Annual Meeting Engages Over 7200 Participants

Click here to find out what's happening at the next Annual MeetingThe largest gathering of political scientists in the world convened in Washington, D.C. for the 2005 APSA Annual Meeting.  The meeting drew a record attendance of over 7200 participants.

Featured plenary speakers included: David Brooks (New York Times columnist), Andrew Natsios (Administrator, USAID), and Rashid Khalidi (Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Director of the Middle East Institute, Columbia University).

  • 47 Thematic Divisions: Divisions covering a range of topics that shed light on key questions in political science and address the conference theme of "Mobilizing Democracy"

  • Record Attendance: Political scientists from around the world met in an environment promoting teaching, research, and practice in all fields of political science.  Over 7200  individuals participated in the 2006 Annual Meeting.

  • 730 Panel and Roundtable Presentations: Panel and roundtable presentations addressing every major field of political science, area studies, and international relations

  • High Profile Events: Presidential Address by Margaret Levi (University of Washington), plenary sessions by David Brooks (New York Times columnist), Andrew Natsios (Administrator, USAID), and Rashid Khalidi (Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Director of the Middle East Institute, Columbia University), and the APSA Awards Ceremony.

  • 100+ Evening Receptions: Associations, journals, caucuses, universities, organized sections, and related groups

  • World's Largest Exhibit of Political Science Publishers: Exhibition with over 150 of the most prominent political science publishers displaying their latest titles, software, and publications

  • 22 Short Courses: Professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students.

101st APSA Annual Meeting
THEME: Mobilizing Democracy

Researchers have shown that people who live in democracies earn higher wages, are freer to form organizations, enjoy a broader range of public services, and are less likely to go to war and to suffer from famines. Yet it is clearer today than it has been for decades that the struggle for democracy is ongoing ... <more on the theme>

2005 PROGRAM CHAIRS

  • James Johnson
    University of Rochester
  • Jack Knight
    Washington University, St. Louis
  • Susan Stokes
    University of Chicago

APSA is grateful for the generosity of the 2005 Annual Meeting sponsors and exhibitors. Please join us in expressing gratitude to these organizations for their support.