American Politics

Founded in 1974, holding its first conference in January 1975 at the University of Keele, The American Politics Group is the major professional organisation for the researchers and teachers in the UK whose work concentrates on the government and politics of the USA. Membership is not restricted to the UK, and APG conferences regularly attract the involvement of trans-Atlantic and European colleagues.

The Group holds an annual 3-day conference in January, an annual colloquium hosted at the British Library in London in November, and various other events. In recent years the members have raised money to establish an intermittent programme of travel awards for UK postgraduate students.

Visit the website of the American Politics Group here

The American Politics' Group Announcements!

We are very pleased to have won Specialist Group of the Year of the Political Studies Association 2023-24.

Upcoming Events

Unfolding Our Shared Future Talk Series

The ‘Unfolding Our Shared Future: Challenge, Possibility and Potential in the 21st Century‘ talk series is a travelling festival addressing issues facing the US and UK in domestic, trans-Atlantic and global contexts. This series is delivered by the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association and the host universities with the support of the British Association of American Studies and the US Embassy in London.

Subject to adjustment, the list of events is:

• 9 October: Aberystwyth University – Disinformation: Full details coming soon
• 29 October: Durham University – Political Polarisation: Full details coming soon
• 20 November: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton: Full details coming soon
• 22nd November, Colloquim, The British Library: Full details coming soon