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John R. Freeman (University of Minnesota)
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We are pleased to announce that Professor John R. Freeman has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Political Methodology Career Achievement Award. This award recognizes an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the field of Political Methodology. Previous award winners include Chris Achen, Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Nathaniel Beck, Henry Brady, John Jackson, Gary King, and James Stimson.
Professor Freeman has published 3 books, 2 book chapters, and more than 30 articles in highly ranked journals including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, and Political Analysis. He is the recipient of more than $700,000 in external grant funds. He is currently the John Black Johnston Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. His research makes important contributions to the subfield of political methodology and political science more broadly.
Professor Freeman is one of the top political methodologists in the country working on time series analysis and Bayesian methods. He was an early proponent of the use of vector autoregression (VAR) models in Political Science, and wrote important papers on Granger causality, Markov models, temporal aggregation, unit root models, and Bayesian multiple equation time series models. His substantive contributions have been in the broad area of international political economy and IR, including work on exchange rates, macro-politics, and inter- and intra-state conflict. His research has led to innovations in our understanding of international conflict and reciprocity in superpower relations, the interaction of democratic accountability and markets, and the role of government policy in shaping markets.
Professor Freeman has been a valuable member of the Society for Political Methodology, serving as the Society's fourth president from 1989 to 1991. He won the Robert H. Durr Award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem in 2006 and the Gosnell Prize for the Best Paper in Political Methodology in 2008. He edited volumes 4, 5, and 6 of Political Analysis, which was a critical time in the development of the journal following Jim Stimson's superb start. He served as host for the summer meeting of the Society twice. He was named as a Fellow to the APSA Political Methodology Section in 2008 and as a Fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009. He also won the Quincy Wright best book award from the International Studies Association in 1990.