The Society for Political Methodology (SPM) is a

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focused on

quantitative methods Quantitative research is a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data. It is formed from a deductive approach where emphasis is placed on the testing of theory, shaped by empiricist and positivist philosop ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

, and an organized section of the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, ...

. Founded in 1983, it publishes the peer-reviewed journal '' Political Analysis'' via

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. The society annually awards the John T. Williams Dissertation Prize for the best dissertation proposal in the area of

political methodology Political methodology is a subfield of political science that studies the quantitative and qualitative methods used to study politics. Quantitative methods combine statistics, mathematics, and formal theory. Political methodology is often used fo ...

Presidents

* 1983–1985: Christopher H. Achen * 1985–1987: John E. Jackson * 1987–1989: Stanley Feldman * 1989–1991: John R. Freeman * 1991–1993: Henry E. Brady * 1993–1995:

Larry Bartels Larry Martin Bartels (born May 16, 1956) is an American political scientist and the Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions and Shayne Chair in Public Policy and Social Science at Vanderbilt University. Prior to his appo ...

* 1995–1997:

James Stimson James Allen Stimson (born December 12, 1943) is an American political scientist and the Raymond Dawson Distinguished Bicentennial Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After teaching at the Uni ...

* 1997–1999: Gary King * 1999–2001: Charles Franklin * 2001–2003: Jonathan Nagler * 2003–2005: Simon Jackman * 2005–2007: Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier * 2007–2009:

Philip A. Schrodt Philip Andrew "Phil" Schrodt (born July 24, 1951) is a political scientist known for his work in automated data and event coding for political news. On August 1, 2013, he announced that he was leaving his job as professor at Pennsylvania State Unive ...

* 2009–2011: Jeff Gill * 2011–2013: Robert Franzese * 2013–2015: Kevin Quinn * 2015–2017: Jeffrey Lewis * 2017–2019: Kosuke Imai * 2019–present: Suzanna Linn

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* 1983 establishments in the United States Learned societies of the United States Organizations established in 1983 Political science organizations {{US-org-stub