The organized sections unite APSA members who share common interests, providing networks to organize meetings and coordinate communications under association auspices. Sections also offer outlets for research and opportunities for scholarship. They have become a vital part of the association by sponsoring panels at the annual meeting, producing informative newsletters, and recognizing the scholarly achievements of their members. Listed in the following pages are the 2019–20 updates for the organized sections. For recent changes or corrections to this update and contact information, visitapsanet.org.
Section 1: Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations
Formed: 1983 / Dues: $0 for students; $28 for professional members with online and print access to Publius; $22 for professional members with online-only access to Publius.
The purpose of this section is to plan, develop, and implement professional activities for association members with interests in federalism, intergovernmental relations, and state and local government.
Website: http://www.apsanet.org/section1
Chair: Andrew Karch, University of Minnesota
Secretary: Michael Hail, Morehead State University
Treasurer: Michael Hail, Morehead State University
Editor: Publius: The Journal of Federalism: John Dinan, Wake Forest University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Julia Payson, New York University
Executive Council: Mona Vakilifathi, New York University; Paul Nolette, Marquette University; Srinivas Parinandi, University of Colorado; Carol Weissert, Florida State University; Maria Escobar-Lemmon, Texas A&M University; Philip Rocco, Marquette University; Jennifer Jensen, Lehigh University; Katrina Kosec, International Food Policy Institute; Sarah Shair-Rosenfield, Arizona State University
Martha Derthick Best Book Award
Conferred for the best book on federalism and intergovernmental relations published at least 10 years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Srinivas Parinandi, Chair, University of Colorado; Shelly Arsneault, California State University, Fullerton; Michael Sances, Temple University
Deil S. Wright Best Paper Award
Conferred for the best paper in the field of federalism and intergovernmental relations presented at the previous year’s annual meeting of the APSA
Nominations due: December 1, 2019
Award Committee: Paul Nolette, Chair, Marquette University; Jacqueline Chattopadhyay, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Clayton Nall, Stanford University
Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award
Recognizes distinguished scholarly contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Maria Escobar-Lemmon, Chair, Texas A&M University; Alex Garlick, The College of New Jersey; Sarah Shair-Rosenfield, Arizona State University
John Kincaid Award
Conferred on the author(s) of the best article published in Publius: The Journal of Federalism in the previous year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Carol Weissert, Chair, Florida State University; Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Olga Shvetsova, Binghamton University
List of Organized Sections (with Number)
African Politics Conference Group (44)
American Political Thought (47)
Canadian Politics (40)
Class and Inequality (45)
Comparative Politics (20)
Conflict Processes (7)
Democracy and Autocracy (35)
Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior (32)
European Politics and Society (21)
Experimental Research (42)
Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations (1)
Foreign Policy (31)
Foundations of Political Theory (17)
Health Politics and Policy (39)
Human Rights (36)
Ideas, Knowledge and Politics (46)
Information Technology and Politics (18)
International Collaboration (48)
International History and Politics (34)
International Security (19)
Law and Courts (2)
Legislative Studies (3)
Middle East and North Africa Politics (49)
Migration and Citizenship (43)
New Political Science (27)
Political Communication (23)
Political Economy (25)
Political Methodology (10)
Political Networks (41)
Political Organizations and Parties (5)
Political Psychology (28)
Political Science Education (29)
Politics and History (24)
Politics, Literature, and Film (30)
Presidents and Executive Politics (9)
Public Administration (6)
Public Policy (4)
Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (37)
Race, Ethnicity and Politics (33)
Religion and Politics (11)
Representation and Electoral Systems (8)
Science, Technology & Environmental Politics (15)
Sexuality and Politics (38)
State Politics and Policy (22)
Urban and Local Politics (13)
Women and Politics Research (16)
Section 2: Law and Courts
Formed: 1983 / Dues: $25 for student members and $30 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote interest in teaching and research in the areas of law and the judicial process.
Website:www.lawandcourts.org
Chair: Kirk Randazzo, University of South Carolina
Chair-Elect: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Lynda Dodd, Princeton University; Yuksel Sezgin, Syracuse University
Executive Council: TBA
Best Graduate Student Paper Award
This award (formerly the CQ Press Award) is given annually for the best paper in the field of law and courts written by a graduate student. To be eligible, the nominated paper must have been written by a full-time graduate student. Single- and coauthored papers are eligible. In the case of coauthored papers, each author must have been a full-time graduate student at the time the paper was written. Submitted papers may have been written for any purpose (including papers written for seminar, scholarly meetings, and for potential publication in academic journals). This is not, however, a dissertation or thesis prize. Papers may be nominated by faculty members or by the students themselves. The papers must have been written during the 12 months previous to the nomination deadline.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Teaching and Mentoring Award
The Teaching and Mentoring Award recognizes innovative teaching and instructional methods and materials in law and courts. Examples of innovations that might be recognized by this award include (but are not limited to) outstanding textbooks, websites, classroom exercises, syllabi, or other devices designed to enhance the transmission of knowledge about law and courts to undergraduate or graduate students. Any member of the section may make a nomination for the Teaching and Mentoring Award by submitting a statement identifying the nominee and outlining the nature of the her or his innovation and the contribution it makes to achieving the purposes of the award (email attachments, in the form of .pdf files, are acceptable). The Teaching and Mentoring Award is supported by a generous contribution from the Division for Public Education of the American Bar Association.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Law and Courts Service Award
The Law and Courts Service Award recognizes service to the section in the literal sense, as in service on committees and in leadership positions, as well as service within the section, as in service to the profession within the field of law and courts in the form of archiving data, promoting infrastructure, representing the profession in the media, etc.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Conference Paper Award
The Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award (formerly the American Judicature Society Award) is given annually for the best paper on law and courts presented at the previous year’s annual meetings of the American, International, or regional political science associations. Single- and coauthored papers, written by political scientists, are eligible. Papers may be nominated by any member of the section.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Journal Article Award
This award recognizes the best journal article in the field of law and courts written by a political scientist and published during the previous calendar year. Articles published in all refereed journals and in law reviews are eligible, but book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible. Journal editors and members of the section may nominate articles.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
C. Herman Pritchett Award for Best Book
The C. Herman Pritchett award is given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist and published the previous year. Please note that case books and edited books are not eligible for consideration. Books may be nominated by publishers or by members of the section.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Law and Courts Lasting Contribution Award
Awarded annually to a book or journal article, 10 years old or older, that has made a lasting impression on the field of law and courts. Only books and articles written by political scientists are eligible; single-authored works produced by winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award are not eligible. Any member of the section may submit a nomination. The nomination should include a statement outlining the nature of the contribution of the nominated work.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Law and Courts Lifetime Achievement Award
Given for a lifetime of significant scholarship, teaching, and service to the law and courts field. Nominees must be political scientists who are at least 65 years of age or who have been active in the field for at least 25 years. Nominations from previous competitions will be carried forward to the current year’s competition. The committee will retain nominations for three years, but you are invited to re-nominate an individual and renew the materials in the file during each cycle. Nominations may be made by any member of the section and should consist of a statement outlining the contributions of the nominee and, if possible, a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. Nominations should be submitted to the chair of the selection committee.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 3: Legislative Studies
Formed: 1983 / Dues: $33 for professional members for both hard copy and electronic access to LSQ; $23 for professional members with electronic access only to LSQ; $3 for student members with electronic access only to LSQ.
The purpose of this section is to provide members with an interest in legislative processes, behavior, and representation opportunities to meet and exchange ideas.
Website:www.legislativestudies.org
Chair: Sebastian M. Saiegh, University of California, San Diego
Secretary: Gisela Sin, University of Illinois
Treasurer: Gisela Sin, University of Illinois
Editor: Legislative Studies Quarterly: Brian Crisp, Washington University in St. Louis
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Eduardo Aleman, University of Houston; Anthony Madonna, University of Georgia
Executive Council: Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, Rice University; Eleanor Powell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tiffany Barnes, University of Kentucky
Alan Rosenthal Prize
In the spirit of Alan Rosenthal’s work, this prize is dedicated to encouraging young scholars to study questions that are of importance to legislators and legislative staff and to conduct research that has potential application to strengthening the practice of representative democracy. Topics may be national or subnational in focus and may apply to any country. Preference will be given to comparative legislative research among legislatures in the same country or across countries. The prize is funded by the Trust for Representative Democracy of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation. See below for additional background. The book or article must be published in the previous calendar year and authored by scholars below the rank of associate professor or legislative practitioners at an equivalent career stage. In the case of books or articles by multiple authors, the work is eligible for the award if at least one author is below the rank of associate professor. Nominations for the prize may be made by anyone, including authors, publishers, departments, or practitioners. Deadline for submission is March 1. Please send cover letter and copy of work to each member of the prize committee.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Carl Albert Dissertation Award
The Carl Albert Dissertation Award is given annually for the best dissertation in legislative studies. Topics may be national or subnational in focus—on Congress, parliaments, state legislatures, or other representative bodies. The prize is funded by the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma. In addition to the cash prize associated with the award, winners are typically invited to guest lecture on the OU campus with travel expenses paid by the Carl Albert Center. Dissertations must have a copyright date of one or two years previous to the year in which the award is presented. Terms for submitting dissertation: (1) one copy sent to each member of the committee; (2) no more than one submission per PhD-granting department; (3) letter form the department indicating the selection; and (4) a letter from the dissertation chair, or other appropriate committee member, describing the significance of the work.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
CQ Press Award
For the best paper on legislative studies presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Jewell-Loewenberg Paper Award
The Jewell-Loewenberg Paper Award for the best article in Legislative Studies Quarterly in the previous year. All articles published in LSQ in the previous year are under consideration.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize
The Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize is awarded to the best book in legislative studies published in the previous year. In the tradition of Professor Fenno’s work, this prize is designed to honor work that is both theoretically and empirically strong. Moreover, this prize is dedicated to encouraging scholars to pursue new and different avenues of research in order to find answers to previously unexplored questions about the nature of politics. Nominations must have a copyright date of the year prior to that in which the award is given, and a copy of the book must be sent to each member of the committee.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Barbara Sinclair Legacy Award
The Barbara Sinclair Legacy Award is designed to honor the work of a scholar or set of scholars who have contributed a lifetime of significant scholarship to the study of legislative politics. In the tradition of Professor Sinclair’s body of work, recipients of this award will have focused on individual legislative behavior, institutional rules, or the role of party in shaping legislative politics. This award is also intended to recognize scholars who employ a range of methods in their research. Nominations can be made by any member of the section.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Emerging Scholar Award
The Emerging Scholar award is designed to recognize a scholar who is no more than six years from the year of their PhD who has informed the study of legislative politics through innovative and rigorous scholarship. The recipient of this award will be an individual who has a strong early career publication trajectory, and has presented their work actively at conferences and other public venues. Letters of nomination for this award should be sent to the committee along with the candidate’s most recent CV.
Nominations Due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 4: Public Policy
Formed: 1983 / Dues: $15 for students and professional members
The Organized Section on Public Policy is committed to producing rigorous empirical and theoretical knowledge of the processes and products of governing and the application of that knowledge to critical policy issues.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s4/
Chair: Christopher Howard, College of William & Mary
Chair Elect: Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston
Secretary: Clayton Nall, University of California, Santa Barbara
Treasurer: Clayton Nall, University of California, Santa Barbara
Editor: Policy Studies Journal: Michael D. Jones, Oregon State University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston
Executive Council: Marc Meredith, University of Pennsylvania; Susan Moffitt, Brown University; Peter Mortensen, Aarhus University; Saba Siddiki, Syracuse University; Daniel Gillion, University of Pennsylvania; Lina Newton, CUNY Hunter College; Tim LaPira, James Madison University; Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois, Chicago; Daniel Galvin, Northwestern University; Jamila Michener, Cornell University; Jane Gingrich, University of Oxford; Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award
The Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award is given for the best book or article published in the general area of public policy during the past 20 to 30 years. The book or article should have had a major impact on the field. This award carries a prize of $500.
Nominations deadline: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Hank Jenkins-Smith, Chair, University of Oklahoma; Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University; Carolyn Tuohy, University of Toronto
Best Paper on Public Policy Award
The Best Paper on Public Policy Award recognizes the best paper on Public Policy given at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. This award carries a $500 prize.
