Listed below are official websites of various scholarly organizations in Political Science. These sites can provide good information about the discipline or sub-discipline as well as links to other sites the members find authoritative and useful.
American Political Science Association (APSA) is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 11,000 members in more than 100 countries.
The Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) is the professional association for those teaching and researching in Politics and International Relations in Australia and is dedicated to promoting and facilitating work in the discipline.
The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) was founded in 1939 and is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in all areas of political science.
Primary purposes of the Southern Political Science Association are to publish a professional journal, to improve teaching, to promote interest and research in theoretical and practical political problems, to encourage communication and to develop standards of competence and respect between persons engaged in the professional study and practice of government and politics.
The United Kingdom Political Studies Association was established ‘to promote the development of political studies and to encourage education and the advancement of learning in the art and science of government and in other branches of the political sciences’.
The purpose of the Western Political Science Association is to promote the study and teaching of government and politics, to foster research and to facilitate the discussion of public affairs.