• Executive Committee The Executive Committee consists of the President, President-elect, Past President,Treasurer and chairs of the five policy committees. Its main duties include preparing agendas for council meetings and annual business meetings and acting on behalf of the council to dispose of policy issues deemed of insufficient weight to require decisions by the council.  

Term expiring August 31, 2021
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University
Paula McClain, Duke University
John Ishiyama, University of North Texas
David Lublin, American University
Ben Ansell, Oxford University
Mala Htun, University of New Mexico
Julia Jordan-Zachery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
David Leal, University of Texas at Austin
Suzanna Linn, Pennsylvania State University

• Conference and Meetings Policy Committee The Conferences and Meetings Committee will address issues including policies on the siting of APSA meetings and on the structure and format of APSA meetings. 

Term expiring August 31, 2021
Suzanna Linn, Pennsylvania State University, Chair
Erik Bleich, Middlebury College
Ann O'M. Bowman, Texas A&M University
Lori Marso, Union College

• Membership and Professional Development Policy Committee The Membership and Professional Development Committee will address issues including the Association’s membership structure and dues, policies with wide effect on the membership, and programming and initiatives for APSA to undertake in promotion of members’ professional development.
  Term expiring August 31, 2021
  Mala Htun, University of New Mexico, Chair
  Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Catherine Guisan, University of Minnesota
  Ido Oren, University of Florida
  Melanye Price, Prairie View A&M University
  Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago

• Publications Policy Committee The Publications Committee will address issues related to APSA publications, including journals, reports, and ebooks, and provide guidance on proposals for new APSA publications.
  Term expiring August 31, 2021
  David Leal, University of Texas at Austin, Chair
  Adam Berinksy, Massachusets Institute of Technology
  Nancy Hirschmann, University of Pennsylvania
  Nahomi Ichino, Emory University
  Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College

• Public Engagement Policy Committee The Public Engagement Committee will provide guidance on APSA programs and activities connected to amplifying the public reach of political science and, in particular, incorporating initiatives from the 2013-14 John Aldrich Task Force on improving public perceptions of political science’s value.
  Term expiring August 31, 2021
  Ben Ansell, University of Oxford, Chair
  Menna Demessie, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
  Rebecca Gill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Tamara Metz, Reed College
  John Sides, Vanderbilt University
  Alberto Simper, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

• Teaching and Learning Policy Committee The Teaching and Learning Committee will provide guidance in the coordination of teaching-related initiatives across the Association, including future directions for the Teaching and Learning Conference (currently under review) and programs and publications connected to teaching and learning.
  Term expiring August 31, 2021
  Julia Jordan-Zachery, Providence College, Chair
  Terry Gilmour, Midland College
  Michelle Deardorff, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
  Charles "Tony" Smith, University of California, Irvine
  Rocio Titiunik, University of Michigan