SECTION 1: FEDERALISM & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Formed: 1983 / Dues: $25

This section plans, develops, and implements professional activities for association members with interests in federalism, intergovernmental relations, and state and local government.

http://www.apsanet.org/∼federalism/

Chair: Ann Bowman, Texas A&M University

Secretary: Michael Hail, Morehead State University

Treasurer: Michael Hail, Morehead State University

Editor:Publius: The Journal of Federalism: Carol Weissert, Florida State University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Eric Zeemering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Executive Council: Paul Manna, College of William & Mary; Gordon Shockley, Arizona State University; Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

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 APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award

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

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ORGANIZED SECTIONS (SECTION NUMBER IN PARENS)

African Politics Conference Group (44)

Canadian Politics (40)

Comparative Democratization (35)

Comparative Politics (20)

Conflict Processes (7)

Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior (32)

European Politics and Society (21)

Experimental Research (42)

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (1)

Foreign Policy (31)

Foundations of Political Theory (17)

Health Politics and Policy(39)

Human Rights (36)

Information Technology and Politics (18)

International Politics and History (34)

International Security and Arms Control (19)

Law and Courts (2)

Legislative Studies (3)

Migration and Citizenship (43)

New Political Science (27)

Political Communication (23)

Political Economy (25)

Political Methodology (10)

Political Networks (41)

Political Organizations and Parties (5)

Political Psychology (28)

Political Science Education (29)

Politics and History (24)

Politics, Literature, and Film (30)

Presidency Research Group (9)

Public Administration (6)

Public Policy (4)

Qualitative Methods (37)

Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (33)

Religion and Politics (11)

Representation and Electoral Politics (8)

Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics (15)

Sexuality and Politics (38)

State Politics and Policy (22)

Urban Politics (13)

Women and Politics Research (16)

SECTION 2: LAW AND COURTS

Formed: 1983 / Dues: $25

This section promotes interest in teaching and research in the areas of law and the judicial process. http://lawcourts.org/

Chair: Gordon Silverstein, Yale University

Chair Elect: Cornell Clayton, Washington State University

Secretary: Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College

Treasurer: Chris Bonneau, University of Pittsburgh

Editor:Journal of Law & Courts: David Klein, University of Virginia

Law and Politics Book Review: Paul Parker, Truman State University

Editor, Law and Courts Newsletter: Todd Collins, Western Carolina University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Virginia Hettinger, University of Connecticut

Executive Council: Ryan Owens, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anna Law, CUNY Brooklyn College; Amy Steigerwalt, Georgia State University

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.

Nominations due: February 14, 2014

Award Committee: Justin Wedeking, University of Kentucky (Chair); Jonathan Chausovsky, SUNY-Fredonia; Rebecca Gill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Law and Courts Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Formerly the CQ Press Award, the Best Graduate Student Paper 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. Both 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.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Anna Kirkland, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Chair); Salmon Shomade, University of New Orleans; David Glick, Boston University

Law and Courts Best Journal Article Award

Recognizes the best journal article in the field of law and courts written by a political scientist and published during the previous calendar year (for this award cycle, this means articles published during the 2013 calendar year). Articles published in all refereed journals and in law reviews are eligible, but book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible. Journal editors and members of the section may nominate articles. (This award was previously known as McGraw Hill Award and as the Houghton-Mifflin Award for the Best Journal Article in the Field of Law and Courts.)

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Lynda Dodd, City College of New York (CUNY) (Chair); Elizabeth Beaumont, University of Minnesota; Mark Massoud, University of California, Santa Cruz

C. Herman Pritchett Award

Given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist and published the previous year.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Christine Harrington, New York University (Chair); Mary Volcansek, Texas Christian University; Paul Frymer, Princeton University; Robert Howard, Georgia State University; Mark Miller, Clark University

Law and Courts Lifetime Achievement Award

Awarded for a lifetime of significant scholarship, teaching and service to the Law and Courts field.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Mark Graber, University of Maryland (Chair); Stefanie Lindquist, University of Georgia; Paul Collins, University of North Texas; Kim Scheppele, Princeton University; Susan Mezey, Loyola University, Chicago

Law and Courts Lasting Contribution Award

Given annually for work that stands the test of time, work that inspires long after the issue that gave rise to that work is a true mark of distinction. Each year a book or journal article, 10 years old or older, that has made a lasting impression on the field of law and courts. (From 2001 to 2007 this was titled the Wadsworth Publishing Award).

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Jeffrey Segal, SUNY, Stony Brook University (Chair); Susan Sterett, University of Denver; Nicholas LaRowe, University of Southern Indiana; Justin Crowe, Williams College; Rebecca Hamlin, Grinnell College

Law and Courts Service Award

Recognizes service to the section in the literal sense, as in service on committees and in leadership positions, as well as service within the Section, as in service to the profession within the field of law and courts in the form of archiving data, promoting infrastructure, representing the profession in the media, etc.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Lee Epstein, University of Southern California (Chair); Charles Jacobs, St. Norbert College; Elliot Slotnick, Ohio State University; Rorie Spill Solberg, Oregon State University; Lydia Tiede, University of Houston

Law and Courts Teaching and Mentoring Award

Recognizes innovative teaching and instructional methods and materials in law and courts. Examples of innovations that might be recognized by this award include (but are not limited to) outstanding textbooks, websites, classroom exercises, syllabi, or other devices designed to enhance the transmission of knowledge about law and courts to undergraduate or graduate students. The Teaching and Mentoring Award is supported by a generous contribution from the Division for Public Education of the American Bar Association. The Teaching and Mentoring Award Committee also advises the Organized Section on matters related to teaching and mentoring of students and colleagues.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Nancy Scherer, Wellesley College (Chair); Matthew Ingram, SUNY, University at Albany; Milton Heumann, Rutgers University, New Brunswick; Lynn Mather, SUNY, University at Buffalo; Rachel Cichowski, University of Washinton

SECTION 3: LEGISLATIVE STUDIES

Formed: 1983 / Dues: $30

This section provides members with an interest in legislative processes, behavior, and representation opportunities to meet and exchange ideas.

http://www.apsanet.org/∼lss

Chair: Brian Crisp, Washington University, St. Louis

Secretary: Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh

Treasurer: Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Kathryn Pearson, University of Minnesota; Scott Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh

Executive Council: Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston

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 the potential application to strengthening the practice of representative democracy.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Carl Albert Dissertation Award

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.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

CQ Press Award

For the best paper on legislative studies presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Jewell-Loewenberg Paper Award

For the best article in the Legislative Studies Quarterly in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Richard F. Fenno Prize

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 due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 4: PUBLIC POLICY

SECTION 5: POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTIES

Formed: 1983 / Dues: $29

The organized section on Political Organizations and Parties works to further scholarship on American political parties, comparative political parties, and interest groups. We do this in a number of different ways. Through our meetings, workshops, newsletter, and website, we provide a means of interaction and communication for like-minded scholars. At our annual workshop at the American Political Science Association conference we work to train scholars in the use of various methods or databases, or to promote new research in a particular area. Our participation through the sections mechanism of the American Political Science Association allows us to be a voice for our members interests within APSA. We also organize the panels in our subfields for the annual APSA conference. Finally we recognize excellence in scholarship with our awards for best book, best article, best APSA paper, career achievement, and emerging scholar. We are governed by the volunteer efforts of our officers and board. Were eager to reach out in new directions so let us hear your ideas!

http://community.apsanet.org/POP

Chair: Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University

Secretary: Holly Brasher, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Treasurer: Holly Brasher, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Newsletter Editor: VOX/POP: John Green, University of Akron

Emerging Scholars Award

Given to a scholar who has received his or her Ph.D. within the last five years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Allen Hicken, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; David Karol, University of Maryland, College Park; Margit Tavits, Washington University in St. Louis

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, 2014

Award Committee: Daniel Coffey, University of Akron; Robert Van Houweling, University of California, Berkeley; Martin Wattenberg, University of California, Irvine

