Martha Derthick 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.

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.

Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award

Recognizes distinguished scholarly contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.

John Kincaid Best Article Award

Conferred on the author(s) of the best article published in Publius: The Journal of Federalism in the previous year.

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 co-authored papers are eligible. In the case of co-authored 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 twelve months previous to the nomination deadline. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Graduate.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Maya Sen (Chair), Harvard University; Sonu Bedi, Dartmouth University; Tom Keck, Syracuse University; Banks Miller, University of Texas at Dallas; Alicia Uribe-McGuire, University of Illinois

Teaching and Mentoring Award

Given annually to recognize 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 their innovation and the contribution it makes to achieving the purposes of the award (e-mail 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. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Teaching

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Scott Boddery, Gettysburg College; Carol Nackenoff (Chair), Swarthmore College; Jamie Rowen, University of Massachusetts; Chris Tecklenburg, Georgia Southern University; Kirsten Widner, University of Tennessee

Law and Courts Service Award

Given annually to recognize service to the Law and Courts 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. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Service.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Christine Harrington (Chair), New York University; Todd Curry, University of Texas at El Paso; Virginia Hettinger, University of Connecticut; David Klein, Eastern Michigan University; Eric Lomazoff, Villanova University

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 co-authored papers, written by political scientists, are eligible. Papers may be nominated by any member of the section. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Conference.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Rachael Hinkle (Chair), University at Buffalo; Gwendoline Alphonso, Fairfield University; Amanda Driscoll, Florida State University; Jessica Schoenherr, University of South Carolina; Allyson Yankle, Radford University

Best Journal Article Award

Given annually to the best journal article in the field of law and courts written by a political scientist and published during the previous calendar year (2021). 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. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Journal.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Pamela Corley (Chair), Southern Methodist University; Myles Armaly, University of Mississippi; Christina Boyd, University of Georgia; Maureen Stobb, Georgia Southern University; Whitney Taylor, San Francisco State University

C. Herman Pritchett Award for Best Book

Given annually to the best book on law and courts published in the previous year (2021). Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Pritchett.

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: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Michael Dichio, University of Utah; Beth Henschen, Eastern Michigan University; Abigail Matthews, University at Buffalo; Michael Salomone, Washington State University; Stephan Stohler, University at Albany; Kathleen Tipler, Oklahoma University

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. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Lasting.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Brett Curry (Chair), Georgia Southern University; Justin Crowe, Williams College; Charles Epp, University of Kansas; Ellen Key, Appalachian State University; Alyx Mark, Wesleyan University

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 3 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 vitae. Previous award recipients can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/Archives/past_awa_rec.html#Lifetime.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Isaac Unuh (Chair), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Larry Baum, Ohio State University; Kimberley Fletcher, San Diego State University; Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University; Marie Provine, Arizona State University

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. 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 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. send cover letter and copy of work to each member of the prize committee.

Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2022

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 from 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, 2022

CQ Press Award

The CQ Press Award for the best paper on legislative studies presented at the previous year’s (2021) APSA Annual Meeting

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Jewell-Loewenberg Prize

Jewell-Loewenberg Prize for the best article in the Legislative Studies Quarterly in the previous year. All articles published in LSQ the previous year (2021) are under consideration.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

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 2021 copyright date, and a copy of the book must be sent to each member of the selection committee.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Barbara Sinclair Legacy Award

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. Nomination can be made by any member of the Legislative Studies Section.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Emerging Scholar Award

The Emerging Scholar award is designed to recognize a scholar who is no more than 6 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, 2022

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 twenty (20) to thirty (30) years. The book or article should have had a major impact on the field. This award carries a $500 prize.

Nominations due: April 15, 2022

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 due: April 15, 2022

Best Poster on Public Policy Award

The Best Poster on Public Policy Award is given for the best paper or poster presented at the poster session at the previous APSA meeting. This award carries a prize of $500.

Nominations due: April 15, 2021

Best Comparative Policy Paper Award

The Best Comparative Policy Paper Award recognizes a paper presented at the APSA Annual Conference 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: April 15, 2022

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: April 15, 2022

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: April 15, 2022

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: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Paul Herrnson (Chair), University of Connecticut; Richard Hall, University of Michigan; Ollie A. Johnson, Wayne State University

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 28, 2022

Award Committee: Rob Boatright (Chair), Clark University; Nathan Kalmoe, Louisiana State University; Maraam Dwidar, Syracuse University

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.

Award Committee: Vineeta Yadav (Chair), Pennsylvania State University; Bonnie Meguid, University of Rochester; Zander Furnas, University of Michigan

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: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Hye Young You (Chair), New York University; Mathias Poertner, London School of Economics; Brian Brox, Tulane University

Emerging Scholars Award

The Emerging Scholar Award recognizes a scholar who has received his or her PhD. within the last five years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.

Nominations due: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Beth Leech (Chair), Rutgers University; Jake Grumbach, University of Washington; Zim Nwokora, Deakin University

Political Organizations and Parties Virginia Gray Graduate Student Research Grant

The POP Virginia Gray Graduate Student Research Grant honors distinguished scholar of American politics and mentor of many graduate students, Virginia Gray.

The grant is for graduate student members of POP with research and teaching interests in political organizations and parties presenting their research at the APSA Annual Meeting.

Award Committee: Diana Dwyre (Chair), California State University, Chico; Tim LaPira, James Madison University; Marie Hojnacki, Pennsylvania State University

Herbert Kaufman Award

The APSA Section on Public Administration is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for its annual Herbert Kaufman Best Paper 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 conference paper site, hosted by SSRN, or posted/presented in a virtual or alternative form are eligible for the Kaufman award.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Daniel Berliner, London School of Economics; Carla Flink, American University; Miyeon Song, Rutgers University-Newark

Herbert A. Simon Book Award

The Herbert Simon Book Award is given for significant contributions to public administration scholarship. Books with publication dates of 2016, 2017, and 2018 are eligible for the 2021 award.

The books 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: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Andrew Whitford, University of Georgia; Jessica Terman, George Mason University; Cullen Merritt, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Paul Volker 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.

Nomination Instructions: Send electronic submissions to Volcker@apsanet.org.

