American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, it publishes four academic journals: American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, and PS: Political Science & Politics. APSA Organized Sections publish or are associated with 15 additional journals.
American Political Science Association headquarters located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. | |
| Formation | 1903 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW |
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Region | United States |
| Fields | Political science |
President | Mark E. Warren |
Executive Director | Steven Rathgeb Smith |
Main organ | 4 journals |
| Website | apsanet |
APSA presidents serve one-year terms. The current president is Mark E. Warren of the University of British Columbia. Woodrow Wilson, who later became President of the United States, was APSA president in 1909. APSA's headquarters are at 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in a historic building that was owned by Admiral George Remy, labor leader Samuel Gompers, the American War Mothers, and Harry Garfield, son of President James A. Garfield and president of the association from 1921 to 1922.
APSA administers the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs, which offers fellowships, conference, research space and grants for scholars, and administers Pi Sigma Alpha, the honor society for political science students. It also periodically sponsors seminars and other events for political scientists, policymakers, the media, and the general public.