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AustralianPoliticalStudiesAssociation
Survey2017
ReportpreparedfortheAPSAExecutive
September2017
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SurveyoftheAustralianPoliticalStudiesAssociationMembership2017TableofContents1. Introduction
2. Keyfindings
3. Recommendationsbasedonfindings
4. Appendix:Fulldataresults
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1.Introduction
InMayandJuneof2017,theAPSAExecutiveCommitteeconductedasurveyamongpoliticalstudies
scholarsinAustralia.Theprimarygoalsofthesurveywereto:
• ReceivefeedbackfromAPSAmembersonwhatAPSAcurrentlydoeswellandwhatitcoulddo
better,ormoreof,inthefuture
• Receivefeedbackfromnon-APSAmembersonthefactorsthatwouldmakeitworthwhileforthem
tojoinAPSA
• ReceivespecificfeedbackfromPhDstudentsonhowAPSAcanbetterservetheirneeds
• CollectbackgroundinformationonthecompositionoftheAPSAmembershipandpolitical
scientistsworkinginAustralia.
ThissurveywasdistributedtoAPSAmembers,HeadsofDepartments,andpoliticalscientists,public
policyandinternationalrelationsscholarsinAustraliathoughtheonlinesurveyprogramSurvey
Monkey.ResponseswerecollectedinMayandJune2017.Around800individualsweretargeted,and
thetotalnumberofrespondentswas234,generatingaresponserateofabout30%.
Thesurveyconsistedofthreeparts.Part1askedgeneralquestionsaboutAPSA’sactivities,askinghow
importantrespondentsconsideredthevariousactivitiesthatAPSAcurrentlyundertakes,andwhat
theywouldliketoseeAPSAdo(moreof)inthefuture.Part2askedmorespecificquestionsabout
APSA’swebsite,itscommunicationstrategy,membershipratesandresearchgroups.PhDstudentsand
non-memberswerepresentedwithasetofspecificquestions.Finally,thesurveyconcludedwithaset
ofquestionsaboutrespondents’socio-demographicandpersonalbackgrounds,toallowAPSAtogeta
bettersenseofthecompositionofitsmembership.Itisimportanttonote,however,thatrespondents
self-selectedtoanswerthesurvey,sowecannotbeabsolutelycertainthatitisarepresentative
sampleoftheprofession.
ThesurveywasconductedbyDrCarolienvanHam(UNSW),AssociateProfessorAnikaGauja(The
UniversityofSydney)andDrLisaMacKinney(TheUniversityofMelbourne).
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2.Keyfindings2.1.APSAmembership,PhDrespondentsandnon-members,reasonsfornon-membership
Thesurveyhad234respondentsintotal.Ofthese234respondents,72%wereAPSAmembers,23%
werenot.Ofthe234respondents,21%werePhDstudents.
Members
Ofthe167APSAmemberswhoresponded,30%heldaone-yearmembership,33%athree-year
membership.Asignificantproportion(25%)werestudentmembers,4%wereretiredand8%didnot
knowwhichmembershiptheyheld(Figure1).
Figure1:TypesofAPSAmembership
MembersindicatedtheyhadbeenAPSAmembersforanaverageof7.6years,withlargevariation
aroundthatmean.Assuch,50%oftheAPSAmembersinoursurveyreportedhavingbeenamember
forlessthan4years,while25%reportedhavingbeenanAPSAmemberforlongerthan10years.In
addition,respondentsalsoreportedhavingbeenamember‘onandoff’forthepastfewyears(5%).Of
the167APSAmembers,14(8%)didn’tknowhowlongtheyhadbeenamemberforordidnotanswer
thequestiononlengthofmembership.
Non-members
Ofthe234respondents,23%(54)werenon-members.Wewereinterestedinfindingoutwhythese
respondentswerenotmembersofAPSA.Themostcommonreasonsgivenwere:
• Iamalreadyamemberofanotherassociation(26%)
• APSAdoesn’tprovidevalueorservicestomembers(11%)
• Idon’tknowthisassociationexisted(11%)
1year
3year
Student
Retired
Idon'tknow
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Asmallernumberofrespondents(9%)saidtheydidnotwishtoattendconferencesand7%said
membershipwastooexpensive.
