The Political Studies Association ( PSA ) is a learned society in the United Kingdom which exists to develop and promote the study of politics . It is the leading association in its field in the United Kingdom, with an international membership including academics in political science and current affairs, theorists and practitioners, policy makers, researchers and students in higher education.
19-634: The PSA was founded in 1950, following the establishment of the International Political Science Association in 1949, and was initially supported by a grant from UNESCO . The PSA has a network of over fifty "Specialist Groups" that provide a research focus for members and receive support from the PSA. The PSA publishes five journals : The PSA holds an annual awards ceremony, giving prizes to political scientists, journalists and politicians . Academic prizes include
38-411: A global political science community. Such linkages put political science in a stronger position to contribute to the quality of public deliberation and decision-making as well as to the understanding of an increasingly interconnected political world. Ultimately, IPSA supports the role of political science in empowering men and women to participate more effectively in political life, whether within or beyond
57-561: A steady pace. Today, 59 national associations are collective members of IPSA. Each collective member is represented on IPSA's central governing organ, the council. The council lays down broad policy guidelines for the association and elects the executive committee, which is responsible for the conduct of IPSA's affairs between congresses. Individual and associate membership was introduced in the early 1950s. Starting with 52 members in 1952, IPSA's individual membership now stands at more than 4,428 members. The association has worked hard to increase
76-633: Is an international scholarly association. IPSA is devoted to the advancement of political science in all parts of the world. During its history it has helped build bridges between East and West, North and South, and has promoted collaboration between scholars in both established and emerging democracies. Its aim is to create a global political science community in which all can participate, most recently it has been extending its reach in Eastern Europe and Latin America. IPSA has consultative status with
95-448: Is the biennial congress. Starting in 1950 and 1952, world congresses have since been taking place every three years. From small beginnings, they have developed into major international scientific occasions, typically attracting about 2000 participants. As of 2012, world congresses are held every other year. In addition to these major events, IPSA sponsors other types of scholarly meetings such as conferences, roundtables and workshops. Since
114-524: Is to create an inclusive and global political science community in which all can participate. It seeks to promote collaboration between scholars in emerging and established democracies and to support the academic freedoms needed for the social sciences to flourish. The activities and policies of IPSA reflect its global mission. It has been highly successful in the encouragement of national political science associations and today there are 59 such associations affiliated with IPSA. IPSA has maintained its links with
133-746: The International Political Science Abstracts , World Political Science , Participation , and the IPSA Portal , also seek to meet the needs of political scientists in different parts of the world. As part of IPSA's global mission to support and promote political science, it now conducts summer schools in research methods across the globe, for example, in South America and South Africa. IPSA strives to ensure balanced representation in terms of region, gender and stage of career in all its activities – for example,
152-1148: The 1970s, one of the most dynamic areas of growth within IPSA has been the activity of its RCs. In addition to organizing panels at the triennial congresses, RCs organize their own meetings between congresses, publish newsletters and issue other publications. IPSA now has 49 active RCs with interests ranging from political finance to gender and language politics and comparative democratization. IPSA offers summer schools in São Paulo, Brazil (since 2010), Stellenbosch, South Africa (2011-2013), Singapore (since 2012), Ankara/Antalya, Turkey (since 2013), Mexico (since 2016), St. Petersburg (since 2017), Naples (since 2018) and Montréal (since 2020). IPSA summer schools are intended to give social sciences scholars access to high-quality advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science and political science research methods. IPSA's extensive publishing program has included International Political Science Abstracts ( IPSA ) (1951–present); International Political Science Review (1980–present) and
171-1185: The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations ( ECOSOC ) and it is a member of the International Science Council , which brings together over 230 science organizations across the world and actively cooperates with partners from the United Nations system, such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Since its beginning, national political science associations have constituted its core. Its founder members included American , Canadian , French and Indian political science associations. By 1960, 24 more national associations had joined up. Since then, collective membership has been expanding at
190-587: The Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize, for lifetime contribution to political studies and the W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize for the best book published in political science during the preceding year. In 2000, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the PSA also awarded one-off Lifetime Achievement Awards to Brian Barry , Jean Blondel , David Butler , Bernard Crick , Denis Healey , Edward Heath , Stanley Hoffmann , Roy Jenkins , and Richard Rose . In 2012, Professor Vicky Randall , who served as chair of
209-549: The United Nations and has supported the development of other international and regional political science organizations. IPSA World Congresses of Political Science are now held every second year, moving between continents. The participation of scholars from less developed countries is supported through travel grants and the Global South Solidarity Fund. IPSA's research committees offer opportunities for political scientists working in particular sub-fields of
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#1732794624349228-427: The association from 2008 until 2011, was granted a Special Recognition Award in honour of “her tireless work integrating gender analysis into political science and her efforts to secure fairer representation of women in political life and the study of politics”. International Political Science Association The International Political Science Association ( IPSA ), founded under the auspices of UNESCO in 1949,
247-465: The bulletin of the association, Participation .(1977–) . More recently, IPSA has offered an online publication, IPSAPortal , which provides ratings and links for the top 300 web sites for political science worldwide. Finally, IPSA offers a monthly information email called Newsletter . From 2014 to 2019, IPSA also published World Political Science , in collaboration with De Gruyter. The association awards various scholarly awards to leading scholars in
266-408: The creation of a new research committee must be supported by political scientists from at least seven countries and two continents. Conference panels and roundtables are expected to display similar diversity, with representation from more than one continent and at least four countries. By linking scholars from North and South as well as East and West, IPSA seeks to strengthen the networks that underpin
285-422: The discipline to associate with colleagues from around the world. Organizing events between World Congresses and playing a major role in these Congresses, the research committees encourage the worldwide pooling of skills and resources by working both together and in conjunction with specialist sub-groups of national associations. IPSA publications, including the lead journal International Political Science Review ,
304-498: The field, including the Karl Deutsch Award . International Political Science Abstracts International Political Science Abstracts/Documentation Politique Internationale ( IPSA ) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers political science . The editors-in-chief are Paul J. Godt ( American University of Paris ) and Serge Hutig ( Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques ). The journal
323-457: The involvement of women, who now make up more than a third of the membership. Associate membership is open to institutions engaged in research or teaching in the area of political science and is hovering at around 110 institutions worldwide. The special mandate of IPSA, expressed in its Constitution, is to support the development of political science in all parts of the world, building academic networks linking East and West, North and South. Its aim
342-405: The states in which they live. IPSA's academic activities fall under three main headings: 1) organizing biennial world congresses as well as regular events between congresses; 2) promoting research in political science, notably through a wide-reaching network of research committees (RCs); and 3) disseminating research and information through a range of publications. IPSA's principal academic activity
361-408: Was established in 1951 and is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). The journal is abstracted and indexed in: This article about a journal on politics or political science is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See tips for writing articles about academic journals . Further suggestions might be found on
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