2014 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.
| Robert Agranoff, Indiana University, Bloomington Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Government. Georgetown University Press, 2004 | |
| Michael McGuire, Indiana University Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Government. Georgetown University Press, 2004 |
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.
| George Tsebelis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor “Suspending Vetoes: How the Euro Countries Achieved Unanimity in the Fiscal Compact.” | |
| Hyeonho Hahm, University of Michigan “Suspending Vetoes: How the Euro Countries Achieved Unanimity in the Fiscal Compact.” |
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 Feiock, Florida State 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.
| Katerina Linos, University of California, Berkeley “The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Opinion: Comparing Experimental and Observational Methods.” Paper Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association | |
| Kimberly Twist, University of California, Berkeley “The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Opinion: Comparing Experimental and Observational Methods.” Paper Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association |
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.
| Alicia Uribe, Washington University in St. Louis “Binders Full of Judges: A Model for the Interdependency of Appointments to the U.S. Federal Judiciary.” |
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).
| Veronica Michel, John Jay College-CUNY “Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America.” 47 Law and Society Review 873 (2013) | |
| Kathryn Sikkink, Harvard University “Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America.” 47 Law and Society Review 873 (2013 | |
| Tamir Moustafa, Simon Fraser University “Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and Popular Legal Consciousness in Malaysia.” 38 Law and Social Inquiry 168 (2013) |
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.
| Traci Burch, Northwestern University Trading Democracy for Justice: Criminal Convictions and the Decline of Neighborhood Political Participation. University of Chicago Press | |
| Honorable Mention Mark Massoud, University of California, Santa Cruz Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan. Cambridge 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.
| Lawrence Baum, Ohio State 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).
| Lynn Mather, Buffalo University Language, Audience and the Transformation of Disputes. 15 Law & Society Review 3-4 (1980-81) |