APSA Teaching & Learning Conference

The APSA Teaching & Learning Conference (TLC) is a unique conference that provides a highly interactive forum for scholars to share research and innovative tools for political science education. The conference focuses on promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning, equipping faculty with new techniques and resources for teaching, and enhancing the role of teaching in the discipline of political science.

Join us for the 17th APSA Teaching & Learning Conference (TLC), “Teaching Political Science Matters.” The conference will take place February 7-9, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia. The conference provides a forum for scholars to participate in the scholarship of teaching and learning, share pedagogical techniques, and discuss trends in political science education. Learn more.

APSA’s Contingent Faculty Status Committee Discusses their Past Work and Future Goals

October 3, 2019 Comments Off

by Catherine Guisan, Veronica Czastkiewicz, Peter Francia, Julia Lau, Susan Orr, Nathan Paxton, and Vince Stine (2018-2019 Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty in the Profession) In 2016, APSA established a status committee on […]

Call for Proposals Open: 2020 APSA Teaching & Learning Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico

June 19, 2019 Comments Off

16th APSA Teaching & Learning Conference (TLC) February 7-9, 2020 | Albuquerque, New Mexico “Teaching to Empower Students” The deadline to submit your proposals for the TLC is September 23, 2019 Submit your TLC 2020 Proposals here! […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

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Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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