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: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Kenneth Kollman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Richard Skinner, American University; Lori Thorlakson, University of Alberta

POP/Party Politics Award

Recognizes the best paper delivered on a Political Organizations and Parties-sponsored panel at the preceding APSA annual meeting.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award

Recognizes a scholar whose lifetime professional work has made an outstanding contribution to the field.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Kathleen Bawn, University of California, Los Angeles; Lawrence Ezrow, University of Essex; Frances Lee, University of Maryland, College Park

SECTION 6: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Formed: 1983 / Dues: $8

This section provides an arena in which individuals interested in public administration may exchange ideas, enhance their professional development, and act to ensure that activities of the APSA encompass their interests.

http://h-net.msu.edu/∼pubadmin

Chair: Jared Llorens, Louisiana State University

Chair Elect: Lael Keiser, University of Missouri, Columbia

Treasurer: Gene Brewer, University of Georgia

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Jocelyn Johnston, Amercan University

Executive Council: Domonic Bearfield, Texas A&M University; Susan Miller, University of South Carolina; Manuel Teodoro, Texas A&M University

Best Article Award

Recognizes the best article published in the American Review of Public Administration.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Best Poster on Public Administration Award

Recognizes the best poster presented during the previous year’s annual meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Herbert Kaufman Award

Presented to best paper on a panel sponsored (or co-sponsored) by the Public Administration section at the 2013 APSA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The section will follow APSAs guidance on what constitutes a presented paper-papers that were uploaded to the APSA 2013 conference paper site, hosted by SSRN, or posted/presented in a virtual or alternative form (see PA Division Panels in the 2013 online program for links to such alternative presentations) are eligible for the Kaufman award.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Tucker Staley, University of Central Arkansas (Chair); Susan Miller, University of South Carolina; James Harrington

Herbert A. Simon Book Award

For significant contributions to public administration scholarship. Books with publication dates of 2008, 2009, and 2010 are eligible for the 2014 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 15, 2014

Award Committee: Barry Bozeman, Arizona State University (Chair); Daniel Smith, New York University; Sanjay Pandey, Rutgers University, Newark; Leisha DeHart-Davis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant

Invites applications and research proposals from junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance in the United States and abroad. Proposals will be judged on their potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, their scholarly and methodological rigor, and their promise for advancing practice and theory development. Individual grants are not renewable.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 7: CONFLICT PROCESSES

Formed: 1984 / Dues: $10

This section is a forum for the study of any and all forms of political conflict both within and between nation-states.

Chair: Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University

Treasurer: David Carter, Princeton University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Idean Salehyan, University of North Texas; Zaryab Iqbal, Pennsylvania State University

Executive Council: Michael Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania; Amy Yuen, Middlebury College

Best Book Award

Given annually for the best book in conflict processes that was published in the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given. Edited volumes and textbooks are not eligible. Nominations must be made by a member of the Conflict Processes section; self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be submitted to the committee chair, and a copy of the book should be sent to each member of the award committee.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Erica Chenoweth, University of Denver (Chair); Terrence Chapman, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania

Best Paper Award

Given annually for the best paper written by one or more untenured scholars (graduate students, postdocs, 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.

Award Committee: Burcu Savun, University of Pittsburgh (Chair); Kyle Beardsley, Duke University; Stephen Gent, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

J. David Singer Data Innovation Award

Given for the best data contribution to the study of any and all forms of political conflict, either within or between nation-states. Nominations must be made by a member of the Conflict Processes section; self-nominations are encouraged. This is a biennial award.

Nominations due: March 15, 2015

Lifetime Achievement Award

Given every other year in recognition of scholarly contributions that have fundamentally improved the study of conflict processes.

Nominations due: March 15, 2015

SECTION 8: REPRESENTATION AND ELECTORAL
SYSTEMS

Formed: 1984 / Dues: $13

This section promotes teaching and research in the areas of representation and electoral systems, and encourages communication among persons interested in these fields within the association and with related disciplines.

Chair: Brian Crisp, Washington University, St. Louis

Secretary: Heather Stoll, University of California, Santa Barbara

Treasurer: Timothy Hellwig, Indiana University, Bloomington

Editor:Representation: Andrew Russell, University of Manchester; Stephen de Wijze, University of Manchester

Newsletter Editor: Representation and Electoral Systems Newsletter: Jean-Benoit Pilet, Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Heather Stoll, University of California, Santa Barbara; Miki Kittilson, Arizona State University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Sven-Oliver Proksch, McGill University

Executive Council: Jessica Trounstine, University of California, Merced; Zeynep Somer-Topcu, Vanderbilt University; Emily Beaulieu, University of Kentucky; Sona Golder, Pennsylvania State University; Ignacio Lago, University Pompeu Fabra; Thomas Gschwend, University of Mannheim

George H. Hallett Award

Presented annually to the author of a book published at least 10 years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Lawrence Longley Award

Given for the best article published in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Leon Weaver Award

Given for the best paper presented at the previous year’s annual meeting at a panel sponsored by the Representation and Electoral Systems Division. ** This award will not be given this year. ***

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

SECTION 9: PRESIDENTS AND EXECUTIVE POLITICS

Formed: 1985 / Dues: $10

Presidents and Executive Politics (PEP) of APSA is the premier association of scholars devoted to the study of the presidency and executives (formerly known as the Presidency Research Group). To that end, it welcomes diverse theoretical perspectives, analytical techniques, and data sources as they contribute to the advancement of scholarship and teaching. It also invites the contributions and perspectives of other disciplines. PEP values the establishment and enhancement of non-partisan links between scholarship, the real world of presidential and executive politics, and public policy.

http://community.apsanet.org/pep/Home/

President: Steven Schier, Carleton College

President Elect: B. Wood, Texas A&M University

Vice President: B. Wood, Texas A&M University

Secretary: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University

Treasurer: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University Newsletter Editor: PEP Report: Co-editor Justin Vaughn, Cleveland State University; Co-editor John Hudak, Brookings Institution

Executive Council: David Lewis, Vanderbilt University; Julia Azari, Marquette University; Janet Martin, Bowdoin College; Colleen Shogan, Congressional Research Service; Justin Vaughn, Cleveland State University; Wayne Steger, DePaul University; Daniel Ponder, Drury University; Karen Hult, Virginia Tech; Lara Brown, George Washington University; Matthew Miles

George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award

Given annually for the best dissertation in presidency research completed and accepted during the calendar year prior to the Annual Meeting. The recipient will receive a $250 award.

Nominations due: February 1, 2014

Award Committee: George Krause, University of Pittsburgh (Chair); Tim Johnson, Willamette University; Shirley Warshaw, Gettysburg College; John Woolley, University of California, Santa Barbara

Best Undergraduate Paper Award

Recognizes the best undergraduate paper completed in the previous two academic years. One copy of each essay should be sent directly to each committee member of the committee.

Nominations due: June 1, 2014

Award Committee: Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston (Chair); Julia Azari, Marquette University; Bruce Buchanan, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin McMahon, Trinity College

Founders Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Given for the best paper on executive politics presented by a Graduate Student at either the preceding years APSA Annual Meeting or at any of the regional meetings in the two years preceding the APSA Annual Meeting. One copy of each essay should be sent directly to each member of the committee.

Nominations due: May 1, 2014

Award Committee: David Lewis, Vanderbilt University (Chair); Matthew Beckmann, University of California, Irvine; Patricia Sykes, American University; Daniel Galvin, Northwestern University

Founders Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper on executive politics authored by a PhD holding scholar presented at the previous year’s annual meeting in honor to Martha Joynt Kumar. One copy of each essay should be sent directly to each committee member.

Nominations due: February 1, 2014

Award Committee: Douglas Kriner, Boston University (Chair); Sharece Thrower, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Newman, Pepperdine University; Jasmine Farrier, University of Louisville

Richard E. Neustadt Best Reference Book Award

Recognizes the best reference book on executive politics published during the past four years. One copy of each book should be sent directly to each member of the committee.

