Mission
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, IMPROVE TEACHING, DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE AND TO WIDER PUBLICS.