Society for Political Methodology
| Abbreviation | SPM |
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| Formation | 1983 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Field | Political methodology |
President | Suzanna Linn |
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| Affiliations | American Political Science Association |
| Website | polmeth |
The Society for Political Methodology (SPM) is a learned society focused on quantitative methods in political science, and an organized section of the American Political Science Association. Founded in 1983, it publishes the peer-reviewed journal Political Analysis via Cambridge University Press. The society annually awards the John T. Williams Dissertation Prize for the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology.