Joining the Democracy and Autocracy section is a great way to meet other people working on all things democracy and autocracy, learn about new research in the field, and find out about opportunities to present your work and get feedback!

We hold our annual business meeting at APSA every year, followed by a section happy hour!

Section Dues:

• FREE for students!
• $12 for everyone else

You can join the section by ticking the box next to the section’s name next time you renew your APSA membership. If you do not want to wait until then, you can log in to MyAPSA at www.apsanet.org/sign-in, and become a member today.

Current Section Officers:

• Chair: Anne Meng (University of Virginia)
• Vice Chair: Josef Woldense (University of Minnesota)
• Secretary: Daniel Tavana (Penn State)
• Treasurer: Matthew Cleary (Syracuse University)
• Newsletter Editors: Robert Mickey (University of Michigan) and Dan Slater (University of Michigan)
• 2025 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Yuhua Wang (Harvard) and Lauren Young (UC Davis)