Nominations due: February 1, 2014

Award Committee: George Edwards, Texas A&M University (Chair); Colleen Shogan, Congressional Research Service; Terry Sullivan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Richard E. Neustadt Best Book Award

Given for the best book on executive politics published during the year. One copy of each book should be sent directly to each member of the committee.

Nominations due: February 1, 2014

Award Committee: Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College (Chair); Karen Hult, Virginia Tech; Bert Rockman, Purdue University; Roderick Hart, University of Texas, Austin; Mark Peterson, University of California, Los Angeles

SECTION 10: POLITICAL METHODOLOGY

Formed: 1986 / Dues: $29

This section provides members having interests in methodology, including research design, measurement, and statistics, opportunities to meet and exchange ideas.

http://polmeth.wustl.edu/

Chair: Kevin Quinn, University of California, Berkeley

Chair Elect: Jeffrey Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles

Vice Chair: Jeffrey Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles

Treasurer: Luke Keele, Pennsylvania State University

Editor:Political Analysis: Jonathan Katz, California Institute of Technology; R. Alvarez, California Institute of Technology

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Cherie Maestas, Florida State University

Executive Council: Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St. Louis

Career Achievement Award

Honors an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the political methodology field.

Nominations due: May 6, 2014

Emerging Scholar Award

Honors a young researcher, within ten years of their degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of political methodology.

Nominations due: May 6, 2014

Harold F. Gosnell Prize

Recognizes the best work of political methodology presented at a political science conference in the previous year.

Nominations due: May 6, 2014

John T. Williams Dissertation Prize

Established for the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology. Proposals using quantitative or qualitative methods are welcomed. Proposals are due March 1st and should follow National Science Foundation format guidelines.

Nominations due: May 6, 2014

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

Recognizing statistical software that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of political analysis.

Nominations due: May 6, 2014

Warren Miller Article Award

Given for the best article in Political Analysis.

Nominations due: May 6, 2014

SECTION 11: RELIGION AND POLITICS

Formed: 1986 / Dues: $24

This section encourages the study of the interrelations between religion and politics, including the politics of religious pluralism; law, religion and governance; faith, practice and political behavior; and the politics of secularism, in the United States as well as in comparative, historical, and global perspective.

http://www.apsanet.org/∼religionandpolitics/

Chair: Iza Hussin, University of Chicago

Treasurer: Quin Monson, Brigham Young University

Editor:Politics and Religion: Angelia Wilson, University of Manchester; Paul Djupe, Denison University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Andrew Gould, University of Notre Dame

Council: Nader Hashemi, University of Denver; Elizabeth Hurd, Northwestern University; Tamir Moustafa, Simon Fraser University; Anand Sokhey, University of Colorado, Boulder

Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award

Recognizes the best dissertation on religion and politics successfully defended within the last two years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Ted Jelen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Chair)

Best Paper Award

Recognizes the best paper dealing with religion and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Ramazan Kilinc, University of Nebraska, Omaha (Chair)

Best Publication Award

Given for the best publication dealing with religion and politics published during the last two years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2015

SECTION 13: URBAN POLITICS

Formed: 1986 / Dues: $28

This section promotes interest in teaching and research in urban politics and policy. The section encourages communication among individuals interested in urban politics within the association and within related disciples.

www.apsanet.org/∼urban

Chair: Melissa Marschall, Rice University

Chair Elect: Jessica Trounstine, University of California, Merced

Secretary: Annette Steinacker, Loyola University, Chicago

Treasurer: Annette Steinacker, Loyola University, Chicago

Editor:Urban Affairs Review: Susan Clarke, University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Todd Shaw, University of South Carolina; Adrienne Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Executive Council: Juliet Musso, University of Southern California; Thad Williamson, University of Richmond; Andrea Benjamin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kelly LeRoux, University of Illinois, Chicago; Paul Lewis, Arizona State University; Paru Shah, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Kenneth Bickers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Timothy Krebs, University of New Mexico; Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St Louis; Zoltan Hajnal, University of California, San Diego; Adrienne Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Dorothy Daley, University of Kansas; Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State University

Best Book Award

Recognizes the best book on urban politics published in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

A hard copy of the nominated book should be sent to: Dr. Elisabeth Muhlenberg, 615 South Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304

Best Book in Urban Politics within Five Years

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Best Dissertation Award

Given annually for the best dissertation on urban politics accepted in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Quinton Mayne, Harvard University (Chair); Sarah Anzia, Stanford University; Yue Zhang, University of Illinois, Chicago

Bryan Jackson Dissertation Research on Minority Politics Award

Recognizes the outstanding scholarship by a graduate student in the area of race and urban politics.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Jamila Michener, Cornell University (Chair); Christina Greer, Fordham University; Ravi Perry, Mississippi State University

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper given at an Urban Politics Section panel at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Alison Post, University of California, Berkeley (Chair); Carlos Cuellar, Rice University; Emily Farris, Texas Christian University

Norton Long Career Achievement Award

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 due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Karen Kaufmann, University of Maryland, College Park (Chair); Judith Garber, University of Alberta; Megan Mullin, Temple University

Norton Long Young Scholars

Given to scholars who are completing or have completed their PhD.within the last three years and submitted a paper proposal for the 2014 APSA meetings to the 2014 program chairs.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Special Award

Given for contributions to urban political theory.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Special Award for Best Book on Urban Policy

Awarded to the best book on a special topic within the field of urban politics.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 15: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

Formed: 1986 / Dues: $8

The purpose of this section is to stimulate fundamental inquiry on science, technology, and environmental issues as political phenomena.

Chair: David Konisky, Georgetown University

Secretary: Laura Hosman, Illinois Institute of Technology

Treasurer: Laura Hosman, Illinois Institute of Technology

Editor:Review of Policy Research: Christopher Gore, Ryerson University

Newsletter Editor: STEP Ahead: Tomas Koontz, Ohio State University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Edella Schlager, Univesity of Arizona

Executive Council: Andrea Gerlak, University of Arizona; Dor0thy Daley, University of Kansas

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper in the field of Science, Technology and Environmental Politics.

Don K. Price Award

Recognizes the best book on science, technology, and environmental politics published in the last year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Manuel Teodoro, Texas A&M University (Chair); Matthew Shapiro, Illinois Institute of Technology; Abraham Newman, Georgetown University

Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize

Given for the best book on environmental politics and policy published in the past three years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Kent Portney, Tufts University (Chair); Deserai Crow, University of Colorado, Boulder; Graeme Auld, Carleton University

Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award

Named in honor of a young scholar who tragically passed away last year, is given for the best dissertations in the field of science, technology and environmental politics.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado-Denver (Chair); Derek Kauneckis, University of Nevada, Reno; Chris Koski, Reed College

SECTION 16: WOMEN AND POLITICS RESEARCH

Formed: 1986 / Dues: $30

This section fosters the study of women and politics within the discipline of political science.

President: Mala Htun, University of New Mexico; Kathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

President Elect: Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College

Secretary: Celeste Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder

Treasurer: Diana O’Brien, University of Southern California

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida; Melissa Haussman, Carleton University

Executive Council: Candice Ortbals, Pepperdine University; Olga Avdeyeva, Loyola University Chicago; Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara; Dara Strolovitch, Princeton University

Best Dissertation Prize

For the best dissertation on women and politics completed and accepted in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Best Paper Award

For the best paper presented at the previous year’s annual meeting in the field of women and politics.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

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, this 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 political theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Bonnie Honig, Brown University (Chair); Julie Mostov, Drexel University; Sara Rushing, Montana State University

SECTION 17: FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT

Formed: 1987 / Dues: $10

This section exists to advance the linkage of political theory and philosophy with political science as a discipline. Foundations recognize and encourage research and teaching that crosses intellectual and disciplinary boundaries. It stands at and seeks to support the intersection where philosophical, psychological, normative, and empirical approaches and problems meet. Foundations, as the name suggests, aims to study the more permanent dimensions of political life ranging from the design of institutions and political practices to the terms and concepts used to interpret the former. At the Foundations web site, you will find information about the section, including its officers, its newsletter, and a ‘bookstore’ where you can browse past and new titles in political theory. One new feature is a listing of job opportunities for political theorists and recent placements. If you are not already a member of the section, we hope that you will join us.