Inaddition,16(30%)non-membersgaveanopen-endedanswerastowhytheywerenotcurrently
APSAmembers.Themixofresponseshereincluded:onlytakingoutmembershipwhengoingtothe
APSAconferenceand/ornegativeexperienceswithapreviousAPSAconference(7responses),being
anIR/PublicPolicy/non-PoliticalScientistandhencenotviewingAPSAasrelevant(3responses),and
stageofcareer/lifewithrespondentscitingretirement,notgettingaroundtoit,orjusthaving
returnedtoacademiaasreasonsfornothavingjoined(yet)(6responses).
Wealsoaskednon-memberswhatitwouldtakeforthemtobecomeanAPSAmember.Thisopen-
endedquestionwasansweredby81%(44)ofnon-memberrespondents.Answerscanroughlybe
groupedinthefollowingfourcategories:
(1)Thoseseekingmorebenefitsfrommembership:forexample,ifAPSAwasmorerelevanttotheir
work,thebenefitsofmembershipwereclearer,ifAPSAundertookmoreadvocacyandifitorganised
moretailoredevents(17responses)
(2)ThosewantingabetterqualityAPSAconference(7responses)
(3)Thosewhofacefinancialconstraints:theserespondentswouldbecomeanAPSAmemberifitwas
cheaper,and/oriftheirjobwaslessprecarious(9responses)
(4)Miscellaneous/don’tknow(13responses).
PhDstudents
Ofthe234respondents,21%werePhDstudents.Ofthe48PhDstudentsinoursample,77%areAPSA
members.PhDstudentswereaskedasetofspecificquestionsabouttheavailabilityofandtheir
preferencesformethodstraining.
Ofthe48PhDstudentsinoursample,31(65%)saidtheyarecurrentlyofferedmethodstrainingat
theiruniversity.For25ofthem(81%),thistrainingwaspartofbroadersocialsciencetraining.Onlysix
respondents(19%)indicatedhavingbeenofferedmethodstrainingthatisspecificallyfocusedon
politicalscienceorinternationalrelations.
Studentswereaskedtobrieflyoutlinewhattrainingisoffered;mosttrainingreferstogeneric
qualitativeandquantitativeresearchmethodsandwritingcourses.
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Ofthe48PhDstudents,12(25%)saidtheyhadtakenmethodstrainingoutsidetheiruniversity.Five
PhDstudentshadpaidforthisthemselves,whileforanotherfivethetrainingwaseitherfullyorpartly
fundedbytheuniversity(andintwocasesthetrainingwasfree).
Askedwhethertheythoughtafulldaymethodsworkshop(heldinconjunctionwiththeAPSA
conferenceinSeptember)wouldbeusefultothem,73%ofPhDstudents(35outof48)answeredthat
itwouldbeusefulorveryuseful.
2.2.APSAanditsactivities
Ofall234respondents,86%agreedthat:“Itisimportanttohaveanationalprofessionalassociation
fortheresearchandteachingofpolitics”(64%stronglyagreedand23%agreedrespectively).In
addition,84%agreedthat:“APSAmembershipshouldbeopentoallthoseteachingandresearching
politics,irrespectiveofsubfieldordiscipline”(67%stronglyagreedand17%agreedrespectively).
WeaskedrespondentshowimportanttheyconsideredcurrentAPSAactivitiestobe(Figure2).
Figure2:ImportancecurrentAPSAactivities
Sortingcurrentactivitiesbythepercentageofrespondentswhomarkedanactivityas“very
important”,themostimportantare:
• PublishingtheAustralianJournalofPoliticalScience(47%veryimportant)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
AustralianJournalofPoliticalScience
Annualconference
Providingaplatformforresearchgroups
Providingfundingforworkshops
Undertakingadvocacyonbehalfofitsmembers
Communicatingjobopportunities
Communicatingnews&events
Internationalexchangesandlinkswithother…
Awardingacademicprizes
ProvidingPhDtraining
%veryimportant %important
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• Holdingtheannualconference(36%veryimportant)
• Communicatingjobopportunities(30%veryimportant)
Takingbothveryimportantandimportanttogether,thethreemostimportantAPSAactivitiesare:the
AustralianJournalofPoliticalScience,theannualconference,andprovidingaplatformforresearch
groups.ExceptprovidingPhDtrainingandawardingacademicprizes,allcurrentAPSAactivitieswere
consideredtobeimportantbythemajorityofrespondents.
WesubsequentlyaskedrespondentswhichactivitiestheywouldlikeAPSAtoengage(more)in.
