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 14, 2025
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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 14, 2025
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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 14, 2025
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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, either written by faculty or by both faculty and graduate student authors, presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. Deadline for nominations: February 14, 2025
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Best Graduate Student Paper Award
This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best paper on state politics and policy written solely by graduate student authors and presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. Deadline for nominations: February 14, 2025
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Mac Jewell Enduring Contribution Award
This award is given to the author(s) of a political science book or article 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. This is now an annual award open to book or article nominations Deadline for nominations: February 14, 2025
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Virginia Gray Book Award
This annual award is given to best political science book published on state politics or policy. At the business meeting in June, the Section voted to transition this award from a three-year eligibility window to a one-year eligibility window. As that process begins, the 2025 award will be given to books with copyright dates of 2022, 2023, and 2024. Deadline for nominations: February 14, 2025
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| Name |
Affiliation |
Email |
| Chris Clark (Chair) |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Department of Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Attn: Christopher Clark
CB #3265, Hamilton Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3265
chriclar@unc.edu
|
| Austin Trantham |
Saint Leo University |
Saint Leo University
University Campus MC 2127
Post Office Box 6665
Saint Leo, FL 33574-6665
austin.trantham@saintleo.edu
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| Jordan Butcher |
Arkansas State University |
Dept. of Political Science
2713 Pawnee St
State University AR 72467
jbutcher@astate.edu
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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 14, 2025
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Service Award
The Service Award recognizes service to the section in the literal sense, as in service on committees and in leadership positions, as well as service within the Section, as in service to the profession within the field of state politics and policy in the form of archiving data, promoting infrastructure, representing the profession in the media, etc. Deadline for nominations: February 14, 2025
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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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