Application Materials: Proposals must address all items under the scope of the award and must be done in triplicate or sent electronically. Proposals are limited to five (5) single-spaced pages and must:

• • State the purpose of the project

• • State how the project contributes to scholarship within public administration and its applicability for practice and theory development

• • State how the project relates to previous research and theoretical developments

• • Specify research design

• • Provide an itemized budget and budget justification

• • Specify any additional financial support that the applicant is already receiving or anticipates receiving

• • In addition, each proposal also must include (in excess of the five-page written proposal):

• • A cover letter summarizing project title, qualifications for successfully completing the project, and professional status (doctoral student working on dissertation or untenured assistant professor)

• • An abstract of the proposal (maximum 150 words)

• • A letter attesting to the quality of the research project (typically from a doctoral student’s dissertation advisor or a junior faculty member’s department chair

• • A curriculum vitae (no more than three pages)

Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus and tenure-track assistant professors. Applicants must be APSA members at the time of application. Membership in the Section for Public Administration is not required, but can be one of a variety of factors that the Volcker Awards Committee considers in making awards.

Funding Process and Purposes: The number, size of grants, and allocation of grants (to doctoral students and tenure-track assistant professors) awarded annually will be up to the Volcker Awards Committee. Individual grant awards are expected to average around $3,000.

The number of grants and their size are determined by the Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant Committee appointed each year. Funds may be used for such research activities as: travel to archives; travel to conduct interviews; administration and coding of survey instruments; research assistance; and purchase of datasets. This list is merely illustrative, but specifically excluded from funding are: travel to professional meetings; secretarial costs except for preparation of the final manuscripts for publication; and salary support.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Daniel Chand, Kent State University; Nick Petrovosky, City University of Hong Kong; James E Wright II, Florida State 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 Conflict Processes section; self-nominations are encouraged.

Nominations due: October 30, 2021

Award Committee: Jonathan Renshon (Chair), University of Wisconsin-Madison; Michael Rubin, University of Connecticut; Tricia Bacon, American University

Best Book Award

The Best Book Award is given 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.

Nominations due: October 30, 2021

Award Committee: Danielle Jung (Chair), Emory University; Ana Arjona, Northwestern University; David Cunningham, University of Maryland

George H. Hallett Award

The George H. Hallett Award is given to the best book, which is at least ten years old, that has made a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Lawrence Longley Award

The Lawrence Longley Award is given to the best article on representation and electoral systems published in the previous year.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Leon Weaver Award

The Leon Weaver Award is given to the best paper presented at the previous APSA on a conference panel sponsored by the Representation and Electoral Systems Section.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

The Richard E. Neustadt Best Book Award

The Richard E. Neustadt Award will be given for the best book on executive politics published during 2021.

Nominations due: February 1, 2022

Award Committee: Dan Ponder (Chair), Drury University; Rebecca Thorpe, University of Washington; Matt Miles, Brigham Young University -Idaho; Anne Pluta, Rowan University, Colleen Shogan, White House Historical Association; Amnon Cavari, IDC Herzliya/University of Wisconsin-Madison

George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award

The George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on executive politics completed and accepted during the previous two calendar years (January 1, 2020— December 31, 2021). The recipient will receive a $250 award.

Nominations due: February 1, 2022

Award Committee: Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha (Chair), University of North Texas; John Dearborn, Vanderbilt University; Jose D. Villalobos, University of Texas at El Paso; Nancy Kassop, SUNY-New Paltz

Founders Best Paper Award

The Founders Award honoring Bert Rockman will be given for the best paper on executive politics authored by a PhD— holding scholar at the previous year’s (2021) APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: February 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kevin Baron (Chair), Austin Peay State University; Meena Bose, Hofstra University; Yu Ouyang, Purdue University Northwest; Jon Rogowski, University of Chicago

Founders Award for Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The Founders Award honoring David Naveh 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 2020 or 2021.

Nominations due: February 1, 2022

Award Committee: Andy Rudalevige (Chair), Bowdoin College; Alison Howard, Dominican University of California; Brandon Doherty, United States Naval Academy; Mary Stuckey, Pennsylvania State University

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, 2022

Award Committee: Julia Azari (Chair), Marquette University; William Adler, Northeastern Illinois University; Mary McHugh, Merrimack University; Zim Nwokora, Deakin University, Melbourne Campus

Career Achievement Award

The career achievement is the highest honor bestowed by the Society and recognizes the foundational, distinguished and sustained contributions to the field and the Society made by the recipients over their careers.

Emerging Scholar Award

The Political Methodology Emerging Scholar Award honors a young researcher, within ten years of their degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of political methodology.

Harold F. Gosnell Prize

The Gosnell Prize for Excellence in Political Methodology is awarded for the best work in political methodology presented at any political science conference during the preceding year.

John T. Williams Dissertation Prize

In recognition of John T. Williams’ contribution to graduate training, the John T. Williams Award has been established for the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology.

Society for Political Methodology Poster Award

Recognizes the best political methodology poster given at any political science conference in the preceding year.

Statistical Software Award

The Best Statistical Software Award recognizes individuals for developing statistical software that makes a significant research contribution.

Warren Miller Article Award

The Miller Prize is awarded for the best work appearing in Political Analysis the preceding year.

Political Analysis Outstanding Reviewer Award

The 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.

Excellence in Mentoring Award

The Society for Political Methodology Excellence in Mentoring Award honors members of the Society who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentoring and advising graduate and/or undergraduate students and, in particular, those from underrepresented groups.

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 2021.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation in Religion and Politics Award

APSA Politics and Religion Section invites nominations for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award. The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation in the field of religion and politics.

Eligible dissertations have been defended in the last two years (2020 or 2021) and should make a distinctive contribution to the study of religion and politics, broadly understood.

Nominations due: April 15, 2022

Ted Jelen Best Journal Article Award

This award is presented for the best article published in Politics and Religion in the 2021calendar year.

Weber Best Conference Paper in Religion and Politics Award

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 (2021).

The paper should address a timely and relevant topic, within the discipline and beyond, in a theoretically innovative and methodologically thorough manner.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Kenneth D. Wald Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The 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 and presented in 2020 or 2021.

Nominations due: April 15, 2022

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.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

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: March 15, 2022

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.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

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: March 15, 2022

Best Paper Award

Urban Affairs Review is sponsoring a $250 award for the Best Paper in Urban or Regional Politics presented at the 2021 American Political Science Association conference. We encourage panel chairs to nominate papers. We also welcome self-nominations.

Nominations due: October 30, 2021

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 (2) supporting letters should be submitted electronically to all committee members.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

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 2021 APSA meeting to the 2021 Division Chairs. Please send accepted proposals to the 2021 Division Chairs and indicate that you are eligible for the Susan Clarke Young Scholars’ Award

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

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 3 years).