Chair: Kennan Ferguson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Treasurer: Stephen Leonard, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Michaele Ferguson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Steven Johnston, University of Utah

Executive Council: Samantha Frost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Melvin Rogers, Emory University

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented on a Foundations panel at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Susan Bickford, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chair); Suzanne Dovi, University of Arizona; Amit Ron, Arizona State University, West Campus

David Easton Award

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, 2014

Award Committee: Timothy Luke, Virginia Tech (Chair); Simone Chambers, University of Toronto; Sankar Muthu, University of Chicago

First Book Award

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, 2014

Award Committee: Sara Monoson, Northwestern University (Chair); Jennifer Culbert, Johns Hopkins University; Juliet Hooker, University of Texas, Austin

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, this 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 political theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year.

Nominations due: February 15, 2014

Award Committee: Bonnie Honig, Brown University (Chair); Julie Mostov, Drexel University; Sara Rushing, Montana State University

SECTION 18: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND POLITICS

Formed: 1988 / Dues: $20

This section provides a forum for members with an interest in the use of computers, the Internet, and multimedia in teaching, research, and policy applications in political science and all related subfields and disciplines.

http://apsaitp.org/

Chair: George Boynton, University of Iowa

Chair Elect: Karen Mossberger, Arizona State University

Secretary: Kevin Wallsten, California State University, Long Beach

Treasurer: Cecilia Manrique, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Editor:Journal of Information Technology and Politics: Michael Xenos, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Newsletter Editor: Information Technology and Politics Newsletter: Kenneth Rogerson, Duke University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Karen Mossberger, Arizona State University

Executive Committee: Jeffrey Seifert, Congressional Research Service; David Karpf, George Washington University; Deen Freelon, American University

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 30, 2014

Best Conference Paper

Recognizes the best conference paper in the area of information technology and politics. The contest is limited to articles presented at conferences in the previous calendar year.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Best Dissertation Award

Recognizes the best dissertation in the area of information technology and politics.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Best Information Technology & Politics Article Award

Recognizes the best scholarly article published about Information Technology and Politics. The contest is limited to articles published in the calendar year. The winner will receive a certificate and a check for the cost of one year’s membership in the APSA and the ITP section.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Learning Innovations Award

Recognizes innovations in learning technology and pedagogy.

Outstanding Software Development

Recognizes the development of software that advances research and/or teaching in the area of technology and politics.

SECTION 19: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND ARMS CONTROL

Formed: 1988 / Dues: $10

This section encourages research and scholarship in international security and arms control, providing an opportunity for presentation of papers and discussion of theoretical and empirical work at APSA section meetings.

http://community.apsanet.org/intlsecurity/

Chair: Dan Lindley, University of Notre Dame

Treasurer: Jeffrey Larsen, NATO Defense College

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Thomas Mahnken, Naval War College

Council: Steve Grenier, Johns Hopkins University; Bruce Jentleson, Duke University; Erica Chenoweth, University of Denver

Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award

Awarded to a successfully defended doctoral dissertation on any aspect of security studies, which has been submitted in final, library copy in previous calendar year. The committee welcomes nominations for dissertations employing any approach (historical, quantitative, theoretical, policy analysis, etc.) to any topic in the field of security studies. Manuscripts are judged according to (1) originality in substance and approach; (2) significance for scholarly or policy debate; (3) rigor in approach and analysis; and (4) power of expression.

Nominations due: February 28, 2014

Joseph J. Kruzel Memorial Award for Public Service

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 Department of Defense policy official who was killed while on a diplomatic mission to Bosnia.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

SECTION 20: COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Formed: 1988 / Dues: $10

This section promotes the comparative, especially cross-national, study of politics and integrates work of comparativists, area studies specialists, and those interested in American politics.

http://community.apsanet.org/comparativepolitics

Chair: Duane Swank, Marquette University

Vice Chair: Robert Kaufman, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Secretary: Nicholas van de Walle, Cornell University

Treasurer: Nicholas van de Walle, Cornell University

Newsletter Editor: Comparative Politics Section Newsletter: Mark Kayser, Hertie School of Governance; Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of Governance

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Jason Brownlee, University of Texas, Austin; Tulia Falleti, University of Pennsylvania Executive Council: Pauline Jones Luong, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Evan Lieberman, Princeton University

Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Data Set Award

Recognizes a publicly available data set that has made an important contribution to the field of comparative politics.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: James Melton, University College London; Zachary Elkins, University of Texas, Austin; Bethany Lacina, University of Rochester

Luebbert Best Article Award

Given for the best article in the field of comparative politics published in the previous two years.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Wendy Hunter, University of Texas, Austin; David Stasavage, New York University; Robert Woodberry, National University of Singapore

Luebbert Best Book Award

Given for the best book in the field of comparative politics published in the previous two years.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Bo Rothstein, University of Gothenburg; Miriam Golden, University of California, Los Angeles; Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego

Powell Graduate Mentoring Award

Introduced in 2012, this prize is awarded biannually 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, Jr. and was initiated by his students.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Sven Steinmo, European University Institute; Frances Rosenbluth, Yale University; Daniel Posner, University of California, Los Angeles

Sage Best Paper Award

Given to the best paper in the field of comparative politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Noam Lupu, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Nicholas Carnes, Duke University; Dominika Koter, Colgate University

SECTION 21: EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY

Formed: 1989 / Dues: $10

This section promotes comparative discussion, research, and debate about the changing sociology of politics, the state, and social structures in modern Western Europe.

http://community.apsanet.org/EPS

Chair: Jeffrey Kopstein, University of Toronto Chair Elect: Nancy Bermeo, University of Oxford

Treasurer: Karl Kaltenthaler, University of Akron

Executive Council: Milada Vachudova, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Daniel Ziblatt, Harvard University; Virginie Giraudon, National Center for Scientific Research; Cathie Martin, Boston University; Karl Orfeo Fioretos, Temple University; Karen Anderson, Radboud University Nijmegen; Ellen Immergut, Humboldt University Berlin; Julia Lynch, University of Pennsylvania

Best Article Award

Given for the best article dealing with European Politics & Society published in the last year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Sara Goodman, University of California, Irvine (Chair); Harris Mylonas, George Washington University; Willem Maas, York University

Best Book Award

Given for the best book on European Politics and society published in the previous year

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Pablo Beramendi, Duke University (Chair); Silja Häusermann, University of Zurich; Graeme Robertson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation on European Politics and Society filed during the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Giovanni Capoccia, Oxford University (Chair); Conor O’Dwyer, University of Florida; Amy Verdun, University of Victoria

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented at a panel sponsored by the section at the most recent meeting

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Peter Mair Award

Awards two travel funds annually to enable young scholars to attend the APSA Annual Meeting. This award is meant explicitly to enable young scholars of European politics without alternative funding to present a paper in one of the panels organized by the EPS section. First-time APSA-attendants who are graduate students or junior professors from underfunded European universities (notably in the East and South) are prioritized, but senior scholars from such institutions as well as junior scholars from underfunded non-European universities (including the US) are also considered. Applicants are expected to also apply to all other travel funds they are eligible for, including their department/university, national science foundations, and the APSA Travel Fund. The Awards are set at a maximum of $1,000 each, but partial/matching funding is possible too (and could lead to a larger number of grants). Applications for the Peter Mair Memorial Award should include: - Name, position, and academic affiliation; - Title of proposed paper and EPS-Panel it was submitted to; - Letter from Head of Department confirming that there are no/not sufficient university funds; - List of other funding agencies you have applied to; - Indicate whether this would be your first APSA attendance.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 22: STATE POLITICS AND POLICY

SECTION 23: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

Formed: 1989 / Dues: $8

This section fosters the study of political communications within the discipline of political science including research on mass media, telecommunications policy, new media technologies, and the process of communicating and understanding.

