Author: American Academy of Political and Social Science

The American Academy of Political and Social Science, one of the nation’s oldest learned societies, is dedicated to the use of social science to address important social problems. For over a century, our flagship journal, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, has brought together public officials and scholars from across the disciplines to tackle issues ranging from racial inequality and intractable poverty to the threat of nuclear terrorism. Today, through conferences and symposia, podcast interviews with leading social scientists, and the annual induction of Academy Fellows and presentation of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, the Academy is dedicated to bridging the gap between academic research and the formation of public policy.

Watch AAPSS Fellows Induction Event: Can Democracy Survive Growing Inequality?
Announcements
January 14, 2021

Watch AAPSS Fellows Induction Event: Can Democracy Survive Growing Inequality?

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AAPSS Seeks Papers on Mitigating Inequalities Spotlighted by COVID
Announcements
July 27, 2020

AAPSS Seeks Papers on Mitigating Inequalities Spotlighted by COVID

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Article Collection Examines How to Prevent Police Killings
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June 2, 2020

Article Collection Examines How to Prevent Police Killings

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AAPSS Awards Economist William Nordhaus 2020 Moynihan Prize
Announcements
March 24, 2020

AAPSS Awards Economist William Nordhaus 2020 Moynihan Prize

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AAPSS Names Five 2020 Fellows

AAPSS Names Five 2020 Fellows

Swelling its total roll call of fellows to 140 elected in the past two decades, the directors of the American Academy of Political and Social Science have elected five distinguished scholars to be inducted as fellows of the AAPSS. Katherine Cramer, Eric Foner, Helen Milner, Mario Small, and Bruce Western will be inducted at a ceremony in October.

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Chetty, Crenshaw, Krugman Among AAPSS Inductees for 2019

Chetty, Crenshaw, Krugman Among AAPSS Inductees for 2019

The American Academy of Political and Social Science announced today five eminent scholars who will join the academy as fellows in 2019: Raj Chetty, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Paul Krugman, Nicholas Lemann, Alondra Nelson will officially join the academy on the evening of October 3, 2019, in a ceremony in Washington, DC.

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Video: Evidence-Based Policy in the Trump Era

Video: Evidence-Based Policy in the Trump Era

New Video highlighting the July 19th session held at the Brookings Institution on the new 2018 volume of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Featuring Sen. Todd Young (R) & Sen. Tom Carper (D), assessing how ‘evidence in public policy is faring, currently, in the Trump administration.

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AAPSS Names 2018 Fellows

AAPSS Names 2018 Fellows

The American Academy of Political and Social Science will induct the organizer of the American Opportunity Survey and a professor of social work who focuses on how public policy affects children and families as two of the five eminent scholars to be inducted as fellows of the academy this year.

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Former OSTP Chief Holdren to Receive 2018 Moynihan Prize

Former OSTP Chief Holdren to Receive 2018 Moynihan Prize

Physicist John Holdren, the longest-serving presidential science adviser in U.S. history, will receive the 2018 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize from the American Academy of Political and Social Science. This marks the first time that the Moynihan Prize has gone to a natural scientist.

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Nominations Sought for 2019 AAPSS’ Moynihan Prize

Nominations Sought for 2019 AAPSS’ Moynihan Prize

The American Academy of Political and Social Science welcomes nominations for the 2019 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, with a deadline of October 17 for letters of nomination to be submitted.

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Princeton Economist Alan Krueger to Receive Moynihan Prize

Princeton Economist Alan Krueger to Receive Moynihan Prize

The American Academy of Political and Social Science selected economist and Princeton economist Alan Krueger as the winner of the 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize.

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AAPSS Names 2017 Fellows

AAPSS Names 2017 Fellows

A sociologist who has helped understand the complex issues of race in the United States, a political scientist who heads the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, and a psychologist whose work explains how we as human respond to threat are among the new class of fellows for the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

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