2009 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.
Ronald Watts, Queen's University |
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 Hopkins, Harvard University “The Origins of the Urban Political Agenda” |
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.
| Elinor Ostrom, Indiana 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.
Tom Clark, Emory University | |
| Benjamin Lauderdale, Princeton University “Locating Supreme Court Opinions in Doctrine Space” |
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.
| Jonathan Kastellec, Princeton University “Hierarchical and Collegial Politics on the U.S. Courts of Appeals” |
Law and Courts Best Journal Article Award
This award recognizes the best journal article in the field of law and courts written by a political scientist and published during the previous calendar year (for this award cycle, this means articles published during the 2013 calendar year). Articles published in all refereed journals and in law reviews are eligible, but book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible. Journal editors and members of the section may nominate articles. (This award was previously known as McGraw Hill Award and as the Houghton-Mifflin Award for the Best Journal Article in the Field of Law and Courts).
| Michael Bailey, Georgetown University Does Legal Doctrine Matter? Unpacking Law and Policy Preferences on the US Supreme Court | |
| Forrest Maltzman, George Washington University Does Legal Doctrine Matter? Unpacking Law and Policy Preferences on the US Supreme Court |
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.
| Paul Collins Jr., University of North Texas Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making (Oxford University Press, 2008) |
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.
| David Danelski, Stanford University |
Law and Courts Lasting Contribution Award
The Last Contribution Award is given annually for work that stands the test of time, work that inspires long after the issue that gave rise to that work is a true mark of distinction. Each year a book or journal article, 10 years old or older, that has made a lasting impression on the field of law and courts. (From 2001 to 2007 this was titled the Wadsworth Publishing Award).
| Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin, Madison Republican Schoolmaster: The US Supreme Court, Public Opinion, and Abortion,” American Political Science Review, vol 83, no 3 (1989) | |
| Liane Kosaki, University of Wisconsin, Madison Republican Schoolmaster: The US Supreme Court, Public Opinion, and Abortion,” American Political Science Review, vol 83, no 3 (1989) |
Law and Courts Teaching and Mentoring Award
The 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, websites, 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 supported by a generous contribution from the Division for Public Education of the American Bar Association. The Teaching and Mentoring Award Committee also advises the Organized Section on matters related to teaching and mentoring of students and colleagues.
| Robert Kagan, University of California, Berkeley |
Legislative Studies
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