http://www.politicalcommunication.org/

Chair: Stephen Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington

Vice Chair: Travis Ridout, Washington State University

Secretary: Kate Kenski, University of Arizona

Treasurer: Kate Kenski, University of Arizona

Editor:Political Communication: Shanto Iyengar, Stanford University

Newsletter Editor: Political Communication Report: Natalie Stroud, University of Texas, Austin

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Israel Waismel-Manor, University of Haifa

Executive Council: Travis Ridout, Washington State University

Timothy Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Recognizes the best paper on political communication presented by a graduate student at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Stephanie Burkhalter, Humboldt State University (Chair); Brian Harrison, Wesleyan University; Joseph Cobetto, University of Missouri, Columbia

David Swanson Career Achievement Award

Recognizes distinguished and sustained contributions to the field as planners, editors, and leaders and in roles that require time and energy, innovation, and personal dedication. The award honors David Swanson, one of the founders of Political Communication who gave exemplary service to the ICA Political Communication Division and the APSA Political Communication Section. In his memory, the ICA division presents the award every other year. The joint award committee includes representatives of the ICA division and APSA section. The ICA division chair appoints members with the advice of the APSA chair, and the committee receives nominations and generates additional candidates, deliberates on the pool of potential awardees, and makes a selection. The winner receives the award plaque at the annual business meeting of the ICA Political Communication Division. The award is given in even-numbered years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award

Recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. The award is now given only in odd-numbered years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2015

Doris Graber Award

Recognizes the best book published on political communication in the last ten years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Susan Herbst, University of Connecticut (Chair); Andrew Chadwick, Royal Holloway, University of London; Thomas Leeper, University of Aarhus

Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award

Recognizes the best paper on political communication presented at the previous year’s APSA annual meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Sarah Gershon, Georgia State University (Chair); Amber Boydstun, University of California, Davis; James Fielder, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency; Scott McClurg, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

SECTION 24: POLITICS AND HISTORY

Formed: 1989 / Dues: $10

This section brings together political scientists interested in historical issues and problems drawing from almost every traditional disciplinary subfield.

http://millercenter.org/politicsandhistory

Chair: Sheri Berman, Barnard College-Columbia University

Chair Elect: James Mahoney, Northwestern University

Treasurer: David Robertson, University of Missouri, St. Louis

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Victoria Tin-bor Hui, University of Notre Dame; Robert Fishman, University of Notre Dame

Council: Karl Orfeo Fioretos, Temple University; Tulia Falleti, University of Pennsylvania; Daniel Galvin, Northwestern University; Dara Strolovitch, Princeton University

J. David Greenstone Book Prize

Recognizes the best book in history and politics in the past two calendar years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Cathie Martin, Boston University; Adam Sheingate, Johns Hopkins University; Jason Wittenberg, University of California, Berkeley

Mary Parker Follett Prize

Recognizes the best article on Politics and History published in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Robert Mickey, University of Michigan; Alan Jacobs, University of British Columbia; Kurt Weyland, University of Texas, Austin

Walter Dean Burnham Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in the field of Politics and History.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Deondra Rose, University of Notre Dame; Rachel Riedl, Northwestern University; Richard Deeg, Temple University

SECTION 25: POLITICAL ECONOMY

Formed: 1990 / Dues: $7

This section promotes teaching and research that integrates politics and economics.

http://bit.ly/15HuLMO

Chair: John Huber, Columbia University

Secretary: Jenna Bednar, University of Michigan

Treasurer: Jenna Bednar, University of Michigan

Newsletter Editor: The Political Economist Newsletter: William Clark, University of Michigan; Mark Dincecco, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Kenneth Scheve, Stanford University Council: Jennifer Gandhi, Emory University; George Krause, University of Pittsburgh; Christina Schneider, University of California, San Diego

McGillivray Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper in political economy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Kathleen Bawn, University of California, Los Angeles (Chair); Julia Gray, University of Pennsylvania; John Patty, Washington University in St. Louis

Michael Wallerstein Award

Given for the best published article in political economy in the previous calendar year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Kenneth Shotts, Stanford University (Chair); Torun Dewan; Oeindrila Dube, New York University

Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in political economy completed in the previous two years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Sebastian Saiegh, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Xiaobo Lu, Texas A&M University; Rachel Wellhausen, University of Texas, Austin

William H. Riker Book Award

Given for the best book on political economy published during the past three calendar years.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Catherine Hafer, New York University (Chair); Johannes Urpelainen, Columbia University; Sean Gailmard, University of California, Berkeley

SECTION 27: NEW POLITICAL SCIENCE

Formed: 1992 / Dues: $20

This section helps make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world.

http://www.apsanet.org/∼new/journal.htm

Chair: Bradley Macdonald, Colorado State University

Secretary: Jocelyn Boryczka, Fairfield University

Treasurer: Joseph Peschek, Hamline University

Editor:New Political Science: Mark Mattern, Baldwin-Wallace University; Nancy Love, Appalachian State University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Katherine Young, University of Hawaii, Hilo

Council: Jocelyn Boryczka, Fairfield University; Bradley Macdonald, Colorado State University; Joseph Peschek, Hamline University; Michael Bosia, St. Michael’s College; Katherine Young, University of Hawaii, Hilo; Sean Parson, Northern Arizona University; Clyde Barrow, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Christine Kelly, William Paterson University; Katherine Young, University of Hawaii, Hilo

Christian Bay Award

Recognizes the best paper presented on a new political science panel at the previous year’s annual meeting.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Award Committee: Isaac Kamola, Trinity College (Chair); M. Forrest, Arizona State University, West Campus; Kenton Worcester, Marymount Manhattan College

Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven Award

Recognizes an activist group, in the region of the annual meeting that puts the ideals of the New Political Science Section, to make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world, into practice.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Award Committee: Meredith Weiss, Johns Hopkins University (Chair); Jeffrey Broxmeyer, CUNY-Graduate Center; Frances Piven, CUNY-Graduate Center

Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award

Recognizes a progressive political scientist who has had a long, successful career as a writer, teacher and activist.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Award Committee: John Ehrenberg, Long Island University, Brooklyn (Chair); Stephen Bronner, Rutgers University, New Brunswick; William Niemi, Western State College of Colorado

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, 2014

Award Committee: Michael Lipscomb, Winthrop University (Chair); Christopher Buck, Saint Lawrence University; Katherine Young, University of Hawaii, Hilo

SECTION 28: POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Formed: 1993 / Dues: $8

This section facilitates communication across subfields and disciplinary boundaries among individuals interested in the relationship between political and psychological processes.

Chair: Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University

Chair Elect: Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado, Boulder

Treasurer: Jason Reifler, University of Exeter

Communications Director: Christopher Larimer, University of Northern Iowa

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Jennifer Merolla, Claremont Graduate University

Executive Council: Cindy Kam, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Merolla, Claremont Graduate University; Jason Reifler, University of Exeter; Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado, Boulder; Leonie Huddy, SUNY, Stony Brook

Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in political psychology filed during the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Paul Goren, University of Minnesota (Chair); Gwyneth McClendon, Harvard University; Cara Wong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Robert E. Lane Award

Given for the best book in political psychology published in the past year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Howard Lavine, University of Minnesota (Chair); Corrine McConnaughy, Ohio State University; Ted Brader, University of Michigan

Best Paper Award

Given to the most outstanding paper in political psychology delivered at the previous year’s Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Christopher Johnston, Duke University (Chair); Kathleen Searles, Georgia Regents University; Thomas Leeper, University of Aarhus

Distinguished Junior Scholars Award

Awards up to five $400 grants, meant for travel to the APSA Annual Meeting, for junior scholars (graduate students or those no more than seven years since receiving their Ph.D.)

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: David Peterson, Iowa State University (Chair); Christopher Weber, University of Arizona; Elizabeth Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University

SECTION 29: POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

Formed: 1993 / Dues: $29

This section to promotes both exemplary undergraduate teaching within the political science discipline and the scholarship of teaching. The section is especially dedicated to increasing the use of innovative teaching methods, particularly those rooted in experience ( internships, service learning, simulations, and study abroad) and the evaluation of such methods.

