Council Committees
Administrative Committee
The administrative committee consists of the president, president-elect, treasurer, and four other council members whose main duties include preparing agendas for council meetings and annual business meetings and acting on behalf of the council to dispose of policy issues deemed of insufficient weight to require decisions by the council.
Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Taeku Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University
Lisa L. Martin, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Laura Katz Olson, Lehigh University
G. Bingham Powell, Jr., University of Rochester, Chair
Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Audit Committee
The audit committee supervises APSA's audit and oversees that adequate internal controls exist for the association's accounting and finance. The audit committee is comprised of three members: two from the council and one from the trust and development board of trustees. Members and the chair are named by the president with the advice and consent of the council.
Michael C. Desch, University of Notre Dame, Chair
Dale Rogers Marshall, Wheaton College
Paul Gronke, Reed College
Elections Committee
This committee supervises APSA's elections. Three members are appointed after the election from among newly elected and continuing council members.
Simon Hix, London School of Economics, Chair
Dara Z. Strolovitch, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Stephen M. Walt, Harvard University
Finance Committee
The finance committee examines and interprets the trends in APSA finances and oversees patterns of revenues and expenditures relative to budget.
Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Chair
Anne Norton, University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rules Committee
The Rules Committee reviews APSA's by-laws and rules of procedure for governing the conduct of the annual business meeting and proposes revisions as they are deemed necessary. Three members are appointed after the election from among newly elected and continuing council members.
Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts University, Chair
Ange-Marie Hancock, University of Southern California
David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
Standing Committees
Africa Project Steering Committee:
Term expires August 31, 2015:
Catherine Boone, University of Texas, Austin
Michael Brintnall, APSA
Mamadou Diof, Columbia University
Ronald Kassimir, New School University
Ira Katznelson, Columbia University
Leonard Wantchekon, New York University
Committee on the Annual Meeting
The Committee on the Annual Meeting oversees the practices and policies of the APSA Annual Meeting.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Joely Proudfit, California State University, San Bernardino
Christopher Zorn, Pennsylvania State University
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan
Frederick P. Lewis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Nancy Bermeo, Oxford University, Chair
Janelle Wong, University of Southern California
Annual Meeting Program Committee
The committee members organize all panels, plenary sessions, and other aspects of the official program for the annual meeting. Members are appointed by the council after it hears the recommendations of the program chair-designate.
Program Chairs
John Carey, Dartmouth College
Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los Angeles
Division Chairs
1. Political Thought and Philosophy: Historical Approaches Giulia Sissa, University of California, Los Angeles
2. Foundations of Political Theory R. Claire Snyder-Hall, George Mason University
3. Normative Political Theory Steve Macedo, Princeton University
4. Formal Political Theory Alan Wiseman, Vanderbilt University
5. Political Psychology Matt Levendusky, University of Pennsylvania
6. Political Economy Tarek Masoud, Harvard University
7. Politics and History Nicole Mellow, Williams College Bruce Miroff, University at Albany, SUNY
8. Political Methodology Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico
9. Teaching and Learning in Political Science Steve Swindle, Lee University
10. Political Science Education Elizabeth Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
11. Comparative Politics Erin Jenne, Central European University Fabrice Lehoucq, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
12. Comparative Politics of Developing Countries Anibal Perez-Linan, University of Pittsburgh
13. The Politics of Communist and Former Communist Countries Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Stanford University
14. Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Societies Gail McElroy, Trinity College Dublin
15. European Politics and Society Sheri Berman, Barnard College
16. International Political Economy Nathan Jensen, Washington University, St. Louis
17. International Collaboration Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University
18. International Security Cameron Thies, Iowa University
19. International Security and Arms Control David H. Sacko, United States Air Force Academy
20. Foreign Policy Jasen Castillo, Texas A&M University
21. Conflict Processes Mark J.C. Crescenzi, University of North Carolina
22. Legislative Studies Gregory Koger, University of Miami Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
23. Presidency Research Dan Ponder, Drury University
24. Public Administration Jared J. Llorens, Louisiana State University
25. Public Policy Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
26. Law and Courts Brandon Bartels, George Washington University
27. Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence Nina Moore, Colgate University
28. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Sean Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri
29. State Politics and Policy Cherie Maestas, Florida State University
30. Urban Politics Annette Steinacker, Loyola University, Chicago Justin Phillips, Columbia University
31. Women and Politics Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley Mala Htun, University of New Mexico
32. Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Andra Gillespie, Emory Universit Ricardo Ramirez, University of Notre Dame
33. Religion and Politics Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University
34. Representation and Electoral Systems Dawn Brancati, Washington University, St. Louis
35. Political Organizations and Parties David Karol, University of Maryland
36. Elections and Voting Behavior Michele Claibourn, University of Virginia
37. Public Opinion Deborah Schildkraut, Tufts University
38. Political Communication Talia Stroud, University of Texas, Austin
39. Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Manny Teodoro, Colgate University
40. Information Technology and Politics Laura Roselle, Elon University
41. Politics, Literature and Film Carol McNamara, Utah State University
42. New Political Science Daniel O'Connor, California State University, Long Beach
43. International History and Politics Audie Klotz, Syracuse University
44. Comparative Democratization Kurt Weyland, University of Texas, Austin
45. Human Rights Christian Davenport, University of Notre Dame
46. Qualitative Methods David Waldner, University of Virginia
47. Sexuality and Politics Charles Anthony Smith, University of California, Irvine
48. Health Politics and Health Policy Deborah Stone, Dartmouth College
49. Canadian Politics Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia
50. Political Networks Ramiro Berardo, University of Arizona
51. Experimental Research Ken Williams, Michigan State University
Centennial Center Advisory Board
The Centennial Center Advisory Board guides practices of the Centennial Center, oversees funds for Center activities, and makes final decisions on awarding of Centennial Center scholarships and grants.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Drew Altman, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ruth Berins Collier, University of California, Berkeley
Peter F. Nardulli, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Nancy J. Hirschmann, University of Pennsylvania, Chair
Michael J. Laver, New York University
Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Alice M. Jackson, Morgan State University
Stathis N. Kalyvas, Yale University
Daniel N. Posner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Committee on Civic Education
The Committee on Civic Education focuses on the contributions that higher education, and political science in higher education institutions, are making or could make to enhance the quantity and quality of civic engagement among young Americans.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Hahrie C. Han, Wellesley College
Megan Mullin, Temple University
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Archon Fung, Harvard University
Elizabeth Theiss Smith, University of South Dakota, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Scott Abernathy, University of Minnesota
Lorraine M. McDonnell, University of California, Santa Barbara
Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee
The Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvisory Committee plays an active role in the direction of the fellowship. Members meet formally once a year to review program finances. They also meet throughout the year to discuss major initiatives.
The committee currently consists of 28 members (including the fellowship director), eight of whom are former fellows. It also includes four sitting members of Congress: a Democratic and Republican senator, and a Democratic and Republican representative. The committee's diverse composition, ranging from academics and journalists to lobbyists and members, is meant to enhance and reflect the fellowship's success.
* Former APSA congressional fellow
Michael Barone, Senior Writer, US News & World Report
Doug Bereuter, Council for Excellence in Government, former president, Asia Foundation; former member, US House of Representatives
Richard Cohen, chief Congress correspondent, National Journal; Senior congressional reporter, Politico
Charles E. Cook, Jr., editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report; political analyst, National Journal Group
*Joan Claybrook, president emeritus, Public Citizen; former administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (CFP 1965-66)
Thomas Daschle, former US senator from South Dakota and former Senate Majority Leader; senior policy adviser, DLA Piper
Robert Dole, retired US senator from Kansas, serving part of that time as Senate Majority Leader; Republican nominee for president, 1996; special counsel, Alston and Bird
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), member, US Senate; Senate Majority Whip
*Ronald D. Elving, senior Washington editor, National Public Radio; former political editor, Congressional Quarterly (CFP 1984-85)
*Eugene Eidenberg, founder and managing director, Granite Ventures, LLC; former executive vice president, MCI; former White House assistant under President Carter (CFP 1964-65)
Vic Fazio, partner, Clark & Weinstock; former member, US House of Representatives; cofounder of the California Journal
Thomas Foley, North American president, Trilateral Commission; former speaker, US House of Representatives; former US ambassador to Japan
Michael Franc, vice president, government relations, the Heritage Foundation.