Figure3:APSAactivitiesrespondentswouldlikeAPSAtoengage(more)in
Thetopthreeactivitiesthatrespondentsidentifiedare:
• Communicatinggrantopportunities(35%)
• Communicatingjobopportunities(35%)
• Providingaplatformforresearchgroups(33%)
Intheopen-answercategory,respondentssuggestedAPSAshouldprovidemoresupportfor
publicationsand/orsupportforpublicationsofmonographsthroughcollaborationwithascholarly
presstosupportscholarshiponAustralianpolitics,aswellasundertakingmoreadvocacyonbehalfof
thediscipline.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
CommunicatinggrantopportunitiesCommunicatingjobopportunities
ProvidingaplatformforresearchgroupsProvidingfundingforworkshops
MethodstrainingforPhDsMethodstrainingforscholars
UndertakingadvocacyonbehalfofitsmembersInternationalexchangesandlinkswithother…
MentoringProfessionaldevelopment(engagement&…
ProvidingPhDtrainingCommunicatingnews&events
ExpertdatabaseformediaCurriculum/teachingdevelopment
AwardingacademicprizesDiversity&inclusion
%Respondentsthatselectedactivity
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Finally,allrespondentswereaskedtheopen-endedquestion“inwhatareasdoyouthinkAPSAcould
improveitsservicestomembers?”Ananswertothisquestionwasprovidedby99respondents(42%).1
Toorganisetheseresponses,answerswere(roughly)classifiedinseveralcategories.Overall,
respondentsidentifiedthefollowingareasinwhichAPSAcouldimproveitsservicestomembers:
• Bettercommunication,betternewsletter,events,jobopportunities,etc.(17/99)
• APSAisdoingagoodjoband/ordon’tknowwhatcanbeimproved(16/99)
• Journallistcomments(15/99)
• Mentoring/supportforPhDs/ECRs(12/99)
• Supportingresearchgroups/promotingresearchcollaboration(11/99)
• Greaterlobbying/advocacy(11/99)
• Conference(10/99)
• Betterwebsiteandsocialmediapresence(6/99)
• Promotediversity/commitmenttodisciplinaryandmethodologicalpluralism(6/99)
• Bettermembershipadministration(4/99)
• Moreactive,lookatalternativemodelssuchasUK/USPSA(3/99)
• Variationinmembershipfees(3/99)
• Methodstrainingandotherworkshops(3/99)
• APSAmoreinclusiveorganisation/morerepresentativeofsub-disciplines(3/99)
• Showcasingresearchofmembers/reflectondevelopmentsinthediscipline(3/99)
1Inaddition,9respondentsansweredreferringtoanswersgiventopreviousquestionsand/orbynon-responses(n.a.orxx),hencethesearenotincludedhere.
APSAStatementonUSPresident’sTravelBan
RespondentswereaskedhowtheyfeltabouttheAPSAExecutive’sstatementissuedonPresident
Trump’stravelban.Mostrespondents(68%)supportedthis(44%stronglysupportedand24%
supported).
APSAPreferredJournalList
RespondentswerealsoaskedhowtheyfeltabouttheAPSA‘preferredjournalrankings’list,issued
in2013andupdatedin2016.HalfofrespondentsfeltAPSAshouldhavesuchalist,25%of
respondentsfeltAPSAshouldnothavesuchalist,andtheremaining25%hadnopreference,did
notknow,ordidn’tanswerthisquestion.
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2.3.Researchgroups,conferenceandmembership,websiteandcommunication
APSAResearchGroups
Ofthe167APSAmembers,atotalof59respondents(35%)indicatedthattheywereamemberofone
ormultipleresearchgroups.Amongtherespondentsinthesurvey,16%indicatedtheywerea
memberofthePolicyStudiesResearchGroup,13%amemberofthePoliticalOrganisationsand
Participationresearchgroup,9%oftheEnvironmentalPoliticsandPolicyResearchGroupand7%of
theQuantitativeMethodsResearchGroup.Itwasnotedbyoneoftherespondentsthatwe
unfortunatelyomittedtoincludetherecentlycreatedPoliticalTheoryresearchgroup.
