{"id":32,"date":"2024-02-15T20:27:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:29:10","slug":"code-of-conduct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/code-of-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Code of Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"
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APSA Anti-Harassment Policy for the Annual Meeting<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The APSA Annual Meeting and related regional political science meetings are convened for the purposes of professional development and scholarly and educational interchange in the spirit of free inquiry and free expression. Harassment\n of colleagues, students, or other conference participants undermines the principle of equity at the heart of these professional fora and is inconsistent with the principles of free inquiry and free expression. Consequently, harassment\n is considered by APSA to be a serious form of professional misconduct<\/p>\n

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The following Anti-Harassment Policy outlines expectations for all those who attend or participate in APSA meetings. It reminds APSA meeting participants that all professional academic ethics and norms apply as standards of behavior\n and interaction at these meetings. The Anti-Harassment Policy can also be found on the\n APSA Governance Documents page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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APSA is committed to providing a safe and welcoming conference environment for all participants, regardless of actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, age,\n or religion. \u201cParticipant\u201d in this policy refers to anyone present at APSA meetings, including staff, contractors, vendors, exhibitors, venue staff, APSA members, and all other attendees.<\/p>\n

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All participants at APSA meetings are expected to abide by this Anti-Harassment Policy in all meeting venues including ancillary events and official and unofficial social gatherings.\n
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Abide by the norms of professional respect that are necessary to promote the conditions for free academic interchange.\n
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If you witness potential harm to a conference participant, be proactive in helping to mitigate or avoid that harm.\n
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Alert conference or security personnel if you see a situation in which someone might be in imminent physical danger.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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