William Frenzel, visiting scholar, government studies, the Brookings Institution; former member, US House of Representatives
David Gergen, professor of public leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; editor-at-large, US News & World Report
*Robert G. Gilpin, Jr., Eisenhower Professor Emeritus, international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; former vice president of the APSA (CFP 1959-60)
Lee H. Hamilton, president and director, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars; director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University; former member, US House of Representatives
Albert Hunt, executive Washington editor, Bloomberg News; executive editor, The Wall Street Journal; panelist, CNN's Capital Gang
Gary Hymel, senior vice president, Hill & Knowlton; former chief-of-staff to speaker Thomas P. O'Neill
Charles O. Jones, visiting scholar, the Brookings Institution; APSA former president; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin
Gerald Kovach, senior vice president, external affairs, NeuStar; former senior vice president, MCI
Ray Lahood, Secretary US Department of Transportation, former member, US House of Representatives
Richard Lugar (R-IN), member, US Senate
Robert Merry, former president and publisher, Congressional Quarterly; former publisher, STRATFOR
*Norman Ornstein, chair, CFP Advisory Committee; resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; senior advisor, Pew Research Center (CFP 1969-70)
David Price, member, US House of Representatives; former professor of political science and public policy, Duke University
Cokie Roberts, political commentator and former co-anchor of This Week, ABC News; senior news analyst, National Public Radio
*Catherine E. Rudder, associate dean for academic affairs, School of Public Policy, George Mason University; former executive director of the APSA (CFP 1974-75)
*Barbara Sinclair, professor emeritus, American politics, University of California, Los Angeles (CFP 1978-79)
Committee on Departmental Services
The Committee on Departmental Services oversees APSA's Departmental Services Program which provides a forum for political science departments large and small to address common issues, and plan and develop publications and services for chairs, faculty, and students. The program, overseen by the Departmental Services Committee, supports political science teaching, scholarship, and service, and provides resources for department chairs.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Robert M. Eisinger, Savannah College of Art and Design
Marissa Martino Golden, Bryn Mawr College
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Brooke A. Ackerly, Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
James Jennings, Tufts University
Patrick J. Sellers, Davidson College
Development Committee
This committee was authorized by the council in 1988 to propose development goals and policies to the council and oversee their eventual implementation.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Larry M. Bartels, Princeton University, Chair
Pradeep Chhibber, University of California, Berkeley
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard Universty
Michael B. Preston, University of Southern California
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles
Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University
Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms
The committee's responsibility is to protect the rights of political scientists and ensure that the ethical policies of the association are followed.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Richard G.C. Johnston, University of British Columbia, Chair
Philip A. Schrodt, Pennsylvania State University
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Michael Lienesch, Chapel Hill
Marion Smiley, Brandeis University
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Sarah Birch, University of Essex
Christian Davenport, University of Notre Dame
Committee on International Political Science
This committee recommends policy to the APSA council regarding internationalization of the association, develops relationships between American political science and political science in other nations, and oversees APSA's relationship with IPSA and other non-US national and international associations.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Edward Gibson, Northwestern University
Kathryn Hendley, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Terri E. Givens, University of Texas, Austin
Michael R. Tomz, Stanford University
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Michael Bratton, Michigan State University
Gail McElroy, Trinity College, Dublin
Minority Fellows Program Grantee Selection Committee
This committee selects grantees for APSA Minority Fellowship Program.
Term expiring September 8, 2012:
Wendy K. Tam Cho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Irasema Coronado, University of Texas, El Paso
Eric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee selects one nomination for each elective office to be filled and submits the slate for the next annual business meeting, with a report to the president no later than April 15.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Mary L. Shanley, Vassar College
Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania
Susan L. Woodward, CUNY, Graduate Center
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Fredrick C. Harris, Columbia University
Jeffrey B. Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles
Melanie Frances Manion, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chair
Committee on Organized Sections
The role of the committee is to help organized sections carry out their work and to oversee the balance between sections and APSA as a whole. As section issues have become more routinized we expect that this committee can function as a board that meets by email and phone to address issues of compliance with APSA section procedures.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University
Suzanna Linn, Pennsylvania State University
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Erik S. Herron, University of Kansas, Chair
Pamela Stricker, California State University, San Marcos
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Steven P. Erie, University of California, San Diego
Nanette S. Levinson, American University
Publications Committee
The committee oversees and coordinates existing APSA publications, leads in setting standards for APSA journals and other publications, explores possible relationships with political science journals not sponsored by the association, and develops proposals for new publications, when appropriate.
