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In the third and final panel in “Democracy in the Balance,” a series of virtual discussions about democratic vulnerability and resilience in the United States, “Frontiers of Democratic Reform” on April 20 will explore the practical steps that can be taken to guard against democratic backsliding in the United States and bolster the integrity of a functional national government.

The American Academy of Political and Social Science webinar, “Civic Responsibility and the Repair of American Democracy,” starts at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 1.

possible solutions to this crisis, especially around unsheltered individuals and families, and what opportunities for real change are available at the local, state and federal levels. 

Children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman, the founder or the Children’s Defense Fund and its leader for four decades, will receive the 2022 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize from the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

On May 13, the American Academy of Political and Social Science hosted an online seminar, co-sponsored by SAGE Publishing, that […]

Princeton sociologist Marta Tienda will be the next president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

What can we do to make child welfare services and systems more proactive, preventative, and holistic? This was the question […]

Carol Anderson, Jacob Hacker, Rucker Johnson, Mary Pattillo and Kathryn Sikkink are the 2021 cohort of fellows for the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Join the American Academy of Political and Social Science and the Institute for Research on Poverty for a webinar on […]

“Can Democracy Survive Growing Inequality?” will be presented on January 14 as an online panel discussion, moderated by David Leonhardt of The New York Times and featuring the five scholars elected to the American Academy of Political and Social Science as 2020 fellows.

Social Science Space took this opportunity of a call for nominations to ask Tom Kecskemethy, executive director of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, about the Moynihan prize specifically and career awards more broadly.

With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting nearly every area of household health, social, and economic well-being, individuals and communities across all […]