Awards

The American Political Science Association gives awards political scientists and scholars for the best dissertations, papers and articles, and books in the various subfields, and for career achievement in research, teaching and service to the discipline.  APSA awards and prizes honor the work of scholars who make outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching, and service.

Each year, APSA awards are presented at APSA’s Annual Meeting. We are proud to congratulate the 2024 American Political Science Association Award Recipients.

Frances S. Berry Receives the 2022 John Gaus Award

August 26, 2022 Comments Off

The John Gaus Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. Berry will deliver the Gaus Lecture on […]

Congratulations to APSA Organized Section Award Recipients (Sections 42-50)

August 26, 2022 Comments Off

In an effort to bring attention to exceptional scholarship, many of APSA Organized Sections have established awards. Currently there are more than 100 such awards honoring dissertations, papers, articles, books and career achievement. Winners are […]

Tyler G. Olson Receives the 2022 APSA Community College Faculty Award

August 25, 2022 Comments Off

The APSA Community College Faculty Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor exemplary contributions that advance the multi-faceted goals of community college faculty. Tyler (Ty) G. Olson, Pd.D. manages and teaches in the […]

Congratulations to APSA Organized Section Award Recipients (Sections 21-41)

August 25, 2022 Comments Off

Congratulations to APSA Organized Section Award Recipients (Sections 1-20)

August 24, 2022 Comments Off

2022 APSA Award Winners Announced

August 1, 2022 Comments Off

DISSERTATION AWARDS Gabriel A. Almond Award for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics Recipient: Anna Zhang, Stanford University Title: “Go West, Young Han: Internal Migration as a Strategy of Counterinsurgency” Award Committee […]

Richard P. Hiskes Receives the 2022 Distinguished Human Rights Scholar Award

June 15, 2022 Comments Off

The APSA Organized Section on Human Rights is delighted to present the 2022 Distinguished Human Rights Scholar Award to Professor Emeritus Richard P. Hiskes. Professor Hiskes has contributed to the field of Human Rights as […]

Nominations Open for the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award

June 8, 2022 Comments Off

The APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession is now accepting nominations for the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award. Named in honor of the first Latina to earn a PhD in political science, Adaljiza […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

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Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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