Term expiring June 30, 2012:
Ronald L. Rogowski, University of California, Los Angeles
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Cynthia S. Kaplan, University of California, Santa Barbara
James H. Kuklinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Term expiring May 31, 2015:
Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University, Bloomington
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Albert Peter Weale, University College London
Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Jan E. Leighley, American University
Kaare Strom, University of California, San Diego, Chair
Term expiring December 31, 2015:
Robert J-P. Hauck, APSA
Siting and Engagement Committee
The committee addresses the application of APSA siting policy for the APSA Annual Meeting, Teaching and Learning Conference, and any other major APSA meetings, and once a site has been selected by APSA, plans for a program of public engagement in the community.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Christine L. Day, University of New Orleans
Rodney E. Hero, University of California, Berkeley
Meredith L. Weiss, University at Albany, SUNY
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois, Chicago
Gary M. Segura, Stanford University
Steven Rathgeb Smith, Georgetown University
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Marion Orr, Brown University
Amalia Pallares, University of Illinois, Chicago
Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University, Chair
Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Asian American and Pacific Islander political scientists.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Yoshiko M. Herrera, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cara Wong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Claire Jean Kim, University of California, Irvine, Chair
Paul Y. Watanabe, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Wendy K. Tam Cho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Chair
Sarah Song, University of California, Berkeley
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of African Americans within the discipline.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Claudine Gay, Harvard University
Eric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Russell Benjamin, Northeastern University
Ange-Marie Hancock, University of Southern California
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Christopher S. Parker, University of Washington
Melynda J. Price, University of Kentucky, Chair
Committee on the Status of Latinos Y Latinas in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Latinos within the discipline.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Leonardo R. Arriola, University of California, Berkeley, Chair
Sharon Ann Navarro, University of Texas, San Antonio
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Irasema Coronado, University of Texas, El Paso, Chair
Louis DeSipio, University of California, Irvine
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Jose E. Cruz, SUNY, University at Albany
Sonia R. Garcia, St. Mary's University
Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and the Profession
This committee assesses the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered scholars in the profession, advances the research on LGBT issues, develops curriculum materials, and works to ensure tolerance toward LGBT political scientists.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Jyl Josephson, Rutgers University, Newark, Chair
Sean M. Theriault, University of Texas, Austin
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Roddrick Colvin, John Jay College
Beth Kiyoko Jamieson, Princeton University
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Steve Sanders
Sahar Shafqat, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
The committee monitors and reports on the status of women in the profession, advances research on women and on issues of concern to women, develops and assesses curriculum materials, and works to ensure fair and equal treatment of women in the profession.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Lily Gardner Feldman, Georgetown University
Valerie Sperling, Clark University, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Jane H. Bayes, California State University, Northridge
Pippa Norris, Harvard University
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Nikol G. Alexander-Floyd, Rutgers University
Miki Caul Kittilson, Arizona State University
Committee on Teaching and Learning
The APSA Committee on Teaching and Learning in Political Science develops and promotes activities within APSA and the political science community regarding political science and the practices and policies of higher education, including undergraduate, graduate, professional, and life-long education.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Patricia J. Campbell, American Public University
Russell Mayer, Merrimack College
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Craig Leonard Brians, Virginia Tech
Emily Hauptmann, Western Michigan University
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Michelle D. Deardorff, Jackson State University, Chair
Peter L. Francia, East Carolina University
Teaching Conference Organizers
The program committee for the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference sets the themes for the meeting and oversees the formation of the conference tracks.
Term expiring April 30, 2012:
Derrick L. Cogburn, American University-SIS
Jeffrey S. Lantis, College of Wooster
Deborah E. Ward, Rutgers University, Newark
Term expiring April 30, 2013:
Michelle D. Deardorff, Jackson State University
Tressa E. Tabares, American River College
Candace C. Young, Truman State University, Chair
Trust and Development Board of Trustees
The APSA Trust and Development Board is charged by the APSA constitution to oversee association assets and reports from time to time on association investment practices. The Trust and Development Board of Trustees consists of the treasurer of the association, who serves ex-officio as chair, and six other trustees who direct the investment of the fund's resources.
