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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · 8h

New APSA Fieldwork Guide now live!

Developed by the Authoritarian and Challenging Environments Research Group (ACERG), the guide supports researchers and institutions working in complex or high-risk settings.

Read more: auspsa.org.au/fieldwork-gu...

Fieldwork Guide for Researchers in Authoritarian and Challenging Environments - Australian Political Studies Association

This guide has been developed by the Authoritarian and Challenging Environments Research Group (ACERG), a specialist group of the Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) which was established ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · 16d

🌿 Reminder: APSA 2025 Prizes Open

🏆 Pete Hay Prizes in Environmental Politics
• 🎤 Conf. Presentation (ECRs)
• 📄 Publication (all career stages)
⏰ 25 Oct 2025

🏆 ANZSOG Siobhan O’Sullivan Prize
• 📄 Best policy studies article (postgrad/ECR)
⏰ 10 Oct 2025
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
#APSA2025

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚀 AI in Policy & Politics Teaching
Educators in politics, policy & IR – join us for a one-day workshop exploring what it means for graduates to be AI-ready!

📅 Fri 12 Sept | 9:15–4:30
📍 UNSW Sydney CBD

In-person with limited spots. Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/what-does-...

#APSA

What does it mean for policy and politics graduates to be ready for AI?

A one-day event for university educators in politics, policy and international relations.

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Aug 12

📢 APSA Awards 2025 nominations deadline extended to 18 Aug 2025 (COB)!

Celebrate excellence in political studies by nominating yourself or colleagues for awards like Lifetime Achievement and Academic Leadership.

Details & nominations: auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...

#APSAAwards #AcademicCommunity

APSA Conference 2025: Registrations Open! - Australian Political Studies Association

Join colleagues from across Australia and beyond for three days of presentations, panels, and networking at the APSA Conference 2025. 📅 Conference Dates: PhD Conference: Monday, 24 November 2025 APSA ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚀 Exciting APSA 2025 Conference updates!
1️⃣ Travel bursaries of up to $400 to help with airfare & accommodation.
2️⃣ Carer support available to assist attendees with caring responsibilities.

Apply early and don’t miss out!

More info: auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...

#APSA2025

APSA Conference 2025: Registrations Open! - Australian Political Studies Association

Join colleagues from across Australia and beyond for three days of presentations, panels, and networking at the APSA Conference 2025. 📅 Conference Dates: PhD Conference: Monday, 24 November 2025 APSA ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 29

📢 Two APSA Awards Updates
Pete Hay Environmental Politics Awards – nominations now open!
• Best published paper (closes 31 Aug 2025)
• Best conference paper (closes 25 Oct 2025)

📚 Reminder: Henry Mayer Book Prize & PhD Thesis Prize close 1 Aug 2025.
Details 👉 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
#APSA2025

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎓 Final post in our 2025 APSA Awards series!
Spotlighting the Postgraduate Conference Paper Prize — for the best paper by a postgrad student at the APSA Conference.
📅 Closes: 11 Aug
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
Thanks for celebrating excellence in political studies!
#APSA2025

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 17

🎉 More #APSA2025 awards!

🧭 Marian Simms Policy Engagement Award
Celebrates research that creates real-world change.

📚 Carole Pateman Gender & Politics Book Prize
For standout work on gender, power & justice.

📅 Nominations close: 11 August
🔗 Full details: auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...

#APSA2025

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 11

📣 Continuing our #APSA2025 Awards series:

📘 Henry Mayer Book Prize – for a standout book on Australian politics.
🎓 PhD Thesis Prize – for exceptional doctoral research.
📅 Deadline: 1 Aug
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference/apsa-prizes-and-awards-2025
More awards coming soon!
#APSA2025

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 11

📢 Final call! Abstract submissions for APSA 2025 close tonight at midnight (Melbourne time).

Submit now and be part of Australia’s premier political science conference.

🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
#APSA2025 #PolSci #CallForPapers #AcademicConference

APSA Conference 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open! We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 8

📣 CFP APSA T&L Workshop AI & Digital Literacy in Political Studies
📍UNSW Sydney | 11–12 Sept 2025
Explore how politics grads can thrive in an AI world: curriculum, ethics, and teaching innovation.
🔹 15-min papers & 5-min showcases
🔹 ECR & EF travel support
🔹 Due 25 July forms.office.com/r/nerxX94yqH

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 4

APSA is awarding multiple prizes in 2025, celebrating leadership. First up:
🏅 Lifetime Achievement Award: for a career shaping political studies.
🧭 Academic Leadership Award: for inclusive, field-advancing leadership.
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference/apsa-prizes-and-awards-2025
Stay tuned!

