American Academy of Political and Social Science

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The American Academy of Political and Social Science was founded in 1889 to promote progress in the social sciences. Sparked by Professor Edmund J. James[1] and drawing from members of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and others, the Academy sought to establish communication between scientific thought and practical effort.[2]

The primary modes of communication were to be the bimonthly journal, The Annals,[3], annual meetings, symposia, and special publications. Difficult topics were not avoided. The 1901 annual meeting was on race relations in America,[4] and included a paper by Booker T. Washington.[5]

Membership was open and inclusive[2] with emphasis on intelligent inquiry, women were included in the initial membership.[4] The Academy's members have included not only academicians, but distinguished public servants such as Herbert Hoover and Francis Perkins.[2] Perhaps for this reason, it is not a member of the American Council of Learned Societies.[4][6] Nevertheless in 2000 the Academy began selecting and installing Fellows in recognition of social scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the field.[7]

Contents

[edit] Early Presidents of the Academy

  • 1889-1895 - Edmund J. James
  • 1896-1900 - Roland P. Falkner
  • 1900-1902 - Samuel McCune Lindsay
  • 1902-1929 - Leo S. Rowe
  • 1930-1932 - Ernest M. Patterson

[edit] The Annals

The Annals began publication in July 1890 and continues to this day (2007). In 2003 it changed from its traditional plain orange cover to including photographs.[7]

[edit] Editors

  • 1890-1895, Edmund J. James
  • 1896-1900, Roland P. Falkner
  • Jan. 1901-Mar. 1902, Henry R. Seager
  • May 1902-Sept. 1914, Emory R. Johnson
  • Nov. 1914-July 1929, Clyde L. King
  • Sept. 1929-July 1951, Thorsten Sellin

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Falkner, Roland P. (1896) "Editorial" Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 7: pp. 74-77
  2. ^ a b c "About the Academy: History" American Academy of Political and Social Science
  3. ^ Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ISSN 0002-7162
  4. ^ a b c Lara, Antonio and Rich, Paul (2003) "The American Academy of Political and Social Science in the Twenty-First Century" Special publication American Academy of Political and Social Science
  5. ^ Lindsay, Samuel McCune (1901) "Report of the Academy Committee on Meetings. Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Philadelphia, April 12 and 13, 1901" Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 18: pp. 181-187
  6. ^ [http://www.acls.org/ls-cao.htm#socs "ACLS Constituent Learned Societies" American Council of Learned Societies
  7. ^ a b Pearson, Robert W. (2003) "A New Look at The American Academy of Political and Social Science" Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 585(Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century): pp. 6-7, p.7

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