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 47. American Political Thought awards to-date »

 

Best Book Award

Awarded annually to the best book in American Political Thought. The winner will receive a $400 monetary award and a framed certificate. Nomination Procedure: Nominations are accepted directly from university presses and publishers who should send copies of nominated books directly to committee members. Authors are encouraged to contact publishers to request nomination of their book for this award, but each publisher may only nominate two books. Deadline: April 15, 2024

 

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Address
Alex Zakaras	University of Vermont	azakaras@uvm.edu
Rita Koganzon	University of Houston	rkoganzo@Central.UH.edu
Mary Ryan	Washington and Jefferson College	maryryan@vt.edu

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Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation in American Political Thought Award will be awarded bi-annually to the best dissertation written by a political scientist on a topic in American Political Thought. The winner will receive a $400 monetary award and a framed certificate. Nomination Procedure: Nominations are accepted from dissertation advisers and department chairs. Please send nominations to the APT Section Chair, Alan Gibson argc5f@missouri.edu, and directly to committee members. Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2024

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Eric Malczewski	Virginia Tech	ericmalczewski@gmail.com
Jim Read	College of St. Benedict – St. John's University	jread@csbsju.edu
Keidrick Roy	Harvard University	keidrickroy@fas.harvard.edu

Best Paper Award

Award annually to the best paper delivered on American Political Thought at the annual meeting of the American Political Association. The winner will receive a $400 monetary award and a framed certificate. Nomination Procedure: Please send nominations to all committee members. Panel Chairs and Discussants are encouraged to nominate the best paper on their panel for this award. Authors may contact chairs and discussants to nominate. Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2024

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Charles Zug	Kinder Institute, University of Missouri	czug@missouri.edu
Jared Loggins	Amherst College	jloggins@amherst.edu
John Compton	Chapman University	compton@chapman.edu

Lifetime Achievement Award

Awarded annually to a political scientist who has defended American political thought as a distinct and distinguished field of inquiry within political science and made extraordinary contributions to research and teaching in the field. The winner will be honored at the award reception at APSA's Annual Conference and receive a $400 monetary award and a framed certificate. Nomination Procedure: A one-to-two-page letter of nomination should be sent to each committee member and the Section Chair of APT, Alan Gibson, argc5f@missouri.edu. It should establish the outstanding contributions and lifelong service of the nominee to American Political Thought. Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2024 

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Jeremy Bailey	University of Oklahoma	jdb@ou.edu
George Thomas	Claremont McKenna College	George.Thomas@ClaremontMcKenna.edu
Phillip Munoz	University of Notre Dame	vmunoz@nd.edu

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Best Article Award

Awarded annually to the best article published during the previous year in the flagship journal, American Political Thought. The winner will receive a $400 monetary award and a framed certificate. Nomination Procedure: The editors of American Political Thought nominate three to five articles published in the previous year to be considered by the Committee. The committee will then chose the winner from this pool. Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2024 (Editors will nominate articles by this date)

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Gregory Williams	Simmons University	gregory.williams@simmons.edu
Matt Reising	Baylor University	matthew_reising1@baylor.edu
Verlan Lewis	Utah Valley University	VLewis@uvu.edu

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