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APSA\u2019s Institute for Civically Engaged Research (ICER) is a four-day, residential institute that provides political scientists with training to conduct ethical and rigorous civically engaged research.<\/strong> Up to 20 scholars will be selected as ICER Fellows and invited to attend the 2024 Summer Institute. ICER Fellows will network with other like-minded political scientists, and together, learn best practices for conducting academically robust, mutually beneficial scholarship in collaboration with communities, organizations, and agencies outside of academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICER aims to support engaged research by training political scientists to conduct rigorous scholarship that addresses significant social challenges, in ways that collaborate with and give back to rather than extract from communities of interest. Simultaneously, the Institute works to signal the value of engaged research, support the production of more research in this area, and create spaces for engaged researchers to form networks that can help define the discipline’s path forward as a leader in engaged research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute Directors are Peter Levine (Tufts University), Samantha Majic (John Jay College & The CUNY Graduate Center), and Adriano Udani (University of Missouri, St. Louis). Together with practitioner experts and scholarly guest speakers, ICER Directors and fellows will explore key topics related to civically engaged research by discussing relevant readings, by analyzing specific examples of civically engaged research from political science and cognate disciplines, and by considering the research plans and ideas of institute participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ICER Fellows (2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Approximately twenty fellows meet each day for intensive discussions and workshops. Thanks to support from the Ivywood Foundation, participation in the Institute for Civically Engaged Research is free, housing on the Tufts campus or a stipend to partially offset the cost of a hotel stay will be provided, and scholarships are available to defray costs of meals and travel. Applicants are expected to seek financial support from their home institution, but admission to the Institute will not be affected by financial need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Civically Engaged Research?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Scholars in many disciplines are grappling with how to produce rigorous scholarship that addresses significant social challenges in collaboration with communities, organizations, and agencies. They strive to learn from those working outside of academia, to benefit from the insights of all kinds of groups and institutions, and to give back to communities rather than extract value from them. Civically engaged political science research is an approach to inquiry that involves political scientists collaborating in a mutually beneficial way with people and groups beyond the academy to co-produce, share, and apply knowledge related to power or politics that contributes to self- governance. Conducting robust community and civically engaged research entails a different set of practices than other kinds of political science research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Apply<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ICER is intended for advanced graduate students in political science and political scientists at any stage of their careers who wish to shift to using civically engaged research. It is not meant for scholars who are already experienced in that approach. Scholars may apply with a current or planned project that involves civically engaged research, or without an ongoing research project. All scholars with an interest in topics or approaches to civically engaged scholarship are welcome to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications for 2026 are now open<\/a>! If you have further questions about the Institute, please contact APSA\u2019s Centennial Center at\u00a0centennial@apsanet.org.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Political science has a vital role to play in shaping public knowledge and informing problem-solving of public issues. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge. Conducting robust community and civically engaged research entails a different set of practices than other kinds of political science research, and historically there has been little training available for engaged researchers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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