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.
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Best Book on MENA Politics Award
Awarded for the best book published in the previous year (January-December). Monographs utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered. Edited volumes, handbooks, and similar works will not be considered. If there are sufficient nominations, the award committee may choose to split the award into “first book” and “second+ book” categories. Please submit nominations or self-nominations to the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Book Nomination” at apsamena@gmail.com by January 1. Electronic copies of the nominated book should be sent to the chair of the award committee. Members of the award committee who have worked closely with a nominee (as advisor, dissertation committee member, co-author, etc.) will recuse themselves from deliberation over that nominee's work. Deadline for nominations: January 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| David Patel (Chair) | Harvard University, Belfer Center | davidpatel@hks.harvard.edu |
| Steven Brooke | University of Wisconsin | sbrooke@wisc.edu |
| Kristin Fabbe | European Union Institute | kristin.fabbe@eui.edu |
Best Dissertation in MENA Politics
Awarded for the best doctoral thesis defended in the previous academic year. (August-July). To be considered, the dissertation must be nominated by the dissertation adviser or another faculty member familiar with the work; self-nominations are not permitted and dissertations may only be nominated once. The nominator should submit a short letter explaining why the dissertation makes an exceptional contribution to the study of the politics of the Middle East and the broader discipline of Political Science; this letter should also indicate if any portion of the dissertation has been published in article format and/or if it is being nominated for another section award. Work utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered. Please submit nomination letters, with the dissertation as a PDF attachment, to the chair of the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Dissertation Nomination” at apsamena@gmail.com by January 1. A member of the selection committee may not nominate their own graduate student and will recuse themselves from deliberations over their student’s work should it be nominated. Deadline for nominations: January 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Weitzel | Graduate Institute of Geneva | michelle.weitzel@graduateinstitute.ch |
| Shamiran Mako (Chair) | Boston University | smako@bu.edu |
| Daniel Tavana | Pennsylvania State University | tavana@psu.edu |
Best MENA Politics APSA Paper
Awarded for the best conference paper presented at the previous annual meeting of the APSA. Papers utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered. Please submit nominations or self-nominations to the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Paper Nomination” at apsamena@gmail.com by January 1. Deadline for nominations: January 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Saleh | London School of Economics | m.saleh@lse.ac.uk |
| Tugba Bozcago | King's College London | tugba.bozcaga@kcl.ac.uk |
| Ammar Shamaileh | Doha Institute | ammar.shamaileh@dohainstitute.edu.qa |
Best MENA Politics Article
Awarded for the best article published in a peer-reviewed journal the previous year (January-December). Articles utilizing any methodological, theoretical, and empirical tools for the study of the politics of the Middle East and North Africa will be considered. Should sufficient nominees exist, the committee may also consider recognizing any submission for a “Best Fieldwork” or “Best Dataset” sub-award. Please submit nominations or self-nominations to the award committee with the subject heading “MENA Politics Best Journal Article Nomination” at apsamena@gmail.com by January 1. Deadline for nominations: January 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Asli Cansunar (Chair) | University of Washington | cansunar@uw.edu |
| Nicola Pratt | University of Warwick | N.C.Pratt@warwick.ac.uk |
| Nadya El Hajj | Wellesley College | nhajj@wellesley.edu |