Term expiring December 31, 2012:
Henry S. Bienen, Northwestern University
David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Chair
Term expiring December 31, 2013:
John A. Garcia, University of Arizona
Dale Rogers Marshall, Wheaton College
Term expiring December 31, 2014:
Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Yale University
Peter J. Steinberger, Reed College
TASK FORCES and AD Hoc Committees
Task Force on Democracy Audits and Governmental Indicators
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley
Michael Bratton, Michigan State University
David Collier, University of California, Berkeley
Michael J. Coppedge, University of Notre Dame, Chair
Christian Davenport, University of Notre Dame
Simon D. Jackman, Stanford University
Philip Keefer, The World Bank
Stephen D. Krasner, Stanford University
David D. Laitin, Stanford University
Walter R. Mebane, Jr., University of Michigan
Leonardo A. Morlino, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
Pippa Norris, Harvard University
Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University
Michael L. Ross, University of California, Los Angeles
Task Force on Democracy, Economic Security, and Social Justice in a Volatile World
Term expiring August 7, 2014:
Varun Gauri, World Bank Group
Term expiring August 30, 2014
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, New School University
Archon Fung, Harvard University
Siri Gloppen, University of Bergen
Michael Goodhart, University of Pittsburgh, Chair
Louise Haagh, University of York
Patrick Heller, Brown University
Stephen N. Ndegwa, The World Bank
Carole Pateman, University of California, Los Angeles
Enrique Peruzzotti, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Thomas Pogge, Columbia University
Shahra Razavi, UNIRISD
Anja Rudiger, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
Hans Peter Schmitz, Syracuse University
Guy Standing, University of Bath
Peter Uvin, Tufts University
Brian Wampler, Boise State University
Susanna D. Wing, Haverford College
Task Force on Electoral Rules and Democratic Governance: Context and Consequences
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
John M. Carey, Dartmouth College
David M. Farrell, University College Dublin
Karen E. Ferree, University of California, San Diego
Simon Hix, London School of Economics
Mala N. Htun, University of New Mexico, Chair
Mona Lena Krook, Washington University, St. Louis
Robert G. Moser, University of Texas, Austin
Shaheen Mozaffar, Bridgewater State University
G. Bingham Powell, Jr., University of Rochester, Chair
Andrew Rehfeld, Washington University, St. Louis
Andrew S. Reynolds, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ethan Scheiner, University of California, Davis
Matthew Shugart, University of California, San Diego
Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Understanding of Political Science
Term expiring April 30, 2012:
Q. Whitfield Ayres, Ayres, McHenry & Associates, Inc.
Bruce J. Bueno de Mesquita, New York University/Stanford University
Bruce E. Cain, University of California, Berkeley, Chair
William A. Galston, Brookings Institution
Paul Gronke, Reed College
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania
John M. Sides, George Washington University
Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los Angeles, Chair
Ad Hoc Committee On Workable Solutions to Advance Women in the Profession
Term expiring February 22, 2012:
Martha A. Ackelsberg, Smith College
Angela K. Lewis, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Kristen Renwick Monroe, University of California, Irvine, Chair
Carole Pateman, University of California, Los Angeles
Donna E. Shalala, University of Miami
Michele L. Swers, Georgetown University
Award committees
Gabriel A. Almond Award Committee
The Gabriel A. Almond Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of comparative politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Orit Kedar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Amie Kreppel, University of Florida
Michael F. Thies, University of California, Los Angeles, Chair
William Anderson Award Committee
The William Anderson Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of state and local government, federalism, or intergovernmental relations.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
John Kincaid, Lafayette College
J. Eric Oliver, University of Chicago
Joseph F. Zimmerman, SUNY, University at Albany, Chair
Ralph J. Bunche Award Committee
The Ralph J. Bunche Award is for the best scholarly work in political science published in the previous calendar year which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington
Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara
Melissa J. Marschall, Rice University, Chair
Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee
The Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award is for the best paper presented at the previous annual meeting.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Christopher J. Anderson, Cornell University, Chair
Paul S. Herrnson, University of Maryland
Kelly M. Kadera, University of Iowa
Edward S. Corwin Award Committee
The Edward S. Corwin Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University, Chair
Jeffrey A. Segal, Stony Brook University
Georg Vanberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Heinz Eulau Award Committee
The Heinz Eulau Award is for the best article published in the APSR and Perspectives on Politics during the previous calendar year. Two Eulau Awards are made, one for each journal. Committee members are asked to help make the selection from one journal or the other, and the chair is asked to participate in both decisions.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Leslie E. Anderson, University of Florida
Ernesto F. Calvo, University of Maryland
Robert E. Goodin, Australian National University
David J. Samuels, University of Minnesota, Chair
Branislav L. Slantchev, University of California, San Diego
John Gaus Lecture Committee
The John Gaus Lecture is to honor the recipient's lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration and to recognize achievement and encourage scholarship in public administration. The purpose of the John Gaus Lecture is to “further cooperation between and encourage scholarship in the fields of political science and public administration. The APSA council decided that the most appropriate way to accomplish this objective was a special lecture to be given at the Annual Meeting of the association by a scholar who best embodies the joint tradition of political science and public administration. More generally, the lecture is intended to recognize achievement, to simulate interest, and to encourage scholarship in public administration.”
