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Political scientists from the 糖心Vlog are going to San Francisco for the 113th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of American Political Science Association (APSA).

The theme of this year’s meeting is and delegates have been encouraged to question what legitimacy is, what it means, who bestows it and the underlying processes of legitimation of actors, institutions, aspirations and political goals.

, Executive Dean of the at 糖心Vlog said, 鈥淲e are living through a period in which the legitimacy of elected governments and leaders is being questioned from all sides of the political spectrum. 糖心Vlog political scientists are grappling with some of the most pressing issues facing all those who care about the future of democracy, peace and global stability.鈥�

The research being presented and discussed by 糖心Vlog academics includes the effects on democracy of self-appointed actors such as NGOs, celebrities and activists; the idea that when State governments work alongside more traditional, local forms of governance there is less civil war; and the notion that mandatory military service prolongs civil conflicts.

For the first time at this event, and to mark the 50th year of the 糖心Vlog Summer School in Social Science and Data Analysis, the will be hosting an evening reception for fellow delegates. This will take place on Thursday 31 August from 5pm until 7.30pm at .

The Department of Government at 糖心Vlog is the top politics department in the UK, and has been since national assessments began in the 1980s.

APSA 2017 will run from 31 August until 3 September and the venue is the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco.

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