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.

Deil Wright, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Understanding Intergovernmental Relations (Harcourt, 1988)

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.

	Robert Lieberman, Columbia University “State Welfare Policies and the Shifting Ground of American Federalism”
	Greg Shaw, Columbia University “State Welfare Policies and the Shifting Ground of American Federalism”

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.

Ronald Watts, Queens University

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.

	Gregory Caldeira, Ohio State University Co-Authored with Jack Wright, Ohio State University and Christopher Zorn, Emory University “Strategic Voting and Gate Keeping in the Supreme Court”
	Christopher Zorn, Emory University Co-Authored with Gregory A. Caldeira, Ohio State University and Jack Wright, Ohio State University “Strategic Voting and Gate Keeping in the Supreme Court”
	Jack Wright, George Washington University Co-Authored with Gregory A. Caldeira, Ohio State University and Christopher Zorn, Emory University “Strategic Voting and Gate Keeping in the Supreme Court”

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.

Nancy Scherer, University of Chicago “Reexamining the Politics of Crime in the Federal Courts: Are Bill Clinton’s Judicial Appointees ‘New’ Democrats or ‘Old’ Democrats?”

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.

Wayne Moore, Virginia Tech Constitutional Rights and the Powers of the People (Princeton University Press)

Law and Courts Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is an award for a lifetime of significant scholarship, teaching and service to the Law and Courts field.

Harold Spaeth, Michigan State University Lifetime Achievement Award

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.

	Gary Cox, University of California-San Diego
	Jonathan Katz, California Institute of Technology “Incumbency Advantage in U.S. Senate Elections”

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.

Richard Hall, University of Michigan Participation in Congress (Yale University Press, 1998)

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.

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	Daniel Mazmanian, University of Michigan Implementation and Public Policy (Rowman & Littlefield, 1989)