International Association for Political Science Students

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The official logo of the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS).
The official logo of the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS).

The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is an international organisation which represents and links students of political science, international relations and related fields.

Following the 2003 General Assembly of IAPSS the association has maintained a permanent seat in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

IAPSS represents some 10,000 students of political science worldwide and works in partnership with the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and other international bodies to develop the study of political science worldwide.

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[edit] History

IAPSS Member Association SSE Cluj promoting the 2006 Europe Day in Cluj, Romania
IAPSS Member Association SSE Cluj promoting the 2006 Europe Day in Cluj, Romania

In 1996 political science students from Leiden, The Netherlands visited colleagues in Rome, Italy. At this meeting the idea of an international association for students in political science was discussed. In 1998 the first General Assembly of what would come to be known as IAPSS was held in Leiden, The Netherlands and the association was incorporated under Dutch law in that year.

By the end of 1999 IAPSS had grown to encompass 20 member associations from 15 countries across Europe and Africa. By 2001 IAPSS had gained member associations from most European states as well as South Africa, Tanzania, Russia and Puerto Rico.

Today IAPSS has member associations from more than 40 countries worldwide and individual members from even more. Including individual members and the members of Association Members, IAPSS claims some 10,000 affiliated students on every continent.

[edit] IAPSS General Assembly

Main article: IAPSS Events

The IAPSS General Assembly is the main decision making body of the association. The General Assembly meets annually to decide on the future direction of IAPSS and to elect students to act as members of the various IAPSS committees.

The location and theme of the General Assembly conference varies each year. The cities that have hosted a General Assembly and the themes of the conferences so far are:

[edit] Elected Officials

Main article: History of IAPSS elected officials

IAPSS elects representatives to three committees and one editorial baord at the General Assembly each year. All previous committees and elected officials are archived at the IAPSS website. At the 2006 General Assembly in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and through the e-GA in January 2007 IAPSS elected the following members for the 2007 mandate:

[edit] Executive Committee

The IAPSS ExCom as elected at the 2006 General Assembly in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The IAPSS ExCom as elected at the 2006 General Assembly in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Chairperson: Alexandros Samaras
  • Vice-Chairperson: Klavdija Pojbic
  • Vice-Chairperson: Tanja Skander
  • Secretary General: Marius Dobai
  • Treasurer: Harm Berend Wiegmann
  • Member: Gina Kosmidou
  • Member: Marco Bonetti
  • Member: Roxana Tatiana Santa
  • Premium Association Member: Zena Prodromou

[edit] Supervisory Committee

  • Jerome Huegli
  • Giulia Pischianz
  • Iana Stantieru

[edit] Disciplinary Commission

  • Sander Van Haperen
  • Barbara Simonic
  • Raluca Teodor

[edit] Politikon Editorial Board

2007-2008 Mandate:

  • Editor in Chief: Klavdija Pojbic - Slovenia
  • Editorial Board Members:
  • Adrien Jahier - France
  • Andrea Amici - Italy
  • Mehmet Ozkan - Turkey

[edit] A Different View Editorial Board

According to the new policy adopted by the Executive Committee, the Editorial Board for IAPSS monthly magazine A Different View will be composed of one Editor-in-Chief and two Co-Editors. For 2007-2008, the following comprise the Editorial Board of ADV:

  • Editor-in-Chief: Hortenzia Hosszu - Hungary
  • Co-Editor : Berekashvili Bakari - Georgia
  • Co-Editor: Irma Qehajaj - Albania

[edit] Publications

IAPSS produces three regular publications.

The IAPSS Newsletter is an occasional communication to all members of IAPSS which includes news from the Executive Committee about IAPSS events, future plans of the Association and reports from IAPSS Officers around the world, including its representative to the Council of Europe. The IAPSS Newsletter is distributed via email to IAPSS members.

Main article: A Different View

A Different View, popularly known as ADV, is the monthly political magazine of IAPSS. It includes academic and opinion articles written by both members and non-members of IAPSS from around the world. It is published as a PDF document on the IAPSS website every month. Previously edited by Giselle Quintenla (Argentina), Dylan Kissane (Australia), and Thomas Bobinger (Germany), the current Editor-in-Chief is Dr. Hortenzia Hosszu (Hungary).

Main article: Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science

Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science is a fully peer reviewed academic journal. Managed by an international Editorial Board (which, in 2006/07, includes representatives from Australia, Denmark, Italy and Romania) and drawing on internationally recognised reviewers, the journal is published twice annually. One issue is exclusively published online while the other is published online and in hard copy.

IAPSS also maintains a blog: The IAPSS Telegraph but it is rarely updated.

[edit] See also

IAPSS

IAPSS Partners

IAPSS Publications

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