Chair: Renee Van Vechten, University of Redlands

Chair Elect: Karen Kedrowski, Winthrop University

Secretary: Quentin Kidd, Christopher Newport University

Treasurer: Quentin Kidd, Christopher Newport University

Editor:Journal of Political Science Education: Kerstin Hamann, University of Central Florida

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Mitchell Brown, Auburn University

Council: Mary McHugh, Merrimack College; Fletcher McClellan, Elizabethtown College; Patrick McKinlay, Morningside College; Erin Richards, Cascadia Community College; Sherri Wallace, University of Louisville

Term expires: August 31, 2014.

Best Paper Presentation Award

Given for the best presentation on undergraduate education at the past year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Lifetime Achievement Award

Given to a person whose lifetime contributions to political science have had a significant impact on undergraduate education.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

McGraw-Hill Award

Recognizes political scientists who advance civic engagement through the study of engagement and participation. The award seeks to honor a wide range of unique and new approaches to the scholarship and teaching of civic engagement, but in particular scholars who raise political awareness, involvement, and participation of undergraduate students.

Nominations Due:

SECTION 30: POLITICS, LITERATURE, AND FILM

Formed: 1993 / Dues: $5

The study of literature and film offers political scientists a particularly stimulating mode of inquiry into political institutions and principles, and into the ways of life that sustain them and are, in turn, shaped by them. Indeed, the creation of this division is itself a sign of the complex and changing landscape of the study of politics. The section explores the way in which literature—broadly understood to include film and other literary genres—provides unique insights into the nature of political life and the study of politics.

http://www.apsanet.org/∼politicsandlit/

Chair: Flagg Taylor, Skidmore College

Chair Elect: Ann Ward, University of Regina

Secretary: Steven McGuire, Eastern University

Treasurer: Steven McGuire, Eastern University

Executive Council: Catherine Zuckert, University of Notre Dame; Alison McQueen, Stanford University; Peter Josephson, Saint Anselm College

Wilson Carey McWilliams Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Lilly Goren, Carroll University (Chair); Julianne Romanello, Baylor University; Carol McNamara, Utah State University; Charles Rubin, Duquesne University

SECTION 31: FOREIGN POLICY

Formed: 1993 / Dues: $5

The Section on Foreign Policy is the organization for those interested in multilevel approaches to the study of international relations. The section emphasizes individual, role, organizational, bureaucratic, societal, and/or state as well as situational and system level variables in foreign policy analyses. Members of the section employ a wide range of approaches, including historical, normative, rational, behavioral, liberal, institutional, psychological, and constructivist. Section members emphasize comparative as well as American studies of foreign policy. And the section recognizes the contributions of practitioners as well as academics in a broad range of professions and disciplines, e.g., communications, economics, diplomacy, government, history, political science, public opinion polling, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

Chair: Cameron Thies, Arizona State University

Secretary: Christopher Darnton, Catholic University of America

Treasurer: Christopher Darnton, Catholic University of America

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: John Schuessler, Air War College

Council: Amanda Licht, SUNY, Binghamton University; Mark Souva, Florida State University; Karl DeRouen, University of Alabama; Huiyun Feng, Utah State University; Bryan Marshall, Miami University

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

For outstanding graduate student papers presented at the APSA annual meeting that are relevant to the study of foreign policy. Nominations should be sent to the Foreign Policy Section Chair.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Best Paper Award

Presented to the best paper on foreign policy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 32: ELECTIONS, PUBLIC OPINION, AND VOTING BEHAVIOR

SECTION 33: RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICS

Formed: 1995 / Dues: $10

This section fosters communication among scholars, recognizes leadership in the field, facilitates research and publication opportunities, encourages undergraduate and student interest, and creates a permanent forum for developing and refining appropriate theoretical models in the study of race and ethnicity.

http://www.apsarep.org/

Chair: Andrew Aoki, Augsburg College; Ange-Marie Hancock, University of Southern California

Secretary: Ravi Perry, Mississippi State University

Treasurer: Christian Grose, University of Southern California

Executive Director: Paula Mohan, Madison College

Newsletter Editor: Race, Ethnicity and Politics Section Newsletter: Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Alvin Tillery, Northwestern University; Marisa Abrajano, University of California, San Diego

Executive Council: Jack Turner, University of Washington; Christian Collet, International Christian University; Jose Cruz, SUNY, University at Albany; Eric McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin; Stella Rouse, University of Maryland; Antoine Banks, University of Maryland; Renee Cramer, Drake University; Nadia Brown, Saint Louis University; Tom Wong, University of California, San Diego; Chris Zepeda-Millan, Loyola Marymount University

Best Book Award

Given for the best book in the field of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Zoltan Hajnal, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Byron Orey, Jackson State University; Jane Gordon, University of Connecticut, Storrs; Catherine Paden, Simmons College; Cara Wong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best American dissertation on race, ethnicity, and politics accepted in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: David Weiden, Metropolitan State University of Denver (Chair); Sangay Mishra, Drew University; David Wilson, University of Delaware

Best Comparative Dissertation Award

Given for the best comparative dissertation on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics of the previous year.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Kevin Bruyneel, Babson College (Chair); Natalie Masuoka, Tufts University (Chair); Shaun Bowler, University of California, Riverside

SECTION 34: INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS

Formed: 1999 / Dues: $5

This section promotes the study of international history and politics, disseminates research results; encouragee interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and advances the development, dissemination, integration, and application of qualitative and historiographical methodologies.

Chair: Karl Orfeo Fioretos, Temple University

Vice Chair: Audie Klotz, Syracuse University

Treasurer: Colin Elman, Syracuse University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Peter Trubowitz, London School of Economics and Political Science; Peter Trubowitz, London School of Economics and Political Science

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

Awarded for the best book on international history and politics. 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. Hence, books with a 2013 copyright date will be eligible for the award presented at the 2014 APSA meeting.

Nominations due: January 31, 2014

Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics

This award recognizes exceptional peer-reviewed journal articles representing the mission of the International History and Politics Section of the APSA, including innovative work that brings new light to events and processes in international politics, encourages interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and advances historiographical methods. The award is given to a published article that appeared in print in the calendar year preceding the 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 including a brief description of the significance of the article and a digital copy of the article should be sent to the Section Chair of International History and Politics before the annual deadline.

Nominations due: March 15, 2014

Award Committee: Ted Hopf, National University of Singapore; Judith Goldstein, Stanford University; Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University

SECTION 35: COMPARATIVE DEMOCRATIZATION

Formed: 2000 / Dues: $8

This section promotes the analysis of the origins, processes, and outcomes of democratization among nations, spurs communication among political scientists whose scholarship focuses on particular world regions, and stimulates greater involvement within APSA of political scientists working in various areas like Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Far East, Europe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.

http://www.ned.org/apsa-cd/home.html

Chair: Jan Teorell, Lund University

Vice Chair: Melani Cammett, Brown University

Secretary: Jennifer Gandhi, Emory University

Treasurer: Monika Nalepa, University of Notre Dame

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Christopher Reenock, Florida State University

Newsletter Editor: APSA-CD Newsletter: Staffan Lindberg, Gothenburg University; Benjamin Smith, University of Florida

Newsletter Managing Editor: Melissa Aten-Becnel, National Endowment for Democracy

Best Article Award

Single-authored or coauthored articles focusing directly on the subject of democratization and published in 2013 are eligible. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. Copies of the article should be sent by e-mail to each of the committee members.

Nominations due: March 14, 2014

Award Committee: Robert Woodberry, National University of Singapore (Chair); John Gerring, Boston University; John Doces, Bucknell University

Best Book Award

Given for the best book in comparative democratization published in 2013 (authored, co-authored ,or edited). Copies of the nominated book should be sent to each committee member in time to arrive by March 14, 2014.

