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Hellenic Association of Political Scientists

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Agriculture Atomic Energy Biodiversity Business and Industry Children Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Culture De-mining Debt Relief Decolonization Development Disabled Persons Disarmament Drug Control Economics and Finance Education Energy Environment Extreme poverty Family Financing for Development Food Governance HIV/AIDS Habitat Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Industrial Development Information Intellectual Property International Law International Security Justice Labour Law of the Sea and Antarctica Least Developed Countries Media Micro-Credit Migration Minority Rights New Global Institutions Outer Space Peace and Security Population Private Sector Refugees Religion Safety Science and Technology Social Development Sports for Peace and Development Statistics Sustainable Development Taxation Policy Technical Cooperation Torture Trade and Development United Nations Funding United Nations Reform Values Violence Volunteerism Water Women Women/gender Equality Youth Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues External debt Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Cooperation in Tax Matters International Trade as an engine for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Human rights of women Trafficking in women and girls Women in power and decision-making Population: International migration Morbidity and mortality Population distribution and internal migration Population growth Population structure Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Aging Conflict Cooperative Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Youth Statistics: Civil registration systems Country or region codes Crime and criminal justice statistics Demographic and social surveys Development indicators Disability Statistics Environmental Accounts Geographical names Household Statistics Informal Sector Statistics International Comparison Programme International Economic and Social Classifications International migration Labour and Compensation Methodological publications in statistics National accounting Official statistics, principles and practices Population and housing censuses Poverty statistics Price and Quantity Statistics Services Statistics Social Statistics and Social Monitoring Statistical activities classification Statistics on international trade in services Time-use statistics Sustainable Development: Climate change Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Finance Gender equality Health Human settlements International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Sustainable Tourism Trade and environment Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Cyprus Greece Switzerland United States of America Austria Bulgaria Slovakia
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc) is a non-profit, civil society, scientific Association. It always operates in accordance with the principles of democracy, it preserves, respects and defends the Greek Constitution and State Laws. Also, it operates based on volunteering, will to offer and effort to disseminate and promote Political Science. It adopts all United Nations principles as outlined in the UN Charter, the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as the rules of humanitarian law in total. It considers the role of the political scientist to advocate for freedom, democracy, peace, respecting of human life, human dignity and the principle of equality, research, growth, environment, culture and the free access to natural goods. It recognizes the valuable action of the UN and its institutions, of the European Union and its institutions and of all global alliances advocating for the values and goods as described above. It adopts the principles stemming from the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and it aims to participate in such alliances and associations. As part of the network of Non-governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations, H.A.P.Sc. aims at providing an impetus to political scientists in order to foster research pertaining to political affairs, promote dialogue and the exchange of ideas via conferences or through scientific magazines. The Hellenic Association of Political Scientists strives for co-operation with other European or International NGOs and the enhancement of the nexus between political, social and economic scientists. HAPSc promotes Political, Law and Economic Sciences in Greece and other Countries.
Year established:	2008
Year of registration:	2008
Organizational structure:	The Councils of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc) divided into main, special and consultative. As main organs are defined: •The General Assembly of the members •The Electoral Body •The office of the President •The Board of Directors •The Audit Committee As special committees defined: •The Scientific Committee •The Committee of Coordination of Undergraduate Members •The Committee of University Professors •The Committee of Coordination of the Representative Offices As consultative committees defined: •The Scientific Committees The Association is managed by a seven member Board of Directors composed by: The President, a Vice President, a Secretary General, a Treasurer and three members, who must be university graduates. The seven-member Board is elected every three years by the General Meeting 1. Resources of HAPSc are: • Regular annual membership fees, and the entry fee . • Special membership fees that may be imposed by the Board of Directors. • Any voluntary contributions of its members. • The income derived from the property of the Society, interest and annuity funds. • Donations and any other Sponsorships to the Association. • Income from events organized by the Association. • Donations, grants and benefits of Principles, municipalities, organizations and other bodies, Associations and Institutions in Greece or abroad. • Any income derived by any lawful cause. 2. Donations are always named. If donation is offered for a particular purpose can not be released for another unless it becomes infeasible, so that the Assembly may decide. 3. Bequests and donations under way are accepted only upon approval of the General Meeting of members provided by a majority of the regular members. 4. The financial year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of that year. 5. The property of the Association consists of ordinary and special contributions of members, subscriptions, donations made to and from the annuity that delivers the exploitation of his property or publications or general activities. 6. The Association is non profit. Therefore there will not be any distributions to its partners, either during the operation or during the dissolution. The fate of the property upon the dissolution of the Association shall be decided by the General Assembly. In particular, however, the Board may decide to cover the costs of its members, with the aim of promoting the objectives of the Association and the completion of procedures and activities. 7. Registration fees, regular contributions and special contributions may define whether or changed by the Board of Directors.
Number and type of members:	Founding Members: 21, Honorable Members: 25, Members: 1.500 Active Members: 200, Friends and Supporters: 4.500, Followers on Social Media: 40.000.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Kallipatira Athletic Women Association, Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón (FIBGAR), International Coalition of Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP)
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for education and training services Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations

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