Nominations deadline: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Nathan Kelly, University of Tennessee; Chloe Thurston, Northwestern University; Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Pitzer College
Best Poster on Public Policy
The Best Poster on Public Policy Award is given for the best paper or poster presented at the poster session at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. This award carries a prize of $500.
Nominations deadline: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Elizabeth Sharrow, Chair, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Matthew Nowlin, College of Charleston; Ling Zhu, University of Houston
Best Comparative Policy Paper Award
The Best Comparative Policy Paper Award recognizes a paper presented at the APSA Annual Meeting which is of particular distinction in the area of comparative public policy. It is granted in collaboration with and sponsored by the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum and the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. Following nomination or self-nomination, the paper is reviewed by a joint APSA/JCPA adjudication committee. The winning author(s) are awarded the JCPA Best Comparative Paper Award. This award carries a prize of $500. The author is invited to submit the paper for publication consideration in the JCPA.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Alan Jacobs, Chair, University of British Columbia; Ursula Hackett, Royal Holloway, University of London; Kirsten Rodine-Hardy, Northeastern University
Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award
The Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award is given to recognize an article of particular distinction published at any time in Policy Studies Journal. This award carries a prize of $500.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Saba Siddiki, Chair, Syracuse University; Bianca Easterly, Lamar University; Craig Volden, University of Virginia
Excellence in Mentoring Award
The Excellence in Mentoring Award has been established to recognize sustained efforts by a senior scholar to encourage and facilitate the career of emerging political scientists in the field of public policy. This award carries a $500 prize.
Nominations Due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Susan Moffitt, Chair, Brown University; Colleen Grogan, University of Chicago; Marc Meredith, University of Pennsylvania
Section 5: Political Organizations and Parties
Formed: 1983 / Dues: $5 for students and $15 for all other members
The organized section on Political Organizations and Parties works to further scholarship on American political parties, comparative political parties, and interest groups. We do this in a number of different ways. Through our meetings, workshops, newsletter, and website, we provide a means of interaction and communication for like-minded scholars. At our annual workshop at the annual meeting, we work to train scholars in the use of various methods or databases, or to promote new research in a particular area. Our participation as a section allows us to be a voice for our members’ interests within APSA. We also organize the panels in our subfields for the annual meeting. Finally, we recognize excellence in scholarship with our awards for best book, best article, best APSA paper, career achievement, and emerging scholar. We are governed by the volunteer efforts of our officers and board. We are eager to reach out in new directions so let us hear your ideas!
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s5/
Chair: Beth Leech, Rutgers University
Chair-Elect: Diana Dwyre, California State University, Chico
Secretary: Katie Marchetti, Dickinson College
Treasurer: Hans Noel, Georgetown University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Darren Halpin, Australian National University; Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh
Editor: VoxPOP: John Greene, University of Akron
Executive Council: Bruce Larson, Gettysburg College; Ann-Kristin Kölln, Aarhus University; Michael J. Malbin, SUNY, University at Albany; Robin Kolodny, Temple University; Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia; Hans Hassell, Florida State University; Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh; Geoffrey Lorenz, University of Nebraska
Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award
The Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award recognizes a scholar whose lifetime professional work has made an outstanding contribution to the field.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award
The Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award recognizes a book published in the last two calendar years that made an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
POP/Party Politics Best Paper Award
The POP/Party Politics Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper delivered on a Political Organizations and Parties-sponsored panel at the preceding APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Jack Walker Award
The Jack Walker Award recognizes an article published in the last two calendar years that makes an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Emerging Scholars Award
Given to a scholar who has received his or her PhD within the last five years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 6: Public Administration
Formed: 1983 / Dues: $8 for students & $15 for professional members
The purpose of this section is to provide an arena in which individuals interested in public administration may exchange ideas, enhance their professional development, and act to ensure that activities of the APSA encompass their interests.
Website:https://apsanet.org/section6
Chair: Scott Robinson, University of Oklahoma
Chair-Elect: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Daniel Hawes, Kent State University
Executive Council: TBA
Herbert Kaufman Award
The Herbert Kaufman Committee will select the best paper presented on a panel sponsored (or co-sponsored) by the Public Administration Section at the APSA Annual Meeting each year. The section will follow APSA’s guidance on what constitutes a “presented paper”—papers that were uploaded to the APSA Annual Meeting paper site, hosted by SSRN, or posted/presented in a virtual or alternative form are eligible for the Kaufman award.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Herbert A. Simon Book Award
The Herbert A. Simon Book Award is given for significant contributions to public administration scholarship. Books with publication dates of 2017, 2018, and 2019 are eligible for the 2020 award. The book’s orientation may be qualitative, quantitative, empirical, interpretive, ethnographic, historical, archival, normative, or theoretical. However, textbooks, revised editions of previously published books, and edited volumes are not eligible.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant
The APSA Organized Section for Public Administration invites applications and research proposals from junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance in the United States and abroad. Proposals will be judged on their potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, their scholarly and methodological rigor, and their promise for advancing practice and theory development. Individual grants are not renewable.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Public Administration Best Article Award
The Best Article Award recognizes the best article published in Public Administration.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 7: Conflict Processes
Formed: 1984 / Dues: $8 for students and $15 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to be a forum for the study of any forms of political conflict both within and between nation-states.
Website:https://apsanet.org/section7
Chair: Kyle Beardsley, Duke University
Treasurer: Faten Ghosn, University of Arizona
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Jun Koga Sudduth, University of Strathclyde; Andrew Owsiak, University of Georgia
Executive Council: Matthew Fuhrmann, Texas A&M University; Emily Ritter, Vanderbilt University; Ursula Daxecker, University of Amsterdam; Yonatan Lupu, George Washington University
Best Paper Award
This award is given annually for the best paper written by one or more untenured scholars (graduate students, post-docs, or faculty) and presented as part of a conflict processes-sponsored panel or poster session at the previous annual meeting. Papers are eligible only if all authors are untenured at the time the paper is presented. Nominations must be made by a member of the section; self-nominations are encouraged.
Nominations due: October 18, 2019
Award Committee: Ursula Daxecker, Chair, University of Amsterdam; Yonatan Lupu, George Washington University; Daniela Donno, University of Cyprus
Best Book Award
Given every two years for the book making the most outstanding contributions to the study of any and all forms of political conflict, either within or between nation-states, published in the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given. Edited volumes and textbooks are not eligible for the award. Nominations must be made by a member of the section; self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be submitted to the committee chair, and a copy of the book should be sent to each member of the award committee.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Matthew Fuhrmann, Texas A&M University; Brian Philips, University of Essex; Carla Martinez Machain, Kansas State University
Section 8: Representation and Electoral Systems
Formed: 1984 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote teaching and research in the areas of representation and electoral systems, and to encourage communication among persons interested in these fields within the association and with related disciplines.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/groups/representation-and-electoral-systems-section-8/
Chair: Magda Hinojosa, Arizona State University
Treasurer: Amanda Driscoll, Florida State University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Jason Casellas, University of Houston; Ruth Dassonneville, Universite de Montreal
Executive Council: Ko Maeda, University of North Texas; Sarah Shair-Rosenfield, Arizona State University; Kristin Wylie, James Madison University; Melody Ellis Valdini, Portland State University; Matthew Hayes, Rice University; Daniel Smith, Harvard University
George H. Hallett Award
The George H. Hallett Award is for the best book, at least 10 years old, that has made a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems.
Nominations due: April 19, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Lawrence Longley Award
The Lawrence Longley Award is for the best article on representation and electoral systems published in the previous year.
Nominations due: April 19, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Leon Weaver Award
The Leon Weaver Award is for the best paper presented at a conference panel sponsored by the Representation and Electoral Systems Section.
Nominations due: April 19, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 9: Presidents and Executive Politics
Formed: 1985 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The Presidents & Executive Politics (PEP) Section of APSA is the premier association of scholars devoted to the study of the presidency and executives (formerly known as the Presidency Research Group). To that end, it welcomes diverse theoretical perspectives, analytical techniques, and data sources as they contribute to the advancement of scholarship and teaching. It also invites the contributions and perspectives of other disciplines. PEP values the establishment and enhancement of non-partisan links between scholarship, the real world of presidential and executive politics, and public policy.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s9/
Chair: Daniel Ponder, Drury University
Vice Chair: Meena Bose, Hofstra University
Secretary: Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston
Treasurer: Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Lilly Goren, Carroll University
Editors: Presidential Studies Quarterly: George C. Edwards III, Texas A&M University; The PEP Report: Alissandra Stoyan, Kansas State University; Nicholas Howard, Auburn University, Montgomery; Mark Owens, University of Texas at Tyler; Joel Sievert, Texas Tech University.
Executive Council: William Howell, University of Chicago; Matthew Beckmann, University of California, Irvine; Dan Gillion, University of Pennsylvania; Magna Inacio, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Rachel Potter, University of Virginia; Jon Rogowski, Harvard University; Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt University; Christina Kinane, Yale University; Mark Zak Taylor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicole Mellow, Williams College
The Richard E. Neustadt Best Book Award
The Richard E. Neustadt Award will be given for the best book on executive politics published in the previous calendar year. The Neustadt Committee will also consider nominations when submitted for a separate, typically less frequent, Richard E. Neustadt Award for the Best Reference Work on the Presidency and Executive Politics published in the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Karen Hult, Chair, Virginia Tech; David Cohen, University of Akron; Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt University; Richard Waterman, University of Kentucky
Founders Best Graduate Student Paper Award
The Founders Award honoring Stephen Wayne will be given for the best paper on executive politics presented by a graduate student at either the preceding year’s APSA Annual Meeting or at any of the regional meetings in 2018–2019. Nominations should be emailed to the committee members.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Mel Laracey, Chair, University of Texas at San Antonio; Christina Kinane, Yale University; Rachel Potter, University of Virginia; Adam Warber, Clemson University
Founders Best Paper Award
The Founders Award honoring Lester Seligman will be given for the best paper on executive politics authored by a PhD-holding scholar at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be emailed to the committee members.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Yu Ouyang, Chair, Purdue University Northwest; Amnon Cavari, IDC Herzliya; Shannon Bow O’Brien, University of Texas at Austin; Verlan Lewis, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award
The George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in presidency research completed and accepted during the previous two calendar years (January 1, 2018–December 31, 2019). The recipient will receive a $250 award.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Mark Zak Taylor, Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julia Azari, Marquette University; Brendan Doherty, United States Naval Academy; Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College
The Legacy Award
The Legacy Award will be given to a living author for a book, essay, or article, published at least 10 years prior to the award year that has made a continuing contribution to the intellectual development of the fields of presidency and executive politics. Letters of nominations should provide a rationale for the work receiving the award.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Graham Dodds, Chair, Concordia University; Randy Adkins, University of Nebraska, Omaha; Lara Brown, George Washington University; Jon Rogowski, Harvard University
Section 10: Political Methodology
Formed: 1986 / Dues: $10 for students for online-only access to Political Analysis; $15 for students for print and online access to Political Analysis; $30 for all other members for online-only access to Political Analysis; $35 for all other members for print and online access to Political Analysis
The purpose of this section is to provide members having interests in methodology, including research design, measurement, and statistics, opportunities to meet and exchange ideas.
Website:http://polmeth.org
Chair: Suzanna Linn, Penn State University
Vice Chair: Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St. Louis
Treasurer: Luke Keele, University of Pennsylvania
Editors: Political Analysis: Jeff Gill, American University; The Political Methodologist: Justin Esarey, Wake Forest University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Ines Levin, University of California, Irvine
Executive Council: Justin Esarey, Wake Forest University
Career Achievement Award
Honors an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the field of political methodology.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Jeff Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles; Jamie Monogan, University of Georgia; Fred Boehmke, University of Iowa; Michael Ward, Duke University
Emerging Scholar Award
Honors a young researcher, within ten years of their degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of political methodology.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University; Burt Monroe, Pennsylvania State University; Tom Clark, Emory University
Harold F. Gosnell Prize
Recognizes the best work of political methodology presented at a political science conference in the previous year.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Anand Sokhey, University of Colorado; Skylar Cranmer, Ohio State University; Naoki Egami, Princeton University
John T. Williams Dissertation Prize
In recognition of John T. Williams’s contribution to graduate training, the John T. Williams Award goes to the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology. Proposals using quantitative or qualitative methods are welcomed. Proposals should follow National Science Foundation format guidelines.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: John Freeman, University of Minnesota; Walter Mebane, University of Michigan; In Song Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Society for Political Methodology Poster Award
Recognizes the best political methodology poster given at any political science conference in the preceding year.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: John Londregan, Princeton University; Erin Hartman, University of California, Los Angeles; Benjamin Lauderdale, The London School of Economics and Political Science; Adam Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Melissa Sands, University of California, Merced; Daniel Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania
Statistical Software Award
Recognizes statistical software that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of political analysis.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Sarah Bouchat, Northwestern University; Graeme Blair, University of California, Los Angeles; Clay Webb, Kansas University; Nicholas Beauchamp, Northeastern University
Warren Miller Article Award
Given for the best article in Political Analysis.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Bear Braumoeller, Ohio State University; Patrick Brandt, University of Texas, Dallas; Alexander Theodoridis, University of California, Merced; Jeff Gill, Ex Officio, American University
Political Analysis Outstanding Reviewer Award
Recognizes individuals who have provided exemplary assistance to Political Analysis during the previous year. Outstanding reviewers are those who provide excellent, timely, and productive feedback for authors who have submitted manuscripts to Political Analysis. Outstanding reviewers are also those who frequently review for the journal, and who provide the editors with productive advice about the submissions they review.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Jeff Gill, American University
Excellence in Mentoring Award
Honors members of the Society for Political Methodology who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentoring and advising graduate and/or undergraduate students—particularly those from underrepresented groups.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: David Darmofal, University of South Carolina; Amber Boydstun, University of California, Davis; Guillermo Rosas, Washington University in St. Louis
The Box-Steffensmeier and Garcia ICPSR Summer Program Scholarship
The Janet Box-Steffensmeier Scholarship is a waiver of program scholar fees to attend one or both of the ICPSR Summer Program’s four-week sessions. The scholarship will be awarded to a maximum of three women graduate students in PhD programs. The John A. Garcia Award is a waiver of program scholar fees to attend one or both of the ICPSR Summer Program’s four-week sessions. The scholarship will be awarded to a maximum of three underrepresented graduate students in PhD programs.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Saundra Schneider, Michigan State University; Adrienne Hosek, University of California, Davis; Lee Walker, University of North Texas
ICPSR Summer Program Undergraduate Scholarships
The ICPSR Summer Program Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded to eight undergraduates from underrepresented groups, broadly defined, to attend the first four-week session of the ICPSR summer program.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Saundra Schneider, Michigan State University; Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St. Louis; Michelle Dion, McMaster University
Section 11: Religion and Politics
Formed: 1986 / Dues: $24 for regular members, print and online access to Politics and Religion; $14 for regular members, online-only access to Politics and Religion; $0 for student members
The purpose of this section is to encourage the study of the interrelations between religion and politics, including the politics of religious pluralism; law, religion, and governance; faith, practice, and political behavior; and the politics of secularism in the United States as well as in comparative, historical, and global perspective.
Website:http://connect.apsanet.org/s11/home/
Chair: Nukhet A. Sandal, Ohio University
Chair-Elect: Amy Erica Smith, Iowa State University
Sectretary: Güneş Murat Tezcür, University of Central Florida
Treasurer: Güneş Murat Tezcür, University of Central Florida
Editors: Politics and Religion: Elizabeth Oldmixon, University of North Texas; Mehmet Gurses, Florida Atlantic University; Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Andrew Lewis, University of Cincinnati; Sultan Tepe, University of Illinois, Chicago
Executive Council: Andrea Hatcher, The University of the South; Andre Audette, Monmouth College; Rina Williams, University of Cincinnati; Christopher Hale, University of Alabama
Hubert Morken Book Award
The Hubert Morken Award is given for the best book dealing with religion and politics published within the previous year. The criteria for the award include the originality of the argument presented, quality of the research, innovative methods, readability of the text and the policy or practical implications of the scholarship. To be eligible for the award, books must have been published in 2019. The nomination should include a brief statement (250–750 words) summarizing the book’s contributions and why it is nominated for the award. This statement can be sent by email. As part of the nomination, publishers should send a copy of the nominated book to each member of the awards committee, making sure that the books arrive by the nomination deadline. Self-nominations are welcome.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Rina Williams, Chair, University of Cincinnati; Jonathan Agensky, Ohio University; Quin Monson, Brigham Young University
Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award
The APSA Religion and Politics Section invites nominations for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award, which recognizes the best dissertation in the field of religion and politics. Eligible dissertations have been defended in the last two years (2018 or 2019) and should make a distinctive contribution to the study of religion and politics, broadly understood. Please submit letters of nomination (maximum two pages) to the chair of the committee. Self-nominations are welcome.
Nominations due: April 15, 2020
Award Committee: Christopher Hale, Chair, University of Alabama; David Buckley, University of Louisville; Jason Klocek, University of Notre Dame
Ted Jelen Best Journal Article Award
This award is presented to the best article published in Politics and Religion in the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: Amy Erica Smith, Iowa State University; Elizabeth Oldmixon, University of North Texas; John Compton, Chapman University
Weber Best Conference Paper Award
The Weber Best Paper in Religion and Politics Award recognizes the best paper dealing with religion and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. The paper should address a timely and relevant topic, within the discipline and beyond, in a theoretically innovative and methodologically thorough manner. Please submit nominations to the chair of the committee.
Nominations due: April 15, 2020
Award Committee: Andre Audette, Chair, Monmouth College; Cynthia Burack, Ohio State University; Jonathan Chu, University of Pennsylvania
Kenneth D. Wald Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Kenneth D. Wald Best Graduate Student Paper Award will be given annually to a conference paper studying any aspect of religion and politics presented by a PhD student in political science. The conference can be affiliated with any of the US-based political science associations or a conference affiliated with another association, such as the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the American Academy of Religion, the Middle East Studies Association, or the International Studies Association, as long as the paper was written by a student or students enrolled in a graduate program in political science. Papers written with faculty will not be considered. Papers presented at poster sessions are welcome.
Nominations due: April 30, 2020
Award Committee: Güneş Murat Tezcür, Chair, University of Central Florida; Consuelo Amat, Stanford University; Kikue Hamayotsu, Northern Illinois University
Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar in Religion and Politics Award
The Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award recognizes a scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the field of religion and politics. These contributions should be through a combination of excellent and widely-influential scholarship, policy input/impact, public engagement, service, teaching, and mentorship. Although the committee highly encourages nominations of APSA members and takes service to APSA seriously, nominees do not have to be current APSA members. The nominees are expected to attend the following year’s APSA Annual Meeting and participate in the roundtable organized to celebrate their work.
Nominations due: April 15, 2020
Award Committee: Ben Gaskins, Chair, Lewis & Clark College; Tanya Schwarz, American Political Science Association; Andrea Hatcher, The University of the South
Section 13: Urban and Local Politics
Formed: 1986 / Dues: $28 for professional members, print and online journal access; $18 for professional members, online-only journal access; $18 for student members, print and online journal access; $10 for student members, online-only journal access
The purpose of the section is to promote interest in teaching and research in urban and local politics and policy. The section seeks to encourage communication among individuals interested in urban and local politics and policy within the association and within related disciplines.
Website: http://connect.apsanet.org/groups/urban-and-local-politics-section-13/
Chair: TBA
Chair-Elect: TBA
Secretary/Treasurer: TBA
Editors: Urban Affairs Review: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Thomas Vicino, Northeastern University; Davia Downey, Grand Valley State University
Executive Council: TBA
Dennis Judd Best Book Award
The Best Book Award recognizes the best book on urban politics published in the previous year. Hard copies of nominated books should be sent to each committee member.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given annually for the best dissertation on urban politics accepted in the previous year. The award comes with a $250 prize. Electronic or hard copies of dissertations completed and approved in 2019 should be sent to each committee member.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Byran Jackson Dissertation Research on Minority Politics Award
The Byran Jackson Award recognizes the outstanding scholarship by a graduate student studying racial and ethnic politics in an urban setting. The award comes with a $500 prize. Electronic or hard copies of approved dissertation proposals should be sent to each committee member.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Paper Award
Urban Affairs Review is sponsoring a $250 award for the best paper in urban, local, or regional politics. The chairs of all Urban and Local Politics Section panels will be asked to nominate papers. Authors from any panel on the annual meeting program can also self-nominate their papers. The best paper will be selected by a panel of three scholars: one editor of Urban Affairs Review, one member of the UAR editorial board, and one member of the executive council of the Urban and Local Politics Section. Nominations and papers must be received by September 30 of each year. Papers as written at the time of the APSA Annual Meeting will be judged. The award will be announced on the APSA Urban and Local Politics Section website and the UAR website by December 15. Authors of the winning paper will also be invited to submit to the Urban Affairs Review for fast-track review and publication, noting it was the winner of the Best Paper Award. This will be an annual award. Awards may not be made every year, depending on the number and quality of submissions.
Nominations due: September 30, 2018
Award Committee: TBA
Norton Long Career Achievement Award
The Norton Long Career Achievement Award is presented annually to a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to the study of urban politics over the course of a career through scholarly publication, the mentoring of students, and public service. Nominations and two supporting letters should be submitted electronically to all committee members.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Susan Clarke Young Scholars’ Award
The Susan Clarke Young Scholars’ award recognizes scholars who completed their PhD within the last three years (or are ABDs) and submitted a paper proposal for the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting to the 2020 division chairs. Please send accepted proposals to the 2020 division chairs and indicate that you are eligible for the Susan Clarke Young Scholars’ Award.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Clarence Stone Scholar Award
The Clarence Stone Scholar Award recognizes up to two young scholars who are making a significant contribution to the study of urban politics. The award is to be given to up to two post-PhD scholars who are in their career (pre-tenure, or recently advanced within the last three years).
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 15: Science, Technology and Environmental Politics
Formed: 1986 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to stimulate fundamental inquiry on science, technology, and environmental issues as political phenomena.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s15/
Chair: Deserai Crow, University of Colorado, Denver
Secretary: David Shafie, Chapman University
Treasurer: David Shafie, Chapman University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Sara Hughes, University of Michigan
Executive Council: Aseem Prakash, University of Washington, Seattle; Anne Clunan, Naval Postgraduate School; Endre Tvinnereim, University of Bergen; Saba Siddiki, Syracuse University; Rachel Krause, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Shanahan, Montana State University; Bentley Allan, Johns Hopkins University
Don K. Price Award
The Don K. Price Award is given for the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the past three years.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Anne Clunan, Chair, Naval Postgraduate School; Bentley Allan, Johns Hopkins University; Rob DeLeo, Bentley University
Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize
The Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize is given for the best book on environmental politics and policy published in the past three years.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Saba Siddiki, Chair, Syracuse University; David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley; Elizabeth Albright, Duke University
Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award
The Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award is named in honor of a young scholar who tragically passed away recently, is given for the best dissertations in the field of science, technology, and environmental politics.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Aseem Prakash, Chair, University of Washington, Seattle; Janina Grabs, ETH Zurich; Kristin Taylor, Wayne State University
Paul A. Sabatier Best Conference Paper Award
The Paul A. Sabatier Best Conference Paper Award is given for the best paper on science, technology, and environmental politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: David Shafie, Chair, Chapman University; Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Koebele, University of Nevada, Reno
The Elinor Ostrom Career Achievement Award
The Elinor Ostrom Career Achievement Award is given to an individual in recognition of their lifetime contribution to the study of science, technology, and environmental politics. Nominees must be at least 15 years from completing their PhD degree to be eligible.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Tom Birkland, Chair, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Shanahan, Montana State University; Megan Mullin, Duke University
The Evan Ringquist Best Paper Award
The Evan Ringquist Best Paper Award is given for the best paper published in a relevant journal in the last two years. Relevant journals include political science, public administration, public policy, interdisciplinary environmental science, and science and technology studies journals.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Endre Tvinnereim, Chair, University of Bergen; Aditya Das Gupta, University of California, Merced; David Switzer, Florida Atlantic University
The Emerging Young Scholars Award
The Emerging Young Scholar Award is given in recognition of a researcher, within ten years of their PhD degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of science, technology, and environmental politics.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: David Konisky, Chair, University of Indiana; Rachel Krause, University of Kansas; Jonas Meckling, University of California, Berkeley
The STEP APSA Inclusion Travel Award
The STEP APSA Inclusion Travel Award will be granted to graduate students from underrepresented groups in the discipline who are accepted to present a paper at the APSA Annual Meeting. They must be members of STEP (which is free for graduate students) and be presenting on a STEP or STEP cosponsored panel. A maximum of 10 awards in the amount of $500 will be granted each year.
Nominations due: April 15, 2020
Award Committee: Erica Simmons, Chair, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Megan Ruxton, University of Northern Iowa; Matt Nowlin, College of Charleston
Section 16: Women and Politics Research
Formed: 1986 / Dues: $16 for students and $30 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to foster the study of women and politics within the discipline of political science.
Website: http://connect.apsanet.org/groups/women-and-politics-research-section-16/
Chair: Merike Blofield, University of Miami
Vice-Chair: Eileen Hunt Botting, University of Notre Dame
Chair-Elect: Louise Davidson-Schmich, University of Miami
Secretary: Amy Atchison, Valparaiso University
Treasurer: Caroline Beer, University of Vermont
Editors: Politics & Gender: Susan Franceschet, University of Calgary; Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Melanie Hughes, University of Pittsburgh; Monica Schneider, Miami University
Executive Council: Nancy Hirschmann, University of Pennsylvania; Nadia Brown, Purdue University; Alice Kang, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Shirin Rai, University of Warwick; Alejandra Gimenez Aldridge, Stanford University
Best Dissertation Prize
The Best Dissertation Prize is for the best dissertation on women and politics completed and accepted in the previous year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given to the best paper presented at the previous year’s annual meeting in the field of women and politics.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory
The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory, cosponsored by Women and Politics, Foundations of Political Theory, and the Women’s Caucus for Political Science, commemorates the scholarly, mentoring, and professional contributions of Susan Moller Okin and Iris Marion Young to the development of the field of feminist political theory. This annual award recognizes the best paper on feminist political theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: February 15, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Best Paper on Race and Intersectionality Award
Awarded to the best paper addressing intersectionality presented at the previous year’s annual meeting. The scope of the award recognizes the roots of intersectional analysis in a critical analysis of black women’s lived experiences, while also allowing for a more expansive reading of identity politics that takes into account multiple subjectivities and experiences, both within and outside the United States.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 17: Foundations of Political Theory
Formed: 1987 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The Foundations of Political Theory Section exists to advance the linkage of political theory and philosophy with political science as a discipline. Foundations recognizes and encourages research and teaching that crosses intellectual and disciplinary boundaries. It stands at and seeks to support the intersection where philosophical, psychological, normative, and empirical approaches and problems meet. Foundations, as the name suggests, aims to study the more permanent dimensions of political life ranging from the design of institutions and political practices to the terms and concepts used to interpret the former. At the Foundations web site, you will find information about the section, including its officers, its newsletter, and a ‘bookstore’ where you can browse past and new titles in political theory. One new feature is a listing of job opportunities for political theorists and recent placements. If you are not already a member of the section, we hope that you will join us.
Website: http://apsanet.org/section17
Chair: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Jack Turner, University of Washington; Sina Kramer, Loyola Marymount University
Executive Council: TBA
David Easton Award
The David Easton Award is given for a book that broadens the horizons of contemporary political science by engaging issues of philosophical significance in political life through any of a variety of approaches in the social sciences and humanities.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
First Book Prize
The First Book Award is given for a first book by a scholar in the early stages of his or her career in the area of political theory or political philosophy.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Paper Award
Best Paper Award is given for the best paper presented on a Foundations panel at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations are limited to presenters untenured as of September 2019.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory
The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory, cosponsored by Women and Politics, Foundations of Political Theory, and the Women’s Caucus for Political Science, commemorates the scholarly, mentoring, and professional contributions of Susan Moller Okin and Iris Marion Young to the development of the field of feminist political theory. This annual award recognizes the best paper on feminist political theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: February 15, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 18: Information Technology and Politics
Formed: 1988 / Dues: $0 for student members and $8 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to provide a forum for members with an interest in the use of computers, the internet, and multimedia in teaching, research, and policy applications in political science and all related subfields and disciplines.
Website: http://apsaitp.org
Chair: Cristian Vaccari, Loughborough University
Vice-Chair: Terri Towner, Oakland University
Chair-Elect: Terri Towner, Oakland University
Secretary: Michael Bossetta, Lund University
Treasurer: Katherine Haenschen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Editors: Journal of Information Technology and Politics: Lauren Copeland, Baldwin Wallace University; Terri Towner, Oakland University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Terri Towner, Oakland University
Executive Council: Jordon Brown, University of Texas at Austin; Christine Williams, Bentley University; Lauren Copeland, Baldwin Wallace University & Community Research Institute; Andrew Chadwick, Loughborough University; Shannon McGregor, University of Utah; Jason Gainous, University of Louisville; Shelley Boulianne, McEwan University; Catie Bailard, George Washington University
Best Dissertation in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation in information technology and politics defended since the last APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Lizhi Liu, Georgetown University
Best Paper in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Conference Paper Award recognizes the best conference paper in the area of information technology and politics. The contest is limited to articles presented at conferences in the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: April 1, 2o20
Award Committee: Cristian Vaccari, Loughborough University; Augusto Valeriani, University of Bologna
Best Article in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Article Award recognizes the best scholarly article published about information technology and politics. The contest is limited to articles published in the calendar year. The winner will receive a certificate and a check for the cost of one year’s membership in the APSA and the ITP section.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Stephen A. Meserve, Northern Arizona University; Daniel Pemstein, North Dakota State University
Best Book in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Book Award recognizes the best book in the area of information technology and politics. The contest is limited to books published in the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Molly Roberts, University of California, San Diego
Best Student Paper in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Student Paper Award is given to the best student paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s annual meeting.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Emily van Duyn, Stanford University
Best Public Facing Scholarship in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Public Facing Scholarship Award is for the best public-facing scholarship published in the previous calendar year. This includes blog posts and popular press publications intended for a broad public audience.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Julia Azari, Marquette University
Best Information Technology in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section
The Best Information Technology Award is for the best information technology, including hardware, software, scripts, packages, etc. Any nomination should explain why the candidate is appropriate for this category. Timing on this award is more flexible, but nominations should indicate general use in the most current year.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 19: International Security
Formed: 1988 / Dues: $10 for all members
The purpose of this section is to encourage research and scholarship in international security and arms control, providing an opportunity for presentation of papers and discussion of theoretical and empirical work at APSA section meetings.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s19
Chair: David Sacko, United States Air Force Academy
Vice-Chair: Steve Grenier, The Citadel
Treasurer: Marybeth Ulrich, Army War College
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Lindsay Cohn, Naval War College; Steve Grenier, The Citadel; Thomas Karako, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Executive Council: Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University; Lise Howard, Georgetown University; Thomas Karako, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Monica Toft, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; David Goldfischer, University of Denver; Sean Lynn-Jones, Harvard University; Joshua Rovner, American University; Jennifer Erickson, Boston College; Josh Shifrinson, Boston University
Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award
Presented to the outstanding international security themed dissertation in the academic year 2018–19.
Nominations due: April 15, 2020
Award Committee: David Sacko, United States Air Force Academy
Joseph J. Kruzel Memorial Award for Public Service
Presented to a senior colleague whose life work has been seminal and spent in both government and academia.
Nominations due: April 15, 2020
Award Committee: David Sacko, United States Air Force Academy
Best International Security Themed Article
Presented to an outstanding international security themed article in the 2019 calendar year.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: David Sacko, United States Air Force Academy
Best International Security Book by Non-Tenured Faculty
Presented to an outstanding international security themed book by a faculty member who has not yet earned tenure or teaches at an institution that does not grant tenure in 2019.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: David Sacko, United States Air Force Academy
Section 20: Comparative Politics
Formed: 1988 / Dues: $5 for student members and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote the comparative, especially cross-national, study of politics and to integrate work of comparativists, area studies specialists, and those interested in American politics.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s20/
Chair: Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame
Vice-Chair: Prerna Singh, Brown University
Secretary: Seth Jolly, Syracuse University
Treasurer: Seth Jolly, Syracuse University
Editor: Comparative Politics Section Newsletter: Eugene Finkel, Johns Hopkins University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Sofia Perez, Boston University; Merike Blofield, University of Miami
Executive Council: Amel Ahmed, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Pablo Beramendi, Duke University; Nahomi Ichino, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Benjamin Lessing, University of Chicago
Luebbert Book Prize
Awarded annually for the best book published in the field of comparative politics during 2018 or 2019
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Jason Wittenberg, Chair, University of California, Berkeley; Monika Nalepa, University of Chicago; Maya Tudor, Oxford University; Daniela Campello, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil
Luebbert Article Prize
Awarded annually for the best article in the field of comparative politics during 2018 or 2019.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg; Anthony Messina, Trinity College; Joel Simmons, Georgetown University
Sage Paper Prize
Awarded to the best paper in comparative politics presented at the 2019 annual meeting.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Margit Tavits, Washington University; Alisha Holland, Harvard University; Allen Hicken, University of Michigan
Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award
Awarded annually to a publicly available dataset in the field of comparative politics. Nominations (including self-nominations) can be submitted directly to the committee. Please include a nomination letter, instructions on accessing the data set, and any publications or documents describing the data set.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Bryan D. Jones, Chair, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame; Pippa Norris, Harvard University
Theda Skocpol Prize for Emerging Scholars
Awarded to a scholar up to ten years post-PhD whose work has made impactful empirical, theoretical, and/or methodological contributions to the study of comparative politics.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: David Samuels, University of Minnesota; Mala Htun, University of New Mexico; Jennifer Pan, Stanford University
Powell Mentoring Prize
This is a bi-annual prize to a political scientist who has demonstrated a particularly outstanding commitment to the mentoring of graduate students in comparative politics. The prize comes with a cash award of $1,500. Nominations must consist of: 1) a letter of nomination (typically from a colleague or peer), which ideally would also include a list of the nominee’s current and former graduate students 2) four to (a maximum of) eight additional letters of support—typically, though not necessarily, from former or current graduate students—that highlight the mentoring activities of the nominee and 3) the nominee’s curriculum vita.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: John Huber, Chair, Columbia University; Jaimie Bleck, University of Notre Dame; James Mahoney, Northwestern University
Section 21: European Politics and Society
Formed: 1989 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The purpose of the section is to promote comparative discussion, research and debate about the changing sociology of politics, the state, and social structures in modern Western Europe.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s21/
Chair: Jane Gingrich, University of Oxford
Chair-Elect: Rahsaan Maxwell, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Treasurer: Johannes Lindvall, Lund University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Rahsaan Maxwell, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Executive Council: Pepper Culpepper, University of Oxford; R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University; Dorothee Bohle, European University Institute; Mark Vail, Tulane University; Carol Mershon, University of Virginia; Amel Ahmed, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Catherine De Vries, VU Amsterdam; Pablo Beramendi, Duke University; Isabelle Engeli, University of Exeter
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best book on European politics and society published in the previous year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Ben Ansell, University of Oxford; Lucy Barnes, University of College London; Evgeny Finkel, Johns Hopkins University
Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award
The Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on European politics and society filed during the previous year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Christoffer Green Pedersen, Aarhus University; Jennifer Fitzgerald, University of Colorado; Claire Dupuy, Louvain-la-Neuve
Best Article Award
This award is given for the best article dealing with European politics and society published in the last year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Markus Wagner, University of Vienna; Tim Vlandas, University of Oxford; Mariely Lopez-Santana, George Mason University
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper given on European Politics and Society Section-sponsored panels at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Brian Burgoon, University of Amsterdam; Charlotte Cavaille, University of Michigan; Alex Kuo, University of Oxford
Peter Mair Memorial Travel Award
The Peter Mair Memorial Award will fund the travel of two young scholars to attend the APSA Annual Meeting. Named in memory of Professor Peter Mair, one of the foremost scholars of European politics, the award is meant explicitly to enable young scholars of European politics without adequate funding to present a paper in one of the panels organized by the EPS section. First-time APSA-attendees who are graduate students or junior professors from underfunded European universities (notably in the East and South) are prioritized, but senior scholars from such institutions as well as junior scholars from underfunded non-European universities (including the US) are also considered. Applicants are expected to also apply to all other travel funds they are eligible for, including their department/university, national science foundations, and the APSA Travel Fund. The awards are set at a maximum of $1,000 each, but partial/matching funding is possible too.
Nominations due: May 1, 2020
Award Committee: Silja Häusermann, University of Zurich; David Art, Tufts University; Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
Section 22: State Politics and Policy
Formed: 1989 / Dues: $10 for students and $27 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to further our understanding of the American states including their institutions, political actors, policies, and local, national, and international influence.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s22/
Chair: Christopher Z. Mooney, University of Illinois, Chicago
Secretary: James E. Monogan, III, University of Georgia
Treasurer: Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, University of Rhode Island
Editors: State Politics and Policy Quarterly: Chris Bonneau, University of Pittsburgh; Kris Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Srinivas C. Parinandi, University of Colorado, Boulder
Executive Council: Rebecca Kreitzer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Becki Scola, St. Joseph’s University; Seth E. Masket, University of Denver; Jennifer M. Jensen, Lehigh University; Christopher J. Clark, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Career Achievement Award
The Career Achievement Award is given annually to a political scientist who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the study of politics and public policies in the American states.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Gary M. Segura, Chair, University of California, Los Angeles; Lynda Powell, University of Rochester; Caroline Tolbert, University of Iowa
Malcolm Jewell Book Award
To be awarded every three years to a political science book on the subject of US state politics or policy published at least 10 years prior to the award being bestowed that stands as an enduring contribution to the literature. Such books would be those classic works frequently assigned in graduate seminars, typically found on the bookshelves of state politics scholars, and that have been crucial in setting the direction of scholarship the field since their publication.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Charles Shipan, Chair, University of Michigan; Kimberley H. Conger, University of Cincinnati; Michael P. McDonald, University of Florida
Virginia Gray Book Award
This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best political science book published on the subject of US state politics or policy in the preceding three calendar years (i.e., books published in 2017–19 are eligible for the 2020 award).
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Daniel M. Butler, Chair, University of California, San Diego; Shannon Jenkins, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Cynthia Rugeley, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Christopher Z. Mooney Best Dissertation Prize
This annual award is given to the author of the best PhD dissertation in American state politics and policy completed during the previous calendar year. The winner receives a plaque and $1000.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: David Fortunato, Chair, Texas A&M University; Bruce Desmarais, Pennsylvania State University; Jaclyn Kettler, Boise State University
SPPQ Best Paper Presented at a Professional Meeting
This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best paper on state politics and policy presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. The committee may designate separate awards for papers presented by graduate students with no faculty authorships and for papers with solely faculty or faculty and graduate student participation. Graduate student winners will receive a plaque and $100 and faculty winners will receive a plaque.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Mary Kroeger, Chair, University of Rochester; William D. Hicks, Appalachian State University; Raymond La Raja, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Best Published Paper Award
The award recognizes the best journal article on US state politics or policy published during the previous calendar year in any peer-reviewed journal (book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible).
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Anna M. Mahoney, Tulane University; Bianca Easterly, Lamar University; Daniel Bowen, The College of New Jersey
Tom Carsey Scholars
These awards will be given to support graduate student participation in the 2020 State Politics and Policy Conference.
Nominations due: December 1, 2019
Award Committee: Todd Makse, Florida International University; Emily Schilling, University of Tennessee; John Cluverius, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Section 23: Political Communication
Formed: 1989 / Dues: $0 for student members and $8 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to foster the study of political communications within the discipline of political science including research on mass media, telecommunications policy, new media technologies, and the process of communicating and understanding.
Website: http://politicalcommunication.org
Chair: Kate Kenski, University of Arizona
Vice Chair: Tim Groeling, University of California, Los Angeles
Secretary: Ashley Muddiman, University of Kansas
Treasurer: Ashley Muddiman, University of Kansas
Editor: Political Communication: Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Michael Wagner, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Executive Council: Devra Moehler, Facebook; Costas Panagopoulos, Northeastern University
Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award
The Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award is given to the most outstanding book in the field of political communication that was published in the past decade. The nominated book and a nomination letter should be sent to all three members of the award committee. The nomination letter should clearly explicate how the book has made a significant theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical contribution to political communication scholarship in the last decade. Copies of book reviews may also be included with the nomination letter and book.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Daniel Hallin, University of California, San Diego; Sean Westwood, Dartmouth College; Meredith Conroy, California State University, San Bernardino
Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award
The Paul Lazarsfeld Award recognizes the best paper on political communication presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting or political communication preconference.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Cara Wong, University of Illinois; Christina Farhart, Carleton College; Chris Wells, Boston University
Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award
The Timothy E. Cook awards recognizes the best paper on political communication presented by a graduate student at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting or political communication pre-conference.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Rachel Gibson, University of Manchester; Scott Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eunji Kim, Vanderbilt University
Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award
The Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation completed in the field of political communication in the previous year. Nominations for the award should be made by the adviser of the dissertation or by a faculty member from the department in which the dissertation was completed. Nomination letters should explain the central argument advanced by the dissertation and specify its original contribution to the field. Letters should be no more than one page in length. Eligible dissertations must have been defended successfully in the calendar year preceding the award (i.e., candidates whose degrees were awarded in 2019 will be eligible for the 2020 dissertation award). The nominating letter and digital copies of the dissertation, abstract of the dissertation (500 words or less), and the nominee’s curriculum vita (with current address) should be sent to the chair of the dissertation award committee.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Philip Habel, University of South Alabama; Jonathan Nagler, New York University; Nuri Kim, Nanyang Technological University
Walter Lippmann Best Published Article Award
Recognizes the best article published in the field of political communication in the previous calendar year. Articles will be proposed by nomination or self-nomination.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Jessica Baldwin-Philipi, Fordham University; Andrew Guess, Princeton University; Seth Goldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
David Swanson Career Achievement Award
The David Swanson Career Achievement Award recognizes distinguished and sustained contributions to the field as planners, editors, and leaders and in roles that require time and energy, innovation, and personal dedication. The award honors David Swanson, one of the founders of Political Communication who gave exemplary service to the ICA Political Communication Division and the APSA Political Communication Section. In his memory, the ICA division presents the award every other year. The joint award committee includes representatives of the ICA division and APSA section. The ICA division chair appoints members with the advice of the APSA chair, and the committee receives nominations and generates additional candidates, deliberates on the pool of potential awardees, and makes a selection. The winner receives the award plaque at the annual business meeting of the ICA Political Communication Division. The award is given in even-numbered years.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 24: Politics and History
Formed: 1989 / Dues: $0 for student members and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to bring together political scientists interested in historical issues and problems drawing from almost every traditional disciplinary subfield.
Website: http://apsanet.org/section24
Chair: Adam Sheingate, Johns Hopkins University
Chair-Elect: Kimberly Morgan, George Washington University
Secretary: Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College
Treasurer: Robert Mickey, University of Michigan
Editor: CLIO: Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Eva Bertram, University of California, Santa Cruz; Lisa Blaydes, Stanford University
Executive Council: Evgeny Finkel, Johns Hopkins University SAIS; Jonathan Obert, Amherst College; Sarah Staszak, Princeton University; Julia Azari, Marquette University; Mai Hassan, University of Michigan; Nicole Mellow, Williams College; Abraham Newman, Georgetown University; Ruch Bloch Rubin, University of Chicago
J. David Greenstone Book Prize
The J. David Greenstone Book Prize recognizes the best book in history and politics in the past two calendar years.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: David Bateman, Cornell University; Jessica Trounstine, University of California, Merced
Mary Parker Follett Prize
The Mary Parker Follett Prize recognizes the best article on politics and history published in the previous year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Peter Swensen, Yale University; Isabel Perera, University of Pennsylvania; William Adler, Northeastern Illinois University
Walter Dean Burnham Dissertation Award
The Walter Dean Burnham Award is given for the best dissertation in the field of politics and history.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Joe Lowndes, University of Oregon; Didi Kuo, Stanford University
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is presented to the best paper in politics and history presented at the previous annual meeting.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: Patricia Strach, University at Albany SUNY; Quinn Mulroy, Northwestern University; Kurt Weyland, University of Texas, Austin
Section 25: Political Economy
Formed: 1990 / Dues: $0 for student members and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote teaching and research in the areas of representation and electoral systems, and to encourage communication among persons interested in these fields within the association and with related disciplines.
Website:http://apsanet.org/section25
Chair: TBA
Secretary/Treasurer: TBA
Editors: The Political Economist Newsletter: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Anjali Thomas Bohlken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pia Raffler, Harvard University
Executive Council: TBA
McGillivray Best Paper Award
The McGillivray Best Paper Award is given for the best paper in political economy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Michael Wallerstein Award
The Michael Wallerstein Award is given for the best published article in political economy in the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award, named for Mancur Olson, is given for the best dissertation in political economy completed in the previous two years.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
William H. Riker Book Award
The Best Book Award, named for William H. Riker, is given for the best book on political economy published during the past three calendar years.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 27: New Political Science
Formed: 1992 / Dues: $5 for students and $30 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to help make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world.
Website: http://apsanet.org/section27
Chair: Nancy S. Love, Appalachian State University
Secretary: Sarah M. Surak, Salisbury University
Treasurer: Clyde W. Barrow, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Editors: New Political Science: A Journal of Politics & Culture: Jocelyn M. Boryczka, Fairfield University; Sarah M. Surak, Salisbury University; New Political Science Newsletter: Jennifer Lawrence, Virginia Tech
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Jennifer Lawrence, Virginia Tech
Caucus Representatives: Daniel O’Connor, California State University, Long Beach; Claire Snyder-Hall, Independent Scholar
Membership Director: Robert Kirsch, Arizona State University
Web and Social Media Coordinator: Riley Barrett, Independent Scholar
Witnesses and Advocates Special Committee: Judith Grant, Ohio University
Christian Bay Award
The Christian Bay Award recognizes the best paper presented on a new political science panel at the previous year’s annual meeting.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Mark Major, Chair, Independent Scholar; Ben Pauli, Kettering University; Jeffrey Broxmeyer, University of Toledo
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven Award
The Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven Award recognizes an activist group, in the region of the annual meeting, that puts the ideals of the New Political Science Section “to make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world” into practice.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Wendy Wright, Chair, William Patterson University; Wendy Sarvasy, Independent Scholar and Activist; Patrizia Longo, Saint Mary’s College of California; Frances Fox Piven, Honorary, CUNY Graduate School
Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award
The Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award recognizes a progressive political scientist who has had a long, successful career as a writer, teacher, and activist.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Manal Ahmad Jamal, Chair, James Madison University; Joseph Peschek, Hamline University; Laurence Davis, University College, Cork, Ireland; Joseph Schwartz, Honorary, Temple University
Michael Harrington Book Award
The Michael Harrington Book Award recognizes an outstanding book that demonstrates how scholarship can be used in the struggle for a better world.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Keisha Lindsay, Chair, University of Wisconsin; Edwin Dan Jacob, Rutgers University; William Sokoloff, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
New Political Science Dissertation Award
For an outstanding political science dissertation finished within the previous year which exemplifies the commitment to use scholarship in the struggle for a better world.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Igor Shoikhedbrod, University of Toronto; Lucrecia Iommi Garcia, Fairfield University; Heike Schotten, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Section 28: Political Psychology
Formed: 1993 / Dues: $5 for student members and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section to facilitate communication across subfields and disciplinary boundaries among individuals interested in the relationship between political and psychological processes.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s28/
Chair: Daniel Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania
Chair-Elect: Efrén O. Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles
Treasurer: Melissa Sands, University of California, Merced
Communications Officer: Michele Margolis, University of California, Merced
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Katherine McCabe, Rutgers University; Frederik Hjorth, University of Copenhagen
Executive Council: Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook University
Robert E. Lane Award
Robert E. Lane Award for the best book in political psychology published in the past year.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: Yanna Krupnikov, Chair, Stony Brook University; Bert Bakker, University of Amsterdam; Tom Wood, Ohio State University
Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in political psychology filed during the previous year. Send an electronic copy of the dissertation to each committee member. Self-nominations are accepted. All nominations should include a letter of support from the chair of the dissertation committee that addresses the contribution of the dissertation to the field of political psychology.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: Kevin Arceneaux, Temple University; Gwyneth McClendon, New York University; Pavielle Haines, University of Denver
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given to the most outstanding paper in political psychology delivered at the previous year’s annual meeting.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: Shana Gadarian, Syracuse University; Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, University of Illinois; Melissa Michelson, Menlo College
Distinguished Junior Scholar Award
For a distinguished junior scholar attending the political psychology pre-conference.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: Antoine Banks, Chair, University of Maryland; Mara Ostfeld, University of Michigan; Peter Dinesen, University of Copenhagen
Section 29: Political Science Education
Formed: 1993 / Dues: $0 for student members and $12 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote exemplary undergraduate teaching within the political science discipline and to the scholarship of teaching. The section is especially dedicated to increasing the use of innovative teaching methods, particularly those rooted in experience (internships, service learning, simulations, and study abroad) and the evaluation of such methods.
Website: http://web.apsanet.org/teachingcivicengagement/political-science-educator/
Chair: Terry Gilmour, Midland College
Vice-Chair: Michael Rogers, Arkansas Tech University
Secretary: Michael Rogers, Arkansas Tech University
Treasurer: Joseph Roberts, Roger Williams University
Editor: Journal of Political Science Education: Victor Asal, SUNY University at Albany; The Political Science Educator Newsletter: Bobbi Gentry, Bridgewater College
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Matthew Platt, Morehouse College
Executive Council: Donald Gooch, Stephen F. Austin University; Bobbi Gentry, Bridgewater College; Megan Becker, University of Southern California; Rachel Bzostek, Collin College; Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University; Patrick McKinlay, Morningside College
The Craig T. Brians Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Mentorship
Established in 2014 in memory of Dr. Craig L. Brians, this award is given annually to a faculty member who demonstrates commitment to and excellence in encouraging and developing scholarship among undergraduate students, and in mentoring undergraduate students in preparation for graduate school or public-affairs related careers. Any person may nominate a candidate or self-nominate.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Renee Van Vechten, University of Redlands
The Best APSA Conference Paper Award
This award is given annually at the section meeting in junction with the APSA Annual Meeting to the author(s) who present at the previous year’s annual meeting, either in an oral session or poster session.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: Mary McHugh, Merrimack College; Elizabeth Matto, Rutgers University
The Lifetime Achievement Award
This award may be given at the annual section meeting held at the APSA Annual Meeting. The awardee must have a strong record of long-standing, exceptional, and extensive contributions to the goals of the section, including the promotion of the teaching and learning in the discipline and the scholarship of teaching. Any section member may submit a nomination letter to the executive committee. This award does not have to be given every year.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Donald Gooch, Stephen F. Austin University; Bobbi Gentry, Bridgewater College; Megan Becker, University of Southern California; Rachel Bzostek, Collin College; Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University; Patrick McKinlay, Morningside College
The Distinguished Service Award
This award may be given at the section meeting held at the APSA Annual Meeting. The awardee must have a strong record of exceptional and extensive contributions to the goals of the section, including the promotion of teaching and learning in the discipline and the scholarship of teaching. Any section member may submit a nomination letter to the executive committee. The executive committee will determine if a nominee is eligible and will decide by June 1 if the award will be given.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Donald Gooch, Stephen F. Austin University; Bobbi Gentry, Bridgewater College; Megan Becker, University of Southern California; Rachel Bzostek, Collin College; Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University; Patrick McKinlay, Morningside College
Section 30: Politics, Literature, and Film
Formed: 1993 / Dues: $0 for students and $5 for professional members
The study of literature and film offers political scientists a particularly stimulating mode of inquiry into political institutions and principles, and into the ways of life that sustain them and are, in turn, shaped by them. Indeed, the creation of this division is itself a sign of the complex and changing landscape of the study of politics. The section explores the way in which literature—broadly understood to include film and other literary genres—provides unique insights into the nature of political life and the study of politics.
Website: http://apsanet.org/section30
Chair: Rob Watkins, Columbia College, Chicago
Chair-Elect: Michelle Kundmueller, Old Dominion University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Rob Watkins, Columbia College, Chicago
Wilson Carey McWilliams Award
The Wilson Carey McWilliams Award is given for the best paper presented at the APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: September 30,2019
Award Committee: Davide Panagia, University of California, Los Angeles; Lori Marso, Union College; Linda Beail, Point Loma Nazerene University
Section 31: Foreign Policy
Formed: 1993 / Dues: $10 for students and professional members
The Foreign Policy Section is the organization for those interested in multilevel approaches to the study of international relations. The section emphasizes individual, role, organizational, bureaucratic, societal, and/or state as well as situational and system level variables in foreign policy analyses. Members of the section employ a wide range of approaches, including historical, normative, rational, behavioral, liberal, institutional, psychological, and constructivist. Section members emphasize comparative as well as American studies of foreign policy. And the section recognizes the contributions of practitioners as well as academics in a broad range of professions and disciplines, for example: communications, economics, diplomacy, government, history, political science, public opinion polling, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.
Website: http://apsanet.org/section31
Chair: TBA
Chair-Elect: TBA
Secretary/ Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Christine Rinehart, University of South Carolina; Danielle Lupton, Colgate University
Executive Council: TBA
Distinguished Scholar Award
Recognizes a history of distinguished scholarship in the field of foreign policy. This award will be given biennially, alternating with the section’s best book award.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Paper Award
Presented to the best paper on foreign policy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Graduate Student Paper Award
For outstanding graduate student papers presented at the APSA Annual Meeting that are relevant to the study of foreign policy. Nominations should be sent to the chair of the section.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Book Award
Recognizes the best book in the field of foreign policy. This award is biennial and alternates with the Distinguished Scholar Award.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 32: Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior
Formed: 1994 / Dues: $0 for student members and $18 for all other members.
The purpose of this section is to promote interest in teaching and research on elections, electoral behavior, public opinion, voting turnout, and political participation, both within the United States and in comparative perspective.
Website: http://connect.apsanet.org/s32/
Chair: Elizabeth Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University
Vice-Chair: Andre Blais, Université de Montréal
Treasurer: David Lublin, American University
Editors: Political Behavior: Geoffrey Layman, University of Notre Dame; Benjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame
Communications Director: John Holbein, Brigham Young University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Hanna Wass, University of Helsinki; Tyson King-Meadows, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Executive Council: Camille Burge, Villanova University; Jonathan Ladd, Georgetown University; David Nickerson, Temple University; Michele Marglois, University of Pennsylvania; Alessandro Nai, University of Amsterdam; John Ryan, Stony Brook University
Philip E. Converse Book Award
Awarded annually to the authors of an outstanding book published at least five years ago.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Emerging Scholars Award
Awarded to the top scholar in the field who is within ten years of her or his PhD.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Best Paper Award
Awarded annually for the best paper delivered at one of the section’s panels at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Best Article in Political Behavior
Awarded for the best article published in Political Behavior in the previous calendar year.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
John Sullivan Award
Awarded for the best paper presented by a graduate student at one of the section’s panels at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Graduate Student Travel Awards
Awarded to graduate students who are authors or coauthors of papers presented on a section panel at this year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: March 31, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Warren E. Miller Prize
Awarded every two or three years for an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the elections, public opinion, and voting behavior field.
Nominations due: March 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 33: Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Formed: 1995 / Dues: $0 for student members and $20 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to foster communication among scholars, recognize leadership in the field, facilitate research and publication opportunities, encourage undergraduate and student interest, and create a permanent forum for developing and refining appropriate theoretical models in the study of race and ethnicity.
Website:www.apsarep.org
Chair: Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley
Chair-Elect: Christopher Stout, Oregon State University
Secretary: Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University
Treasurer: Camille Burge, Villanova University
Editor: Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois, Chicago
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Yamil Velez, Columbia University; Hannah Walker, Rutgers University
Executive Council: Ivy Cargile, California State University, Bakersfield; Michael Jones-Correa, University of Pennsylvania; Tyson King-Meadows, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Natalie Masuoka, University of California, Los Angeles; Bernard Fraga, Indiana University, Bloomington
Graduate Student Issues Committee: Sudip Bhattacharya, Rutgers University; Princess Williams, University of Michigan; Kesicia Dickinson, Michigan State University; Rachel Torres, University of Iowa
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best book in the field of race, ethnicity, and politics.
Nominations due: June 1, 2020
Award Committee: Jamila Michener, Cornell University; Elizabeth Maltby, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Gabe Sanchez, University of New Mexico
Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best American dissertation on race, ethnicity, and politics accepted in the previous year.
Nominations due: June 1, 2020
Award Committee: Jenn Merolla, University of California, Riverside; Chris Zepeda Milan, University of California, Los Angeles; Jennifer Chudy, Wellesley College
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on race, ethnicity, and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: June 1, 2020
Award Committee: Brad Jones, University of California, Davis; Hakeem Jefferson, Stanford University; Kassra Oskooii, University of Delaware
Section 34: International History and Politics
Formed: 1999 / Dues: $0 for student members and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote the study of international history and politics, to disseminate research results, to encourage interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and to advance the development, dissemination, integration, and application of qualitative and historiographical methodologies.
Website: http://connect.apsanet.org/s34/
Chair: Cecelia Lynch, University of California, Irvine
Vice-Chair: Stacie Goddard, Wellesley College
Secretary: Andrew Yeo, Catholic University
Treasurer: Andrew Yeo, Catholic University
Newsletter Editors: International History and Politics Newsletter: Peter Harris, Colorado State University; Tom Le, Pomona College
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Jonathan Agensky, Ohio University
Executive Council: Narendra Subramanian, McGill University; Joseph Parent, University of Notre Dame; Philip Howe, Adrian College; Adria Lawrence, Johns Hopkins University; Nina Tannenwald, Brown University; Paul McDonald, Wellesley College
Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award
The Robert L. Jervis and Paul Schroeder Best Book Award is for the best book on international history and politics. This award may be granted to a single- or coauthored book, or to an edited volume. The award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the annual meeting at which the award is presented. The copyright date of a book will establish the relevant year. Hence, books with a 2019 copyright date will be eligible for the award presented at the 2020 annual meeting. Nominations for the Jervis-Schroeder Book award (including three copies of cover letters and books) should be sent directly to the award committee members.
Nominations due: February 28, 2020
Award Committee: Martin O. Heisler, University of Maryland; Arjun Chowdhury, University of British Columbia; Kathryn Lavelle, Case Western Reserve University
Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics
The Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics recognizes exceptional peer-reviewed journal articles representing the mission of the International History and Politics Section, including innovative work that brings new light to events and processes in international politics, encourages interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and advances historiographical methods. The award is given to a published article that appeared in print in the calendar year preceding the annual meeting at which the award is presented. It may be granted to an article that is single- or coauthored. The year of final journal publication establishes eligibility. Nominations including a brief description of the significance of the article and a digital copy of the article should be sent to all award committee members before the annual deadline.
