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Political Economy (Section 25)

The purpose of this section is to promote teaching and research in the areas of representation and electoral systems, and to encourage communication among persons interested in these fields within the Association and with related disciplines.

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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.

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McGillivray Best Paper Award

Best paper in political economy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations are welcome from any member (chair, discussant, paper presenters, attendees) of the political economy panels at the APSA meeting. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be directed to all three members of the award committee.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2025

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Lindsay Dolan (Chair) Wesleyan University ldolan@wesleyan.edu
John Doces Bucknell University john.doces@bucknell.edu
Charles Dainhoff University of Idaho  charlesdainoff@uidaho.edu

Michael Wallerstein Award

Best published article in political economy in a peer-reviewed journal. All articles published in the previous two calendar years (as indicated by online publication date or print publication date) are eligible for consideration, with a preference given to articles that exemplify themes or methods for which Michael Wallerstein was known and respected. All members of the section are eligible to make nominations. Nominations should be directed to all members of the award committee.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2025

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Jessica Gottlieb (Chair) University of Houston jagottlieb@uh.edu
Heather-Leigh Ba University of Missouri bah@missouri.edu
Noah Nathan Massachusetts Institute of Technology  nlnathan@mit.edu
Jonathan Hanson University of Michigan  jkhanson@umich.edu

Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award

Best Dissertation Award, named for Mancur Olson, is given for the best dissertation in political economy. All dissertations completed within the previous two calendar years are eligible for consideration. Nominations should be directed to all members of the award committee.  All members of the Section are eligible to make nominations.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2025

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Lucy Martin (Chair) University of North Carolina lucy.martin@unc.edu
Lauren Ferry University of Mississippi leferry@olemiss.edu
Jana Grittersova University of California, Riverside jana.grittersova@ucr.edu
Carissa Tudor University of Amsterdam  c.l.tudor@uva.nl

William H. Riker Book Award

Best book award, named for William H. Riker, is given for the best book in political economy. All books published within the previous two calendar years are eligible for consideration. Nominations should be directed to all members of the award committee.  All members of the Section are eligible to make nominations.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2025

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Erin Snider (Chair) New American Foundation  erinsnider@cantab.net
Sean Ehrlich Florida State University  sehrlich@fsu.edu
Sandra Joireman University of Richmond sjoirema@richmond.edu
Sarah Sokhey  University of Colorado  sarah.sokhey@colorado.edu