State Politics and Policy (Section 22)
The purpose to this section is to further our understanding of the American states including their institutions, political actors, policies, and local, national, and international influence.
Founded: 1989
Website: http://connect.apsanet.org/s22
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Newsletter: State Politics and Policy Section Newsletter
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| Student | Regular |
|---|---|
| $10 | $27 |
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Section Awards
Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.
All section 22. State Politics and Policy awards to-date »
Best Journal Article Award
This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best journal article on U.S. state politics or policy published during the previous calendar year in any peer-reviewed journal. Publication year is based on when the article appears in print at the journal, not the date it appears online. Book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible. Deadline for nominations: February 16, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn J. Kettler (Chair) | Boise State University | jaclynkettler@boisestate.edu |
| Nick Goedert | Virginia Tech | ngoedert@vt.edu |
| Jamil Scott | Georgetown University | jamil.scott@georgetown.edu |
Career Achievement Award
This annual award is given to a political scientist who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the study of politics and policy in the American states. Deadline for nominations: February 16, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Janine A. Parry (Chair) | University of Arkansas | parry@uark.edu |
| Michael Olson | Washington University in St. Louis | Michael.p.olson@wustl.edu |
| Mary Kroeger | University of North Carolina | mkroeger@email.unc.edu |
Christopher Z. Mooney Best Dissertation Prize
This annual award is given to the author of the best PhD dissertation in American state politics and policy completed during the previous calendar year. The winner receives a plaque and $1000. Support for this prize comes from the annual return of the endowed Mooney Fund. Deadline for nominations: February 16, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael G. Miller (Chair) | Barnard College | mgmiller@barnard.edu |
| Derek Epp | University of Texas at Austin | depp@austin.utexas.edu |
| Megan Goldberg | Cornell College | MGoldberg@cornellcollege.edu |
State Politics and Policy Quarterly (SPPQ) Best Paper Award
This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best paper on state politics and policy presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. The selection committee may designate separate awards for papers presented by graduate students with no faculty authorships and for papers with solely faculty or faculty and graduate student participation. Graduate student winners will receive a plaque and $100 and faculty winners will receive a plaque. Deadline for nominations: February 16, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Butler (Chair) | Washington University in St. Louis | daniel.butler@wustl.edu |
| Anne M. Whitesell | Miami University | a-whitesell@miamioh.edu |
| James Strickland | Arizona State University | james.strickland@asu.edu |
Mac Jewell Enduring Contribution Book Award
To be awarded every three years to a political science book on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy published at least 10 years prior to the award being bestowed that stands as an enduring contribution to the literature. Such books would be those classic works frequently assigned in graduate seminars, typically found on the bookshelves of state politics scholars, and that have been crucial in setting the direction of scholarship the field since their publication. Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
Virginia Gray Book Award
This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best political science book published on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy in the preceding three calendar years. Thus, books would be eligible to be considered for the award for three years. E.g., for the 2024 award, books with a copyright of 2021, 2022, and 2023 would be eligible for nomination. Deadline for nominations: February 16, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Goelzhauser (Chair) | Utah State University |
Department of Political Science 0725 Old Main Logan, UT 84322 |
| Tessa Provins | University of Pittsburgh |
255 Maple Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 |
| Zach Baumann | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Department of Political Science 5000 Saint Paul Ave. Lincoln, NE 68504 |
Emerging Scholar Award
This annual award is given to the top scholar in the field of state politics and policy who is within 10 years of earning a PhD. Deadline for nominations: February 16, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo (Chair) | Christopher Newport University | rebecca.bromleytrujillo@cnu.edu |
| Kaitlin Sidorsky | Ramapo College | ksidorsk@ramapo.edu |
| Eric Plutzer | Pennsylvania State University | exp12@psu.edu |
Carsey Awards
These awards are given to support graduate student participation in the 2024 State Politics and Policy Conference. Deadline: TBA
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