Martha Derthick Best Book Award

Presented to the author of a book published at least ten years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Sandra Vergari, University at Albany, SUNY, chair; Matthew Bosworth, Winona State University; Dan Palazzola, University of Richmond

Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award

Recognizes a lifetime of contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Sean Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri, chair; Jennifer Jensen, Binghamton University, SUNY; Robert Dilger, Congressional Research Service

Deil Wright Best Paper Award

Presented to the author of the best paper on federalism and intergovernmental relations presented at the past APSA Annual Meeting.

Award Committee: Douglas Brown, Saint Francis Xavier University, chair; David Konisky, Georgetown University; Juliet Gainsborough, Bentley University

Lifetime Achievement Award

Honors a distinguished career of scholarly achievement and service to the Law and Courts field.

Award Committee: Jeffrey Segal, Stony Brook University, chair; Paul Brace, Rice University; Herbert M. Kritzer, University of Minnesota; Isaac Unah, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Teena Wilhelm, University of Georgia

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Given annually for the best paper on law and courts written by a graduate student, not including theses or dissertation competitions. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee:Virginia A. Hettinger, University of Connecticut, chair; Paul Collins, University of North Texas; Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania

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 should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Forest Maltzman, George Washington University, chair; Eileen Braman, Indiana University; Michael W. McCann, University of Washington

Best Conference Paper Award

Given annually for the best paper on law and courts presented at the previous year's annual meetings of the American, International, and regional political science associations. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Susan Haire, University of Georgia, chair; Brandon L. Bartels, George Washington University; Georg Vanberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Lasting Contribution Award

Given annually for a book or journal article, 10 years or older, that has made a lasting impression on the field of law and courts. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: James L. Gibson, Washington University, chair; Ryan C. Black, Michigan State University; Jonathan Kastellec, Princeton University; Doris Marie Provine, Arizona State University; Donald R. Songer, University of South Carolina

Best Journal Article Award

Recognizes the best journal article on law and courts written by a political scientist and published during the previous calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Stacia L. Haynie, Louisiana State University, chair; Thomas G. Hansford, University of California, Merced; Reginald S. Sheehan, Michigan State University

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, web sites, 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 sponsored by the Division for Public Education of the American Bar Association. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., West Virginia University, chair; Damon M. Cann, Utah State University; Lief Carter, Colorado College; Laura P. Moyer, Louisiana State University; Matthew J. Streb, Northern Illinois University

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 should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Kirk A. Randazzo, University of South Carolina, chair; Pamela C. Corley, Vanderbilit University; David S. Law, Washington University; Kevin T. McGuire, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Julie Novkov, University of Albany, SUNY

Richard F. Fenno Jr. Book Prize

Awarded for the best book in legislative studies published in 2010. 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 should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Frances E. Lee, University of Maryland, chair; Georg Vanberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Lynda W. Powell, University of Rochester

Congressional Quarterly Press Award

Given for the best paper on legislative studies that was presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the APSA. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, University of Missouri, Columbia, chair; Christian R. Grose, University of Southern California; Christopher Z. Mooney, University of Illinois, Springfield

Carl Albert Dissertation Award

Given for the best doctoral disseration in the area of legislative studies. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University, chair; Patrick J. Egan, New York University; Elizabeth A. Oldmixon, University of North Texas

Jewell-Loewenberg Award

Given for best article in the Legislative Studies Quarterly in the previous year (2010). Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Scott R. Meinke, Bucknell University, chair; L. Marvin Overby, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sebastian M. Saiegh, University of California, San Diego

Alan Rosenthal Prize

Given for the best book or article in legislative studies written by a junior scholar that has potential value to legislative practitioners. The book or article must have been published in 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Colleen J. Shogan, Congressional Research Service, chair; Craig Goodman, Texas Tech University; Susan J. Carroll, Rutgers University

Best Paper on Public Policy Award

Given for the best paper on Public Policy given at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be received by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Joe Soss, University of Minnesota, chair; Khalilah Brown-Dean, Yale University; Margaret Weir, University of California, Berkeley

Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award

Given for the best book or article published in the general area of public policy during the past twenty plus years that has had a major impact on the field. Nominations should be received by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia, chair; Cathy Johnson, Williams College; Sven Steinmo, European University Institute

Harold D. Lasswell Award

Awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for the best dissertation in the field of public policy written in the past year. This award is co-sponsored by the Policy Studies Association and the Public Policy Section. Nominations should be submitted by January 15, 2011.

