- ANNUAL MEETING - "POLITICAL SCIENCE AND BEYOND"
- REGISTRATION AND HOUSING OPEN NOW
APSA moves back to Chicago this year to explore "Political Science and Beyond." There’s no better place to celebrate the
diversity and potential of the political science and interdisciplinarity than in the home of the
ground-breaking social science innovation of the
various Chicago Schools of the mid-twentieth
century.
Chicago offers visitors a first-rate, world-class destination, and the
opportunity to experience its beautiful lakefront, outstanding architecture, world-renowned museums, restaurants, and much more.
 ***** NOTE: NEW VENUES IN CHICAGO *****
Hotel and Travel: Book your hotel room early for the best available rooms! Planning is
underway to maximize the potential of our new venues, which so far
include the Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. For the 2007 meeting, all panels, business meetings, receptions and special events will be divided between these two hotels, which are are located directly across from one another on opposite sides of the Chicago River. It's a short walk, or you can take advantage of our shuttle service. The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers is located on the banks of the Chicago River; the Hyatt Regency is located just off Michigan Avenue in the heart of the Magnificent Mile. Both are within walking distance of the Navy Pier ("Chicago's lakefront playground", Millennium Park, the Loop business district, the Art Institute and more.
Please Note: All hotel reservations MUST be made through Experient, APSA's official housing bureau. Please do not contact the hotels directly! You can find the hotel and travel information on the APSA website at www.apsanet.org/section_240.cfm. You can also call Experient --
If calling from the U.S., call 800-424-5248; for international, call 847-940-2152.
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- PANELS & POSTERS SELECTED
The Annual Meeting Program Division Chairs have selected proposals and announced their decisions for panels and posters. All submitters should have received an email describing whether or not their proposal has been accepted and instructions on how to accept or decline the presentation. You can check your proposal status by logging in to MyAPSA and viewing information in the 2007 Annual Meeting section. The APSA Annual Meeting office will next begin the task of scheduling. The online preliminary program is usually posted by early May, but may be posted earlier this year. Check www.APSAnet.org for udpates.
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- SPONSOR A BUSINESS MEETING OR RECEPTION
Departments, organized sections, and related groups are invited to host a business meeting or reception during the 2007 APSA Annual Meeting in Chicago. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet alumni, colleagues, and members. Please review the information found at www.apsanet.org/section_356.cfm.
Please note that business meetings and receptions are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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- EXHIBIT HALL MAP ONLINE - EXHIBITORS: SPACE STILL AVAILABLE
Attendees: check the online exhibit hall at www.apsanet.org/mtgs/Floorplan2007.html to find out more about products and services to be featured at the Annual Meeting in the Hyatt Regency Chicago. We'll update this continuously as exhibitors supply information, so check it often.
Exhibitors: Don't forget to reserve your space in the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Over 7,000 distinguished authors, professors, and scholars from the United States and abroad will attend APSA's 103nd Annual Meeting. View an interactive floor plan of the exhibit hall download the exhibit application and contract at www.apsanet.org/section_241.cfm.
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- TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOW
APSA provides travel assistance grants for attending the Annual Meeting. U.S.
graduate students, international graduate students studying in the U.S.,
unemployed APSA members, and international scholars are encouraged to apply.
Priority will be given to first-time applicants, presenters at the Annual
Meeting, or those who have not received a travel grant since 2004. Find out more
about the travel grant program at www.apsanet.org/section_542.cfm.
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- ORGANIZE AN ANNUAL MEETING WORKING GROUP
Annual Meeting Working Groups consist of a small group of scholars who convene throughout the duration of the conference to discuss a common topic. The Working Groups draw on the rich content of the Annual Meeting to allow small groups to interact intensively and on a sustained basis on a common set of themes. Working Groups can enrich member participation by creating a community and networking experience. There is no extra registration fee for participation in the Working Groups.
APSA will soon be announcing the guidelines for organizers and opportunities for participation. Parties considering organizing a working group should contact Ebony Ramsey at eramsey@apsanet.org.
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- APSA GOVERNANCE AND PROGRAMS
- 2007 NOMINATING COMMITTEE SLATE
On February 17, 2007, after careful deliberation and consideration of the Association's Bylaws and the Council's charge by Robert Axelrod, and after canvassing the membership for suggestions as articulated in the APSA Constitution, the 2006-2007 Nominating Committee submits the following slate of elective Officers. In its deliberations, the Committee was mindful of giving due regard to diversity, geographical distribution, fields of professional interest, type of institution, academic/nonacademic employment status, as well as to the Council's guidance to take into account non-PhD granting institutions in the nomination of candidates, and to avoid selecting a nominee for President of the same gender for more than two consecutive years. You can read the full committee statement at www.apsanet.org/content_40319.cfm.