Amongallrespondents,22%indicatedtheyhadattendedanAPSAresearchgroupworkshop.Ofthese
52respondents,56%ratedtheworkshopasveryusefuland35%assomewhatuseful.Amongall
respondents,38%indicatedthattheywereawareofthefundingopportunitiesavailableforAPSA
researchgroupworkshops,and51%indicatedtheywerenotawareoffundingopportunities.
MembershipandConference
Amongallrespondents,60%indicatedthattheythoughtAPSAmembershipratesareaboutright.
About29%ofrespondentsindicatedmembershipratesaretoolow,and15%indicatedmembership
ratesaretoohigh.About25(11%)respondentsindicatedasaresponse“other”andarespecifiedas
follows:16respondentsindicatedthattheyeitherdidn’tknow,didn’trememberwhatthe
membershipratesare,orthatthequestionwasn’trelevantbecausetheywerenotamember,andone
respondentcommentedthat:“Thereisn'tverymuchinformationreadilyavailableaboutfunds
receivedandhowthey'respentsoit'shardtojudgevalueformoney”.Inaddition,eightrespondents
indicatedthatthemembershipratesweretoohighforPhDs,forECRs,andformemberson
sessional/casualcontracts.Onerespondentcommented:“APSAcouldconsidermakingacategoryof
‘casualworker’andfractionalmembershipratesandindependentscholar(withoutinstitutional
assistance)ratestopermitthoseoutsidethejobmarketorinprecariousacademicemploymentto
continuetheirprofessionaldevelopment.”Countingtheseeightrespondentstogetherwiththe36
respondentsthathadalreadyindicatedfeesweretoohigh,resultsin19%ofrespondentsindicating
thatfeesaretoohigh.
Amongallrespondents,55%(129outof234)agreedthatmembershipratesshouldbetiedtoones’
incomelevel,andamongAPSAmembersthiswas60%(100outof167).
RegardingtheAPSAconference,23%ofallrespondentsindicatedtheyhadnotgonetotheconference
inthepast5years.Another23%indicatedtheyhadgoneonce,16%indicatedtheyhadgonetwice,
and13%indicatedtheyhadgonethreetimesinthepastfiveyears.
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Withrespecttoconferencefees,44%ofrespondentsconsiderAPSAconferencefeestobeaboutright,
while27%indicatedtheythoughtconferencefeesweretoohigh.About16%ofrespondents(37)
indicatedanotherresponse,ofwhich22were‘don’tknows’and15weresubstantivecomments.Six
respondentsindicatedthatwhetherconferencefeesweretoohighdependedonthequalityofthe
conference,makingconferencesvalueformoneyinsomeyearsbutnotinotheryears.Nine
respondentsindicatedthatconferencefeesweretoohighforPhDs,forECRs,andformemberson
sessional/casualcontracts.
Inlinewiththis,44%ofrespondentsindicatedthatconferenceattendancefeesshouldbetiedtoone’s
incomelevel,while34%indicatedtheydidnotthinkconferenceattendancefeesshouldbetiedto
incomelevel.WhenaskedwhetherrespondentshadeverbeenunabletoattendanAPSAconference
becauseoffinancialconstraints,60%indicatedthiswasnotthecase,while28%answeredyes.
Websiteandcommunication
Amongallrespondents,77%saidtheyhadvisitedtheAPSAwebsite.Withrespecttosocialmediause,
61%ofrespondentsindicatedthattheyusedFacebook,and22%(31)ofthoseindicatedthatthey
followedanAPSAresearchgrouponFacebook.Ofthese31respondents,16followthePolitical
OrganisationandParticipationresearchgroup,sevenfollowthePolicyStudiesResearchGroup,four
followtheAPSAWomen’sCaucus,twofollowthePostgradnetwork,oneEnvironmentalPolitics,and
onePoliticalTheory.
Inaddition,51%ofallrespondentsuseTwitter,and43%(51)ofthosefollowAPSAoranAPSA
researchgrouponTwitter.Ofthese51respondents,34followAPSAonTwitter,12followthePolitical
OrganisationandParticipationresearchgroup,sixfollowtheWomen’sCaucus,andonefollowsthe
PolicyresearchgroupandonetheAustralianJournalofPoliticalScience.
