Awards

Philip Rocco – 2016 William Anderson Award Recipient

The William Anderson prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state and local politics. The William Anderson Award Committee for the best doctoral dissertation in […]

American Political Science Review

The Organizational Roots of Political Activism: Field Experiments on Creating a Relational Context

by Hahrie Han, University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract: “This article examines the role that democratic organizations play in fostering political activism in America. Activists make democracy work by attending meetings, engaging others, trying to […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Three-year National Science Foundation Grant to Support the RBSI Program Awarded to Dr. Paula D. McClain

APSA Press Release Washington, D.C., August 30, 2016 Three-year National Science Foundation Grant to Support the RBSI Program Awarded to Dr. Paula D. McClain Dr. Paula D. McClain, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, […]

Awards

Matthew Longo – 2016 Leo Strauss Award Recipient

The Leo Strauss prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of political philosophy. Matthew Longo takes up a familiar phenomenon—the crossing of a border filled with hopes and anxiety—and turns it […]

American Political Science Review

Crowd-sourced Text Analysis: Reproducible and Agile Production of Political Data

by Kenneth Benoit (London School of Economics and Trinity College), Drew Conway (New York University), Benjamin E. Lauderdale (London School of Economics and Political Science), Michael Laver (New York University) and Slava Mikhaylov(University College London) Abstract: “Empirical social science […]

Awards

Melissa Lee – 2016 Helen Dwight Reid Award Recipient

The Helen Dwight Reid prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation successfully defended during the previous two years in the field of international relations, law, and politics. Melissa Lee’s dissertation emphasizes how “bad neighborhoods” […]