1996 Award Recipients
Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations
Martha Derthick Book Award
The 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.
| Morton Grodzins, University of Chicago The American System |
Deil S. Wright Best Paper Award
The 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.
| Daniel Treisman, Harvard University “A Ranking of Key Intergovernmental Relations, Events, Issues and Trends: 1980-1995” | |
| Richard Cole, Univ of Texas-Arlington “A Ranking of Key Intergovernmental Relations, Events, Issues and Trends: 1980-1995” | |
| Carl Stenberg III, University of Baltimore “A Ranking of Key Intergovernmental Relations, Events, Issues and Trends: 1980-1995” | |
| Carol Weissert, Michigan State University “A Ranking of Key Intergovernmental Relations, Events, Issues and Trends: 1980-1995” |
Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award
The Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award recognizes distinguished scholarly contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.
| Richard Nathan, SUNY-Albany |
Law and Courts
Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award
The 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.
| Jeffrey Segal, Stony Brook University “Marxist (and Neo-Marxist) Models of Supreme Court Decision Making: Separation of Powers Games in the Positive Theory of Law and Courts” |
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.
| Melissa Marschall, SUNY Stony Brook “A NeoMarksist Model of Supreme Court/Congress/President Interaction: The Civil Rights Cases, 1953-1992” | |
| Andreas Broscheid, SUNY Stony Brook “A NeoMarksist Model of Supreme Court/Congress/President Interaction: The Civil Rights Cases, 1953-1992” |
C. Herman Pritchett Award
The C. Herman Pritchett award is given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist and published the previous year.
| John Maltese, University of Georgia The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees (Johns Hopkins University Press) |
Legislative Studies
CQ Press Award
The CQ Press Award for the best paper on legislative studies presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting.
| John Hibbing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Congress as Public Enemy (Cambridge University Press, 1995) |
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.
| Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Congress as Public Enemy (Cambridge University Press, 1995) |
Public Policy
Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award
The Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award is given for the best book or article published in the general area of public policy during the past twenty (20) plus years. The book or article should have had a major impact on the field. This award carries a $500 prize.
| James Wilson, University of California-Los Angeles The Politics of Regulation (Basic Books, 1980) |
Political Organizations and Parties
Emerging Scholars 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.
| Anthony Corrado Jr., Colby College Emerging Scholars Award |
Jack Walker Award
The Jack Walker Award recognizes an article published i