AskedhowusefulitwouldbetohavecertaintypesofinformationavailableontheAPSAwebsite,
respondentsansweredthatitwouldbeveryusefultohaveannualAPSAconferenceinformation,calls
forpapers/conferenceannouncements,andgrantopportunities.Inaddition,havinginformationon
jobopportunitiesandresearchgroupsrankedhighlyaswell.Whenaskedwhichoftheseitemsshould
begivenpriorityonthewebsite,133respondentsgaveopen-endedanswers.Thetop-3mentioned
itemstobegivenpriorityonthewebsitewere:informationonjobopportunities,grantopportunities
andnewsandevents;closelyfollowedbyinformationabouttheannualAPSAconference,andcallsfor
papers/conferenceannouncements.Anumberofrespondentsgavemoredetailedsuggestionsfor
thewebsite,suchastheneedforkeepingthewebsiteup-to-dateandthat“thewebsitecouldbeused
forreasonablystatic/long-terminformation,withemail/FB/Twitterusedformoretimesensitive
communication”.
Finally,respondentswereaskediftheythoughtAPSAshouldpublishandemailamembernewsletter,
andifyes,howfrequentlytheywouldliketoreceivetheAPSAemailnewsletter.Amongall
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respondents,71%ofrespondentsindicatedtheywouldlikeAPSAtopublishanewsletter,with43%
expressingapreferenceforaquarterlynewsletter,12%every2months,and16%monthly.
2.4.Demographicinformation
Withrespecttothedemographicsofrespondents,excludingmissingresponses(N=199),41%ofour
samplewasfemale,52%wasmale,and7%eitheridentifieddifferentlyorpreferrednottodisclose
theirgenderidentification.297%ofoursamplewasnotofAboriginalorTorresStraitIslanderorigin,
and3%preferrednottodisclose.Intermsofage,ourrespondentsdistributedoverseveralage
categoriesasfollows:7%wereunder30,33%werebetween30-40,27%between40and50,18%
between50and60and12%over60.
Figure4:Agedistributionrespondents
Asregardsemploymentstatus(n=192),53%ofrespondentsindicatedthattheyweretenured/ona
continuingcontract,16%wereonacontract,and6%wereincasualemployment.Inaddition,15%
indicatedbeingstudents(PhDorMasters)and5%wereretired.Intermsoftheacademiclevelof
respondents(n=169),15%wereatTutor/AssociateLecturerlevel,25%atLecturerlevel,20%at
SeniorLecturerlevel,14%atAssociateProfessorlevel,16%atProfessorlevel,and4%wereEmeriti.
Aquarterofrespondents(n=199)identifiedasearlycareerresearchers.Morethanhalfofour
respondentsindicatedthattheyhadregularcaringresponsibilities(60%).
2Inthissectionondemographicinformation,missingresponseswereexcludedtobettergaugetherepresentativenessofoursample.FullresponsesincludingmissingresponsescanbefoundintheAppendix.
Under30
30-40
40-50
50-60
Over60
Iwouldprefernottodisclose
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Thesurveyaskedrespondentstoindicatethepercentageoftheirrolededicatedtothefollowing
activities:research,teachingandadministration.
Themajorityofrespondents(n=189)workedinaninstitutionlocatedinVictoria(25%),followedby
NSW(23%),Queensland(17%),theACT(12%),SouthAustralia(7%),WesternAustralia(2%),Tasmania
(2%)andtheNorthernTerritory(1%).Sevenpercentofrespondentstothisquestionpreferrednotto
disclosetheirlocationand4%workedforanoverseasinstitution.
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3.Recommendationsbasedonfindings
Increasingmembership
OursurveyresultsshowedahighdegreeofvariationintheaveragelengthofAPSAmembership,
indicatingthattheAssociationhasagroupoflonger-termmembersbutalsoasignificantnumberof
individualswhohaveonlyrecentjoinedorhavejoined‘onandoff’.Itisnoteworthythatarelatively
highpercentageofAPSAmembers(25%)arestudents.Whilecontinuingtocaterfortheneedsofour
longer-termmembers,APSA’srecruitmentandretentionstrategiescouldfocusmorespecificallyon
buildinga‘community’amongstyoungerscholarsandbettersupportingtheneedsofthosejust
enteringtheprofessionbyutilisingtheleadershipandexperienceofourdiversebaseofmembers.
APSA’srecruitmentandretentionstrategyshouldbefocusedonrespondingtothecorereasonswhy
politicalscienceandinternationalrelationsscholarshavenotjoinedtheAssociation.Themost
commonreasonsthatoursurveyhighlightedwere:membershipofanotherprofessionalassociation,
lackofvalueand/orservices,andalackofawarenessthattheassociationexisted.