Nominations due: January 31, 2020
Award Committee: Helen Kinsella, University of Minnesota; Christopher Darnton, Naval Postgraduate School; Jordan Branch, Brown University
Section 35: Democracy and Autocracy (formerly known as comparative democratization)
Formed: 2000 / Dues: $0 for student members and $12 for all other members
The Democracy and Autocracy Section exists to promote the analysis of the origins, processes, and outcomes of democratization among nations, spur communication among political scientists whose scholarship focuses on particular world regions, and stimulate greater involvement within APSA of political scientists working in various areas like Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Far East, Europe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s35/
Chair: Susan Stokes, University of Chicago
Vice Chair: Sheri Berman, Barnard College
Secretary: Anne Meng, University of Virginia
Treasurer: Erik Kuhonta, McGill University
Newsletter Editors: The Annals of Comparative Democratization: Dan Slater, University of Michigan; Rob Mickey, University of Michigan
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University
Best Article Award
Single-authored or co-authored articles focusing on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism, published in print in 2019 are eligible. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. Copies of the article should be sent by email to each of the committee members.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Alberto Simpser, ITAM; Aditya Dasgupta, University of California, Merced; Jan Pierskalla, Ohio State University
Best Book Award
Given for the best book focusing on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism, published in print in 2019. Copies of the nominated book should be sent to each committee member.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Deborah Yashar, Princeton University; Tom Pepinsky, Cornell University; Sanjay Ruparelia, Ryerson University
Best Fieldwork Award
This prize rewards dissertation students who conduct innovative and difficult fieldwork on the topics of democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism. Scholars who are currently writing their dissertations or who completed their dissertations in 2019 are eligible. Candidates must submit two chapters of their dissertation and a letter of nomination from the chair of their dissertation committee describing the fieldwork. The material submitted must describe the fieldwork in detail and should provide one or two key insights from the evidence collected in the field. The chapters should be sent electronically to each committee member.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Danny Choi, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren Young, University of California, Davis; Kikue Hamayotsu, Northern Illinois University
Best Paper Award
Given to the best paper on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism presented at the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting. Papers can be nominated by panel chairs or discussants. Self-submissions are allowed. Please send electronic copies of the papers to the committee members.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame; Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, CIDE, Mexico
Juan Linz Best Dissertation Award
Given for the best dissertation on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism completed and accepted in the two calendar years immediately prior to the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting (i.e., 2018 or 2019). The prize can be awarded to analyses of individual country cases as long as they are clearly cast in a comparative perspective. An emailed copy of the dissertation, accompanied by a letter of support from a member of the dissertation committee, should be sent to each member of the prize selection committee.
Nominations due: March 15, 2020
Award Committee: Nikhar Gaikwad, Chair, Columbia University; Kate Baldwin, Yale University; James Hollyer, University of Minnesota
Section 36: Human Rights
Formed: 2000 / Dues: $0 for student members and $10 for all other members
The Section on Human Rights was established to encourage scholarship and facilitate exchange of data and research findings on all components of human rights (e.g., civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental) including: the relationship, determinants, and consequences of human rights policies; the structure and influence of human rights organizations and their development, implementation, and impact on international conventions; and changes in the international human rights regime.
Website:http://apsahumanrightssection.blogspot.com
Chair: Brooke Ackerly, Vanderbilt University
Vice Chair: Brian Greenhill, University of Albany, SUNY
Chair-Elect: Kristen Monroe, University of California, Irvine
Secretary: Giorleny Altamirano Rayo, US Department of Labor
Treasurer: Michael Struett, North Carolina State University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Brian Greenhill, University of Albany, SUNY
Executive Council: Lucas Swaine, Dartmouth College; Karen Zivi, Grand Valley State University; Laura Roost, Newberry College; Joel Voss, University of Toledo
Distinguished Scholar Award
This award recognizes an individual who has worked in the field of human rights and made an exceptional contribution to the field through research, teaching and mentorship.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Michael Goodhart, University of Pittsburg; Zehra Arat, University of Connecticut; Alison Brysk, University of California, Santa Barbara
Best Dissertation Award
Recognizes the best dissertation written about the field of human rights in the previous year. Copies of the dissertation and a letter of support (less than 1,000 words) from the dissertation chair outlining the contributions of the dissertation to the field of human rights should be sent to the committee.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University; Marijke Breuning, University of North Texas; Lucas Swaine, Dartmouth College
Best Book Award
This competition is open to all books on human rights written by a political scientist and published in the previous two years. Please send one copy of the book to each member of the award committee.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: George Andreopoulos, John Jay College of Law; Alison Dundes Renteln, University of Southern California; Lucrecia García Iommi, Fairfield University
Best Paper Award
This award recognizes the best paper presented on a Human Rights Section panel at the APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: April 1, 2020
Award Committee: Brian Greenhill, University of Albany, SUNY; Karen Zivi, Grand Valley State University; Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut
Section 37: Qualitative and Multi-Method Research
Formed: 2003 / Dues: $0 for student members $9 for all other members
The goals of the section are to promote research and training focused on the several branches of methodology associated with the qualitative tradition; and to strive for an integrated understanding of these diverse methods and of their relationship to quantitative methods.
Website: http://www1.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/cqrm/APSA_s_Qualitative_and_Multi-Method_Research_Section/
Chair: Jason Seawright, Northwestern University
Vice-Chair: Erica Simmons, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Chair-Elect: Alan Jacobs, University of British Columbia
Secretary: Colin Elman, Syracuse University
Treasurer: Colin Elman, Syracuse University
Editor: Qualitative & Multimethod Research: Jennifer Cyr, University of Arizona
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Sara Niedzwiecki, University of California, Santa Cruz
Executive Council: Tasha Fairfield, London School of Economics; Yuen Yuen Ang, University of Michigan; Jeb Barnes, University of Southern California; Fred Schaeffer, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Sara Goodman, University of California, Irvine; Joe Soss, University of Minnesota
Alexander L. George Article Award
This award honors Alexander George’s contributions to the comparative case-study method, including his work linking that method to a systematic concern with research design, and his contribution of developing the idea and the practice of process tracing. This award may be granted to a journal article or to a chapter in an edited volume that stands on its own as an article.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Janet Lewis, George Washington University; Jessica Rich, Marquette University; Sean Yom, Temple University
David Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award
This award honors David Collier’s contributions—through his research, graduate teaching, and institution building—as a founder of the qualitative and multi-method research movement in contemporary political science. The award recognizes distinction in methodological publications, innovative applications of qualitative and multi-method approaches in substantive research, and/or institutional contributions to this area of methodology. To be eligible for the mid-career award, nominees must have defended their dissertation within 15 years of the beginning of the year in which the award is presented. For the 2020 award, nominees must have defended their dissertation in or later than 2005. Each nomination must include a cover letter summarizing specific merits of the candidate (not merely generic praise), as well as an up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee, including the date of the doctoral degree. Self-nominations are welcome.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Giovanni Sartori Book Award
This award honors Giovanni Sartori’s work on qualitative methods and concept formation, and especially his contribution to helping scholars think about problems of context as they refine concepts and apply them to new spatial and temporal settings. This award may be granted to a single-authored or multi-authored book, or to an edited volume. The 2020 award will be given to a book published in 2019, as determined by the copyright date of the volume.
Nominations Due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Abigail Williamson, Trinity College; Simeon Nichter, University of California, San Diego; Jim Goldgeier, American University
Kendra Koivu Paper Award
This award honors the scholarly legacy and contributions of Kendra Koivu, who published important works on process tracing, case selection, and other qualitative fields, and who provided valuable service to the section. This award will be given to a paper presented at the APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations Due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Paul Schuler, University of Arizona; Benjamin Read, University of California, Santa Cruz; Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University
Section 38: Sexuality and Politics
Formed: 2007 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The objective of the Sexuality and Politics Section is to bring together scholars working in a variety of areas within political science to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and to foster intellectual community and expertise within APSA.
Website: http://www.apsanet.org/section38
Chair: Courtenay Daum, Colorado State University
Chair-Elect: Cyril Ghosh, Wagner College
Treasurer: Erin Mayo-Adam, Hunter College, CUNY
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Cyril Ghosh, Wagner College
Executive Council: Megan Osterbur, New England College; Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, University of California Irvine; Katherine McCabe, Rutgers University; Scott Siegel, San Francisco State University
Cynthia Weber Best Conference Paper Award
The Best Conference Paper Award recognizes the best paper exploring sexuality and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Nominations due: June 15, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation on sexuality and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous two calendar years. The award is open to all scholarship that falls under the broad rubric of sexuality and politics, including studies concerning the regulation of sexuality, political responses to the regulation of sexuality, the uses of sexuality as a political construct, the intersections of sexuality with gender, race, and class, or LGBT politics and mobilizations.
Nominations due: June 15, 2020
Award Committee: TBA
Section 39: Health Politics and Policy
Formed: 2008 / Dues: $0 for student members and $8 for all other members
The organized section on Health Politics and Policy provides the ideal infrastructure in which members can more thoroughly and efficiently arm themselves with the additional expertise we need to explore health politics and policy questions. The section will define “health politics and policy” just as broadly as the phrase implies. Everything from the politics of Medicare Part D to the politics of women’s health; from comparative politics of AIDS in Africa, Eastern Europe, and South Asia to the comparative state politics of Medicaid and SCHIP; from the ethics of end of life decisions to the regulation of stem cell research; from public budgeting and regulation to public health disaster preparedness. All these and more fall with the scope of the section.
Website: http://www.apsanet.org/section39
Chair: Miriam Laugesen, Columbia University
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Sarah Gollust, University of Minnesota
Executive Council: TBA
Leonard S. Robins Best Paper Award
The Leonard S. Robins Best Paper on Health Politics and Policy Award recognizes the best paper on any subject that fits under the rubric of health politics and policy presented at the previous annual meeting. All papers presented at panels sponsored or cosponsored by the Health Politics and Policy Section are eligible for consideration, and may be nominated by panel chairs, discussants, or others. All other substantively appropriate papers presented at panels organized by other sections, division, and related groups are also eligible, if the authors made an electronic version of their paper available to view online.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Outstanding Public Engagement
This award is offered to someone who has been working to improve health and the healthcare system by actively engaging in politics and policymaking.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 40: Canadian Politics
Formed: 2009 / Dues: $0 for students and $8 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote the interest in Canadian politics, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information related to Canadian politics, and to encourage the accumulation of knowledge about Canadian politics.
Website:www.canadianpoliticssection.org
Chair: Candace Johnson, University of Guelph
Vice Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Jim Farney, University of Regina
Executive Council: TBA
Mildred Schwartz Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Canadian Politics
The Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award goes to scholars who have made significant contributions throughout their career to the study of Canadian politics, either through development of political analysis of Canada or through incorporating Canada as a significant case in comparative political analyses.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award
Books published by members of the Canadian Politics Section dealing with Canadian politics, or incorporating Canada as a significant case in a comparative political analysis, that were published between 2011–18 are eligible for consideration.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 41: Political Networks
Formed: 2009 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for other members
The purpose of the Political Networks Section is to promote intellectual exchange among scholars regarding the theoretical, methodological, and substantive aspects of political networks.
Website:http://www.polinetworks.org
Chair: Jennifer Larson, Vanderbilt University
Vice-Chair: TBA
Communications Director: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
Membership Chair: TBA
Editor: Nodes & Edges: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Jennifer Hadden, University of Maryland, College Park
Executive Council: TBA
The Political Ties Award
This award is given on an annual basis to the best article published on political networks over the past two years.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Book Award
Awarded on a biennial basis to the best book published on political networks in a two-year period (current cycle includes a book published April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020).
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Conference Paper Award
This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a faculty member delivered at a political science conference in the previous year.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
John Sprague Award
This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a graduate student delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. There is a fund that supports this award, which includes a cash prize.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Poster Award
This award is given annually at the Political Networks Conference and is awarded to the one (or two) best posters on political networks. Typically, two awards are given, but this is not a requirement. The award criteria are at the committee’s discretion. Possibilities include giving one faculty award and one graduate award, giving one award for substantive contribution and one for a methodological contribution, or giving only one award. The division chair appoints a committee who conduct evaluations at the annual meeting. A cash award accompanies this prize, typically in the amount of $250.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Career Achievement Award In Political Networks
The Career Achievement Award is given to a scholar who has made major contributions that have had a long-term impact on the study of political networks.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 42: Experimental Research
Formed: 2010 / Dues: $0 for student and professional members for online-only journal access; $18 for student members for print and online journal access; $24 for professional members for print and online journal access
The Experimental Research organized section advances pedagogy, research, and scholarly contributions based on randomized or natural experiments. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of published articles in political science that use experiments. Experimentalists are exploring topics that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. The rapid growth, development, and celebration of experimental methods in political science present the opportunity to share a specific vocabulary and toolkit with researchers interested in experimental methods of all kinds. The section is devoted to helping scholars develop and hone these specialized skills and to providing a forum where research based in these techniques can be shared and discussed.
