Elisabeth Gerber, University of Michigan (2011 - 2013) 2014 Conference: See website for more details Journal: American Journal of Political Science The American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) publishes research in all major areas of political science, including American politics, public policy, international relations, comparative politics, political methodology, and political theory. Editor: Rick K. Wilson, Rice University, ajps@rice.edu Contact information: Midwest Political Science Association 320 West 8th Street, Suite 218 Bloomington, Indiana 47404 Tel: (812) 558-0588 Fax: (812) 335-1510