AJPS Best Article Award

A $1,000 award, sponsored by Wiley Blackwell Publishing, for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science preceding the conference.

"Learning and Opinion Change, Not Priming: Reconsidering the Priming Hypothesis," Volume 53, Issue 4, pp. 821-837
Gabriel S. Lenz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Award Committee: Suzanne Mettler, Cornell University (Chair); Michael Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa; and Ken Meier, Texas A&M University

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar Award

A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, authored by a scholar or scholars who have received their terminal degree(s) no sooner than six years prior to the year of the meeting at which the paper was delivered.

"Locating Supreme Court Opinions in Doctrine Space"
Tom S. Clark, Emory University
Benjamin Lauderdale, Princeton University

Award Committee: Annette Steinacker, Loyola University of Chicago (Chair); Ken Goldstein, University of Wisconsin; and Brian Lai, University of Iowa

Best Paper in International Relations

A $250 award for the best paper in international relations.

"Coalitional Coercion"
Scott Wolford, University of Colorado at Boulder

Award Committee: Cameron Thies, University of Iowa (Chair); David Leblang, University of Virginia; and Rose McDermott, University of California, Santa Barbara

Herbert Simon Award

A $500 award for a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy.

Barry Weingast, Stanford University

Award Committee: Saundra K. Schneider, Michigan State University (Chair); Andrew Whitford, University of Georgia; and Susan Webb-Yackee, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award

A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.

"Inequality Under Democracy: Explaining 'The Left Decade' in Latin America"
Alexandre Debs, University of Rochester
Gretchen Helmke, University of Rochester

Award Committee: Erik Wibbels, Duke University (Chair); Karen Jusko, Stanford University; and Laurel Weldon, Purdue University

Lucius Barker Award

A $250 award for the author or authors of the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.

"Rethinking Hip Hop Through the Politics of Uplift: Culture, Politics, and the Racial Wealth Divide"
Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, University of California, Irvine

Award Committee: Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University (Chair); Jennifer Merolla, Claremont Graduate University; and Tasha Philpot, University of Texas at Austin

Patrick J. Fett Award

A $250 award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the Presidency.

"Nontraditional Judicial Nominees: President's Delight and Senators' Dismay?"
Nicole Asmussen, University of Rochester

Award Committee: Frances Lee, University of Maryland (Chair); Michael Minta, Washington University in St. Louis; and Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley

Pi Sigma Alpha Award

A $250 award for the best paper delivered at the conference.

"The Politics of Modern Social Policy in America: How Partisanship Influences Indirect Versus Direct Social Spending, 1968-2006"
Christopher Faricy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Award Committee: Jeff Cohen, Fordham University (Chair); Christopher Anderson, Cornell University; and Janet Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State University

Review of Politics Award

A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.

"Freedom, Status, and Respect"
Colin Bird, University of Virginia

Award Committee: Eileen Botting, University of Notre Dame (Chair); Cristina Beltran, Haverford College; and Jack Turner, University of Washington

Robert H. Durr Award

A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem in political science.

"A Bayesian Hierarchical Topic Model for Political Texts: Measuring Expressed Agendas in Senate Press Releases"
Justin Grimmer, Harvard University

Award Committee: Michael Ward, University of Washington (Chair); Regina Branton, Rice University; and James Spriggs, Washington University in St. Louis

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award

A $250 award for the best paper delivered on the topic of women and politics.

"Party Strength and Activity and Women's Political Representation at the Local Level"
Melody Crowder-Meyer, Princeton University

Award Committee: Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College (Chair); Kathy Dolan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and Barbara Norrander, University of Arizona

Westview Press Award

A $250 award for the best paper delivered by a graduate student.

"Election Timing and the Electoral Influence of Interest Groups"
Sarah F. Anzia, Stanford University

Award Committee: Forrest Maltzman, George Washington University (Chair); Ricardo Ramirez, University of Southern California; and Cara Wong, University of Illinois