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Don K. Price Award

The Don K. Price Award recognizes the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year. Nominated authors should send copies of their books to each committee member for consideration.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Rachel Krause (Chair), University of Kansas; Tomás Oliver, Florida Atlantic University; David Switzer, University of Missouri

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. Nominated authors should send copies of their books to each committee member for consideration.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Edella Schlager (Chair), University of Arizona; Elizabeth Koebele, University of Nevada, Reno; Kimberly. K Smith, Colgate University

Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award

The Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award is named in honor of a young scholar who tragically passed away, is given for the best dissertations in the field of science, technology and environmental politics. Nominations should include full dissertation.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Hongtao Yi (Chair), Ohio State University; Alexander Gard-Murray, Brown University; Manny Teodoro, University of Wisconsin

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. Nomination process: Send nominations to committee chair.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Rob DeLeo (Chair), Bentley University; Saad Gulzar, Stanford University; Annemieke van den Dool, Duke Kunshan University

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. Nomination process: Send nominations to committee chair.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Liz Shanahan (Chair), Montana State University; Peter May, University of Washington; Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado Denver

The Evan Ringquist Best Paper Award

The 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. Nomination process: Send nominations to committee chair.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Bentley Allan (Chair), Johns Hopkins University; Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, Christopher Newport University; Amanda Kennard, Stanford University

The Emerging Young Scholars Award

The Emerging 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. Nomination process: Send nominations to committee chair.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kristin Taylor (Chair), Wayne State University; Gwen Arnold, University of California, Davis; Deserai Crow, University of Colorado Denver

The STEP APSA Inclusion Travel Award

The STEP APSA Inclusion Travel Award will be granted to graduate students from under-represented groups in the discipline who are accepted to present a paper at the annual APSA meeting. They must be members of STEP (which is free for graduate students) and be presenting on a STEP or STEP co-sponsored panel. A maximum of 10 awards in the amount of $500 will be granted each year. Nomination process: Applications should be sent to the committee chair.

Nominations due: April 15, 2022

Award Committee: Erica Simmons (Chair), University of Wisconsin— Madison; Saba Siddiki, Syracuse University; Matt Nowlin, College of Charleston

Best Dissertation Prize

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on women and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous calendar year. award amount $500.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Miki Kittilson (Chair), Arizona State University; Kaitlin Kelly-Thompson, Tufts University; Evelyn Simien, University of Connecticut

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on women, gender, and politics at the previous year’s APSA conference. Any individual can nominate a paper for the award, including self-nominations. In addition, all papers presented in the Women and Politics Research Section and posted to the APSA conference paper website will be considered nominated. Application deadline: March 1; award amount $500.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kanisha Bond (Chair), SUNY Binghamton; Rebecca Sanders, University of Cincinnati; Laura Jenkins, University of Cincinnati

The Okin-Young Award in the Feminist Political Theory

The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory is jointly given by the Women, Gender, and Politics Research Section, Foundations of Political Theory, and the Women’s Caucus for Political Science. The award 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 theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year. Papers are considered by self-nomination or nomination by other individuals. Award amount: $750.

Nominations due: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Lorna Bracewell, Flagler College; Susan Bickford, University of North Carolina; Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan

Best Paper on Intersectionality Award

Best Paper on Intersectionality, to be co-sponsored with the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section. This award is for 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 the lived experiences of women of color, 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.

Nomination Instructions: Self-nominations and nominations by others are welcome. To be considered for this award, a copy of the article should be sent electronically.; award amount $500.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Pearl Dowe (Chair) Emory University; Jamil Scott, Georgetown University; Sally Nuamah, Northwestern University

Public Engagement Award

Public engagement award: An annual award to recognize the exemplary public-facing work of political scientists in the field of Women, Gender, and Politics. This award seeks to recognize significant efforts to serve a local community/do outreach on women, gender and politics, or efforts to diffuse knowledge beyond the classroom, and to make a social/political difference.

While all faculty are eligible for this award, we especially welcome nominations of permanent and non-permanent faculty with teaching loads of 3-3 and above. Nominations by oneself or others should be made to the committee appointed by the Women, Gender, and Politics section; award amount $500.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Amanda Clayton (Chair), Vanderbilt University; Bhumi Purohit, University of California, Berkeley; Karen Owen, University of West Georgia

Politics & Gender Best Article Award

Best article published in Politics & Gender: An annual award to recognize the best article published in our section journal, Politics & Gender, during the previous year. Award amount $500.

Nominations due: Nominations will not be sought for this award; the award will be by a committee chosen by the editors of the journal.

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: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Andrew March, University of Chicago; Dave Gutterman, Willamette University; Rob Nichols, University of Minnesota

First Book Award

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: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Demetra Kasimis, University of Chicago; Ella Myers, University of Utah; Murad Idris, University of Michigan

Susan Okin Iris Marion Young Award

The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory, co-sponsored 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, 2022

Award Committee: Lorna Bracewell, Flagler College; Susan Bickford, University of North Carolina; Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan

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, 2022

Best Paper in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section

Best paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Best Article in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section

Best article published in information technology and politics published in the previous calendar year (must have appeared in an issue— articles that are published as online first should be considered for the year in which they are published in their final version).

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

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, 2022

Best Student Paper in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section

Best student paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Best Public Facing Scholarship in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section

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, 2022

Best Information Technology in the APSA Information Technology and Politics Section

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, 2022

Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award

The Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award is a yearly award given by the International Security section to the best defended dissertation on the study of international security and arms control. Students from around the country are allowed to submit their paper to the committee, which is composed of five members.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Katherine Barbieri, University of South Carolina; Richard Stoll, Rice University; Madison Schramm, Army War College; Max Margulies, United States Military Academy; Kevin DeJesus, Johnson and Wales University

Joseph Kruzel Award for Lifetime Academic-Practitioner Service

The Joseph Kruzel Award for Lifetime Academic-Practitioner Service is awarded to a scholar with a distinguished career in national security affairs both as an academic and a public servant. It is given to memorialize Joseph Kruzel, a security studies scholar and policy official who was killed while on a diplomatic mission to Bosnia.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: John Riley, United States Air Force Academy; Lori Helene Gronich, George Washington University; John Garofano, Naval War College; Sonja Amadae, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Todd C. Robinson, Air War College

Catherine Kelleher Best International Security Article

The International Security organized section of Best Article Award seeks to recognize the best peer-reviewed articles in the field of international security and security studies each year..

