The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) RAISE the Vote campaign, is a nonpartisan initiative that aims to provide political science faculty with the tools needed to effectively encourage student registration, voting, and democratic engagement. RAISE stands for “Resources to Amplify and Increase Student Engagement.” The campaign includes accessible blog post contributions from political scientists highlighting their research, teaching, and campus engagement related to civic engagement and voting.
The resources highlighted by the RAISE the Vote campaign are featured on this site, in APSA member newsletters, on PoliticalScienceNow.com, APSA’s social media channels, and throughout other APSA programming. In addition, the RAISE the Vote Campaign includes special events and grants focused on student voting and civic engagement. Interested parties are advised to check back often for updates, or join the campaign.
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Scaffolding The Video Essay: An Alternative Research Assignment
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There Is No Such Thing As “Going Back”
Kerry F. Crawford, James Madison University Leah Cathryn Windsor, The University of Memphis Colleges and universities in the United States are desperate to “return to normal” after three semesters of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty, staff, and students have weathered all the disruptions, challenges, and stress that accompany the effort to carry […]
Join the Campaign
The RAISE the Vote campaign’s primary goal is to provide political science faculty with specific tools for encouraging student registration, voting, and democratic engagement. One of the ways we hope to do that is by sharing the work of political scientists who either conduct research on issues relevant to political participation and voting, teach on related issues, and/or work in the classroom and on campus to encourage student civic engagement.
If you want to contribute a blog post to the campaign to be featured on PoliticalScienceNow.com and this website, send the following information to teaching@apsanet.org
- Name, affiliation, contact info
- Brief summary of post proposal (no more than a paragraph)
- Preferred monthly theme to feature the post
Each month of the campaign features a theme, which covers a broad range of procedural and substantive issue areas, pedagogical practices, and campus-level strategies.
Join the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) #RAISEtheVote campaign, a nonpartisan initiative that aims to provide political science faculty with the tools needed to effectively encourage student registration, voting, and democratic engagement. RAISE stands for “Resources to Amplify and Increase Student Engagement.” The campaign includes accessible blog post contributions from political scientists highlighting their research, teaching, and campus engagement related to civic engagement and voting. #CivicEngagement #Elections
Contributors
APSA would like to thank everyone who contributed to this campaign (evolving list, updated monthly):