2011 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.
Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution |
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.
| Timothy Conlan, George Mason University Inflection Point? Federalism and the Obama Administration | |
| Paul Posner, George Mason University Inflection Point? Federalism and the Obama Administration |
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.
| Michael Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago |
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.
Stefanie Lindquist, University of Texas, Austin | |
| Pamela Corley, Vanderbilt University State Courts, State Legislatures, and United States Supreme Court Review | |
| Honorable Mention Cliff Carrubba, Emory University “Rule Creation in a Political Hierarchy” | |
| Honorable Mention Tom Clark, Emory University “Rule Creation in a Political Hierarchy” |
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.
| Doug Rice, Pennsylvania State University The Impact of Supreme Court Activity on the Judicial Agenda: Calling to Action or Settling the Law |
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).
| Tom Clark, Emory University “Locating Supreme Court Opinions in Doctrine Space” | |
| Benjamin Lauderdale, Harvard University “Locating Supreme Court Opinions in Doctrine Space” |
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.
| Sean Farhang, University of California, Berkeley The Litigation State, (Princeton University Press) | |
| Honorable Mention Michael Paris, CUNY-College of Staten Island Framing Educational Opportunity: Law and the Politics of School Finance Reform (Stanford 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.
| James Gibson, Washington University in St Louis |
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).
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