Nominations due: March 14, 2014

Award Committee: Milan Svolik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Chair); Dali Yang, University of Chicago; Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame

Best Field Work Award

This prize rewards dissertation students who conduct especially innovative and difficult fieldwork. Scholars who are currently writing their dissertations or who complete their dissertations in 2013 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 may be sent electronically or in hard copy directly to each committee member.

Nominations due: March 14, 2014

Award Committee: Adam Auerbach, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Chair); Jillian Schwedler, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Sarah Parkinson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Best Paper Award

Given to the best paper on comparative democratization presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Papers must be nominated by panel chairs or discussants.

Nominations due: March 14, 2014

Award Committee: Kunle Owolabi, Villanova University (Chair); Carlos Gervasoni, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Maya Tudor, University of Oxford

Juan Linz Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy completed and accepted in the two calendar years immediately prior to the APSA Annual Meeting where the award will be presented (2012 or 2013 for the 2014 Annual Meeting). The prize can be awarded to analyses of individual country cases as long as they are clearly cast in a comparative perspective. A hard 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 14, 2014

Award Committee: Gwyneth McClendon, Harvard University (Chair); Noam Lupu, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John Stephens, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

SECTION 36: HUMAN RIGHTS

• Formed: 2000 / Dues: $10

The section was established to encourage scholarship and facilitate exchange of data and research findings on all components of human rights (e.g., civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental), their relationship, determinants, and consequences of human rights policies, structure and influence of human rights organizations, development, implementation, and impact on international conventions, and changes in the international human rights regime.

http://www.apsanet.org/∼humanrights/

Chair: TBA

Secretary: Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University

Treasurer: Basak Cali, University College London

Best Book Award

Open to all books on human rights that were written by a political scientist and published in the previous two years.

Nominations due: April 25, 2014

Best Dissertation Award

Given to political science dissertations that focus on human rights and completed and accepted in the previous two calendar years are eligible for the award competition.

Nominations due: April 15, 2014

Best Paper Award

Recognizes the “best paper” presented on a Human Rights Section Panel at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting

Nominations due: April 15, 2014

Distinguished Scholar Award

Recognizes an individual who has worked in the field of Human Rights and made an exceptional contribution to the field through research, teaching and mentorship.

Nominations due: April 15, 2014

SECTION 37: QUALITATIVE AND MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH

Formed: 2003 / Dues: $9

This sections promotes research and training focused on the several branches of methodology associated with the qualitative tradition and strives for an integrated understanding of these diverse methods and their relationship to quantitative methods.

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/programs/cqrm

President: Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago

President Elect: Peter Hall, Harvard University

Vice President: Evan Lieberman, Princeton University Secretary-Treasurer: Colin Elman, Syracuse University

Newsletter Editor: Qualitative Methods Newsletter: Robert Adcock, George Washington University

Council: Dara Strolovitch, Princeton University; Timothy Crawford, Boston College

Alexander L. George Article 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 award will be given to an article or book chapter published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented, with the date of publication being established by the journal issue for articles and the copyright date of the book for chapters. Articles or chapters published in 2013 will be eligible for the 2014 award.

Nominations due: January 31, 2014

David Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award

Honors Collier’s contributions—through his research, graduate teaching and institution-building—as a founder of the qualitative and multimethod 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.

Nominations due: January 31, 2014

Giovanni Sartori Book 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. The award is intended to encompass two types of contributions: new research on methodology per se, i.e., studies that introduce specific methodological innovations or that synthesize and integrate methodological ideas in a way that is in itself a methodological contribution; and substantive work that is an exemplar for the application of qualitative methods. 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. Hence, books with a 2013 copyright date will be eligible for the award presented at the 2014 APSA meeting.

Nominations due: January 31, 2014

APSR Submission Award

The APSR Submission Award recognizes the best qualitative manuscript submitted to the American Political Science Review in the calendar year. The award will be offered in 2011 through 2014, and the winner in each year will receive $2,000. To be eligible: ( 1) the manuscript need only be submitted to (not necessarily published in) the journal; (2) the manuscript needs to have been submitted during the calendar year, with the date of submission determined by the acknowledgment e-mail from the APSR; (3) both new and subsequent submissions (e.g., resulting from an invitation to submit de novo or to revise and resubmit) are eligible for the award, but only one version of the manuscript is eligible for the award in any one calendar year; and (4) the manuscript submitted to the APSR must be (a) new research on qualitative methodology per se, i.e., a study that introduces specific methodological innovations or that synthesizes and integrates methodological ideas in a way that is in itself a methodological contribution; and/or (b) substantive work that is an exemplar for the application of qualitative methods, or of multi-methods with a substantial qualitative component.

Nominations due: January 31, 2014

Sage Paper Award

Honors Sara and George McCune, who founded and sustained Sage Publications as a leading publisher of social science methodology —including very centrally qualitative methods. This award will be given to a paper presented at the previous APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: January 31, 2014

SECTION 38: SEXUALITY AND POLITICS

Formed: 2007 / Dues: $7

This section brings together scholars working in a variety of areas within political science to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and to foster intellectual community and expertise within the APSA.

Chair: Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida

Chair Elect: Joseph Fischel, Yale University

Vice Chair: Joseph Fischel, Yale University

Treasurer: Andrew Flores, Williams Institute, UCLA

Communications Director: Krista Johnson, Howard University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Joseph Fischel, Yale University

Executive Council: Julie Hollar, CUNY-Graduate Center; Daniel Brizendine, Lincoln University; Jami Taylor, University of Toledo

Membership Committee: Scott Swagerty, Arizona State University

Best Conference Paper Award

Recognizes the best paper exploring sexuality and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Susan Mezey, Loyola University, Chicago (Chair); Patricia Campbell, American Public University; Karen Baird, Purchase College, SUNY

Best Dissertation Award

Recognizes the best dissertation on sexuality and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous two calendar years. The award is open to all scholarship that falls under the broad rubric of sexuality and politics, including studies concerning the regulation of sexuality, political responses to the regulation of sexuality, the uses of sexuality as a political construct, the intersections of sexuality with gender, race, and class, or LGBT politics and mobilizations.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Michael Bosia, St. Michael’s College (Chair); Ellen Andersen, University of Vermont

SECTION 39: HEALTH CARE POLITICS AND POLICY

Formed: 2008 / Dues: $8

This section provides the ideal infrastructure in which members can more thoroughly, efficiently arm themselves with the additional expertise we need to explore health politics and policy questions. The section will define health politics and policy just as broadly as the phrase implies. Everything from the politics of Medicare Part D to the politics of womens health; everything from comparative politics of AIDS in Africa, Eastern Europe, and South Asia to the comparative state politics of Medicaid and SCHIP, everything from the ethics of end of life decisions to the regulation of stem cell research, everything from public budgeting and regulation to public health disaster preparedness all these and more fall with the scope of the Section.

Chair: Michael Gusmano, The Hastings Center

Chair Elect: Harold Pollack, University of Chicago

Vice Chair: Harold Pollack, University of Chicago

Secretary: Laura Olson, Lehigh University

Treasurer: Edward Miller, University of Massachusetts, Boston

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Harold Pollack, University of Chicago

Executive Council: Lars Thorup Larsen; Carol Weissert, Florida State University; Patricia Siplon, Saint Michael’s College; Jamila Michener

Len Robins Best Paper on Health Politics and Policy Award

This award, which was approved at the Sections business meeting during the 2011 APSA annual meeting, honors the late Len Robins, who through his presence and gentle questioning at virtually every health politics panel graciously nurtured the scholarship of both junior and senior scholars.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 40: CANADIAN POLITICS

Formed: 2009 / Dues: $8

This section promotes the interest in Canadian politics, provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information related to Canadian Politics, and encourage sthe accumulation of knowledge about Canadian politics.

http://sspa.boisestate.edu/apsa-canadianpolitics/

Chair: D. Eagles, SUNY, University at Buffalo

Vice Chair: Donley Studlar, University of Strathclyde

Secretary: Ross Burkhart, Boise State University

Treasurer: Christopher Sands, Hudson Institute

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: James Farney, University of Regina

Executive Council: David Lublin, American University; Eric Belanger, McGill University; Cheryl Collier, University of Windsor

Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognizes scholarship and leadership in bringing the study of Canadian politics to the international political science community.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Michael Martinez, University of Florida (Chair); David Biette, Canada Institute; Mildred Schwartz, New York University; Melissa Haussman, Carleton University; Eric Uslaner, University of Maryland, College Park

Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award

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.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: James McHugh, University of Akron (Chair); Karen Jusko, Stanford University; Candace Johnson, University of Guelph; Jeffrey Ayres, Saint Michael’s College

SECTION 41: POLITICAL NETWORKS

Formed: 2009 / Dues: $8

This section promotes intellectual exchange among scholars regarding the theoretical, methodological, and substantive aspects of political networks.

