| International Association for Political Science Students | |
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| Abbreviation | IAPSS |
| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | International Student's Association |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose/focus | Educational |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana |
| Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | private persons |
| Official languages | English |
| Chairperson | Luca Martinelli |
| Main organ | General Assembly |
| Website | iapss.org |
The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is a platform for political science students and students interested in political science issues. The Association is international, politically independent, non-profit and student-run, and aims to have global impact in the political science sphere.
Founded in Leiden, The Netherlands in 1998, is composed by 80 Associations, mostly from Europe and Latin America. In 2003, it has established 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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The idea of an international Political Science students' network was first discussed in 1996, when students from Leiden University visited colleagues in Rome, Italy. The first IAPSS General Assembly was held in Leiden, The Netherlands in 1998, where the Association was incorporated.
During years, IAPSS evolved from network to a real "umbrella-association": in 2003, a Permanent Seat was established in Ljubljana, Slovenia; in 2004, the first stable Executive Committee (ExCom) was elected, which would have coordinated projects and activities on various levels directly from the Slovenian capital; in 2005, was deliberated the incorporation of a new Association in Slovenia, which succeeded the Dutch one.
By the end of 2010, IAPSS has grown to 80 Associations from 50 different Countries from Europe, Asia and Latin America. For the latter, has been established the first IAPSS Regional Centre, while another one is on his way for Western Balkans.
The bodies of the Association are:
The Annual Conference and General Assembly (AC/GA) is the principal event of the Association and is held yearly. It is organized by one of the Association Members, elected from the GA itself.
It is divided in two parts: the Annual Conference, made of seminars, lectures and debates, on a theme regarding Political Science, chosen by the Association Member who organizes AC/GA; and the General Assembly, which discusses and approves guidelines and elects the IAPSS bodies for next year.
| Year | City | Title |
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| 1998 | Leiden | The Foundation Conference |
| 1999 | Oslo | European Security beyond 2000 |
| 2000 | Debrecen | Nations and Minorities |
| 2001 | Rome | Humankind and Globalisation |
| 2002 | Bucharest | New Europe: The Quest for Identity and Legitimacy |
| 2003 | Ljubljana | New Wind |
| 2004 | Marburg | Good Knowledge: Education as an Object of Trade |
| 2005 | Moscow | The End of the Transition Paradigm |
| 2006 | Amsterdam | Global Crime |
| 2007 | Amsterdam | Globalising Citizenship |
| 2008 | Thessaloniki | The Future of Governance in the 21st Century |
| 2009 | Ljubljana | The Future of Political Science |
| 2010 | Leiden | Water Politics |
| 2011 | Lisbon | World Leadership |
| 2012 | Bremen | The States they are A-changing |
The Annual Academic Conference (AAC) is an international conference, held yearly, on some Political Science issue. It is organized from one of the Association Members, elected from the GA.
| Year | City | Title |
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| 2006 | Trieste | Nonviolence: history, politics, rights, international value? |
| 2007 | Cluj-Napoca | Sovereignty in a globalizing world |
| 2008 | Rome | The Giant's rise |
| 2009 | Belgrade | Stand up for peace |
| 2011 | Thessaloniki | "European Identity" |
| Year | City | Type | Title |
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| 2000 | Marburg | IAPSS Regional Conference | Post Cold War Europe |
| 2001 | Bucharest | IAPSS Regional Conference | The Bridges Network |
| 2002 | Ljubljana | IAPSS Regional Conference | Good Morning Terrorism |
| 2003 | Reykjavik | IAPSS Regional Conference | Globalization and National Identity |
| 2004 | Helsinki | IAPSS Nordic Conference | The Role of Nordic Cooperation in Enlarging Europe |
| Cluj-Napoca | IAPSS Summer school | Reinforcing IAPSS Team | |
| Leiden | IAPSS Regional Conference for Northern Europe | European Integration | |
| 2005 | Bern/Zurich | IAPSS Regional Conference | Neutrality in International Context: Good, Bad or just Making Rich? |
| 2006 | Rome | "Old, New and Future Europe" Conferences | Europe – Plurality of the Identities |
| Ljubljana | "Old, New and Future Europe" Conferences | Europe in the World | |
| Bucharest | "Old, New and Future Europe" Conferences | Further European Enlargement | |
| 2007 | Ljubljana | IAPSS International seminar | Youth Bridging the Gap: Reaching out to the Roma |
| 2008 | Ljubljana | IAPSS Going Green | Confronting Energy and Climate Change Policies |
Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science (also Politikon) is the principal academic review of the Association. Founded in 2001, it is published twice a year.
Politikon publishes undergraduate and graduate student scholarship from around the world. The peer-review and refereeing process involves academic experts from across the world and abstracts from Politikon are included in the International Political Science Association’s (IPSA) Annual International Political Science Abstracts.
A Different View (also ADV) is the Association's monthly. Founded in 2005, ADV deals with a wide range of topics including political, social, cultural, economic affairs.
The magazine is published online each month on the IAPSS website in PDF format, and through the World Student Press Agency syndacation.
It gives undergraduate and graduate students from around the world the opportunity to shed light on the issues that their country faces through the publication of original op-ed articles.
From 1999 to 2004, the Chairperson of the Association Member intended to organize the AC/GA was also the Chairperson of IAPSS. From October 1, 2004, a stable Board has been established.
| Year | Chairperson |
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| 1998 | Matthijs Luijke |
| 1999 | Halvard Leira |
| 2000 | Ferenc Pénzes |
| 2001 | Alessio Sanguinetti |
| 2002 | Claudiu Craciun |
| 2003 | Blaž Gorjup |
| 2004 | Stefan Cibian Cornelia Schöler |
| 2004-2005 | Matija Kovač |
| 2005-2006 | Yvon Braam |
| 2006-2007 | Iana Stantieru |
| 2007-2008 | Alexandros Samaras |
| 2008-2009 | Alejandro Delmar Inioque |
| 2009-2010 | Yoana Balchova |
| 2010-2011 | Luca Martinelli |