The purpose of this section is to provide a forum for members with an interest in the use of computers, the Internet, and multimedia in teaching, research, and policy applications in political science and all related subfields and disciplines.
Founded: 1988
Yearly membership dues: $0 for students and $8 for other members. Subscription to Journal of Information Technology and Politics included with membership.
Website: http://apsaitp.org/
Public Discussion List: APSA Connect discussion
Journal: Journal of Information Technology and Politics; published 4 times per year with electronic-only access.
Newsletter: Information Technology and Politics Newsletter
Section Counts
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Chair
Ben Epstein
DePaul University
Vice-Chair
Cristian Vaccari
Loughborough University
Secretary
Bob Boynton
University of Iowa
Treasurer
Cecilia Manrique
University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse
2019 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Cristian Vaccari
Loughborough University
Journal Editor
Journal of Information Technology and Politics
Mike Jensen
University of Canberra
Council
Term: 09/2017 - 08/2019
Filippo Trevisan, American University
Lauren Copeland, Baldwin Wallace University
Andrew Chadwick, Loughborough University
Terri Towner, Oakland University
Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.
All section 18. Information Technology and Politics awards to-date »
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award recognizes the best book in the area of Information Technology and Politics. The contest is limited to books published in the previous calendar year.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2019
Best Conference Paper
Best paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2019
Best Dissertation Award
The Best
Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation in the area of Information
Technology and Politics defended April 1 or later of the previous calendar year
(after April 1, 2018 for the 2019 award).
Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2019
Best Information Technology & Politics Article Award
Best article published in information technology and politics published in the previous calendar year (ie 2018 for 2019’s award call; must have appeared in an issue – articles that are published as online first should be considered for the year in which they are published in their final version).
Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2019
Best Student Paper
Best student paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA.
Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2019
Best Public Facing Scholarship
Best public-facing scholarship published in the previous calendar year (ie 2017 for 2018’s award call). This includes blog posts and popular press publications intended for a broad public audience.
Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2019
Best Information Technology
Best information technology, including hardware, software, scripts, packages, etc. Any nomination should explain why the candidate is appropriate for this category. Timing on this award is more flexible, but nominations should indicate general use in the most current year.
Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2019