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Daniel P. Carpenter, Harvard University
Lael R. Keiser, University of Missouri, Columbia
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois, Chicago, , Chair
Frank J. Goodnow Award Committee
The Frank Johnson Goodnow Award was created by the APSA council in 1996 to honor service to the community of teachers, researchers, and public servants who work in the many fields of politics. Frank J. Goodnow, the first president of APSA, a pioneer in the development of judicial politics, and former president of Johns Hopkins University is an exemplar of the public service and volunteerism that this award recognizes.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Kerry L. Haynie, Duke University
Lawrence R. Jacobs, University of Minnesota
Diana C. Mutz, University of Pennsylvania, Chair
Hubert H. Humphrey Award Committee
The Hubert H. Humphrey Award is in recognition of notable public service by a political scientist.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
James L. Gibson, Washington University, St. Louis
Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University
Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
Gladys M. Kammerer Award Committee
The Gladys M. Kammerer Award is for the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of US national policy.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University
Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego, Chair
Reuel R. Rogers, Northwestern University
Harold D. Lasswell Award Committee
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of policy studies. The award is supported by the Policy Studies Organization and the APSA organized section, Public Policy.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia, Chair
B. Dan Wood, Texas A&M University
Carey McWilliams Award Committee
The Carey McWilliams Award is to honor a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Sarah Binder, George Washington University, Chair
Marion R. Just, Wellesley College
Regina G. Lawrence, University of Texas, Austin
Helen Dwight Reid Award Committee
The Helen Dwight Reid Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of international relations, law and politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Nathan Jensen, Washington University, St. Louis
Anne E. Sartori, Northwestern University
Barbara F. Walter, University of California, San Diego, Chair
E. E. Schattschneider Award Committee
The E. E. Schattschneider Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Ted Brader, University of Michigan
Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley
Wendy J. Schiller, Brown University, Chair
Victoria Schuck Award Committee
The Victoria Schuck Award is for the best book published in the previous calendar year on women and politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Marian Sawer, Australian National University
Anna Marie Smith, Cornell University
Kristen Williams, Clark University, Chair
Leo Strauss Award Committee
The Leo Strauss Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of political philosophy.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Stephen T. Leonard, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Annabelle Lever, University of Geneva
Stephen Macedo, Princeton University, Chair
Distinguished Teaching Award
The APSA's first discipline-wide award for teaching, the APSA Distinguished Teaching Award, honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year, and graduate level, institutions. It recognizes a series of contributions spanning several years or an entire career, although it may also recognize a single project of exceptional impact.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University,Corpus Christi
Anita J. Isaacs, Haverford College
Kay Lehman Schlozman, Boston College, Chair
Leonard D. White Award Committee
The Leonard D. White Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Jerrell D. Coggburn, North Carolina State University, Chair
Sally Coleman Selden, Lynchburg College
Vicky Wilkins, University of Georgia
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award Committee
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award is for the best book published in the U.S. during the previous calendar year on government, politics, or international affairs, The award is supported by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Robert S. Erikson, Columbia University
Margit Tavits, Washington University, Chair
Leslie Paul Thiele, University of Florida
EDITORIAL BOARDS
American Political Science Review
Executive Committee
Term expiring June 30, 2012:
Seyla Benhabib, Yale University
Claudine Gay, Harvard University
Peter A. Gourevitch, University of California, San Diego
David Held, London School of Economics
Michael A. Jones-Correa, Cornell University
Eileen McDonagh, Northeastern University
James C. Scott, Yale University
Associate Editors
Term expiring June 30, 2012:
Michael Chwe, University of California, Los Angeles
Gary W. Cox, Stanford University
Jeffrey B. Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles
Kirstie M. McClure, University of California, Los Angeles
