2012 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.
| Donald Haider, Northwestern University When Governments Come to Washington: Governors, Mayors, and Intergovernmental Lobbying (Free Press, 1974) |
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.
| Charles Hankla, Georgia State University Rethinking the Political Economy of Decentralization: How Democracy and Political Parties Shape the Provision of Local Public Goods | |
| Eunice Heredia-Ortiz, Development Alternatives, Inc. Rethinking the Political Economy of Decentralization: How Democracy and Political Parties Shape the Provision of Local Public Goods | |
| Raul Ponce-Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez Rethinking the Political Economy of Decentralization: How Democracy and Political Parties Shape the Provision of Local Public Goods | |
| Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Georgia State University Rethinking the Political Economy of Decentralization: How Democracy and Political Parties Shape the Provision of Local Public Goods |
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.
| Barry Weingast, Stanford 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.
| Quinn Mulroy, Syracuse University Enforcing Rights Protections: The Regulatory Power of Private Litigation and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
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.
| Maya Sen, University of Rochester Is Justice Really Blind: Race and Appellate Review in U.S. Courts | |
| Honorable Mention Richard Price, Syracuse University Arguing Gunwall: Can a State Supreme Court Force Its Lawyers to Argue State Constitutional Claims? |
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).
| Pamela Corley, Southern Methodist University Lower Court Influence on U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Content (January 2011 issue of The Journal of Politics) | |
| Paul Collins Jr., University of North Texas Lower Court Influence on U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Content (January 2011 issue of The Journal of Politics) | |
| Bryan Calvin, Tarrant County College Lower Court Influence on U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Content (January 2011 issue of The Journal of Politics) |
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.
| Matthew Hall, Saint Louis University The Nature of Supreme Court Power (Cambridge University Press, 2011) |
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.
| Robert Kagan, University of California, Berkeley |
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).
| R. Melnick, Boston College Between the Lines: Interpreting Welfare Rights (Brookings Institution Press, 1994) |