scholarly journals Washington Insider

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (03) ◽  
pp. 584
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Us Congress ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Science

AsPSheads to press, political science research funding is under direct threat in the US Congress, which is considering appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 2013 as part of FY 2013 Commerce, Justices, Science Appropriations Bill. In early May, the House of Representatives passed the Flake Amendment to prohibit the use of any NSF funds “to carry out the functions of the political science program” by a vote of 218 to 208.

scholarly journals The 2011 National Science Foundation Political Science Awards

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 124-126
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
National Science

The Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces it awards for basic research support and dissertation improvement grants for fiscal year 2011. The Program funded 25 new projects and 44 doctoral dissertation improvement proposals. The Political Science Program spent $5,234,470 on these research, training and workshop projects and $483,822 on dissertation training grants for political science students. The program holds two grant competitions annually —Regular Research, August and January 15; Dissertation Improvement, September 16 and January 15— and constitutes a major source of political science research funding as part of fulfilling NSF's mission to encourage theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social and political processes and structures.

2009 National Science Foundation Political Science Program Awards

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (01) ◽  
pp. 159-162
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
National Science

The Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces it awards for basic research support and dissertation improvement grants for fiscal year 2009. The program funded 56 new projects and 34 doctoral dissertation improvement proposals. (Additional program funds were spent on continuing grant increments. These result from awards that were made in previous fiscal years, but where funds are being disbursed on a yearly basis instead all up front.) The Political Science Program spent $10,461,799 on these research, training, and workshop projects and $383,238 on dissertation training grants for political science students. In addition, the program contributed $345,000 to support three Graduate Research Fellowships. The program holds two grant competitions annually (Regular Research, August and January 15; Dissertation Improvement, January 15) and constitutes a major source of political science research funding as part of fulfilling NSF's mission to encourage theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social and political processes and structures.

Report on Political Science Grant Support from the National Science Foundation

1979 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 326-328
Author(s):  
Gerald C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Science

The Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation provides support for basic empirical and theoretical research on political institutions and processes. The goal of the program is to facilitate the development of scientific theory and knowledge on political behavior, the operation of political systems, and the actions of governments. The program seeks to meet this goal by supporting research on a very wide range of substantive topics falling under the rubric of politics. As part of its long-range planning, the program attempts to identify areas of intellectual growth for program emphases. In making funding decisions, however, the determining factor is the scientific merit of the proposed work rather than topical or methodological closeness to the major emphases in program plans.Support for basic political science research has been growing at a faster rate than overall NSF support for the social sciences. From fiscal 1977 to 1979 the Political Science Program allocation grew 35 percent compared to a 17 percent increase in the overall funding for the Division of Social and Economic Science.

2012 National Science Foundation Political Science Program Awards

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (02) ◽  
pp. 409-411
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
National Science ◽  
Made In

The political science program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces its awards for basic research support and dissertation improvement grants for fiscal year 2012. The program funded 68 new projects and 30 doctoral dissertation improvement awards. Additional program funds were spent on continuing grant increments, which result from awards that were made in previous fiscal years, but for which funds are being disbursed on a yearly basis instead of upfront. The program holds two grant competitions annually—Regular Research, August and January 15; and Dissertation Improvement September and January 15—and constitutes a major source of political science research funding as part of fulfilling NSF's mission to encourage theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social and political processes and structures.

Determinants of Representatives' Votes on the Flake Amendment to End National Science Foundation Funding of Political Science Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (03) ◽  
pp. 557-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Uscinski ◽  
Casey A. Klofstad
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Science Research ◽  
American Political Science Association ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
Initial Effort ◽  
National Science ◽  
American Political Science ◽  
Science Association

AbstractIn May 2012, political scientists learned of efforts by representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to eliminate political science funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget. The American Political Science Association (APSA) was caught off-guard, and concerned political scientists scrambled to contact their representatives and urge the amendment's defeat. Flake's initial effort to cut funds overall from the NSF was defeated, but a second measure, specifically to keep the NSF from funding political science, passed only hours later. This was the second time in three years that legislators targeted the NSF Political Science Program. Although these measures have been sponsored and widely supported by Republicans, some Democrats have supported these measures as well. This article examines the vote on the Flake Amendment to understand why individual representatives voted for or against cutting NSF funding for political science research.

Data, Methods, and Theoretical Implications

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (02) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. Hannagan ◽  
Monica C. Schneider ◽  
Jill S. Greenlee
Keyword(s):  
Political Psychology ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
National Science ◽  
New Research

Within the subfields of political psychology and the study of gender, the introduction of new data collection efforts, methodologies, and theoretical approaches are transforming our understandings of these two fields and the places at which they intersect. In this article we present an overview of the research that was presented at a National Science Foundation (NSF) (#SES-1014854) funded conference “New Research on Gender in Political Psychology” at Rutgers University in March 2011. This scholarship represents the expanding questions and approaches that enhance our understanding of gender within political psychology. As a result, we suggest that further innovation is needed with regard to theory and methods to understand better how gender shapes the political attitudes and actions of individuals. Our discussion here covers the use of data, interdisciplinary methods, and intersectionality to study gender. We conclude with thoughts about the theoretical implications of this recent scholarship and the future of political science research on gender.

The Challenge of Funding Interdisciplinary Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas König ◽  
Michael E. Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Science ◽  
The One ◽  
The Eu

Public research funding agencies today are required to address proactively interdisciplinary research. “The Challenge of Funding Interdisciplinary Research: A Look Inside Public Research Funding Agencies” looks specifically at two funding agencies—the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the EU European Research Council (ERC)—and how these bodies promote interdisciplinarity, on the one hand, and how they claim to identify it, on the other. Inevitably, this gives the funding agencies some definition power over what interdisciplinary research actually is or should be. At the same time, there are organizational constraints that restrict the funding agencies’ capacity to fully embrace novel ways of interdisciplinary collaboration and investigation.

scholarly journals Political Science Funding Black Out in North America? Trends in Funding Should not be Ignored

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (03) ◽  
pp. 599-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Plazek ◽  
Alan Steinberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
National Science ◽  
One Year

AbstractRecent actions in Congress that threaten political science funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have caught the attention of political scientists, but this was not the first attack and not likely to be the last. Less than one year ago, the Harper government ended the Understanding Canada program, an important source of funding for academics in the United States and abroad. This article stresses the value of the program and the importance of this funding steam by demonstrating what the grants have done both more generally as well as for the authors individually. In addition, by looking at the political process that led to the end of the Understanding Canada program and the similarities in the attacks on NSF political science funding, this article identifies potential reasons why these funds were and are at risk. We conclude by arguing that normative action in support of political science is a necessity for all political scientists.

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