ThesefindingssuggestthatAPSAcouldconcentrateonimprovementinthreemainareas:
1. Reviewing,consolidatingandexpandingitsactivities(withinresourceconstraints)tomeetthe
identifiedprioritiesoftheAustralianpoliticalsciencecommunity(seebelow)
2. BettercommunicationtopublicisetheexistenceofAPSA,itsroleinthescholarlycommunity
andtheservicesitprovidestomembers
3. BettercommunicationtodifferentiateAPSAfromtherangeofotherprofessionaland
scholarlyassociationsthatmembersandpotentialmembersbelongto
APSAactivities:Priorityareas
OursurveyidentifiedseveralactivitiesandareasofmostimportancetoAPSAmembers,whichcould
usefullyserveasasetof‘priorityareas’fortheAssociation.
Thethreemostimportantcurrentactivitiesidentifiedbysurveyrespondentswere:
• ThepublicationoftheAustralianJournalofPoliticalScience
• TheAPSAAnnualConference
• Communicatingjobopportunities
SurveyrespondentsalsoidentifiedthreemainactivitiestheywouldlikeAPSAtoengagemorein:
• Communicatinggrantopportunities
• Communicatingjobopportunities
• Providingaplatformforresearchgroups
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InadditiontocontinuingtofacilitatethepublicationoftheAJPSandthehostingoftheannual
conference,APSAshouldworktowardsincreasingtheprofileofitsresearchgroupsandbetter
communicatingthesupportprovidedtothem.APSAnowhasfivesuchgroups:EnvironmentalPolitics
andPolicy,PolicyStudies,PoliticalOrganisationsandParticipation,PoliticalTheoryandQuantitative
Methods.Togetherthesegroupsprovidesignificantsub-disciplinarycoverage,yetonly35%ofAPSA
membersaremembersofone,ormore,ofthesegroups.Themajorityofmemberswerenotawareof
thefundingopportunitiesavailabletothegroups.
TheAssociationmayalsowanttoconsiderexpandingitsadvocacywork,whichwasviewedpositively
bymostsurveyrespondents.
PhDstudents
Almost80%ofPhDrespondentstooursurveywereAPSAmembers.
WhilemostPhDrespondentsindicatedthatmethodstrainingwasavailableattheirUniversity,this
trainingwaslargelygeneric.Almostthreequartersindicatedthatafulldaymethodsworkshop(heldin
conjunctionwiththeAPSAConference)wouldbeusefulorveryuseful.
BasedonthepositiveresponsefromPhDstudents,afulldaymethodsworkshop(heldinconjunction
withtheconference)isaneventthatAPSAshouldconsidersupporting.
MembershipFees
Althoughthemajorityofmembersfeltthatmembershipfees‘wereaboutright’,APSAmaywantto
considerlinkingduestoincomelevel,oratleastconsiderprovidingspecialratestomembersin
precariousemployment.Thiswasaproposalsupportedbymostrespondentsandmightalso
incorporatearelativereductionofratesforscholarsinprecariousemployment.
Websiteandcommunication
Asthemostwidelyaccessedcommunicationplatform(visitedbyalmostthreequartersofsurvey
respondents),updating,maintainingandmakingthesitemoreresponsivetomembers’needsshould
beprioritiesfortheAssociation.Interestingly,thetopsuggestionsforwhatshouldbeincludedonthe
site(APSAconferenceinformation,callsforpaper,grants,researchgroupinformationandjob
opportunities)arealreadythere.
Thissuggeststhatratherthanradicallyalterthecontentofthesite,APSAshouldfocusonpublicisingit
asaresourceforscholars,solicitingcontentandkeepingthesiteascurrentaspossible.
APSA’swebsitemightalsobeusefullypairedwithaFacebookpage,giventherelativelyhigh
percentageofrespondentswhouseFacebook(61%).Establishingthispagewouldnotberesource
intensive,andonceitissetupitcouldlargelyactasadiscussionboard,aplaceforresearcherstopost
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informationoncurrenteventsandopportunities,andavehicleforthedisseminationoftime-sensitive
information.
InadditiontothewebsiteandFacebookpage,APSAshouldreturntothepublicationofanemail
newsletter,quarterly,whichmightusefullybeconstructedaroundupdatesandpublicising
informationlistedinmoredetailontheAPSAwebsite.
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