Political Science

THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ("APSA") SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING AND INFORMED DISCOURSE ABOUT POLITICS, POLICY, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES A LIVELY, DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PRACTITIONERS WHO BRING WIDE-RANGING INTERESTS, METHODOLOGIES, AND PERSPECTIVES TO THE ANALYSIS AND CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS. THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATES INFORMATION, FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS, AND PUBLICIZES RESEARCH FINDINGS ON IMPORTANT THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES, AND PUBLISHES A VARIETY OF MATERIALS RELEVANT TO THE DISCIPLINE. IT ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF POLITICAL SCIENTISTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, IMPORVE TEACHING, DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE AND TO WIDER PUBLICS.

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT THOUGHT SEEKS TO EXPAND AWARENESS OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS,AND PEACE. CIT WORKS WITH TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, AND FREE-MARKET ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND BRING THE IDEAS OF LIBERTY TO FREEDOM-LOVING PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE.

THE SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL PROCESSES. IT HOLDS AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, PUBLISHES AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL, AND PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS A YEAR.

THROUGH RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS, THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL ECONOMY (IPE) PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMICS, LAW, AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

THE INSTITUTES SPONSORS SEMINARS AND CREATES VIDEOS DESIGNED TO GIVE TEACHERS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN RESPONSIBILITY.

TO SEEK TO IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICY AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY BY ORGANIZING SCHOLARS WORKING IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND CONNECTING SCHOLARS AND THEIR RESEARCH TO POLICYMAKERS, CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS, AND THE MEDIA.