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Indu Saxena, Rutgers University; Jerome Sibayan, Army War College; Richard Maas, Old Dominion University; Resat Bayer, Koç University; Allan Stam, University of Virginia

Robert Jervis Best International Security Book by Non-Tenured Faculty

Presented to 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 2021.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University; Chris Demchak, Naval War College; Erik Gartzke, University of California, San Diego

Luebbert Book Prize

Awarded annually for the best book published in the field of comparative politics.

Award Committee: Dan Posner, University of California, Los Angeles; Amy Erica Smith, Iowa State University; Simeon Nichter, University of California, San Diego

Short Listing Committee: James Mahoney, Northwestern University; Rachel Brulé, Boston University; Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University

Sage Paper Prize

Awarded to the best paper in comparative politics presented at the 2021 meeting of the American Political Science Association. Nominations should be submitted directly to the award committee members.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Marc Helbling, University of Mannheim; Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University; Jose Cheibub, Texas A&M University

Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award

Awarded annually to a publicly-available dataset in the field of comparative politics. Nominations (including self-nominations) should 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, 2022

Award Committee: Dan Slater (Chair), University of Michigan; Jacob Nyrup, University of Oslo; Nirvikar Jassal, Stanford 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 should include a CV of the nominee and a letter commenting on the nominee’s work and making the case why they should get the award.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Kathy Thelen (Chair), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Tariq Thachil, University of Pennsylvania; Yoshiko Herrera, University of Wisconsin- Madison

Luebbert Article Prize

Awarded annually for the best article published in the field of comparative politics during the previous two years

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Daniel Willard Gingerich, University of Virginia; Tulia Faletti, University of Pennsylvania; Noah Nathan, University of Michigan

Bingham Powell Mentoring Award

This prize, introduced in 2012, will be awarded on a bi-annual basis to a political scientist who throughout his or her career has demonstrated a particularly outstanding commitment to the mentoring of graduate students in comparative politics. The prize was named in honor of G. Bingham Powell and was initiated by his students.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: David Laitin (Chair), Stanford University; Suzanne Berger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alexandra Scacco, WZB, Berlin

Best Book Award

The Best Book Award is given for the best book on European politics and society published in 2021.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Ari Ray, University of Geneva; Nils Redeker, European University Institute; Lauren Young, University of California, Davis

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on European politics and society filed in 2021.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Carles Boix, Princeton University; Elliot Posner, Case Western Reserve University; Nicholas Ziegler, Brown University

Best Article Award

The Best Article Award is given for the best article dealing with European politics and society published in 2021.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Francesc Amat, University of Barcelona; Jordi Muñoz, University of Barcelona; Nan Zhang, University of Mannheim

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper presented on European politics and society at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Danny Choi, University of Pittsburgh; Gemma Dipoppa, Stanford University; Nicholas Sambanis, University of Pennsylvania

Career Achievement Award

This annual award is given to a political scientist who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the study of politics and policy in the American states.

Nominations due: February 11, 2022

Award Committee: Nathaniel Birkhead (Chair), Kansas State University; Julia Payson, New York University; Zoe Nemerever, Texas Tech University

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. Thus, books would be eligible to be considered for the award for three years. E.g., for the 2022 award, books with a copyright of 2019, 2020, and 2021 would be eligible for nomination.

Nominations due: February 11, 2022

Award Committee: Damon Cann (Chair), Utah State University; Laine P. Shay, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Hye Young You, New York University

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. Support for this prize comes from the annual return of the endowed Mooney Fund.

Nominations due: February 11, 2022

Award Committee: Adam Newmark (Chair), Appalachian State University; Scott LaCombe, Smith College; JoyAnna Hopper, University of Scranton

State Politics and Policy Quarterly Best Paper Award

This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best paper on state politics and policy presented (or scheduled to have been presented) at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. The selection 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 11, 2022

Award Committee: Christopher Cooper (Chair), Western Carolina University; Jordan Butcher, Arkansas State University; Tessa Provins, University of Pittsburgh

Best Journal Article Award

This annual award is given to the author(s) of 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 11, 2022

Award Committee: Rene R. Rocha (Chair), University of Iowa; Laura Bucci, Saint Joseph’s University; Timothy H. Callaghan, Texas A&M University

Emerging Scholar Award

This annual award is given to the top scholar in the field of state politics and policy who is within 10 years of earning a PhD.

Nominations due: February 11, 2022

Award Committee: Eric Gonzalez Juenke (Chair), Michigan State University; Jeff Yates, Binghamton University; Adam Chamberlain, Coastal Carolina University

Carsey Awards

These awards are given to support graduate student participation in the 2022 State Politics and Policy Conference.

Nominations due: February 11, 2022

Award Committee: Robert J. McGrath (Chair), George Mason University; Desmond Wallace, Alfred University; Regina Wagner, University of Alabama

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, 2022

Award Committee: Eunji Kim (Chair), Vanderbilt University; Bethany Albertson, The University of Texas at Austin; Babak Bahador, George Washington University

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. Preference will be given to papers presented in the Political Communication Section.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Anthony Gierzynski (Chair), University of Vermont; Sumitra Badrinathan, University of Oxford; Annelise Russell, University of Kentucky

Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The Timothy E. Cook Award 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. Preference will be given to papers presented in the Political Communication Section.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Katherine Haenschen (Chair), Northeastern University; Fernando Feitosa, McGill University; Aysenur Dal, Bilkent 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 (e.g., candidates whose degrees were awarded in 2021 will be eligible for the 2022 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, 2022

Award Committee: Emily Sydnor (Chair) Southwestern University; Yini Zhang, University at Buffalo; Dan Myers, University of Minnesota

Walter Lippmann Best Published Article Award

The 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, 2022

Award Committee: Fabian Neuner (Chair), Arizona State University; Jason Coronel, Ohio State University; Jennifer Oser, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

David Swanson Award for Service to Political Communication Scholarship

The David Swanson Award for Service to Political Communication Scholarship 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.

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.

Nomination Instructions: Send a hard copy of the book to each committee member.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Hendrik Spruyt (Chair), Northwestern University; Zeynep Bulutgil, University College London; Boris Heersink, Fordham University

Mary Parker Follett Prize

The Mary Parker Follett Prize recognizes the best article on Politics and History published in the previous year.

Nomination Instructions: To nominate an article for this award send an electronic copy to each of the scholars on the prize committee. Articles must appear in print in the preceding calendar year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Monica Prasad, Northwestern University; Dann Naseemullah, King’s College London; Didac Queralt, Yale University

Walter Dean Burnham Dissertation Award

An award for the best dissertation in politics and history completed in the last two calendar years.