Website: www.apsanet.org/section42
Chair: TBA
Chair-Elect: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Ryan Enos, Harvard University; Amanda Robinson, Ohio State University
Executive Council: TBA
Section 43: Migration and Citizenship
Formed: 2012 / Dues: $5 for student members and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to bring together political scientists working on issues of migration and citizenship, promote teaching and research in the field, and encourage communication among political scientists and scholars of migration and citizenship in related disciplines, including policy and other professions, domestically and internationally.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s43/
Co-Chair: Elizabeth Cohen, Syracuse University
Co-Chair: Antje Ellermann, University of British Columbia
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Anna Boucher, University of Sydney; Michael Paarlberg, Virginia Commonwealth University
Executive Council: TBA
Section 44: African Politics Conference Group
Formed: 2013 / Dues: $0 for students and $10 for all other members
The purpose of this section is to promote recognition within professional associations of the theoretical and methodological contributions to the discipline of political scientists whose research and professional interests center largely or in part upon sub-Saharan Africa.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s44/
Chair: Zachariah Mampilly, The City University of New York
Vice-Chair: Jessica Piombo, Naval Postgraduate School
Secretary: Jeffrey Paller, University of San Francisco
Treasurer: Chipo Dendere, Wellesley College
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Chris Day, College of Charleston; Michael Woldemariam, Boston University
APCG-Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Paper Award
The APCG-Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Student Paper Award is intended to recognize outstanding scholarship in African politics. Eligible papers must be nominated by a member of the APCG section (self-nominations are allowed), written by a graduate student, and presented at any professional conference in 2019, regardless of sponsorship or location, at which the paper is presented by the author and/or discussed by another colleague in the profession. This includes papers presented through the APCG online colloquium. The papers cannot have a co-author with a PhD.
Nominations due: April 30, 2020
Award Committee: Rachel Gisselquist, Chair, UN University WIDER; Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond; Louis Alexandre Berg, Georgia State University
APCG-Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award
The APCG-Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award is given annually for the best dissertation in African politics 2019. The award carries a prize and recognizes outstanding scholarship in African politics. Multiple dissertations may be nominated per department. Dissertations that were completed and accepted in the 2019 calendar year are eligible for this award.
Nominations due: April 30, 2020
Award Committee: Sebastian Elischer, Chair, University of Florida; Lisa Mueller, Macalester College; Lauren Young, University of California, Davis
Best Article Award
The APCG Best Article Award Committee seeks nominations for the 2020 award. All articles on African politics published in peer-reviewed journals in 2019 are eligible.
Nominations due: April 30, 2020
Award Committee: Ryan Briggs, Chair, University of Guelph; Aditi Malik, College of the Holy Cross; Susanna Campbell, American University
Best Book Award
The APCG Best Book on African Politics Award is given to a book published in 2019 that analyzes an issue related to political science or international relations with special reference to Africa. The book should employ methodological techniques regarded as appropriate by any subgroup of contemporary political scientists. Edited volumes are not eligible. Translations of books written in a foreign language qualify if the translation was published in 2019.
Nominations due: April 30, 2020
Award Committee: Michele Kuenzi, Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Philip Roessler, College of William and Mary; Solomon Gofie, Addis Ababa University
Section 45: Class and Inequality
Formed: 2014 / Dues $5 for students and $10 for all other members
The Class and Inequality Section supports scholars of politics who study the political causes and consequences of economic inequality, social class stratification, and mobility and opportunity.
Website: https://connect.apsanet.org/s45/
Chair: Nicholas Carnes, Duke University
Treasurer: Michael Donnelly, University of Toronto
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Nicholas Carnes, Duke University
Best Paper Award
Awarded annually for the best paper presented on a Class and Inequality Section panel.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 46: Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics
Formed: 2014 / Dues $0 for students and $10 for all other members
To understand political decisions and actions, it is necessary to study the sources and content of our political beliefs. To assess these decisions and actions, we need to study whether our political beliefs are accurate. Why do different people interpret the political world in different ways? How do they interpret either their own interests or the public interest; from what sources are these interpretations drawn; and how do these interpretations motivate political action? Given political actors’ imperfect knowledge, how do they try to approximate full knowledge of the likely consequences of their actions, and how successful are these attempts? Under what conditions do political beliefs tend to be true? These questions have tended to be neglected within political science, with the result that our understandings of political processes are often incomplete. By addressing itself to the sources and the accuracy of our political beliefs, political epistemology seeks to fill a significant lacuna in political science and political theory.
Website: https://apsanet.org/section46
Chair: Jeffrey Friedman, University of California, Berkeley
Secretary: Paul Gunn, University of London
Treasurer: Nick Clark, Susquehanna University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Jeffrey Friedman, University of California, Berkeley
Executive Council: Hélène Landemore, Yale University; Matthias Matthijs, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Miller, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Vivien Schmidt, Boston University; George Thomas, Claremont McKenna College
Best APSA Paper by a Graduate Student or Post-Doc
The Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics (IKP) division announces its 2020 graduate student paper prize. This $500 cash award will recognize the APSA conference paper by a graduate student or post-doc, presented at an IKP panel at the 2019 annual meeting, that best explored the role of ideas or knowledge in politics or government. Nominations will be solicited from 2019 IKP panel chairs and discussants. The awards committee reserves the right to make no award.
Nominations due: November 1, 2019
Award Committee: Jeffrey Friedman, University of California, Berkeley; Kai Jäger, King’s College London
Graduate Student/Post-Doc Travel Award
Graduate students or post-docs who have submitted a proposal to present a paper at an Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics panel at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting may apply for an award to cover their anticipated travel and lodging expenses. Applications should include a description of the proposed paper in as much detail as possible.
Nominations due: January 15, 2020
Award Committee: Jeffrey Friedman, University of California, Berkeley; Matthias Matthijs, Johns Hopkins University
Best Book Award
The Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics (IKP) section announces its 2020 award for the best recent work on empirical or normative aspects of the role of ideas or knowledge in politics or government. The awards committee is authorized to go back several years, at its discretion, and to make its own nominations as well as accepting nominations from others, including book authors and publishers. Nominated books published in 2019 or previously, and should be sent to committee members with a note or email message specifying that the book is being nominated. If only one copy of the book is available, please communicate this to the committee member to whom the book is sent. Authors are urged to follow up with publishers to be sure that books have been submitted on time.
Nominations due: February 1, 2020
Award Committee: Hélène Landemore, Yale University; Benjamin Miller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eli Davey, Princeton University
Section 47: American Political Thought
Formed: 2017 / Dues: $25 for students with print and electronic journal access; $20 for students for electronic-only journal access; $35 for professional members with print and electronic journal access; $25 for professional members with electronic-only journal access.
The purpose of this section is to facilitate and encourage a uniquely integrative approach to the study of politics that will put scholars of American politics, political theory, American political development, American history, philosophy, American literature, and other related fields in ongoing and fruitful conversation with one another.
Website:http://apsanet.org/section47
Chair: TBA
Vice Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: TBA
Editor: American Political Thought: A Journal of Ideas, Institutions, and Culture: TBA
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Clement Fatovic, Florida International University; Ken Kersch, Boston College
Executive Council: TBA
Best Book in American Political Thought
The winner of the Best Book in American Political Thought Award will be chosen every year by the section council. The monetary value of the award will be established by the council in consultation with the secretary-treasurer and publicized appropriately.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Dissertation in American Political Thought
The winner of the Best Dissertation in American Political Thought Award will be chosen every two years by the section Council. The Council will select award recipients from among nominations provided by department chairs (one per department). The monetary value of the award will be established by the Council in consultation with the Secretary-treasurer and publicized appropriately.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Best Article in American Political Thought
The winner of the Best Article in American Political Thought Award will be chosen every year by the section council from among the articles published in the journal American Political Thought in the preceding year. The monetary value of the award will be established by the council in consultation with the secretary-treasurer and publicized appropriately.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
The Best Conference Paper in American Political Thought Award
The winner of the Best Conference Paper in American Political Thought Award will be chosen every year by the section council from among nominations provided by panel chairs at the APSA Annual Meeting. The monetary value of the award will be established by the council in consultation with the secretary-treasurer and publicized appropriately.
Nominations due: TBA
Award Committee: TBA
Section 48: International Collaboration
Formed: 2018 / Dues: $0 for student members and $10 for all other members
The International Collaboration (IC) Section works to promote and disseminate research in and teaching of all facets of international collaboration and to encourage the interchange of ideas about international collaboration within the IC section, and with our disciplines, practitioners, and interested persons.
Chair: Leslie Johns, University of California, Los Angeles
Vice-Chair: Jana Von Stein, Australian National University
Secretary: Hyeran Jo, Texas A&M University
Treasurer: Hyeran Jo, Texas A&M University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chair: Ranjit Lall, London School of Economics
Best Article Award
The Best Article Award is given for the best article on international collaboration published in 2019. Nominations, which must include a PDF of the article and publication information, should be emailed to the section chair.
Nominations due: January 15, 2020
Award Committee: Tanisha Fazal, Chair, University of Minnesota; Elliot Posner, Case Western Reserve University; Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best book on international collaboration published in 2019. Nominations, which must include a PDF of the full book manuscript, should be emailed to the section chair.
Nominations due: January 15, 2020
Award Committee: Susanna Campbell, Chair, American University; Charles Hankla, Georgia State University; Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University
Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on international collaboration for a PhD awarded in 2019. Students may self-nominate their dissertations. Nominations, which must include a PDF of the filed version of the dissertation, should be emailed to the section chair.
Nominations due: January 15, 2020
Award Committee: Daniela Donno, Chair, University of Cyprus; Neil Narang, University of California, Santa Barbara; Abraham Newmann, Georgetown University
Distinguished Mentor Award
The Distinguished Mentor Award is given for excellence in mentoring graduate students and junior faculty in the study of international collaboration. We particularly welcome nominations from groups of scholars who can provide a holistic assessment of their nominee’s impact as a mentor. Nominations should be emailed to the section chair.
Nominations due: January 15, 2020
Award Committee: Jana Von Stein, Chair, Australian National University; Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University; Jessica Stanton, Temple University
Section 49: Middle East and North Africa Politics
Formed: 2018 / Dues: $10 for all members
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Politics Section was established to support, develop, and publish research on the politics of the MENA region utilizing interdisciplinary methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools. It seeks to fully integrate the rigorous study of the politics of the Middle East with the broader discipline of political science, to serve as an institutional home for the community of political scientists dedicated to the Middle East, and to fully integrate scholars from the MENA region and diverse scholars from the US into the global study of Middle East politics.
Chair: Marc Lynch, George Washington University
Vice-Chair: Lindsay Benstead, Portland State University
Secretaries: Jill Schwedler, Hunter College; Bassel Salloukh, Lebanese American University
Treasurer: Steven Brooke, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Editor: MENA Politics Newsletter: Marc Lynch, George Washington University
2020 Annual Meeting Division Chairs: Bassel Salloukh, Lebanese American University; Lindsay Benstead, Portland State University
Best Book on MENA Politics
Awarded for the best book published in 2018 or 2019. Work utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered. Please submit nominations or self-nominations to the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Book Nomination” at [email protected].
Nominations due: December 31, 2019
Award Committee: TBA
Best Dissertation on MENA Politics
Awarded for the best doctoral thesis defended between August 30, 2017 and August 30, 2019. To be considered, the dissertation must be nominated by the dissertation adviser or another faculty member familiar with the work. The faculty member/adviser should submit a short letter explaining why the dissertation makes an exceptional contribution to the study of the politics of the Middle East and the broader discipline of political science. Work utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered. Please submit nomination letters, with the dissertation as a PDF attachment, to the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Dissertation Nomination” at [email protected].
Nominations due: December 31, 2019
Award Committee: TBA
Best MENA Politics APSA Paper
Awarded for the best paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. To be eligible, the paper may be self-nominated or nominated by a panel chair, discussant, or co-panelist for the panel on which the paper was presented. The nominator and/or author(s) should provide the paper that was presented at the annual meeting (only paper versions as presented to the annual meeting will be considered by the committee). Please submit papers as a PDF attachment to the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Paper Nomination” at [email protected].
Nominations due: December 31, 2019
Award Committee: TBA