Excellence in Mentoring Award

Recognizes sustained efforts by senior scholars to encourage and facilitate the career of emerging political scientists in the field of public policy. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Joseph McCormick, Pennsylvania State University, chair; Craig Volden, Ohio State University; Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, University of North Carolina

Best Poster on Public Policy Award

Given for the best paper or poster presented at the poster session at the previous APSA meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Carolyn Tuohy, University of Toronto, chair; Scott Allard, University of Chicago; Doug Imig, University of Memphis

Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award

Given to recognize an article of particular distinction published at any time in Policy Studies Journal. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: David Meyer, University of California, Irvine, chair; Robert Rich, University of Illinois, Chicago; Patricia Strach, University at Albany, SUNY

Best Comparative Policy Paper Award

Given to recognize an article of particular distinction published in the area of comparative public policy, awarded in collaboration with the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Jack L. Walker Outstanding Article Award

Honors an article published in the last two years that makes an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties. Nominations should be submitted by April 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Duane Swank, Marquette University, chair; Ray La Raja, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Cathy Jo Martin, Boston University

Leon D. Epstein Outstanding Book Award

Honors a book published in the last two calendar years that makes an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties. Nominations should be submitted by April 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Byron Shafer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, chair; Frank Baumgartner, University of North Carolina; Amy McKay, Georgia State University

Samuel J. Eldersveld Award

Honors a scholar whose lifetime professional work has made an outstanding contribution to the field. Nominations should be submitted by April 30, 2011.

Award Committee: David Rohde, Duke University, chair; Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia; Paul Allen Beck, Ohio State University

Emerging Scholar Award

Awarded to a scholar who has received his or her Ph.D. within the last seven (7) years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise. Nominations should be submitted by April 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Beth Leech, Rutgers University, chair; James Adams, University of California, Davis; David Karol, American University

Best POP Paper Award

Honors the best paper presented on a POP panel at the preceding APSA annual meeting. Nominations should be submitted by April 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Dara Strolovitch, University of Minnesota, chair; Michael Heaney, University of Michigan; Seth Masket, University of Delaware

Herbert Simon Book Award

Awarded for books that have made significant contributions to public administration scholarship and were published between 2005 and 2007. Nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Gene Brewer, University of Georgia, chair; Alisa Hicklin, University of Oklahoma; Lael Keiser, University of Missouri, Columbia

Herbert Kaufman Award

Awarded for the best paper presented on a panel sponsored by the Public Administration section at the 2010 APSA Annual Meeting.

Award Committee: Jeff Brudney, Cleveland State University, chair; Jared Llorens, Louisiana State University; Rick Kearney, North Carolina State University

Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant

Awarded to junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance in the United States and abroad with the potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, scholarly and methodological rigor, and promise for advancing practice and theory development. Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Sally Selden, Lynchburg College, chair; Sharon Mastracci, University of Illinois, Chicago; Amanda Girth, American University

Best Article Award

Awarded annually for the best article appearing in the American Review of Public Administration.

Best Book Award

Given for the best book making outstanding contributions to the study of any and all forms of political conflict, either within or between nation-states, published in the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given. Nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2012.

J. David Singer Data Innovation Award

Gven for the best data contribution to the study of any and all forms of political conflict, either within or between nation-states. Nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2011.

George H. Hallet Award

Given for a book that is at least ten years old and has had a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems. Nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2011.

Lawrence Longley Award

Given for the best article published in the previous year. Nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2011.

Leon Weaver Award

Given for the best paper presented at a panel sponsored by the Representation and Electoral Systems Division. Nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2011.

Richard E. Neustadt Award

Given for the best book on the U.S. presidency published during the previous year. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Steven Schier, Carleton College, chair; Meena Bose, Hofstra University; John Burke, University of Vermont; Terry Sullivan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Steve Wayne, Georgetown University

Founders Award

This award honors Dom Bonafede and is given for the best paper presented by a graduate student at either the preceding year's APSA Annual Meeting or at any of the regional meetings held in 2010–11. Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Ken Mayer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, chair; Hal Bass, Ouachita Baptist University; Karen Hoffman, Marquette University; Alison Howard, Dominican University of California; Justin Vaughn, Cleveland State University

Founders Award

This award honors Peri Arnold and is given for the best paper authored by a Ph.D.-holding scholar at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Teri Bimes, University of California, Berkeley, chair; Chuck Cameron, Princeton University; Diane Heith, Saint John's University; Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston; David, Yalof, University of Connecticut

Best Undergraduate Paper

Awarded for the best undergraduate paper completed in the academic year 2009–10. Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Robert Maranto, University of Arkansas, chair; Lara Brown, Villanova University; Nancy Kassop, SUNY, New Paltz; Bruce Nesmith, Coe College; Jose Villalobos, University of Texas at El Paso

George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in presidency research completed and accepted during the 2009 or 2010 calendar year (January 1, 2009–December 31, 2010). Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Karen Hult, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, chair; Richard Powell, University of Maine; Bert Rockman, Purdue University; Christopher Kelley, Miami University

Society of Political Methodology Poster Award

Given for the best poster paper presented at the 2009 Political Methodology Summer Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by July 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Suzanna Linn, Pennsylvania State University, chair; Curtis Signorio, University of Rochester; Karen Jusko, Stanford University; Dean Lacy, Dartmouth University; William Clark, University of Michigan; Robert Erikson, Columbia University; Jana von Stein, University of Michigan; Drew Linzer, Emory University; Tom Carsey, University of North Carolina

Statistical Software Award

Recognizes statistical software that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of political analysis. Nominations should be submitted by May 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Jasjeet Sekhon, University of California, Berkeley, chair; Kosuke Imai, Princeton University; Michah Altman, Harvard University; Andrrew Martin, Washington University, Saint Louis; Simon Jackman, Stanford University

Gosnell Prize

Given for the best methodology paper presented at a conference between August 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009. Nominations should be submitted by May 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Kenneth W. Kollman, University of Michigan, chair; Betsy Sinclair, University of Chicago; Matthew Lebo, SUNY-Stony Brook

Warren Miller Prize

Given for the best article in Political Analysis published in 2009. Nominations should be submitted by May 30, 2011.

Award Committee: J. Tobin Grant, Southern Illinois University, chair; David Darmofal, University of South Carolina; Michael Hanmer, University of Maryland, College Park

John T. Williams Award

Given for the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology. Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Patrick T. Brandt, University of Texas at Dallas, chair; Michael Colaresi, Michigan State University; Betsy Sinclair, University of Chicago

Career Achievement Award

Honors an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the political methodology field. Nominations should be submitted by May 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University, chair; Nancy Burns, University of Michigan; Jake Bowers, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; John Jackson, University of Michigan; Tse-Min Lin, University of Texas, Austin

Political Methodology Emerging Scholar Award

Designed to honor a young researcher, within ten years of their degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of political methodology. Nominations should be submitted by May 30, 2011.

Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation on religion and politics successfully defended in 2009 and 2010. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Tarek E. Masoud, Harvard University, chair; Yuksel Sezgin, Harvard Divinity School; Eldon J. Eisenach, University of Tulsa; Joseph Yi, Gonzaga University

Paul J. Weber Award

Given for the best paper dealing with religion and politics presented at the 2010 APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Nader Hashemi, University of Denver, chair; Mirjam Kunkler, Princeton University; Jonathan Laurence, Boston College; Paul Djupe, Denison University

Hubert Morken Award

Given for the best publication dealing with religion and politics published during 2008 and 2009.

Award Committee: David Campbell, University of Notre Dame, chair; Michael Gibbons, University of South Florida; Iza Hussin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Sultan Tepe, University of Illinois, Chicago

Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation on urban politics completed and accepted in the previous year. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Michigan State University, chair; Joel Rast, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Joshua Sapotichne, Michigan State University

Best Book Award

Given for the best book on urban politics published in 2009. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Melissa Marschall, Rice University, chair; Lorraine Minnite, Barnard College; Christopher R. Berry, University of Chicago

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper delivered at an Urban Politics section panel at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Herman (Buzz) Boschken, San Jose State University, chair; Jennifer Nelles, University of Toronto; Andra Gillespie, Emory University

Bryan Jackson Dissertation in Ethnic and Racial Politics Research Support Award

Given to a graduate student studying racial and ethnic politics in an urban setting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Kristin Good, Dalhousie University, chair; Teri Fair, Suffolk University, Suffolk University; Jamila Celestine-Michener, University of Chicago

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 should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Susan E. Clarke, University of Colorado, Boulder, chair; Wilbur Rich, Wellesley College; Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois, Chicago

Norton Long Young Scholars Award

Given to scholars who have completed their Ph.D. within the last three years (including ABDs) and submitted a paper proposal for the 2011 APSA meetings to the 2011 program chairs.

Award Committee: Traci Burch, Northwestern University; Martin Horak, University of Western Ontario

Ad Hoc Committee—APSA Connect

Award Committee: Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois, Chicago, chair; Lester Spence, Johns Hopkins University; Steven P. Erie, University of California, San Diego (ex officio member)

Don K. Price Award

Given for the best book in science and technology politics published in the past three years. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Roger B. Handberg, University of Central Florida, chair; Robert Paarlberg, Wellesley College; Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, University of Oxford

Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize

Given for the best book in environmental politics published in the past three years. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: George A. Gonzalez, University of Miami, chair; Megan Mullin, Temple University; David L. Feldman, University of California, Irvine

Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertations in science, technology and environmental politics. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Mark Zachary Taylor, Georgia Institute of Technology, chair; Jennifer L. Bussell, University of Texas, Austin; Rob McMonagle, Neumann University

Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertations on women and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by January 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Holli Semetko, Emory University, chair; Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University; Mala Htun, University of New Mexico; Melanie Hughes, University of Pittsburgh

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented at the 2010 APSA meeting on women and politics. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame, chair; Jonneke Koomen, Williamette University; Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Sue Carroll, Rutgers University

Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory

This award is 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 should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Lisa J. Disch, University of Michigan, chair; Erica Townsend-Bell, University of Iowa; Lilly Goren, Carroll University

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 should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Leslie Paul Thiele, University of Florida, chair; Cary J. Nederman, Texas A&M University

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented on a foundation panel at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Simon A. Stow, College of William & Mary, chair; Laurie E. Naranch, Siena College; Barbara Cruikshank, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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, carrying a cash prize of $200. Nominations should be submitted by February 28, 2011.

Award Committee: George Klosko, University of Virginia, chair; Christine Di Stefano, University of Washington; Susan Hekman, University of Texas, Arlington

Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory

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 and recognizes the best paper on feminist political theory published in an English-language academic journal during the previous calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Lisa J. Disch, University of Michigan, chair; Erica Townsend-Bell, University of Iowa; Lilly Goren, Carroll University

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Recognizes the best, sole-authored, conference paper written by a political science graduate student working in the area of information technology and politics. Nominations should be submitted by March 31, 2011.

Award Committee: Jeffrey Seifert, Congressional Research Service, chair; Philip Howard, University of Washington; Stuart Shulman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Best Published Article Award

Recognizes the best scholarly article published about information technology and politics published in the calendar year 2009. Nominations should be submitted by March 31, 2011.

Award Committee: Diane T. Cohen, Central Connecticut State University, chair; Cecilia G. Manrique, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; Laura Roselle, Elon University

Best Political Science Website or Software Award

Recognizes the website or software that best contributes to research and/or teaching in political science. Nominations should be submitted by March 31, 2011.

Award Committee: Robert Boynton, University of Iowa, chair; Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University

Best Book Award

Recognizes the best book in the area of information technology and politics published in the 2009 calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Micah Altman, Harvard University, chair; Priscilla Regan, George Mason University

Joseph Kruzel Memorial Award for Distinguished Public Service

Awarded to a scholar with a distinguished career in national security affairs both as an academic and a public servant. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Peter Feaver, Duke University, chair; Catherine Kelleher, Brown University; Steven Grenier, U.S. Army; Jeffrey Larsen, SAIC and 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 calendar year 2010. Nominations should be submitted by May 15, 2011.

Gregory Luebbert Best Book Award

Given for the best book in the field of comparative politics published in 2008 or 2009. Nominations should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Award Committee: Nicolas van de Walle, Cornell University, chair

Sage Paper Award

Given to the best paper in the field of comparative politics presented at the 2009 APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Marcus Kreuzer, Villanova University, chair

Gregory Luebbert Article Award

Given for the best article in the field of comparative politics published in 2008 or 2009. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan, chair

Data Set Award

Given for a publicly available data set that has made an important contribution to the field of comparative politics. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Mark Tessler, University of Michigan, chair

Best Book Award

Given to the best book published on European politics and society during 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Grigore Pop-Eleches, Princeton University,chair

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper on European Politics and Society presented at the 2010 APSA meeting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award

Awarded to the best dissertation on European Politics and Society filed during 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper on state politics and policy presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Best Graduate Paper Award

Given for the best paper on state politics and policy presented by a graduate student at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Career Achievement Award

Given every biennium to a political scientist who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the study of politics and public policies in the American states. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

SPPQ Award

Given for the best paper on state politics and policy presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Christopher A. Mooney Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in American state politics and policy research completed during the 2009 calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by March 31, 2011.

Paul Lazarfeld Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper on political communication presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Award Committee: John Barry Ryan, Florida State University, chair; Laura Roselle, Elon University; Costas Panagopoulos, Fordham University

Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award

Given for the best book of the year published on political communication within the last ten years. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Award Committee: Andrew Rojecki, University of Illinois, Chicago, chair; Markus Prior, Princeton University; Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, Elizabethtown College

Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award

Given for lifetime service to the study of political communication. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Award Committee: Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin, Madison, chair; Michael Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Oates, University of Glasgow

Timothy Cook Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award

Given for the best paper on political communication presented by a graduate student at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2010.

Award Committee: Craig Brians, Virginia Tech, chair; Todd Belt, University of Hawaii at Hilo; Dino Christenson, Ohio State University

David Swanson Career Achievement Award

This award is co-sponsored with the International Communication Association

Award Committee: Gienpietro Mazzoleni, Università di Milano, chair; Christina Holtz-Bacha, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg; John Tedesco, Virginia Tech; Scott L. Althaus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mary Parker Follett Award

Given for the best article or chapter in politics and history published in 2009 or 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Eric M. Patashnik, University of Virginia, chair; Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Luce Trounstine, University of California, Merced

J. David Greenstone Award

Given for the best book in politics and history published in 2009 or 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Sidney M. Milkis, University of Virginia, chair; Alan M. Jacobs, University of British Columbia; Nicole E. Mellow, Williams College

Walter Dean Burnham Award

Given for the best dissertation in the field of politics and history completed in either 2009 or 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: James Mahoney, Northwestern University, chair; Colleen M. Grogan, University of Chicago; Robert Mickey, University of Michigan

William H. Riker Award

Given for the best book on political economy. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Charles R. Shipan, University of Michigan, chair; Orit Kedar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, chair; David Stasavage, New York University

Mancur Olson Award

Given for the best dissertation completed and accepted in the previous two years. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: James N. Druckman, Northwestern University, chair; Jonathan Rodden, Stanford University; Layna Mosley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper on political economy presented at the APSA meeting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: William T. Bernhard, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign; Sarah M. Brooks, Ohio State University; David M. Primo, University of Rochester

Michael Wallerstein Award

Given for the best published article on political economy printed in the previous calendar year. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Scott H. Ainsworth, University of Georgia; B. Peter Rosendorff, New York University; Sebastian M. Saiegh, University of California, San Diego

Christian Bay Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented at a New Political Science panel at the previous year's APSA annual meeting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Richard J. Meagher Jr., Randolph-Macon College, chair; Elisabeth Chaves, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenton Worcester, Marymount Manhattan College

Michael Harrington Book Award

Given for an outstanding book that demonstrates how scholarships can be used in the struggle for a better world. Nominations should be submitted by April 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Jocelyn M. Boryczka, Fairfield University, chair; Sanford Shram, Bryn Mawr College; Joe Kling, Saint Lawrence University

Charles McCoy Career Achievement Award

Given for a progressive political scientist who has had a long, successful career as a writer, teacher and activist. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: John Ehrenberg, Long Island University, chair; John Berg, Suffolk University; Manfred Steger, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Francis Fox Piven and Richard Cloward Award

Given for an active group in the region of the Annual Meeting that puts the ideals of the New Political Science section, “to make the study of politics relevent to the struggle for a better world,” into practice. Nominations should be submitted by April 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Michael J. Bosia, St. Michael's College, chair; Wendy Sarvasy, California State University, East Bay; Sean Parson, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Carl Boggs, National University; Frances Fox Piven, CUNY, Graduate Center (honorary member)

Best Book Award (Robert E. Lane Award)

Given for the best book in political psychology published in 2009. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, chair; Ted Brader, University of Michigan; Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado

Best Paper Award

Awarded to the authors of a paper in the area of Political Psychology that was presented during the 2009 APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Toby Bolsen, Georgia State University, chair; Neil Malhotra, University of Pennsylvania; Martin Johnson, University of California, Riverside Jason Reiffler, Georgia State University

Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation in political psychology filed during 2009. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Melinda S. Jackson, San Jose State University, chair; Cheryl Boudreau, University of California, Davis; Erin Cassese, West Virginia University; Alina Oxendine, Hamline University

Best Presentation Award

Given for the best presentation (be it in a paper, poster, or roundtable format) delivered in a session sponsored by the Undergraduate Education Section at the Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by April 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Shannon Jenkins, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, chair; Jonathan Parker, Keele University; Michael Kuchinsky, Gardner-Webb University; John Ishiyama, University of North Texas

Lifetime Achievement Award

Given to a person whose lifetime contribution to political science has had a significant impact on undergraduate education.

McGraw-Hill Award for Scholarship and Teaching on Civic Engagement in Political Science

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 should be submitted by April 1, 2011.

Wilson Carey McWilliams Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented on a politics, literature and film panel at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by October 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Natalie Taylor, Skidmore College, chair; James H. Read, College of Saint Benedict

Best Faculty Paper Award

Given for the best paper presented at a Foreign Policy Section panel at the 2010 APSA Annual Meeting.

Best Graduate Student Paper

Given for an outstanding graduate student paper presented at the 2010 APSA Annual Meeting that is relevant to the study of foreign policy.

Best Paper Award

Given for the best paper delivered on one of the panels sponsored by the APSA Organized Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Neil Malhotra, University of Pennsylvania, chair; David A. M. Peterson, Iowa State University; Scott D. McClurg, Southern Illinois University

John Sullivan Award

Given for the best paper by a graduate student on a panel sponsored by the APSA Organized Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Deborah Jordan Brooks, Dartmouth College, chair; David A. M. Peterson, Iowa State University; Scott D. McClurg, Southern Illinois University

Philip E. Converse Book Award

Awarded to the author or authors of an outstanding book in the field of elections, public opinion, and voting behavior that was published at least five years ago. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Scott L. Althaus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, chair; John M. Sides, George Washington University; Michele P. Claibourn, University of Virginia

Emerging Scholar Award

Awarded to the top scholar in the field of elections, public opinion, and voting behavior within ten years of his or her Ph.D. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Matthew A. Baum, Harvard University, chair; Robert Rohrschneider, University of Kansas; Carolyn L. Funk, Virginia Commonwealth University

Warren E. Miller Prize

Awarded every two or three years to an individual for an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior field. This prize will not be awarded in 2011.

Best Book Award

Given for the best book that focuses substantially or entirely on developments in the U.S. context published/copyrighted in calendar year 2010. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Robin Jacobson, University of Puget Sound, chair; Sharon Wright Austin, University of Florida; Jaehong Yi, University of Chicago; Melissa R. Michelson, Menlo College; Maruice Mangum, Texas Southern University

Best Dissertation Award

Given for a dissertation that makes an important theoretical contribution to our understanding of historical and/or contemporary processes of racial and ethnic formation; addresses critical substantive issues through which racial and ethnic politics are played out; generates discourse for innovative frameworks (and analyses) for the study of race, ethnicity, and politics; is well-written; and is analytically rigorous (primary source data, case material, extant analyses, new or underutilized methodology). Nominations should be submitted by April 30, 2011.

Award Committee: Cara Wong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, chair; Chris Parker, University of Washington; John Mollenkopf, City University of New York, Graduate Center

Best Book Award

Given for the best book in the field of comparative democratization published in 2010 (authored, co-authored, or edited). Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego, chair; Steven I. Wilkinson, Yale University; Amaney Jamal, Princeton University

Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy

Given for the best dissertation on 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 (2009 or 2010 for the 2011 Annual Meeting). Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Stathis N. Kalyvas, Yale University, chair; Victor C. Shih, Northwestern University; Maya Jessica Tudor, University of Oxford

Best Field Work

Rewards dissertation students who conduct especially innovative and difficult fieldwork. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Giovanni Capoccia, Oxford University,chair; Gretchen Helmke, University of Rochester; Sunila S. Kale, University of Washington

Best Article Award

Awarded to single-authored or co-authored articles focusing directly on the subject of democratization and published in 2009. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Ellen M. Lust, Yale University, chair; Milan Svolik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lucan A. Way, University of Toronto

Best Paper Award

Given to the best paper presented on a panel organized by the Comparative Democratization Section at the previous year's APSA convention. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Jeffrey Kopstein, University of Toronto, chair; Alexandre Debs, Yale University; Jennifer Gandhi, Emory University

Best Book Award

Given for the best single-authored, multi-authored or edited volume on human rights published in 2009. Nominations should be submitted by April 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Mahmood Monshipouri, San Francisco State University, chair; Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, State University of New York, Purchase; Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University

Best Dissertation Award

Given to the best dissertations focusing on human rights filed in the academic years of 2008–09 are eligible for this award. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Michael J. Struett, North Carolina State University, chair; Richard P. Hiskes, University of Connecticut; Carolyn Shaw, Wichita State University

APSA Best Paper Award

Recognizes the “best paper” presented on a Human Rights section panel at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.

Award Committee: David Richards, University of Memphis, chair; Monika Nalepa, University of Notre Dame; Victor A. Peskin, Arizona State University

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 should be submitted by June 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Wilfrid Laurier University, chair; Jack Donnelly, University of Denver; David P. Forsythe, University of Nebraska

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 is granted to a journal article or to a chapter in an edited volume that stands on its own as an article and has been published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented.

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 Annual Meeting.

The 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 published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. Nominations should be submitted by January 31, 2011.

Best Conference Paper Award

Given for the best paper exploring sexuality and politics presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

Award Committee: Maxine Eichner, University of North Carolina, chair; Roddrick Colvin, John Jay College; Rosalind Petchesky, CUNY, Hunter College

Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognizes “Scholarship and Leadership in bringing the study of Canadian Politics to the International Political Science Community.” Nominations should be submitted no later than one month prior to the 2011 APSA Annual Meeting.

Award Committee: André Blais, Université de Montréal, chair; Michelle L. Dion, McMaster University; Harold D. Clarke, University of Texas at Dallas; D. Munroe Eagles, SUNY, Buffalo; Mildred A. Schwartz, New York University