The American Historical Association belongs to a number of cross-disciplinary coalitions and organizations that provide greater access to networks, leadership, and resources that support the Association’s mission. Connecting and collaborating with other organizations on issues of common concern increases the impact of the AHA’s advocacy efforts and enhances the resources we provide to our members.
American Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies is a private nonprofit federation of 66 national scholarly organizations. The mission of the ACLS, as set forth in its Constitution, is “the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies.”
CivxNow
CivxNow, a project of iCivics, has formed the nation’s largest cross-partisan Coalition to fuel our constitutional democracy through K-12 civic education.
Coalition for International Education
The Coalition for International Education is a group of more than 30 national higher education organizations, which share an interest in programs and initiatives that promote US global competence, particularly those supported by the US Department of Education.
Comité International des Sciences Historiques (CISH)
The International Committee of Historical Sciences (ICHS) or le Comité international des sciences historiques (CISH) was founded in Geneva on May 15, 1926. During the fifth International Congress of Historical Sciences in Brussels 1923, an idea emerged for a permanent organization that would unite and organize intellectuals in the historical sciences from around the world in order to promote contact and personal exchange.
Consortium of Social Science Associations
COSSA is an advocacy organization supported by more than 100 professional associations, scientific societies, universities and research institutions. COSSA stands alone in representing the full range of social scientists.
National Humanities Alliance
The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) is a coalition of more than 80 associations concerned with national humanities policy. The NHA advocates for support for humanities research and represents its members in matters of policy or legislation affecting work in the humanities. The NHA is the only organization that represents the US humanities community as a whole.
National Institute of Social Sciences
The National Institute of Social Sciences (NISS) is a Congressionally chartered not-for-profit association of public-spirited citizens. The National Institute is a community of the intellectually curious who seek to understand and improve our world through the study and discussion of vital societal issues and encourages the study of the social sciences via direct and indirect support of social science research and by sponsoring public discussion of pressing social challenges .
Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk works to protect threatened scholars and promote academic freedom around the world.