‣ 2025 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition
‣ Register Now! Join Scholars in Vancouver, Canada, for the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition | September 11-14, 2025
Join political science scholars at the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 11–14, 2025, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to address the latest scholarship in political science. The 2025 conference theme is “Reimagining Politics, Power, and Peoplehood in Crisis Times.”
‣ Now Live! View the Online Program
Browse panels, workshops and events in the Online Program for the meeting! Please note that you must be logged into the online program to view panel details. View this year’s program highlights.
‣ Book Your Hotel! | Vancouver, BC, Canada
The 2025 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition will take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver, Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown, and the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront.
‣ Register for Pre-Conference Short Courses
During the meeting, APSA offers pre-conference short courses are half- or full-day events that offer diverse professional development opportunities and allow attendees to connect with scholars from various backgrounds.
‣ Travel to Canada Resources
Learn about what to expect and general travel information beforehand by visiting our Travel to Canada resource page. View also travel grants
‣ Annual Career Open House
Make plans to connect with political science
departments, organizations and institutions at the
2025 APSA Annual Meeting Career Open House! APSA members get to connect with departments, institutions, and organizations for informational and informal discussions about jobs in political science. Sign up here
‣ Interview Services Registration Open
APSA provides space for employers who have posted an eJobs listing to interview candidates at the APSA Annual Meeting. Register as a department or a candidate here.
‣ Association Programs & Initiatives
 ‣ Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers: Political Science and the University In this call for papers of Perspectives on Politics, we invite political scientists to use their expertise to explain what is and ought to be happening at institutions of higher education. We encourage papers from a range of perspectives, subfields, and approaches within the discipline. Download the call for papers here. |
| Deadline: August 1, 2025 | Submit a paper |
| ‣ Calling Political Science Faculty: Submissions for APSA Campus Teaching Award Recognition Each year, APSA recognizes political science faculty who received campus teaching awards at their colleges and universities during the past academic year. Awardees will be featured in the November issue of Political Science Today. Contact [email protected] with any questions. If you or your colleague has won a Campus Teaching Award, let APSA know! |
| Deadline: August 15, 2025 | Apply here |
 ‣ Call for Papers: PS Special Issue on American Trade Policy in the 21st Century PS: Political Science & Politics invites submissions for a forthcoming special issue titled “American Trade Policy in the 21st Century.” This special issue offers political scientists an opportunity to critically engage with a defining issue of our time. We encourage timely submissions and look forward to publishing innovative work that contributes to scholarly and public understanding of American trade policy in a rapidly shifting world order. |
| Deadline: August 15, 2025 | Submit a paper |
‣ Upcoming Events
‣ Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | Register here
3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PDT
Join APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the fourth event of their professional development workshop series. This virtual workshop provides specific advice and strategies for how to teach multiple sections of American government each semester, year after year. Panelists include community college faculty from California, New York, and Texas. Topics will include: course assignments and materials, open education resources, activities and games, active learning methods, and more.
‣ Recent APSA Statements and Letters
‣ APSA Sign-on Statement Defending Academic Freedom, Democratic Institutions, and International Scholars
As a community of scholars and instructors of political science, the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the undersigned political science associations are uniquely and especially qualified to understand governments and how they interact with and shape political institutions, civic organizations, institutions of higher education, and the public. We also understand how governmental actions can pose threats not only to higher education but also for the strength of our democratic institutions.
Read full sign-on statement
‣ APSA Advocacy Program
Learn How Members Can Take Action! »
APSA’s Advocacy Program advances the discipline of political science by educating policymakers and the citizenry about political science scholarship and education.
APSA Resource Collection
‣ Why Political Science Matters: Resources for APSA Members in Times of Political and Institutional Upheaval
Check out APSA’s new resource collection, “Why Political Science Matters: Resources for APSA Members in Times of Political and Institutional Upheaval,” which includes information on APSA advocacy efforts and opportunities for member advocacy, resources for APSA members who face obstacles to engaging in their work, and a collection of scholarship and pedagogical resources on democracy and democratic backsliding.
Supporting Political Scientists
Find APSA member resources including resources on academic freedom, information about APSA’s annual meeting, member assistance, career resources, and more.
Why Political Science? The Science of Democracy
Explore collections of academic and public scholarship on democracy, democratic back-sliding, and the current crisis of American democracy. Find resources on teaching politics and civics in times of uncertainty.
Advocating for Political Science
The APSA Advocacy Program educates policy makers and the citizenry about political science scholarship and education. Learn about APSA’s advocacy programs, read APSA statements, and find action alerts.
‣ Follow APSA Announcements on PoliticalScienceNow.com
‣ APSA Memberships
‣ 2025-2026 Department Renewals are Open!
Department members get a wide variety of benefits, including unlimited complimentary job listings on our eJobs platform. More benefits for a department membership can be found here.
‣ APSA Individual Memberships
APSA offers individual memberships for current and retired faculty, students, K-12 educators, consultants, and researchers. APSA promotes scholarly research and discourse across the field of political science, while continuing to promote and expand professional opportunities.
‣ APSA Trial Memberships
APSA has established a 90-day trial membership option to provide prospective members, including graduate students, and political science job seekers an introduction to APSA’s professional development and career resources. Trial Members gain access to eJobs, APSA’s online journals, and the all-member newsletter. Learn more and activate your trial membership here.
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