The Policy Studies Organization 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW
The Policy Studies Organization (PSO) is a publisher
of academic journals and book series, sponsor of conferences, and producer of
programs. It seeks to disseminate
scholarship and information to serve those making and evaluating policy. It was founded as an
outgrowth of the American Political Science Association, for those in a variety
of fields who were interested in how public policy and organizational policy
were being studied and discussed.
The Policy Studies Organization publishes twelve journals in cooperation with Wiley-Blackwell and Berkeley Electronic Press:
Forum on Health, Homelessness, and Poverty, November 8, 2012, An academic conference bringing together policy
researchers, policymakers, and those working in the community to
significantly reduce the effects of homelessness on health.
Internet, Politics & Policy Conference,
September 20-21 2012, at the Oxford Internet Institute in Oxford
University. This event is in connection with the PSO's Internet and
Policy journal.
Dupont Summit on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Issues, December
7, 2012, at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington DC.
Co-sponsored by American Public University System, and the PSO's Review
of Policy Research journal and World Medical and Health Policy journal.
Westminster Debate, January
4, 2013, at the the Peabody Hotel in Orlando. This event is also part
of the annual convention of the Southern Political Science Association.
Middle East Dialogue, February 21, 2013, at the historic Whittemore House, Washington DC. This event
is in connection with the PSO's Digest of Middle Eastjournal.
Second Annual Forum on Drug Policy, date to be announced, at Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois. This event is
co-sponsored by the World Medical and Health Policy Journal, the
Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy and is also part of the annual
convention of the Midwest Political Science Association.
The Policy Studies Organization is cooperating with American Public University in a
number of projects to involve the burgeoning online education community with
learned and research societies. The Policy Studies Organization along
with other national and international learned societies is a member of the National Humanities Alliance, located at 21
Dupont Circle near our offices. The Alliance tracks government developments and
represents our commons interests to Congress. There are more than 3600
universities and institutions in the PSO membership as well as individuals in
more than 93 countries. From its headquarters in a historic house near
Dupont Circle in Washington DC, once the home of the families of President
James Garfield and the labor leader Samuel Gompers, the society organizes
conferences, seminars, the publication of journals and books, and an increasing
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The Policy Studies Organization helped establish in Washington and continues a
cordial friendship with the
Roosevelt Institution, a policy discussion and research society on more
than 140 university campuses which involves students in learning about major
public policy issues.
The Policy Studies Organization sponsors a limited number of interns in
Washington DC, working with our officers in developing new and expanded
programs. Please contact
Daniel Gutierrez for more information.
PSO and Important Values
PSO is committed to social responsibility, believing that
all organizations should contribute positively to the environment. Publications
are printed on recycled paper by union labor, and products are purchased from
concerns whose employment practices are progressive. We support diversity,
encourage feedback from all those with whom we deal, and cooperate with Wiley-Blackwell, Berkeley Electronic Press and other
partners to donate or provide publications at much reduced cost to developing
countries. More than 600 institutions in 60 developing countries receive our
publications free of charge.
Books for PSO Headquarters
Those of you who have visited since the Policy Studies
Organization moved to Washington know that 1527 New Hampshire Avenue is a large
place -- and if you have books, political memorabilia, or even antiques! their
gift to the headquarters would be permanently acknowledged on the website and
would be tax deductible. We have lots of empty shelves, so if you are crowded,
let us help! A note to our executive director, Daniel Gutierrez, will certainly elicit a
prompt reply.