Nomination Instructions: To nominate a dissertation for this award send a letter of support from the student’s dissertation advisor or committee member plus a copy of the dissertation itself to each member of the Award Committee. Please submit an electronic version in pdf form to each member of the committee.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Steve Amberg, University of Texas at San Antonio; Jonathan Chausovsky, SUNY, Fredonia; Ursula Hackett, Royal Holloway University of London

David Brian Robertson Best Paper Award

An award for the best paper in Politics and History presented at the previous Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Tomila Lankina, London School of Economics; Keneshia Grant, Howard University; Luke Perez, Arizona State University

McGillivray Best Paper Award

Best paper in political economy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations are welcome from any member (chair, discussant, paper presenters, attendees) of the political economy panels at the APSA meeting. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be directed to all three members of the award committee.

Nominations due: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Orit Kedar (Chair), Hebrew University; Miguel Rueda, Emory University; Charlotte Cavaille, University of Michigan

Michael Wallerstein Award

Best published article in political economy in a peer-reviewed journal. All articles published in the previous two calendar years (as indicated by online publication date or print publication date) are eligible for consideration, with a preference given to articles that exemplify themes or methods for which Michael Wallerstein was known and respected. All members of the section are eligible to make nominations. Nominations should be directed to all three members of the award committee.

Nominations due: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Pablo Beramendi (Chair), Duke University; Alex Fouirnaies, University of Chicago; Erica Owen, University of Pittsburgh

Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award

Best Dissertation Award, named for Mancur Olson, is given for the best dissertation in political economy. All dissertations completed within the previous two calendar years are eligible for consideration. Nominations should be directed to all three members of the award committee. All members of the Section are eligible to make nominations.

Nominations due: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Brandice Canes-Wrone (Chair), Princeton University; Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University; Jorge Mangonnet, Oxford University

William H. Riker Book Award

Best book award, named for William H. Riker, is given for the best book in political economy. All books published within the previous two calendar years are eligible for consideration. Nominations should be directed to all three members of the award committee. All members of the Section are eligible to make nominations.

Nominations due: March 31, 2022

Award Committee: Monika Nalepa (Chair), University of Chicago; Alexandre Debs, Yale University; Anne Meng, University of Virginia

Christian Bay Award

The Christian Bay Award recognizes the best paper presented on a critical political science panel at the previous year’s Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Joanna Wuest (Chair), Princeton University; Isaac Kamola, Trinity College; Edwin Daniel Jacob, Arizona State University

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 Critical Political Science Section, "to make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world," into practice.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Joseph Peschek (Chair), Hamline University; Kevin Funk, Spring Hill College; Robert Velez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Frances Fox Piven (Honorary), Graduate Center, CUNY

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.

Award Committee: Laura Katz Olson (Chair), Lehigh University; William Sokoloff, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Mary Witlacil, Colorado State University; Cornel West (Honorary), Union Theological Seminary

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, 2022

Award Committee: Albena Azmanova (Chair), University of Ken; Andrew Scerri, Virginia Tech University; Kenton Worcester, Marymount Manhattan College; James Simmons, University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh

Stephen Eric Bronner Dissertation Award

For an outstanding Political Science dissertation finished within the previous year of the APSA Meeting which exemplifies the commitment to use scholarship in the struggle for a better world.

Award Committee: Matt York (Chair), University College, Cork, Ireland; Rachel Brown, Washington University in St. Louis; Biko Koenig, Franklin & Marshall University; Stephen E. Bronner (Honorary), Rutgers University

Robert E. Lane Book Award

The Robert E. Lane Award for the best book in political psychology published in the past year. To nominate a book for the award, send a copy of the book to each committee member.

Award Committee: Nichole Bauer, Louisiana State University; Ismail White, Princeton University; Tyler Reny, Claremont Graduate University

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in political psychology filed during the previous year. To nominate a dissertation, send an electronic copy of the dissertation to the members of the committee. 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.

Award Committee: Matt Nelsen, University of Chicago; Elizabeth Connors, University of South Carolina; Matthew Hayes, Rice University

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. E-mail your nominations to the members of the committee.

Award Committee: Christine Slaughter, Princeton University; Vivien Leung, Grinnell College; Marcel Roman, University of Texas at Austin

Distinguished Junior Scholar Award

The APSA Political Psychology section gives Distinguished Junior Scholar Awards as grants to junior scholars (graduate students or those no more than seven years since receiving their PhD) to help fund their travel to the APSA meeting. E-mail your nominations to the members of the committee.

Award Committee: Chyrl Laird, University of Maryland; Nic Dias, University of Pennsylvania; Mara Ostfeld, University of Michigan

The Craig L. Brians Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Mentorship

Established in 2014 in memory of 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-nominations will be accepted. The winner(s) shall be selected by the CLB Award committee.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Megan Becker, University of Southern California

The Best APSA Conference Paper Award

This award is given annually at the section meeting held in conjunction with the APSA Annual Meeting to the author(s) who present at the previous year’s annual APSA Annual Meeting, either in an oral session or poster session. The winner(s) will be selected by the Best APSA Conference Paper Award committee.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Rachel Bzostek Walker, Collin College and Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown 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. The Executive Committee will determine if a nominee is eligible and will decide by June 1 if the award will be given. This award does not have to be given every year.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Terry Gilmour, Midland College; Megan Becker, University of Southern California; Rachel Bzostsek Walker, Collin College; Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University; J. Cherie Strahan, Virginia Commonwealth University; Patrick McKinlay, Morningside College

The Distinguished Service Award

This award may be given at the section meeting held at the APSA 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. This award does not have to be given every year.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Terry Gilmour, Midland College; Megan Becker, University of Southern California; Rachel Bzostsek Walker, Collin College; Maureen Feeley, University of California, San Diego; Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University; J. Cherie Strahan, Virginia Commonwealth University, Patrick McKinlay, Morningside College

Wilson Carey McWilliams Award

Best Paper Award at APSA

Nominations due: May 2022

Award Committee: Katie Robiadek, Hood College; Davide Panagia, University of California, Los Angeles; Michelle Kundmueller, Old Dominion University; Elizabeth Barringer, Bard College

Best Paper Award

Recognizing an outstanding paper submitted at the 2021 APSA Annual Convention that was submitted to and presented on a Foreign Policy Section Panel.