Detailed biographical information about the nominees will be printed in the July issue of PS: Political Science and Politics and will be available on the APSA website. Unless there is a contest for any elected office or offices, elective officers assume office following action at the Business Meeting on Saturday, September 1 at the Association's Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. If there is a contest, then an election will be held by ballot of the entire membership. Procedures for nominations from the floor are set down in Article V (1, 2) of the APSA Constitution and Section 4 of the Business Meeting Rules.
2007 Nominations for the Executive Council
President-Elect - 2007-2008
Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University
Vice President - 2007-2008
Valerie J. Martinez-Ebers, Texas Christian University
Susan C. Stokes, Yale University
Dennis F. Thompson, Harvard University
Treasurer - 2007-2009
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University
Secretary - 2007-2008
Cathy J. Cohen, University of Chicago
Council - 2007-2009
Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley
Wendy K. Tam Cho, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Harry N. Hirsch, Oberlin College
John Ishiyama, Truman State University
Nonna Mayer, Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences Po (CEVIPOF)
Thomas L. Pangle, University of Texas, Austin
Dan Reiter, Emory University
Leonard Wantchekon, New York University
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- KIMBERLY MEALY JOINS APSA
Kimberly Mealy has joined APSA as Director of Educational, Professional, and Minority Initiatives. She comes to APSA from Wellesley College where she has been Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and a CSMP Post-doctoral fellow. At APSA, Dr. Mealy will lead in development of the Teaching and Learning Conference, other education initiatives, civic education and engagement projects, the mentoring initiative, and APSA minority programs. She received her PhD in 2004 from Indiana University, where she also worked with programs closely related to the projects she’ll lead at APSA, include serving as Program Coordinator of Indiana University’s Women in Science program and as a consultant for the Political Science Data Lab and Archive. Her research interests are in political behavior and public opinion, particularly African-American political behavior, religion and politics, and civic engagement.
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- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-U.S. CITIZEN HIRES
Please note that according to the Code of Federal Regulations
recruiting and documentation procedures for hiring college and
university teachers who are not citizens of the United States (see 20 CFR 656.18), the Department of Labor requires that "a copy of at least one advertisement for the job opportunity placed in a national professional journal, giving the name and the date(s) of publication; and which states the job title, duties, and requirements."
While posting on the APSA eJobs system reaches virtually the entire political science scholarly community and reaches thousands of qualified applicants, it does not alone meet the Department of Labor requirement. Employers who expect to review applications from non-U.S. citizens should also follow the Department of Labor directive by posting the ad in a national professional journal.
APSA has reported its concerns to the Department of Labor and has asked for future changes to the regulations. Please contact Michael Brintnall at brintnall@apsanet.org if you have questions.
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- MEMBER SURVEY ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE
The American Political Science Association and the Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered in the Profession are studying the relationship between sexual orientation and professional life. We urge all APSA members -- regardless of their sexual orientation -- to complete the online questionnaire, the online link for which was emailed to all members. If you'd like to participate, contact us at brajaee@apsanet.org to find out how to access the online survey. Anonymity and confidentiality will be completely protected.
Our goal is to hear from as many political scientists as possible. We recognize that this non-sampling methodology poses some limitations on analysis. If you know a political scientist who is unlikely to see this questionnaire, please forward the link to this survey to them. The APSA Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and the Transgendered (LGBT) in the Profession will report on the results of this survey, and of a separate survey of department chairs, in the APSA journal PS: Political Science " Politics.
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- REMINDER: REVIEW THE LATEST AWARD DESCRIPTIONS & NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
If you are considering making nominations for APSA and Organized Section awards, check the award descriptions and nomination instructions to ensure correct and timely submission.
Campus Teaching Awards
Each year, APSA and Pi Sigma Alpha recognize political science faculty who receive teaching awards on their own campuses during the past academic year. These faculty receive a certificate honoring their achievement, and they are invited to a special reception at the APSA Annual Meeting. A roster of campus-wide teaching award winners, their affiliations, and titles of their awards is featured in the Annual Meeting Program. For more information and to submit an award recipient, please visit www.apsanet.org/section_482.cfm.
Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers proudly announces the eleventh year of the Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. The award will be presented at the 2007 Honors Reception at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. The deadline for nominations for the Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science is April 1, 2007. Send nominations together with supporting documentation (including five copies), to:
L. Sandy Maisel
Department of Government,
Colby College,
Waterville, ME 04901.
Organized Section Awards
The following sections have award deadlines coming up:
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- DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR THE FRANK J. GOODNOW AWARD
The Frank J. Goodnow Award, created by the APSA Council in 1996, honors
the contributions of individuals to the development of the political
science profession and the building of the American Political Science
Association. APSA's first president, Frank J. Goodnow, exemplified the public
service and volunteerism that this award recognizes. Goodnow was the
first of many who voluntarily contributed an extraordinary amount of
time, energy, and attention to building our dynamic and learned
profession.
The Development Committee is accepting nominations, including
self-nominations, for the 2007 Goodnow Award, to be presented in August at APSA's Annual Meeting in Chicago. The
deadline for submissions is April 15, 2007. Please send a letter of
nomination and one copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae to: 2007
Frank J. Goodnow Award, American Political Science Association, 1527
New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036-1206. For more information
on the award, and to view past winners, visit www.apsanet.org/section_311.cfm.
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- APSA COMMITTEE AND TASK FORCES TO CONVENE IN DC AND AT UPCOMING PSA MEETINGS
The following meetings will be in Washington, D.C., at the National Office unless otherwise noted (follow the links to find out more about the committee or task force):
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- MEDIACONNECT: CONNECTING POLITICAL SCIENTISTS WITH JOURNALISTS
Are you interested in speaking with journalists on issues of public
interest? The APSA press office is developing a roster of political
scientists who are willing to respond to media inquiries in their area
of expertise. To participate in MediaConnect, APSA members in good
standing are asked to:
- Provide
APSA with your work phone number and email address, as well as up to
five keywords that best describe your areas of expertise, and any URL
to your personal homepage and CV (if available) -- send these to APSA
at press@apsanet.org;
- Respond to media inquiries in a timely manner; and
- Periodically share your experiences with APSA staff to help refine the program.
If you've already submitted your name to an existing press roster on
APSA's website, we've retained the information and you do not have to
submit again. Email press@apsanet.org with your information or questions, or contact Bahram Rajaee at 202-483-2512.
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- SCHOLAR SAVER ONLINE NOW - SAVE ON BOOKS AND JOURNALS!
APSA members can now access the Scholar Saver online to take advantage
of member-only discounts on 79 journals and 20 books covering a wide
spectrum of the political science and historical disciplines. The
electronic-only version links directly to the web site of each
advertiser, greatly facilitating the ordering process. Full-color cover
images of each product and a linked index make finding the material you
need easy. Like a hard-copy version? Simply print the electronic PDF.
Log in to take advantage of the online Scholar Saver's deep discounts
today! You can log in to MyAPSA (using the MyAPSA login at the top of
every site page). Once logged in, you'll find the Scholar Saver link in
your Access Areas.
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- JOURNALS
- UCLA TEAM TO EDIT APSR
APSA is pleased to announce that the next editorial team for the American Political Science Review will begin their term on July 1, 2007. The new team to be located at UCLA will be organized as a collegial editorship under the leadership of Ronald Rogowski (serving as Lead Editor). Co-editors are Kathleen Bawn, Michael Chwe, Kirstie McClure, Karen Orren, Daniel Posner, Arthur Stein, Daniel Treisman and John Zaller. You can review the new editorial team's manifesto at www.apsanet.org/imgtest/APSRmanifesto.pdf.
Beginning on July 1, 2007, submissions to the Review will be directed to the new editors through an online manuscript management system. The online system, Editorial Manager, will provide a user-friendly environment for editors, authors and reviewers to interact with the journal office and submitted manuscripts. Authors will receive timely notifications and be able to check the status of their submitted manuscripts at any time. Information about how to use Editorial Manager will be circulated before the implementation.
Lee Sigelman, the current APSR editor, and his team at George Washington University will conclude their term in August 2007. The transition from the Sigelman's GWU team to the UCLA team will be complete by the end of the calendar year, and the change will be reflected on the APSR masthead commencing with the first issue of Volume 102 in February of 2008.