Chair: Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St Louis

Vice Chair: Casey Klofstad, University of Miami

Secretary: Armando Razo, Indiana University, Bloomington

Treasurer: Michael Heaney, University of Michigan

Communications Director: Jennifer Victor, George Mason University

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Amanda Murdie, University of Missouri, Columbia

Council: Mark Lubell, University of California, Davis; Amanda Murdie, University of Missouri, Columbia

Membership Committee: Armando Razo, Indiana University, Bloomington

The Political Ties Award

Given on a biennial basis to the best article published on political networks. This award was given in fall 2012 and in all even-numbered years following. Articles published between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013 will be considered for the 2014 award.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Justin Kirkland, University of Houston (Chair); Elizabeth Menninga, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Anand Sokhey, University of Colorado, Boulder

Best Book Award

Given on a biennial basis to the best book published on political networks. This award will be given in the fall of odd-numbered years. Books published between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2015 will be considered for the 2015 award.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Justin Gross, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chair); Gwen Arnold, University of California, Davis

Best Conference Paper Award

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

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Oxford University (Chair); Elif Erisen; Brendan Nyhan, Dartmouth College

John Sprague Award

Given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a graduate student delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. There is a fund that supports this award and the award includes a cash award that comes from the fund.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Adam Henry, University of Arizona (Chair); Matthew Howell, Eastern Kentucky University

Best Poster Award

Given annually at the Political Networks Conference and is awarded to the one (or two) best posters on political networks. Typically, two awards are given, but this is not a requirement.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

SECTION 42: EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Formed: 2010 / Dues: $24

This section advances pedagogy, research, and contributions based on randomized or natural experiments.

Chair: James Kuklinski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chair Elect: Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los Angeles

Secretary: Neil Malhotra, Stanford University

Treasurer: Ted Brader, University of Michigan

Editor:Journal of Experimental Political Science: Rebecca Morton, New York University; Joshua Tucker, New York University

Newsletter Editor: The Experimental Political Scientist: Peter Loewen, University of Toronto

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Betsy Sinclair, Washington University in St Louis; Adam Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Council: Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University; Kevin Esterling, University of California, Riverside; Alan Gerber, Yale University

Best Book Award

Recognizes the best book published in 2013 that either uses or is about experimental research methods in the study of politics. A copy of the book should be sent to each member of the selection committee at the addresses provided below no later than April 1, 2014.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Award Committee: David Nickerson, University of Notre Dame (Chair); Jens Grosser, Florida State University; Jens Hainmueller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Best Dissertation Award

Eligible nominees will have completed a dissertation in the 2013 calendar year that utilizes experimental methods on substantive political science research, or makes a fundamental contribution to experimental methods. Nominations should come from faculty members but they need not be on the students’ dissertation committee.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Award Committee: Kevin Arceneaux, Temple University (Chair); Cheryl Boudreau, University of California, Davis; John Bullock, Yale University

Best Paper Award

Recognizes a paper that was scheduled to be presented at APSA and features experimental analysis. Chairs and discussants are especially encouraged to nominate papers, but nominations from anyone who is aware of an interesting paper prepared for presentation (as well as self-nominations) are welcome.

Nominations due: April 1, 2014

Award Committee: Michael Findley, University of Texas, Austin (Chair); Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University; Yanna Krupnikov, Northwestern University

SECTION 43: MIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Formed: 2012 / Dues: $8

This section brings together political scientists working on issues of migration and citizenship, promotes teaching and research in the field, and encourages communication among political scientists and scholars of migration and citizenship in related disciplines, including policy and other professionals, domestically and internationally.

http://community.apsanet.org/MigrationCitizenship

Co-Chairs: Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania; Els de Graauw, CUNY-Baruch College

Secretary: Leila Kawar, Bowling Green State University

Treasurer: Tom Wong, University of California, San Diego

Newsletter Editor: Antje Ellermann, University of British Columbia

2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair: Jane Junn, University of Southern California; Willem Maas, York University

Council: Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois, Chicago; Monica Varsanyi, CUNY-John Jay College; Joseph Cobetto, University of Missouri, Columbia

Best Article Award

For the best article on migration and/or citizenship published in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Jacqueline Stevens, Northwestern University (Chair); Joel Fetzer, Pepperdine University; Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, University of Toronto

Best Book Award

For the best book on migration and/or citizenship published in the previous year. Send one copy of a book published in 2013 to each committee member by March 31, 2014.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Martin Heisler, University of Maryland, College Park (Chair); Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara; Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon

Best Chapter Award

For the best chapter on Migration and/or Citizenship published in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley (Chair); Yasmeen Abu-Laban, University of Alberta; Julie Mostov, Drexel University

Best Dissertation Award

For the best dissertation on migration and/or citizenship accepted in the previous year.

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: David Plotke, New School for Social Research (Chair); Kristi Andersen, Syracuse University; Ayelet Shachar, University of Toronto

Best Paper Award

Award for best paper on migration and/or citizenship presented at the previous APSA Annual Meeting (either as part of a panel or poster session).

Nominations due: March 31, 2014

Award Committee: Janelle Wong, University of Maryland (Chair); Martin Ruhs, Oxford University; Deborah Milly, Virginia Tech

SECTION 44: AFRICAN POLITICS CONFERENCE GROUP

Formed: 2013 / Dues: $10

Tthis section promotes recognition within professional associations of the theoretical and methodological contributions to the discipline of political scientists whose research and professional interests center largely or in part on sub-Saharan Africa.

http://www.africanpoliticsgroup.org/

Chair: M. Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan

Vice Chair: Leonardo Arriola, University of California, Berkeley

Secretary: Danielle Resnick, International Food Policy Research Institute

Treasurer: Gina Lambright, George Washington University

Newsletter Editor: APCG Newsletter: Michael Nelson, Wesleyan University

Best Article Award

Seeks nominations for the 2013 award. All articles published in peer-reviewed journals in 2013 are eligible.

Nominations due: April 30, 2014

Award Committee: Nadia Horning, Middlebury College (Chair); Melinda Adams, James Madison University; Katharine Baldwin, Yale University

Best Book Award

Invites nominations for the 2013 award. To be eligible, books must have been published in English in 2013. Books should analyze an issue related to political science or international relations with special reference to Africa. The book should employ methodological techniques regarded as appropriate by any subgroup of contemporary political scientists. Edited volumes are not eligible. Translations of books written in a foreign language qualify if the translation was published in 2013.

Nominations due: April 30, 2014

Award Committee: Daniel Posner, University of California, Los Angeles (Chair); Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University; Landry Signé, University of Alaska, Anchorage

Lynne Rienner Award for Best Dissertation

Invites submissions for the best dissertation in African politics 2013. The award carries a prize and is intended to recognize outstanding scholarship in African politics.

Nominations due: March 1, 2014

Award Committee: Lahra Smith, Georgetown University (Chair); Alice Kang, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kris Inman, National Intelligence University

Best Graduate Student Paper

Seeks nominations for the 2013/14 award. The award carries a cash prize and is intended to recognize outstanding scholarship in African politics.

Nominations due: April 30, 2014

Award Committee: Susanna Wing, Haverford College (Chair); James Hentz, Virginia Military Institute; Fodei Batty, Quinnipiac University