Karen Orren, University of California, Los Angeles
Arthur A. Stein, University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel S. Treisman, University of California, Los Angeles
John R. Zaller, University of California, Los Angeles
Editorial Board
Term expiring June 30, 2012:
Christopher H. Achen, Princeton University
Deborah Avant, University of California, Irvine
Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College
Larry M. Bartels, Princeton University
Amrita Basu, Amherst College
Nathaniel Beck, New York University
Lawrence D. Bobo, Stanford University
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University
Charles M. Cameron, Princeton University
Lars-Erik Cederman, ETH Zurich
Michael W. Doyle, Columbia University
James N. Druckman, Northwestern University
Cynthia H. Enloe, Clark University
Roxanne L. Euben, Wellesley College
Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Irvine
Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan
Robert E. Goodin, Australian National University
Robert Gooding-Williams, University of Chicago
Victoria Hattam, New School for Social Research
Michael C. Herron, Dartmouth College
Vicki L. Hesli, University of Iowa
Torben Iversen, Harvard University
Simon D. Jackman, Stanford University
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, Whitman College
Gary King, Harvard University
Atul Kohli, Princeton University
David D. Laitin, Stanford University
Michael J. Laver, New York University
Taeku Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Gregory B. Lewis, Georgia State University
Isabela Mares, Columbia University
Patchen Markell, University of Chicago
Pratap B. Mehta, Center for Policy Research
Gary J. Miller, Washington University
Helen V. Milner, Princeton University
Timothy P. Mitchell, New York University
Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scott E. Page, University of Michigan
Robert A. Pape, University of Chicago
Carole Pateman, Cardiff University
Paul Pierson, University of California, Berkeley
Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia
Karen L. Remmer, Duke University
Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University
Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles
Arlene W. Saxonhouse, University of Michigan
Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley
Kenneth A. Schultz, Stanford University
Howard Schweber, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Curtis S. Signorino, University of Rochester
Susan Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stephen Skowronek, Yale University
Miriam Smith, York University
Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania
James M. Snyder, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hendrik Spruyt, Northwestern University
Joan C. Tronto, CUNY, Hunter College
James Tully, University of Victoria
Margaret Weir, University of California, Berkeley
Stephen K. White, University of Virginia
Rick K. Wilson, Rice University
Elisabeth Jean Wood, Yale University
Dali L. Yang, University of Chicago
Dvora Yanow, University of Amsterdam
Perspectives on Politics
Editorial Board
Term expiring May 31, 2015:
Edwina Barvosa, University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard M. Battistoni, Providence College
Daniel W. Drezner, Tufts University
Page Fortna, Columbia University
Marc Morjé Howard, Goergetown University
Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University, Bloomington
Bryan D. Jones, University of Texas, Austin
Stathis N. Kalyvas, Yale University
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, Whitman College
Elizabeth Markovits, Mount Holyoke
Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paul Pierson, University of California, Berkeley
James C. Scott, Yale University
Dara Z. Strolovitch, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago
PS: Political Science and Politics
Editorial Board
Term expiring August 31, 2012:
Jennifer Erkulwater, University of Richmond
Scott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Melissa A. Haussman, Carleton University
Matthew Jarvis, California State University, Fullerton
James Shoch, California State University, Sacramento
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
Jennifer Leigh Disney, Winthrop University
Emily R. Gill, Bradley University
Susan Hekman, University of Texas, Arlington, chair
William L. Niemi, Western State College of Colorado
Daniel N. Posner, University of California, Los Angeles
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Matthew R. Cleary, Syracuse University
Diana Evans, Trinity College
Heath Fogg Davis, Temple University
Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ronald J. Schmidt, Sr., California State University, Long Beach
APSA Liaisons to Affiliated Organizations
Liaison to Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Term expiring August 31, 2014:
Joshua A. Tucker, New York University
Liaison to Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)
Term expiring December 31, 2012:
William R. Keech, Duke University
Liaison to US Department of State Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic
Term expiring August 31, 2013:
James McAllister, Williams College
