of APSA-PSA International Partnership Award, Co-sponsored by the British Political Science Association and APSA, It recognizes political scientists who have made significant contributions to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, and civic engagement and who are engaged in collaborative and productive transnational partnerships.
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The 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnership Awards Committee has selected The Active Learning in Political Science (ALPS) blog as the winner of the 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnership Award. The editors are: Cathy Elliott (University College London – UK), James “Pigeon” Fielder (Colorado State University – USA), Jennifer Ostoiski (Colgate University – USA), Chad Raymond (Salve Regina University – USA), Amanda Rosen (US Naval War College), John Paul Salter (University College London – UK), Simon Usherwood (The Open University – UK), John Wilesmith (University College London – UK), and Karina Dzhekova (University College London – UK).
Founded in 2011 and serving nearly 2,000 members, ALPS has created a community of practice to support and train educators in effective pedagogy, where a growing set of teaching resources are posted accompanied by candid feedback on whether educators' tools were effective or not. The blog reflects an inclusive approach to voice and community, with a focus on empowering early-career scholars. Additionally, ALPS' core contributors demonstrate cross-border partnerships with both the original editorial team and the team founded in 2023.
We agree with the ALPS team that this award has the potential to further raise the profile of blogging on both sides of the Atlantic and help it to remain strong.
Cathy Elliott He is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at University College London and Associate Dean (Education) in the UCL School of Social and Historical Sciences. He is Co-Chair of the Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Network and Co-Director of the UCL Centre for Political Pedagogy. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is interested in active and experiential learning, and engaging students' emotions and imaginations in learning, and has written about museum teaching, simulations and assessment. He has also conducted research with students and worked with student activists to promote inclusive, anti-racist and queer pedagogy and curriculum.
James Pigeon Fielder He joined CSU as a lecturer after retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lt. Colonel and Associate Professor of Political Science at the United States Air Force Academy. He also served as a Non-Resident Krulak Fellow at Marine Corps University from 2021-2026, and is Director of Professional and Educational Games for Mobius Worlds Publishing, consulting on organizational wargaming, crisis response exercises, and scenario planning.
Dr. Fielder's research focuses on interpersonal trust and emerging political processes through cyber-based interactions and tabletop and live-action games as natural experiments (also known as games and gameplay studies, or ludology). He has over 20 years of experience designing, conducting, and evaluating training exercises and wargames, ranging from small tabletop discussions to multi-day exercises involving over 5,000 participants. He is Editor-in-Chief of Active Learning in Political Science, Associate Editor of Simulation & Gaming, a member of the editorial board of The MORS Journal of Wargaming, a TEDxMileHigh gaming speaker, and has been interviewed on gaming-related topics by Reuters, USA Today, and NBC News.
Jennifer Ostoyski He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Colgate University where he teaches courses in international relations, popular culture, and European politics. His research focuses on European identity and integration, and the science of teaching and learning.
Chad Raymond Raymond is Professor of Politics and International Relations and Associate Director of the Graduate Program in International Relations at Salve Regina University. He holds BA and MA degrees in Political Science from MIT and a PhD from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Raymond is the first in his family to attend college. His research interests are in the political economy of development and education, with particular application to Asia and the Middle East.
Amanda M. Rosen Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Center for Writing and Teaching Excellence at the United States Naval War College. She holds a PhD and MA in Political Science from Ohio State University and a BA in European Political and Economic Studies from Duke University. Dr. Rosen, co-founder of the Active Learning in Political Science blog and member of the NATO DEEP Faculty Development team, is also the Founding Associate Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the Naval War College, which provides faculty with extensive programs and training on teaching and learning. She has received multiple teaching awards, including the Civilian Service Meritorious Service Medal, for her work in helping the Naval War College transition to virtual instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has worked extensively with outside institutions to develop curriculum, employ evidence-based teaching strategies, evaluate programs, and foster a faculty development ethos. Prior to joining the faculty at the War College, she was a professor at Webster University in St. Louis for 10 years.
Dr. Rosen specializes in the study of teaching and learning, particularly educational games and simulations, experiential learning, inclusive teaching, and educational research methods. She is the author of an excellent course called “Effective Research Methods for Any Project” and her book “Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Teachers” will soon be published by Palgrave. Her work is available in: Journal of Political Science Education, PS: Political Science and Politics, International Studies Perspectives, Politics and Policy, and several edited volumes.
John Paul Salter Salter first studied modern history before joining the City where he worked in banking, spending much of his time developing and implementing regulatory policy. He returned to academia in 2009 to complete an MSc in Economics and Public Policy, followed by a PhD in Politics. Salter taught Politics and Public Policy at King's College London and Oxford University, before returning to UCL in 2017.
Simon Asherwood He is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the Open University in the UK. Journal of Political Science EducationSimon is also a National Teaching Fellow, with research into active learning, simulation, and negotiation in pedagogy.
John Wilesmith is a Lecturer in Political Theory at UCL and Co-Director of the UCL Centre for Political Pedagogy. Willzemis joined the faculty as a Teaching Fellow in January 2018 and previously taught in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London. His main areas of interest are applied issues of economic justice and legitimacy, and the pedagogy of political theory. Willzemis' published research to date focuses primarily on the structure and role of the enterprise in a just political economy, and the nature and value of “property-owning democracy”.
Karina Dzhekova Dr. Dzhekova is a Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Political Science and Co-Director of the Centre for Political Education at University College London. Dr. Dzhekova works in the fields of international studies, war and conflict, with a particular focus on Russian approaches to military intervention and state sovereignty in the former Soviet bloc, the Middle East and North Africa. She examines the development of external and internal threat structures in Russian domestic and foreign policy and their mobilization in processes of policymaking, war and various forms of armed violence, applying this approach to the study of Russian interventions in Syria, Georgia and Ukraine.
Dr Žekova’s research has been recognised as making a significant contribution to students’ educational experience: she is the recipient of a UCL Chancellor’s Teaching Award (Academic Support) and two UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences Teaching Awards.
APSA would like to thank committee members Dr. Robin Kolodny (Chair) of Temple University, Dr. Amelia Hadfield of the University of Surrey, and Dr. Richard S. Katz of Johns Hopkins University.