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 45. Class and Inequality awards to-date »
Best Paper on Class and Inequality Award
For the best paper presented at a panel sponsored by (or co-sponsored by) the Class and Inequality Section at the 2023 APSA annual meeting. Please be sure to submit conference version of paper. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sahn (Chair) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | sahn@unc.edu |
| Annabelle Hutchinson | University of Utah | annabellehutch@gmail.com |
| Elizabeth Mitchell Elder | Stanford University | emelder@stanford.edu |
Kauffman Foundation Award for Best Paper on Entrepreneurship and Inclusion
For the best paper on entrepreneurship and inclusion presented at a panel sponsored by (or co-sponsored by) the Class and Inequality Section at the APSA annual meeting. Graciously funded by The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | ||
| TBA |
Best Paper on Economic and Social Inequality
For best paper among those presented on any panel at the 2023 APSA annual meeting (regardless of which section sponsored the panel) that discusses the intersection of economic inequality and other social inequalities (e.g., racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation). Please be sure to submit conference version of paper. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Kang (Chair) | City University of New York | skang@jjay.cuny.edu |
| Cody Melchar | Loyola University New Orleans | crmelche@loyno.edu |
| Sophie Jacobson | Columbia University | sjb2252@columbia.edu |
Best Dissertation on Class and Inequality
The dissertation will be chosen from among those completed by graduate student section members in the preceding calendar year. In 2024, the committee will consider dissertations defended in 2023. (Note that nominated authors must be members of the Class & Inequality section.) Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Cavaille (Chair) | University of Michigan | cavaille@umich.edu |
| Christopher Tyler Burks | Samford University | cburks1@samford.edu |
| Mallory E. SoRelle | Duke University | mallory.sorelle@duke.edu |
Best Book on Class and Inequality
The book will be chosen from among those published by Section members in the prior two calendar years. In 2023, the committee will consider books published in 2022 and 2023. (Note that nominated authors must be members of the Class & Inequality section.) Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Crabtree (Chair) | Dartmouth College | crabtreedcharles@gmail.com |
| Ken Meier | American University | kmeier@american.edu |
| Patrick Flavin | Baylor University | Patrick_J_Flavin@baylor.edu |
Christopher Faricy Graduate Student Travel Award
For graduate student Section members serving on panels sponsored or cosponsored by the Class and Inequality section. Deadline for nominations: Within one month of APSA notification of acceptance.
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | ||
| TBA |