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Welcome from APSA |
The Political Communication section of APSA was organized to bring together academics and practitioners who study or observe communication and politics. Our membership numbers nearly 500. Members engage in a variety of research areas within the subfield of political communication, such as American political communication, comparative political communication, communication in international relations, the role of the Internet, agenda setting, public opinion, and many other topics. Our section sponsors an annual pre-conference held on the day prior to the opening of the APSA conference. The day-long conference typically is held at a university venue in the host city for APSA and features nearly 100 scholars from all over the world. Centered on a particular theme, such as terrorism, new media, or new technology, the conference provides an opportunity for a small conference setting in the midst of the large, and ever growing, APSA meeting. Also, the section holds an annual business meeting and reception at the APSA. During the business meeting, awards are given for best paper, best book, best graduate paper, and career achievement. In addition, the section co-sponsors the journal, Political Communication, a regular newsletter, and this website. Please browse through this website to learn more about the ICA division and APSA section and our current activities. Also, please feel free to join us as new members of our respective organizations. Richard Davis |
Welcome from ICA |
Political Communication is one of the largest and oldest divisions of ICA, with more than 500 members from four dozen countries. Our members explore broadly the interplay of communication and politics. Specific work ranges from international relations and comparative work to the interactions among citizens, officials, and governments. Intellectually, members do important systems and policy work, as well as critical and cultural analyses. Our work examines the politics all forms of technology and media, as well as political rhetoric and psychology. The division also has a reputation for methodological rigor. Division activities include a forum for intellectual discussions (see the link on the division page of the ICA site), an annual meeting with cutting-edge research and some of the best attended sessions, panels, and events, and an array of awards for research articles, books, and career achievement. The ICA Political Communication Division and the Political Communication Section of the American Political Science Association also co-sponsor the highly acclaimed and heavily cited journal Political Communication and the newsletter, Political Communication Report, an online tri-annual with timely items, such as grants and calls for papers, and more durable discussions of current issues in politics, communication, and research. The pages of this site explain who we are, what we do, and how you can join our scholarly community. We look forward to hearing from you and having you join either the ICA division, the APSA section, or both. Kevin Barnhurst |