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- ORGANIZED SECTION JOURNALS - MORE ACCESS TO SCHOLARSHIP
Over the past year some of the APSA Organized Sections have added journal subscriptions as part of their section membership benefits. These section journal opportunities provide access to scholarship across a number of fields and include leading journals like Political Behavior, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, Publius, and Political Analysis. In each case, the Section has negotiated significant discounts for section members over the traditional individual subscription rate making this a great bargain for section members. Visit www.apsanet.org/section_692.cfm to see which Organized Sections offer a journal and considering adding one today.
Organized Sections promote networking among members who share an interest in a particular subfield, and provide their membership with outlets for research and opportunites for scholarship. Find out more about the Organized sections at www.apsanet.org/section_178.cfm.
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- SCHOLAR SUPPORT
- BE A MENTOR - FIND A MENTOR
The APSA mentoring initiative is an opportunity for all political scientists to connect to share experience and insights about career planning, scholarship, and professional issues.
Become a Mentor
Mentors can volunteer to act as a resource for colleagues in specific areas of interest such as how to publish, how to launch a research career, how to manage career conflicts, or even how to plan for retirement. Mentors can also volunteer to be a resource for specific communities of scholars, such as groups historically underrepresented in the discipline. Or mentors may volunteer to serve as a general resource for any inquiry.
Please visit the "Become an APSA Mentor" page and review the mentoring initiative process. Be sure to complete the mentor profile to become an APSA Mentor. Once you are listed with us as a mentor, we will, from time to time, provide your name (along with others) to those seeking a mentor with your qualifications. It will then be up to the mentee to contact you directly to begin the conversation.
Find a Mentor
Graduate students, young scholars and teachers, minorities and women, senior faculty confronting retirement, or any colleagues in the discipline may wish to connect with a mentor. When you request a mentor, you will be provided with a list of contacts in the field who have expressed willingness to serve as a mentor regarding the issues you specify. You may then select from this list the individual you would like to contact, and should then directly initiate contact. Visit the "Find an APSA Mentor" page to learn more.
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- IDENTIFY TALENTED MINORITY GRADUATE SCHOOL CANDIDATES
Help APSA identify talented undergraduate minorities interested in
being recruited to doctoral programs. In 1989, APSA established the
Minority Identification (MID) Project as part of its efforts to
diversify the political science profession. Faculty members in
undergraduate programs are encouraged to contact minority students
about careers in political science and then submit the names of
promising minority candidates for graduate study to the MID database.
Core Schools -- graduate programs participating in the MID Project --
actively recruit students identified in the MID database. The program
complements the important efforts already made through the Ralph Bunche
Summer Institute and Minority Fellows Program. For more information
please visit www.apsanet.org/section_428.cfm.
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- SPACE AVAILABLE IN CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR SUMMER & FALL '07
 The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs can be an invaluable resource to political and social scientists. Housed in the APSA headquarters near Dupont Circle, the Center provides
a great base of operations for scholars researching in Washington, DC.
It offers Visiting Scholars furnished work space, telephone, fax,
computers, Internet access, conference space, a reference library, and access
to George Washington University’s Gelman Library.
Visiting Scholar stays range from a few days to 12 months. Space is limited
to APSA members and available to faculty members, post-doctoral
fellows, and advanced graduate students from the U.S. and abroad. Scholars
are expected to cover their own expenses and a modest facilities fee for
the use of the Center.
There are also a limited number of funding opportunities available to support Visiting Scholars. Prospective visiting scholars may apply at any time. Positions are
awarded on a space-available basis. Full details on the Center and the
Visiting Scholars Program, including an application form, can be found
online at www.apsanet.org/centennialcenter. You may also contact Brian
Daniels at APSA: 202-483-2512; bdaniels@apsanet.org.
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- NEWS IN THE PROFESSION
- HARVEY C. MANSFIELD JR. TO DELIVER THE 2007 JEFFERSON LECTURE ON THE HUMANITIES
WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Harvey C. Mansfield Jr., one of America's leading political scientists and a widely published author, will deliver the 2007 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today. The annual NEH-sponsored Jefferson Lecture is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and a list of previous Jefferson Lecturers is available on the Internet at www.neh.gov/. To read more about the honor and find out how to obtain an invitation to the lecture, which will be given on Tuesday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., on "How to Understand Politics: What the Humanities Can Say to Science," go to http://sev.prnewswire.com/books/20070322/DCTH10222032007-1.html.
