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The Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom (PSA) is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics
Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behaviour within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporation, academia, and religion institutions....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It is the leading association in its field in the UK, with an international membership including academics in political science and current affairs, theorists and practitioners, policy makers, researchers and students in higher education.






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The Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom (PSA) is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics
Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behaviour within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporation, academia, and religion institutions....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It is the leading association in its field in the UK, with an international membership including academics in political science and current affairs, theorists and practitioners, policy makers, researchers and students in higher education. The PSA was founded in 1950, following the establishment of the International Political Science Association
International Political Science Association

The International Political Science Association , is an international organization dedicated to the scholarly study of political science.IPSA was founded in 1949 under UNESCO sponsorship....
 in 1949, and was initially supported by a grant from UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
.

The PSA publishes four journals: the British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Political Studies, Political Studies Review and Politics.

The PSA holds an annual awards ceremony, giving prizes to political scientists, journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
s and politician
Politician

A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
s. In 2000, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the PSA also awarded one-off Lifetime Achievement Awards to Brian Barry
Brian Barry

Brian Barry is a contemporary Ethics and Political philosophy philosopher. He was educated at the University of Oxford, obtaining the degrees of M.A....
, Jean Blondel
Jean Blondel

Jean Blondel is a French Political science specialising in comparative politics. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the European University Institute in Florence, and visiting professor at the University of Siena....
, David Butler, Bernard Crick
Bernard Crick

Sir Bernard Rowland Crick was a British political theorist and democratic socialist whose views were often summarised as "politics is ethics done in public"....
, Stanley Hoffmann
Stanley Hoffmann

Stanley Hoffmann is the Paul and Catherine Buttenweiser University Professor at Harvard University....
 and Richard Rose
Richard Rose (political scientist)

Richard Rose is an United States Political science who is currently Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy and Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland....
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