Flagship Awards

MPSA Best Paper Award

A $250 award for the best paper presented at the annual MPSA conference. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards.

Award Committee: Sarah Anzia, UC Berkeley (Chair); Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University; Eitan Hersh, Tufts University; Andrew Eggers, University of Chicago; Cheryl Boudreau, University of California-Davis

AJPS Best Article Award

A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference. All published articles in this timeframe will be considered.

Award Committee: Daniel Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania (Chair); Margaret Peters, UCLA; Danielle Thomsen, University of California-Irvine; Andrew Reeves, Washington University of St Louis; Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, Brown University

Field Awards

Best Paper in American Politics

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of American politics.

Award Committee: Michael Crespin, University of Oklahoma (Chair); Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State University; Jonathan Ladd, Georgetown University

Best Paper in International Relations

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.

Award Committee: Kristopher Ramsey, Princeton University (Chair); Iain Osgood, University of Michigan; Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University

Best Paper in Political Behavior (co-winners)

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political behavior.

Award Committee: Christopher Karpowitz, BYU (Chair); Taylor Carlson, Washington University of St Louis; Alexander Theodoridis, University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Evan Ringquist Award

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political institutions.

Award Committee: Sarah Treul, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Chair); Tracy Osborn, University of Iowa; Logan Dancey, Wesleyan University

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award

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

Award Committee: Deniz Aksoy, Washington University of St Louis (Chair); Adam Auerbach, American University; Gwyneth McClendon, New York University

Kenneth J. Meier Award

A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.

Award Committee: Susan Moffitt, Brown University (Chair); Colin Moore, University of Hawaii; Annelise Russell, University of Kentucky

Review of Politics Award

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

Award Committee: Michelle Schwarze, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Chair); Matthew Landauer, University of Chicago; Genevieve Rousseliere, Duke University

Robert H. Durr Award

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

Award Committee: Jacob Montgomery, Washington University of St Louis (Chair); Teppei Yamamoto, MIT; Amber Boydstun, University of California-Davis

Subfield Awards

Lucius Barker Award

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

Award Committee: Lauren Davenport, Stanford University (Chair); Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University; Ariel White, MIT

Patrick J. Fett Award

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

Award Committee: Gregory Koger, University of Miami (Chair); Wendy Schiller, Brown University; Julia Azari, Marquette University

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award

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

Award Committee: Diana O’Brien, Washington University of St Louis (Chair); Michele Swers, Georgetown University; Katelyn Stauffer, University of Georgia; Beth Reingold, Emory University

Richard E. Matland Award

A $250 award for the best paper by an emerging scholar in representation, elections, or voting. Author (or lead author) is an untenured faculty member or graduate student.

Award Committee: Christopher J. Clark, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Chair); Paru Shah, Rutgers University; Debra Leiter, University of Missouri – Kansas City

Career Stage Awards

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar

A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.

Award Committee: Tiffany Barnes, University of Kentucky (Chair); Quintin Beazer, Florida State; Sarah Anderson, University of California, Santa Barbara

Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award

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

Award Committee: Jamie Carson, University of Georgia (Chair); Daniel Butler, Washington University of St Louis; Matthew Winters, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Pi Sigma Alpha Best Undergraduate Paper Presented in a Poster Format

A $250 award for the best paper delivered by an undergraduate.

Award Committee: Adam Dynes, BYU (Chair); C. Lawrence Evans, College of William and Mary; Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College

Herbert Simon Award

A $500 award for a mid-career scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy. Submissions are handled by the Midwest Caucus on Policy Administration.

Award Committee: Midwest Caucus for Public Administration

Flagship Awards

Pi Sigma Alpha Award

A $250 award for the best paper presented at the annual MPSA conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards.

Award Committee: Mark Dincecco, University of Michigan (Chair); Diana Mutz, University of Pennsylvania; Jan Pierskalla, Ohio State University; John Ahlquist, University of California, San Diego; Georg Vanberg, Duke University

AJPS Best Article Award

A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference. All published articles in this timeframe will be considered.

Award Committee: Daniel Slater, University of Michigan (Chair); Virginia Oliveros, Tulane University; Monika Nalepa, University of Chicago; Abby Wood, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law; Joseph Daniel Ura, Texas A&M

Field Awards

Best Paper in American Politics

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of American politics.

Award Committee: Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Frank Baumgartner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Matthew Hibbing, University of California, Merced

Best Paper in International Relations 

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.

Award Committee: David Lake, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Roseanne McManus, Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan Renshon, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Best Paper in Political Behavior 

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political behavior.

Award Committee: Adam Berinsky, MIT (Chair); Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University; Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University

Evan Ringquist Award (co-winners)

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political institutions.

Award Committee: Milan Svolik, Yale University (Chair); University of Tampa (Chair); Christopher Zorn, Pennsylvania State University; Jack Paine, Emory University

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award (co-winners)

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

Award Committee: Pauline Jones, University of Michigan (Chair); Bonnie Meguid, University of Rochester; Edmund Malesky, Duke University

Kenneth J. Meier Award

A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.

Award Committee: Craig Volden, University of Virginia (Chair); Charles Shipan, University of Michigan; Stephane Lavertu, Ohio State University

Review of Politics Award

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

Award Committee: Michael Hawley, University of Houston (Chair); Julie Rose, Dartmouth University; Eric MacGilvray, Ohio State University

Robert H. Durr Award

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

Award Committee: Daniel Gingerich, University of Virginia (Chair); Lawrence Rothenberg, University of Rochester; Erik Wibbels, University of Pennsylvania

Subfield Awards

Lucius Barker Award

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

Award Committee: Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, Purdue University (Chair); Lauren Davenport, Stanford University; Jamila Michener, Cornell University.

Patrick J. Fett Award 

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

Award Committee: Jason Roberts, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chair); David Canon, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Frances Lee, Princeton University

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award

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

Award Committee: Summer Lindsey, Rutgers University (Chair); Sarah Fulton, Texas A&M; Jeong Hyun Kim, Yonsei University

Richard E. Matland Award 

A $250 award for the best paper by an emerging scholar in representation, elections, or voting. Author (or lead author) is an untenured faculty member or graduate student.

Award Committee: Lynda Powell, University of Rochester (Chair); Ken Kollman, University of Michigan; Jessica Trounstine, University of California, Merced.

Career Stage Awards

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar

A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.

Award Committee: Andrew Philips, University of Colorado, Boulder (Chair); Adriane Stewart Fresh, Duke University; Michael Ross, University of California, Los Angeles.

Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award

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

Award Committee: Rikhil Bhavnani, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Chair); Gretchen Casper, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnston, Duke University

Best Undergraduate Paper Presented in a Poster Format

A $250 award for the best paper delivered by an undergraduate.

Award Committee: David Cunningham, University of Maryland (Chair); Kerry Ratigan, Amherst College; Jan Vogler, University of Konstanz

Herbert Simon Award

 A $500 award for a mid-career scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy. Submissions are handled by the Midwest Caucus on Policy Administration.

Award Committee: Midwest Caucus for Public Administration

Flagship Awards

Pi Sigma Alpha Award

A $250 award for the best paper presented at the annual MPSA conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards.

Award Committee: William Minozzi, Ohio State University (Chair); