Political Organizations and Parties Award Recipients
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Emerging Scholars Award
Jack Walker Article Award
Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award
POP Best APSA Paper Award
Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award
The Emerging Scholars Award is 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.
| 2023 | Mathias Poertner, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 2022 | Niloufer Siddiqui, University at Albany-State University of New York |
| 2021 | Jake Grumbach, University of Washington |
| 2020 | Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University |
| 2019 | Danielle Thomsen, University of California, Irvine |
| 2018 | Ann-Kristin Kölln, Aarhus University |
| 2017 | Liliana Mason, University of Maryland |
| 2016 | Samara Klar, University of Arizona |
| 2015 | Tom Louwerse, Trinity College Dublin |
| 2014 | Noam Lupu, University of Wisconsin -Madison |
| 2013 | Zeynep Somer-Topcu, Vanderbilt University |
| 2013 | Timothy Werner, University of Texas at Austin |
| 2012 | Daniel Galvin, Northwestern University |
| 2011 | Christine Mahoney, University of Virginia |
| 2010 | David Karol, American University |
| 2009 | Hans Noel, Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Seth Masket, University of Denver |
| 2008 | Scott Desposato, University of California, San Diego |
| 2007 | Susan Yackee, University of Wisconsin, Madision |
| 2006 | Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2005 | Barry Burden, Harvard University |
| 2005 | Beth Leech, Rutgers University |
| 2004 | David Kimball, University of Missouri, St. Louis |
| 2004 | Eric Schickler, Harvard University |
| 2003 | Daniel Tichenor, Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
| 2002 | Jacob Hacker, Harvard Society of Fellows |
| 2001 | Paul Frymer, University of California-San Diego |
| 2000 | Kevin Hula, Loyola University |
| 1999 | Robin Kolodny, Temple University |
| 1998 | Kenneth Kollman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1998 | Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico |
| 1998 | Honorable Mention David Farrell, University of Manchester |
| 1998 | Honorable Mention John Gerring, Boston University |
| 1997 | John Coleman, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1996 | Anthony Corrado Jr., Colby College |
| 1995 | Philip Klinkner, Loyola Marymount University |
| 1995 | Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia |
| 1994 | Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia |
| 1993 | Sean Savage, St. Mary's College |
Jack Walker Award
The 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.
| 2023 | Rune Slothuus, Aarhus University “How Political Parties Shape Public Opinion in the Real World.” American Journal of Political Science. 65(4): 896-911. |
| 2023 | Martin Bisgaard, Aarhus University “How Political Parties Shape Public Opinion in the Real World.” American Journal of Political Science. 65(4): 896-911. |
| 2022 | Alexandra E. Cirone, Cornell University “Seniority-Based Nominations and Political Careers,” American Political Science Review (2021) 115 (1): 234-251. |
| 2022 | Gary W. Cox, Stanford University “Seniority-Based Nominations and Political Careers,” American Political Science Review (2021) 115 (1): 234-251. |
| 2022 | Jon H. Fiva, Norwegian Business School “Seniority-Based Nominations and Political Careers,” American Political Science Review (2021) 115 (1): 234-251. |
| 2021 | Mathias Poertner, Texas A&M University “The Organizational Voter: Support for New Parties in Young Democracies.” American Journal of Political Science, August, 2020. |
| 2020 | Zhao Li, Princeton University “How Internal Constraints Shape Interest Group Activities: Evidence from Access-Seeking PACs.” American Political Science Review, 2018. |
| 2020 | Shane P. Singh, University of Georgia “Compulsory Voting and Parties’ Vote‐Seeking Strategies.” American Journal of Political Science, 2019. |
| 2019 | Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University “Legislative Staff and Representation in Congress.” |
| 2019 | Matto Mildenberger, University of California, Santa Barbara “Legislative Staff and Representation in Congress.” |
| 2019 | Leah S. Stokes, University of California, Santa Barbara “Legislative Staff and Representation in Congress.” |
| 2018 | Jonathan Polk, University of Gothenburg “Electoral Infidelity: Why party members cast defecting votes.” |
| 2018 | Ann-Kristin Kölln, Aarhus University “Electoral Infidelity: Why party members cast defecting votes.” |
| 2017 | Mike Franz, Bowdoin College “Loose Cannons or Loyal Foot Soldiers? Toward a More Complex Theory of Interest Group Advertising Strategies.” American Journal of Political Science |
| 2017 | Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University “Loose Cannons or Loyal Foot Soldiers? Toward a More Complex Theory of Interest Group Advertising Strategies.” American Journal of Political Science |
| 2017 | Travis Ridout, Washington State University “Loose Cannons or Loyal Foot Soldiers? Toward a More Complex Theory of Interest Group Advertising Strategies.” American Journal of Political Science |
| 2017 | Honorable Mention George Kernell, University of California, Los Angeles “Party Nomination Rules and Campaign Participation.” Comparative Political Science |
| 2016 | Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University “Brand Dilution and the Breakdown of Political Parties in Latin America”, World Politics 66, no. 4 (October 2014), 561–602 |
| 2015 | Michael Kowal, University of Massachusetts-Amherst “The Fates of Challengers in US House Elections: The Role of Extended Party Networks in Supporting Candidates and Shaping Electoral Outcomes.” American Journal of Political Science59(1): 194-211 (2015) |
| 2015 | Raymond La Raja, University of Massachusetts-Amherst “The Fates of Challengers in US House Elections: The Role of Extended Party Networks in Supporting Candidates and Shaping Electoral Outcomes.” American Journal of Political Science59(1): 194-211 (2015) |
| 2015 | Bruce Desmarais, University of Massachusetts-Amherst “The Fates of Challengers in US House Elections: The Role of Extended Party Networks in Supporting Candidates and Shaping Electoral Outcomes.” American Journal of Political Science59(1): 194-211 (2015) |
| 2014 | Kathleen Bawn, University of California, Los Angeles “A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics.” Perspectives on Politics 10 (03): 571-597 |
| 2014 | Martin Cohen, James Madison University “A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics.” Perspectives on Politics 10 (03): 571-597 |
| 2014 | David Karol, University of Maryland “A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics.” Perspectives on Politics 10 (03): 571-597 |
| 2014 | Seth Masket, University of Denver “A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics.” Perspectives on Politics 10 (03): 571-597 |
| 2014 | Hans Noel, Georgetown University “A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics.” Perspectives on Politics 10 (03): 571-597 |
| 2014 | John Zaller, University of California, Los Angeles “A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics.””Perspectives on Politics 10 (03): 571-597 |
| 2013 | Kathleen Bawn, University of California, Los Angeles “Government versus Opposition at the Polls: How Governing Status Changes the Impact of Policy Positions.” American Journal of Political Science 56(2):433-446 |
| 2013 | Zeynep Somer-Topcu, Vanderbilt University “Government versus Opposition at the Polls: How Governing Status Changes the Impact of Policy Positions.” American Journal of Political Science 56(2):433-446 |
| 2012 | Geoffrey Layman, University of Notre Dame Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics (American Political Science Review 104 (2)) |
| 2012 | Thomas Carsey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics (American Political Science Review 104 (2)) |
| 2012 | John Green, University of Akron Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics (American Political Science Review 104 (2)) |
| 2012 | Richard Herrera, Arizona State University Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics (American Political Science Review 104 (2)) |
| 2012 | Rosalyn Cooperman, University of Mary Washington Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics (American Political Science Review 104 (2)) |
| 2011 | Guillermo Trejo, Duke University “Religious Competition and Ethnic Mobilization in Latin America: Why the Catholic Church Promotes Indigenous Movements in Mexico” |
| 2010 | Cathie Martin, Boston University “The Political Origins of Coordinated Capitalism: Business Organizations, Party Systems, and State Structure in the Age of Innocence,” |
| 2010 | Duane Swank, Marquette University “The Political Origins of Coordinated Capitalism: Business Organizations, Party Systems, and State Structure in the Age of Innocence,” |
| 2009 | Michael Tomz, Stanford University “Candidate Positioning and Voter Choice,” American Political Science Review, (2008) 102:3, 303-18 |
| 2009 | Robert Van Houweling, University of California, Berkeley “Candidate Positioning and Voter Choice,” American Political Science Review, (2008) 102:3, 303-18 |
| 2008 | James Adams, University of California, Davis “Why Small, Centrist Third Parties Motivate Policy Divergence by Major Parties.” American Political Science Review 100 (August 2006) |
| 2008 | Samuel Merrill III, Wilkes University “Why Small, Centrist Third Parties Motivate Policy Divergence by Major Parties.” American Political Science Review 100 (August 2006) |
| 2007 | Richard Hall, University of Michigan Lobbying as Legislative Subsidy |
| 2007 | Alan Deardorff, University of Michigan Lobbying as Legislative Subsidy |
| 2006 | Michael Laver, New York University “Policy and the Dynamics of Political Competition,” American Political Science Review, May 2005 |
| 2005 | Alan Ziobrowski, Georgia State University “Abnormal Returns from the Common Stock Investments of the United States Senate” |
| 2005 | Brigitte Ziobrowski, Augusta State University “Abnormal Returns from the Common Stock Investments of the United States Senate” |
| 2005 | Ping Cheng, Florida Atlantic University “Abnormal Returns from the Common Stock Investments of the United States Senate” |
| 2005 | James Boyd, Kent State University “Abnormal Returns from the Common Stock Investments of the United States Senate” |
| 2004 | Jack Walker, University of Michigan “The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups in America” (American Political Science Review, 77 (2), 1983) |
| 2004 | Gary Miller, Washington University Co-Authored with Norman J. Schofield, Washington University, St. Louis, “Activists and Partisan Realignment in the United States” (American Political Science Review, 2003) |
| 2004 | Norman Schofield, Washington University Co-Authored with Gary J. Miller, Washington University, St. Louis, “Activists and Partisan Realignment in the United States” (American Political Science Review, 2003) |
| 2003 | Daniel Tichenor, Rutgers University-New Brunswick “Organized Interests and American Political Development” (Political Science Quarterly, 117, Winter 2002) |
| 2003 | Richard Harris, Rutgers University-Camden “Organized Interests and American Political Development” (Political Science Quarterly, 117, Winter 2002) |
| 2002 | Stephen Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Co-Authored with James M. Snyder, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Charles Stewart, III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll-Call Voting” (Legislative Studies Quarterly, 36) |
| 2002 | James Snyder Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Co-Authored with Stephen D. Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Charles Stewart, III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll-Call Voting” (Legislative Studies Quarterly, 36) |
| 2002 | Charles Stewart III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Co-Authored with Stephen D. Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James M. Snyder, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll-Call Voting” (Legislative Studies Quarterly, 36) |
| 2001 | Arthur Miller, University of Iowa “Emerging Party Systems in Post-Soviet Societies” (Journal of Politics, 62) |
| 2001 | Gwyn Erb, University of Iowa “Emerging Party Systems in Post-Soviet Societies” (Journal of Politics, 62) |
| 2001 | William Reisinger, University of Iowa “Emerging Party Systems in Post-Soviet Societies” (Journal of Politics, 62) |
| 2001 | Vicki Hesli Claypool, University of Iowa “Emerging Party Systems in Post-Soviet Societies” (Journal of Politics, 62) |
| 2000 | Kenneth Kollman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor “Party Aggregation and the Number of Parties in India and the United States,” American Political Science Review, 92(2) |
| 2000 | Pradeep Chhibber, University of California-Berkeley “Party Aggregation and the Number of Parties in India and the United States” (American Political Science Review, 92(2)) |
| 1999 | Peter Bachrach “Two Faces of Power” (American Political Science Review, 57(3))” and “Decisions and Non-decisions: An Analytical Framework” (APSA 56(4)) |
| 1999 | Morton Baratz “Two Faces of Power” (American Political Science Review, 57(3))” and “Decisions and Non-decisions: An Analytical Framework” (APSA 56(4)) |
| 1998 | Robert Salisbury, Washington University “Interest Representation: The Dominance of Institutions” (American Political Science Review, March 1984) |
| 1998 | Byron Shafer, Oxford University “Primary Rules, Political Power, and Social Change,” (American Political Science Review, March 1976) |
| 1997 | James Lengle, Georgetown University “Primary Rules, Political Power, and Social Change,” (American Political Science Review, March 1976) |
| 1996 | V. Key Jr. “Primary Rules, Political Power, and Social Change” (American Political Science Review, March 1976) |
| 1995 | Gerald Pomper “From Confusion to Clarity: Issues and American Voters, 1956-1968” (American Political Science Review, 66 (2), 1972) |
| 1994 | Theodore Lowi, Cornell University “American Business, Public Policy, Case Studies and Political Theory” (World Politics, 16, 1964) |
| 1993 | Herbert McClosky “Issue Conflict and Consensus among Party Leaders and Followers” (American Political Science Review, 1964) |
| 1993 | Paul Hoffmann “Issue Conflict and Consensus among Party Leaders and Followers” (American Political Science Review, 1964) |
| 1993 | Rosemary O'Hara “Issue Conflict and Consensus among Party Leaders and Followers” (American Political Science Review, 1964) |
| 1992 | James Wilson, University of California-Los Angeles “Incentive Systems: A Theory of Organizations” (Administrative Science Quarterly, 1961) |
| 1992 | Peter Clark “Incentive Systems: A Theory of Organizations” (Administrative Science Quarterly, 1961) |
| 1991 | Michael Hayes, Colgate University “The Semi-Sovereign Pressure Groups: A Critique of Current Theory and an Alternative Typology” (Journal of Politics, 44, 1978) |
| 1990 | Jack Dennis, University of Wisconsin “Support for the Party System by the Mass Public” (Midwest Journal of Political Science, February 1989) and “Trends in Support for the American Party System” (British Journal of Political Science, 1976) |
| 1989 | Robert Salisbury, Washington University “An Exchange Theory of Interest Groups” (American Political Science Review, September 1966) |
| 1987 | Robert Huckshorn “Party Integration and Party Organizational Strength” (Journal of Politics, 48 (4). 1986) |
| 1987 | James Gibson “Party Integration and Party Organizational Strength” (Journal of Politics, 48 (4). 1986) |
| 1987 | Cornelius Cotter “Party Integration and Party Organizational Strength” (Journal of Politics, 48 (4). 1986) |
| 1987 | John Bibby “Party Integration and Party Organizational Strength” (Journal of Politics, 48 (4). 1986) |
| 1986 | Joseph Schlesinger “On the Theory of Party Organization” (Journal of Politics, 46 (2), 1984) |
Leon D. Epstein Outstanding Book Award
The 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.
| 2023 | Sarah Zukerman Daly, Columbia University Violent Victors: Why Bloodstained Parties Win Postwar Elections. Princeton University Press, 2022. |
| 2022 | Caitlin Andrew-Lee, Toronto Metropolitan University The Emergence and Revival of Charismatic Movements: Argentine Peronism and Venezuelan Chavismo, Cambridge University Press, 2021. |
| 2021 | Nathan Kalmoe, Louisiana State University With Ballots and Bullets: Partisanship and Violence in the American Civil War. Cambridge University Press, 2020. |
| 2020 | Verónica Pérez Bentancur, Universidad de la República How Party Activism Survives: Uruguay's Frente Amplio. Cambridge University Press, 2019. |
| 2020 | Rafael Piñeiro Rodríguez, Universidad Católica del Uruguay How Party Activism Survives: Uruguay's Frente Amplio. Cambridge University Press, 2019. |
| 2020 | Fernando Rosenblatt, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile How Party Activism Survives: Uruguay's Frente Amplio. Cambridge University Press, 2019. |