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- UPCOMING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, & SEMINARS IN THE PROFESSION
The following lists a sample of the upcoming conferences, workshops,
and seminars in the profession and call for paper and application
deadlines. You can learn more about any of them by clicking on the link
provided.
| Date |
Title
("Call:" indicates call deadline) |
| April 2007 |
| 1 |
Marquette/UWM
Graduate Conference |
| 2 |
Call:
Coping After the War |
| 3 |
Application
Deadline: Galbraith Undergraduate Scholars Program |
| 4-7 |
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
Conference |
| 11-13 |
Political
Studies Association |
| 11-14 |
Association for Borderland Studies/ Western Social Science Association - Student Papers |
| 11-14 |
Association for Borderland Studies/ Western Social Science Association Conference |
| 12-14 |
Conference on
Undergraduate Research |
| 12-14 |
The
American Experiment: Religious Freedom |
| 12-15 |
Midwest Political Science Association
Conference |
| 12-15 |
Value
Inquiry: Social Justice and Individual Responsibility |
| 12-15 |
Student
Pugwash
USA's 14th National Conference on Science and Social Responsibility |
| 13-14 |
Law
and Democracy in the Empire of Force |
| 13-14 |
Izmir University of Economics International Student Conference |
| 13-14 |
How
our World is Changing: Dimensions of
International Migration |
| 15 |
Call:
GMU Cultural Studies Graduate Student Conference |
| 15 |
Deadline:
Residential Research Seminar on Constitutionalism |
| 16-17 |
Canadian
Rights and Freedoms in our Future |
| 17 |
Call:
Essex Graduate Conference on Political Theory |
| 17-19 |
Association
for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism |
| 18-19 |
Women and War: Human
Trafficking |
| 18-21 |
The
White Privilege Conference |
| 19 |
Call:
International Conference on e-Government |
| 19-20 |
Undergraduate
Research Conference |
| 19-21 |
Citizenship,
Sovereignty and Global Politics in the 21st Century |
| 19-22 |
British
Association for American Studies Conference |
| 19-22 |
Human
Rights, Witnessing, and Transnational Readership |
| 20 |
Research Group in International Security
Graduate Student Conference |
| 20-21 |
New
York State Political Science Association Meeting |
| 20-21 |
Diasporic
Counterpoint: Africans, Asians, and the Americas |
| 20-21 |
International
Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War |
| 25-28 |
Urban
Affairs Association Meeting |
| 26-27 |
Globalization
and
Higher Education: Knowledge, Democracy & Power |
| 27-28 |
Political
Studies Association of Ireland Post-Graduate Conference |
| 27-29 |
The
Communicative Construction of Transnational Political Spaces and Times |
| 27-29 |
Luso-Hispanic
Voices: Nation, Language and Identity |
| 27-29 |
Finding
Our
Roots: Anarchist Theory Conference
|
| 28-29 |
New
England Political Science Association Meeting |
| May 2007 |
| 1 |
Call:
Women's Leadership and Empowerment |
| 1 |
Call:
International Studies Association - West |
| 1 |
Call:
Measuring
and Comparing the Performance of Public Sectors and Public Institutions |
| 1 |
Call:
Equal Opportunities and Communication Rights: Representation,
Participation & the European Democratic Deficit |
| 1 |
Call:
Social Statistics
and Ethnic Diversity: Should we Count, How Should we Count, and Why? |
| 1 |
Call:
Governance and Life Cycle Analysis |
| 3-4 |
"Faces
of Power" Graduate Student Conference |
| 4-5 |
International
Development Assistance in The Post-Soviet Space |
| 4-5 |
Conference
of the Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy: Modern
Approaches in Competition Policy |
| 7-12 |
ECPR
Joint Sessions of Workshops |
| 10-13 |
The
Medieval Tradition of Natural Law |
| 10-13 |
International
Congress on Medieval Studies |
| 11 |
Everyday
Life in World Politics and Economics |
| 15 |
Deadline:
Peterson Prize |
| 15 |
Call:
International Conference
on e-Social Science |
For a comprehensive list of upcoming conferences and call for papers in the profession, visit APSA's conferences page: APSA Calendar of Conferences. If you know of a conference that should be on this calendar, use the form provided on that page to send us the information.
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Media Connect:
Are you interested in speaking with journalists on issues of public
interest? APSA is developing a roster of political scientists who are
willing to respond to media inquiries. 
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.