Nominations due: November 15, 2021

Award Committee: Tom Dolan, University of Central Florida and Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois Springfield

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Recognizing an outstanding paper, written by a graduate student, submitted at the 2021 APSA Annual Convention that was submitted to and presented on a Foreign Policy Section Panel.

Nominations due: November 15, 2021

Award Committee: Anthony C. Lopez, Washington State University and Danielle Lupton, Colgate University

Best Book Award

In recognition of outstanding scholarly monographs related to foreign policy, broadly conceptualized. All methodologies and approaches to the subject are welcome.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Anthony C. Lopez, Washington State University; Brent Sasley, University of Texas at Arlington; Christine Sixta Rinehart, University of South Carolina; Dov Levin, University of Hong Kong; A. Burcu Bayram, University of Arkansas

Philip E. Converse Book Award

For an outstanding book in the field published at least 5 years before.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Samara Klar, University of Arizona; Yamil Ricardo Velez, Columbia University; Andy Baker, University of Colorado Boulder

Emerging Scholars Award

Recognizing a top scholar in the field who is within 10 years of the PhD.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Daniel Smith, University of Florida; Sharon Wright Austin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Yoshikuni Ono, Waseda University

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award is awarded annually to the author(s) the best paper delivered at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Award Committee: Spencer Piston, Boston University; Mackenzie Israel-Trummel, College of William & Mary; Ashley Jardina, Duke University

Best Article in Political Behavior

The Best Article in Political Behavior Award is awarded annually to the author(s) of the best article published in the journal during the previous calendar year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Alex Theodoridis, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Philip Jones, University of Delaware; Liran Harsgor, University of Haifa

John Sullivan Award

The John Sullivan Award is awarded annually to the author(s) of the best paper by a graduate student on a panel sponsored by the APSA section on Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior at the previous APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Amber Wichowsky, Marquette University; Joshua Robison, Aarhus University; Mollie Cohen, University of Georgia

Warren E. Miller Award

The Warren E. Miller Prize is awarded every 2-3 years for an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the EPOVB field.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kay Schlozman, Boston College; Katherine Cramer, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Michael Delli Carpini; University of Pennsylvania

Best Book Award

The REP Section’s annual book awards recognize the very best research exploring the multiple junctures between politics and issues of race, ethnicity, immigration, and indigeneity, as well as their intersections with other axes of identity and marginalization. We seek nominations for books that broadly focus on racial and ethnic politics, from scholars across all sub-fields of political science and allied disciplines. Singly- and multiply-authored books, monographs as well as textbooks, will be considered. Books published/copyrighted in calendar year 2021 are eligible for the prize. Books that were nominated in previous years are not eligible and should not be renominated.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kim Yi Dionne, University of California, Riverside; Domingo Morel, Rutgers University; Christopher Stout, Oregon State University

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation award is based on the following criteria—the dissertation: (1) makes an important theoretical contribution to our understanding of historical and/or contemporary processes of racial and ethnic information; (2) addresses critical substantive issues through which racial and ethnic politics are played out; (3) generates discourse for innovative frameworks (and analyses) for the study of race, ethnicity, and politics; (4) is well-written; and is analytically rigorous (primary source data, case material, extant analyses, new or underutilized methodology).

Nominations due: April 30, 2022

Award Committee: Eric Gonzalez Juenke, Michigan State University; Tehama Lopez, George Mason University; Brian Calfano, University of Cincinnati

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: April 30, 2022

Award Committee: Maneesh Arora, Wellesley College; Nura Sediqe, Princeton University; LaGina Gause, University of California, San Diego

Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award

This award may be granted to a single-authored or multi-authored book, or to an edited volume. The award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. The copyright date of a book will establish the relevant year.

Nominations due: January 31, 2022

Award Committee: Steven Lobell (Chair), University of Utah; Lora Viola, Freie Universtät Berlin; Julia Costa-Lopez, University of Gronigen

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 of the American Political Science Association, 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 Outstanding Article Award is given to a published article that appeared in print in the calendar year preceding the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. It may be granted to an article that is single- or co-authored. The year of final journal publication, as detailed by print citation, establishes eligibility.

Nominations due: January 31, 2022

Award Committee: Orfeo Fioretes, Temple University; Lindsey O’Rourke, Boston College; Yasu Izumikawa, Chuo 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 2021 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 18, 2022

Award Committee: Sharan Grewal (Chair), College of William & Mary; Matt Graham, George Washington University; Vilde Djuve, University of Oslo

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 2021. Copies of the nominated book should be sent to each committee member by mail..

Nominations due: March 18, 2022

Award Committee: Daniel Mattingly (Chair), Yale University; Guillermo Trejo, University of Notre Dame; Sandra Ley, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

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 2021 are eligible.

Candidates must submit two chapters of their dissertation and a letter of nomination from the chair of their dissertation committee describing the field work. The material submitted must describe the field work 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 18, 2022

Award Committee: Mashail Malik (Chair), Harvard University; Michelle Weitzel, University of Basel; Alexis Lerner, Western University

Best Paper Award

Given to the best paper on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism presented at the 2021 APSA Convention. 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 18, 2022

Award Committee: Erin Lin (Chair), Ohio State University; Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University; Noah Zucker, Columbia University

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 2022 APSA Annual Meeting (i.e., 2020 or 2021). 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 18, 2022

Award Committee: Jane Esberg (Chair), International Crisis Group; Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University; David Art, Tufts University

Distinguished Scholar Award

Periodically, the Section may honor a distinguished scholar who has made a major contribution to the advancement of human rights scholarship and to our community through their research, teaching, mentoring of others, creation of opportunities for exchange and collaboration among scholars, or other means. Distinguished scholars will:

Be at least 10 years from the date of their PhD degrees. Procedure Every three years, the Section will promulgate a call for nominations.

Nomination packages should include a letter of nomination describing how the nominee meets the award criteria, the nominee’s detailed cv, and the names and contact information of up to four people who could provide references in support of the nomination. Self-nominations are not accepted. The committee will consider all nominations but reserves the right not to make an award if no nominees fulfill the criteria. The committee acknowledges that the division of academic labor remains deeply gendered, racialized, and hierarchical, including with respect to institutional type and type of academic appointment or affiliation. We especially invite nominations of scholars and scholar-activists who have made significant contributions to our field and profession in ways that work to challenge and eradicate these forms of domination.

Best Dissertation Award

Dissertation making the greatest contribution to the field of human rights in the previous calendar year. Please send a copy to each member of the committee.

Best Book Award

This competition is open to all books on human rights written by a political scientist and published in the previous calendar year. Please send one copy of the book to each member of the award committee.

