American Political Science Association
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For the Arab Political Science Network
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
0 months
Description
Scholars from the Arabregionface numerous challenges totheir research, teaching, and careers due to increasedcosts of education,lack offunding, limitedresearch tools and capacities, and restricted public space anddebate.Founded in 2019, the Arab Political Science Network (APSN) works to enhancescholarly capacity and expand the field of political science in the Arab region. With renewed Corporation support,APSN will provide early-career scholars with book proposals and publication workshops anddevelop educational resources, including a podcast series, a video series on new scholarship in the field, and subtitled open-access videos on methods of research and pedagogy.
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For the Middle East and North Africa Workshops
Date
Dec. 08, 2022
Duration
48 months
Description
Academic networks and capacity-building opportunities are essential to expanding cohorts of dynamic young scholars working to build local knowledge on the Arab region. The American Political Science Association’s Middle East and North Africa (APSA MENA) Program supports political science research and networking among early-career scholars across the MENA region. With previous support from the Corporation, APSA MENA has advanced institutional-level impact through a series of workshops, departmental collaborations, research grants, and other academic opportunities. With continued support, it will expand alumni program services, hold research development and methods training workshops, collaborate with university departments in the MENA region, and offer mentoring and professional development opportunities. Corporation support will go toward staff costs, workshops, publications, scholarships, and departmental grants.
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For the Arab Political Science Network
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
25 months
Description
Founded in 2019, the Arab Political Science Network (APSN) works to enhancescholarly capacity and expand the field of political science in the Arab region. With Corporation support,APSN will build organizational capacity andinstitutionalize its academic networks.With funding from the Corporation APSN will support early-career scholars through book proposal and publication workshops; facilitate cross-regional collaboration with political scientists in Latin America and Africa on cutting-edge scholarship on global trends; and develop educational and teaching resources including a podcast series, a short video series on new scholarship in the field, and subtitled open-access methods videos.
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For the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Workshops and the Arab Political Science Network (APSN)
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
39 months
Description
Academic networks and capacity-building opportunities are essential to expanding cohorts of dynamic young scholars working to build local knowledge on the Arab region. The American Political Science Association’s Middle East and North Africa (APSA MENA) Program supports political science research and networking among early-career scholars across the MENA region. With previous support from the Corporation, APSA MENA has advanced institutional-level impact through a series of workshops, departmental collaborations, research grants, and other academic opportunities. With continued support, it will expand alumni program services and nurture a regionally-based Arab Political Science Network. Corporation support will go toward staff costs, workshops, publications, scholarships, and departmental grants.
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For professional development of political scientists from the Arab region
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
24 months
Description
This renewal is recommended in light of the American Political Science Association’s (APSA MENA) commitment to capacity building and enhancing scholarly networks of early-career political science faculty in the region. APSA MENA will expand its work to generate institutional-level impact through departmental collaborations with Arab universities. Supporting cohorts of young political scientists has been essential to the professionalization of political and social science in the region. In the next phase, services to program alumni will expand. And to compliment action at individual level, APSA MENA will begin to provide additional resources and support to political science departments at selected public universities in the region in order to create longer-term institutional impact.
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As a final grant for enriching scholarship and building lasting collaborative networks in the Middle East and North Africa
Date
Sep. 11, 2014
Duration
36 months
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For a program of annual workshops for social scientists from the Arab world, in partnership with the American University in Cairo
Date
Sep. 13, 2012
Duration
24 months