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APPAM is dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education.

APPAM promotes its mission through the following activities: 
*A multidisciplinary annual research conference that attracts the highest quality research on a wide variety of important current and emerging policy and management issues, and is structured to encourage substantive interaction among participants. 
*A peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal that publishes the highest quality research on public policy and management. 
*A dedication in all activities to respecting and enhancing racial, ethnic, gender, disciplinary, and other forms of diversity among participants in all of the Association's activities. 
*The involvement of policymakers, practitioners, and scholars in the Association's governance and the Fall Conference. 
*Initiatives that include and foster participation in the Association among students interested in public policy and management.