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 3

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2025 APSA Awards!

Recognising excellence in political studies — from standout PhDs to lifetime contributions and policy impact.

📅 Deadlines:
– 1 Aug: PhD Thesis & Mayer Book Prize
– 11 Aug: All other awards
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...

#APSA2025

APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jul 3

The abstract deadline for the APSA 2025 Conference has been extended to 11 July 2025.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Details: auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
#APSA2025 #PolSci #CallForPapers

APSA Conference 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open! We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚨 Last call for abstracts!

Submissions for #APSA2025 close on 4 July.
Don’t miss your chance to present at Australia’s premier political science conference.

Submit here:
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference

#PoliticalScience #CallForAbstracts #AusPolSci

APSA Conference 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association

Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open! We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jun 20

New at APSA 2025: Quiet Sessions
Share your research without presenting! Bring a printed slide deck and have one-on-one chats with interested attendees.

📅 Submit by: 4 July 2025
📍 24–27 Nov | Uni of Melbourne
🔗 Details & submission
📧 [email protected]

2025 APSA Conference: Call for Abstracts Now Open! - Australian Political Studies Association

Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open!We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jun 17

APSA is deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Our letter to university leadership outlines the discipline’s outstanding research, strong teaching record, and impact.
📄 Read the full letter here:
auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap....

APSA's letter to Macquarie University - Australian Political Studies Association

APSA Statement on Proposed Cuts at Macquarie UniversityAPSA has expressed deep concern over proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, including the resting of the ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jun 17

⏳ Just 3 weeks left!

A reminder to get your abstracts in for APSA 2025: Challenges for Australia and Beyond in a Changing World.

🖊 Submission deadline: 4 July
🔗 Submit here: auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...

Don’t miss out!

#APSA2025 #CallForAbstracts #PoliticalScience #AcademicConference

2025 APSA Conference: Call for Abstracts Now Open! - Australian Political Studies Association

Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open!We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · Jun 5

A reminder that abstract submissions are open for the 2025 APSA Conference!
🗓 Deadline to submit: 4 July 2025
📍 When & where: 24–27 November, University of Melbourne
🔗 More info + submission link:
auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...

#APSA2025 #CallForAbstracts #PoliticalScience

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · May 30

Call for Abstracts: Interpretive Methods @ APSA 2025
Submit your paper for special panels at the Melbourne conf (Nov 24–27)!
🗓️ Deadline: July 4
🔗 Submit: auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
✅ Select Interpretive Methods as your stream
Type Interpretive Methods Research Group under "Roundtable/full panel"

2025 APSA Conference: Call for Abstracts Now Open! - Australian Political Studies Association

Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open!We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that ...

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · May 20

🎉 Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2025 APSA Conference!
📍 Uni of Melbourne | 🗓️ Due 4 July
Theme: Challenges for Australia & Beyond in a Changing World
🔗 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78976...
💼 Limited Bursaries for ECRs & students!
#APSA#PoliticalStudies #AusPol #SocialSciences

Oxford Abstracts

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Nathan Manning @natemanning.bsky.social · May 14

🚨🚨 New funded PhD, looking at Violent and Misogynistic Ideologies in Online Spaces. www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...
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PhD Scholarship: Violent and Misogynistic Ideologies in Online Spaces - Flinders University

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · May 16

Are you an Australia-based PhD student working on issues related to political legitimacy? If so, check out this CFA (including travel and accommodation bursaries) for a workshop on ‘Pluralizing Political Legitimacy: Building Common Ground in a Divided World’. The submission deadline is 30 June 2025.

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AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · May 9

Thrilled to share that Daniel Casey has been awarded the UK Political Studies Association's prestigious McDougall Trust Prize for the best PhD dissertation in the field of elections, electoral systems, and representation. Congratulations, Daniel!
#ResearchExcellence #PhD #AcademicRecognition #APSA

AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social · May 2

🗞️ APSA May Newsletter is here!

🚀 Job alerts + 📣 APSA 2025 Conference updates!

Get the latest in your inbox now 👇
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#APSA #APSA2025 #AcademicJobs #PoliSci#CallForPapers

APSA Newsletter May 2025

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