APSA’s Department of International Programs works to support the integrity and advancement of political science scholarship by promoting closer interaction between American and non-American political scientists and greater cross-fertilization of their substantive and methodological concerns. Enhancing APSA’s internationalization benefits the discipline by expanding our networks, enriching our theories, and broadening our perspectives. For more information on APSA’s international projects and initiatives, contact astinson@apsanet.org.

APSA-USKI Graduate Publication Seminar The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS (USKI) are pleased to announce a Call for Applications for PhD students and early-career faculty who would like to participate in a Graduate Publication Seminar in fall 2015. This seminar will be a unique opportunity to advance current individual research towards publication and develop scholarly networks with colleagues doing work on Korea or East Asian politics. The two-day seminar will be hosted by USKI from October 26-28, 2015 and held on campus at the The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington, DC. The organizers will cover transportation and accommodation costs for up to 8 qualified applicants. For more information, download the Call for Applications.pdf and contact astinson@apsanet.org. The deadline for applications is October 9, 2015. Submit your application now! MENA Workshops The MENA Workshops program is a multi-year collaboration with early-career political scientists in the Arab Middle East and North Africa to enhance scholarly networks and support political science research across the region. For more information on MENA Workshops visit us at apsanet.org/menaworkshops.  The deadline for participant applications to the 2016 MENA Workshop on “Civil Society in MENA” is December 20, 2015. For more information, download the Call for Applications.pdf and contact menaworkshops@apsanet.org. Submit your application now!

African Studies Association
Pre-registration for their annual meeting closes on September 30, 2015. The meeting will be held in San Diego, CA from November

Middle East Studies Association
Pre-registration for their annual meeting closes on October 23, 2015. The meeting will be held in Denver, CO from November 21-24, 2015

Association of Asian Studies
Pre-registration for their annual meeting will begin in October 2015. The meeting will be held in Seattle, WA from March 31 – April 3, 2016. 

Latin American Studies Association
Pre-registration for their international congress closes on March 31, 2016. The meeting will be held in New York, NY from May 27-30, 2016.

European Political Science Association 
The call for papers for their annual conference opens in September 2015. The meeting will be held in Brussels, Belgium from June 23-25, 2016.

International Political Science Association 
The call for papers for their world congress closes on October 7, 2015. The meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from July 23-28, 2016.

Additional Opportunities

Africa Workshops
The Africa Workshops program was an eight-year collaboration with early-career political scientists in sub-Saharan Africa to enhance scholarly networks and support political science research across the region. From 2008-2015, over 230 scholars from 32 different countries took part in the initiative. For more information visit Africa Workshops at apsanet.org/africaworkshops.

Book Donation Program
As APSA continues to develop networks with institutions in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, we are now partnering with a greater number of universities and research centers with significant financial and structural constraints. Many scholars at these institutions do not have access to the seminal literature and cutting-edge research developments in their field. The APSA book donation program seeks to address this challenge by connecting individual donors and publishers with university libraries in non-OECD countries.

APSA now accepts donations of research monographs and upper level books (textbooks accepted only with prior approval) on political science and allied humanities and social science topics. Books must be in good condition, with no visible rips, tears, or permanent margin notes. APSA will solicit, collect, and catalog donations, as well as coordinate shipping arrangements with receiving partners.

Receiving institutions include former host partners of APSA’s International Workshops, individual research centers in the CAORC network, and other partners.  Currently, this network extends through the following countries: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, and Tunisia. For more information, contact astinson@apsanet.org.

Targeted International Membership
APSA's Targeted International Membership (TIM) is available to scholars in low-income and lower-middle income countries.  Established as part of APSA's internationalization initiative in 2005, TIM provides the opportunity for scholars residing in eligible countries to become full members of the Association at a significantly reduced annual dues rate of $40 (U.S.) for up to three years. Benefits of TIM include complete access to APSA benefits, including: online services; discounted publications; eJOBS service; subscription to the electronic or hard copy versions of PS: Political Science & Politics, Perspectives on Politics, and the American Political Science Review; discounted registration for the Annual Meeting; and access to the Directory of Members. Learn more here. 

Centennial Center: James Bryce Fund for International Political Science
The James Bryce fund was established in honor of the British historian and politician to support the global study of political life and the internationalization of the political science discipline and profession. The fund provides supplemental support for research residencies at the Centennial Center and elsewhere, collaborative research workshops involving political scientists from the United States and abroad, and teaching and curriculum development programs for emerging political science communities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, click here. 

International Committee
The committee on international political science recommends policy to the APSA council with regard to international membership issues, supports relationships with other national and international political science associations, and promotes the inclusiveness of APSA's work and activities in ways that transcend national boundaries. See the more on the International Committee here.