Best Paper Award

This award recognizes the best paper presented on a Human Rights Section Panel at the APSA Annual Meeting.

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. The George award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented, i.e. for the 2022 award to materials published in 2021.

In determining the date of an article publication, authors may choose either the date the article was first electronically published or the date of the formal journal citation (but not both). In determining the date of a book chapter publication, the copyright date of the book will establish the relevant year. A pdf file of the nominated article/chapter should be emailed to T.A.Fairfield@LSE.ac.uk.

Nominations due: January 31, 2022

Award Committee: Elizabeth Nugent, Yale University; Eduardo Moncada, Barnard College; Diana Kim, Georgetown University

David Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award

The 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 will be presented annually to a mid-career political scientist to recognize distinction in methodological publications, innovative application 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 fifteen years of the beginning of the year in which the award is presented. For the 2022 award, nominees must have defended their dissertation in or later than 2007. Please send nominations by January 31, 2022, via email to Alan Jacobs (alan.jacobs@ubc.ca), the President of the APSA Organized Section for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research. 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: January 31, 2022

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 Sartori award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented, i.e. for the 2022 award to materials published in 2021. The copyright date of the book will establish the relevant year. One copy of the nominated work should be sent to each of the three committee members. Please contact the section’s Secretary-Treasurer, Tasha Fairfield, T.A.Fairfield@LSE.ac.uk to request their mailing addresses.

Nominations due: January 31, 2022

Award Committee: Jennifer Bussell, University of California, Berkeley; Rachel Riedl, Cornell University; Laura Blume, University of Nevada

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 is given to a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

Please note that to be eligible for consideration, the paper must be the version that was presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting, not a subsequent iteration. A pdf file of the nominated APSA paper should be emailed to T.A.Fairfield@LSE.ac.uk.

Award Committee: Ajay Verghese, Middlebury College; Rachel Schwartz, Otterbein University; Megan Becker, University of Southern California

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: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Edward Kammerer (Chair), Idaho State University; Gabriele Magni, Loyola Marymount University; Shih-chan Dai, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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.

Nominations due: March 15, 2022

Award Committee: Scott Siegel (Chair), San Francisco State University; Brian Harrison, Macalester College; Andrew Proctor, Wake Forest University

Leonard S. Robins Award for the Best Paper on Health Politics and Policy

The section’s Best Paper on Health Politics and Policy Award is named in honor of Leonard S. Robins, who through his presence and gentle questioning at virtually every health politics panel graciously nurtured the scholarship of both junior and senior scholars. The award recognizes the best paper on any subject that fits under the rubric of Health Politics and Policy presented at the previous annual APSA meeting.

Nominations due: December 31, 2021

Award Committee: Steven Sylvester, Utah Valley University; Ling Zhu, University of Houston; Herschel S. Nachlis, Dartmouth College

Outstanding Public Engagement in Health Policy Award

The Outstanding Public Engagement in Health Policy Award is offered to an individual who has contributed to health and health care system improvement through sustained engagement in the political and policy making process.

Nominations due: May 1, 2022

Award Committee: Eduardo Gomez, Lehigh University; Isabel Perera, Cornell University; Harold Pollack, University of Chicago; Susan Moffitt, Brown University

Mildred Schwartz Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Canadian Politics

The Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award goes to scholars who have made significant contributions through 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: June 15, 2022

Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award

The Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award is given to honor a significant contemporary contribution to the scholarship on Canadian politics, or Canada in a comparative perspective, or a comparative analysis of Canada with other countries, particularly the United States. Nomination Instructions: Books dealing with Canadian politics, or incorporating Canada as a significant case in a comparative political analysis, that were published between 2016-2020 are eligible for consideration. Nominations, including self-nominations, and books should be sent to the Chair of the Selection Committee not later than March 1, 2022.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

The Political Ties Award

Awarded to the best article published on political networks in the past year.

Best Book Award

Awarded to the best article published on political networks in the past year.

Best Conference Paper Award

This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a faculty person delivered at a political science conference in the previous year.

John Sprague Award

Awarded to the best paper on political networks presented by a graduate student at a conference in the past year.

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation completed in the previous calendar year that utilizes experimental methods on substantive questions about politics or makes a fundamental contribution to experimental methods.

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award recognizes a paper that was scheduled to be presented at APSA in the previous year and features experimental research.

Best Book Award

The Best Book Award recognizes the best book published in 2021 that either uses or is about experimental research methods in the study of politics.

Public Service Award

Many experiments only occur thanks to the assistance of non-researchers who provide access to resources and data. This award recognizes a special form of public service, the facilitation of randomized experiments in political science by those outside the academy.

Rebecca Morton Award for Best JEPS Article

This award is for the best research article published in the previous year in the Journal of Experimental Political Science.

Best Article with a Preregistration in JEPS Award

This award is the best article published in the previous year in the Journal of Experimental Political Science that conducts analysis that was registered in a pre-analysis plan.

Best Replication in JEPS Award

This award is for the best article published in the previous year in the Journal of Experimental Political Science that conducts a replication of previously published work.

Best Book Award

Award for best book on migration and/or citizenship published in the previous year (i.e., copyright and printed in 2021). Publishers or other nominators should send one hard copy of a book published (i.e., printed; either paperback or hardback) in 2021 to each committee member by March 1, 2022. Edited volumes are not eligible for the book award.

Nominations Due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Lahra Smith, Georgetown University; Anna Boucher, University of Sydney; Rafaela Dancygier, Princeton University

Best Article Award

Award for best article on migration and/or citizenship published (i.e., printed) in the previous calendar year. Send one electronic copy of an article published (i.e., printed) in 2021 to each committee member by March 1, 2022

Nominations Due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Els de Graauw, Baruch College; Deborah Schildkraut, Tufts University; Fiona Adamson, SOAS University of London

Best Dissertation Award

Award for best dissertation on migration and/or citizenship accepted in the previous calendar year. Send one electronic copy of a dissertation accepted in 2021 AND a dissertation abstract to each committee member. Nominees should also request their advisor to send an electronic letter of recommendation to the award committee chair.

Nominations Due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Hélène Thiollet, Sciences Po Paris; Michael Sharpe, York College and CUNY; Sener Aktürk, Koç University

Best Paper

Award for best paper on migration and/or citizenship presented by a graduate student at the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting (either as part of a panel or poster session). Send one electronic copy of a paper presented at APSA 2021 to each committee member by March 1, 2022.

Nominations Due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Jeannette Money, University of California, Davis; Lauren Duquette-Rury, Wayne State University; Rachel Navarre, Bridgewater State University

APCG Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Paper Award

Best graduate student paper in political science based in African empirics.

Nominations due: February 2022

APCG Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award

Best dissertation in political science based in African empirics.

Nominations Due: February 2022

Best Article

Best article published in political science based in African empirics.

Nominations Due: February 2022

Best Book

Best book published in political science based in African empirics.

Nominations Due: February 2022

Best Paper Award

The paper will be chosen from among those presented on APSA panels sponsored or cosponsored by the Class and Inequality section. Please be sure to submit conference version of paper.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kris-Stella Trump (Chair), University of Memphis

Best Paper on Entrepreneurship and Inclusion

For the best paper on the topic of entrepreneurship and inclusion presented at any APSA panel—including those not hosted by the Class and Inequality section—at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. Sponsored by The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Please be sure to submit conference version of paper.

Nominations due: April 1 ,2022

Award Committee: Kris-Stella Trump (Chair), University of Memphis

Best Paper on Economic and Social Inequality

The paper will be chosen from among those presented on any APSA panel in the prior year (regardless of which Section sponsored the panel) that discuss the intersection of economic inequality and other social inequalities (e.g., racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation). Please be sure to submit conference version of paper.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kris-Stella Trump (Chair), University of Memphis

Best Dissertation on Class and Inequality

The dissertation will be chosen from among those completed by graduate student Section members in the preceding calendar year.

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kris-Stella Trump (Chair), University of Memphis

Best Book on Class and Inequality

The book will be chosen from among those published by Section members in the prior two calendar years (e.g., in 2022, the committee will consider books published in 2020 and 2021).

Nominations due: April 1, 2022

Award Committee: Kris-Stella Trump (Chair), University of Memphis

Christopher Faricy Graduate Student Travel Award

For graduate student Section members serving on panels sponsored or cosponsored by the Class and Inequality section.

Nominations Due: Within one month of APSA notification of acceptance.

Award Committee: Elizabeth Suhay, American University and Michael Donnelly, University of Toronto

Best Graduate Student Paper Prize

This award recognizes the conference paper by a graduate student or post-doc, presented at an Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics panel at the previous APSA Annual Meeting, that best explored the causal role of ideas or knowledge claims in politics or government. Nominations were solicited from 2021 IKP panel chairs and discussants. The awards committee reserves the right to make no award.

Nominations due: November 1, 2021

Award Committee: Jeffrey Friedman (Chair), Harvard University; Kai Jäger, King’s College London

Best Book Award

This award recognizes the best recent book on empirical or normative aspects of the causal role of ideas or knowledge claims in politics or government. The 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. Nominated books published in 2021 or previous years 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 chair of the committee. Authors are urged to follow up with publishers to be sure that books have been submitted. Publishers are urged to contact committee members for their current mailing addresses.

Nominations due: February 1, 2022

Award Committee: Paul M. D. Gunn (Chair), Goldsmith’s, University of London; Kevin Elliott, Murray State University; Matthias Matthijs, Johns Hopkins University

Best Book in American Political Thought

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.

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.

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 the preceding year. The monetary value of the award will be established by the Council in consultation with the Secretary-Treasurer and publicized appropriately.

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 provide 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.

Best Article Award

The Best Article Award is given for the best article on international collaboration published in 2021. Nominations, which must include a PDF of the article and publication information, should be emailed to the Section Chair. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Erin Graham (Chair), University of Notre Dame; Stephen Chaudoin, Harvard University; Jack Zhang, University of Kansas

Best Book Award

The Best Book Award is given for the best book on international collaboration published in 2021. Nominations, which must include a PDF of the full book manuscript, should be emailed to the Section Chair. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Allison Carnegie (Chair), Columbia University; Giovanni Mantilla, University of Cambridge; Austin Carson, University of Chicago

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on international collaboration for a PhD. awarded in 2021. 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: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Alexandra Guisinger (Chair), Temple University; Renanah Miles Joyce, Brandeis University; Karolina Milewicz, University of Oxford

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: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Cristina Bodea (Chair), Michigan State University; Jeff Colgan, Brown University; Ayşe Zarakol, University of Cambridge

Best Book on MENA Politics

Awarded for the best book published. Work utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Lisa Blaydes (Chair), Stanford University; Francesco Cavatorta, Universite Laval; Noora Lori, Boston University

Best Article

Best Article on MENA Politics.

Nominations due: March 1, 2022

Award Committee: Richard Nielsen (Chair), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Zahra Babar, Georgetown University-Qatar; Bassel Salloukh, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Best Dissertation on MENA Politics

Awarded for the best doctoral thesis. 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.

Nominations due: March 1,2022

Award Committee: Adria Lawrence (Chair), Johns Hopkins University; Chantal Berman, Georgetown University; Steve L. Monroe, Yale-NUS College

Established Leader Award

The APSA Civic Engagement Section Established Leader Award recognizes the outstanding and sustained achievements of an individual whose career commitment to civic engagement is marked by a consistent record of leadership in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to relevant communities.

Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Austin Trantham, Jacksonville University; Karen Kedrowski, Iowa State University; Nina Kasniunas, Goucher College; Chapman Rackaway, Radford University; Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College

Outstanding Civic Engagement Project

This award recognizes a project led by an individual or team of individuals that serves to enhance and cultivate enduring student commitment to democratic engagement.

Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Austin Trantham, Jacksonville University; Karen Kedrowski, Iowa State University; Nina Kasniunas, Goucher College; Chapman Rackaway, Radford University; Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College

Emerging Scholar Award

The Emerging Scholar Award honors an individual within five years of earning their terminal degree who is making notable contributions in the teaching and/or research of civic engagement and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise in this area.

Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Austin Trantham, Jacksonville University; Karen Kedrowski, Iowa State University; Nina Kasniunas, Goucher College; Chapman Rackaway, Radford University; Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award recognizes the Best Paper presented at a Civic Engagement panel at the APSA Annual Meeting.

Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2022

Award Committee: Austin Trantham, Jacksonville University; Karen Kedrowski, Iowa State University; Nina Kasniunas, Goucher College; Chapman Rackaway, Radford University; Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College

Best Education Politics and Policy Paper

Recognizes the best paper on education politics and/or education policy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Best Education Politics and Policy Dissertation

Recognizes the best dissertation on education politics and/or education policy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Best Book on Education Politics and Policy

Recognizes the best book on education politics and/or education policy published in the previous two years.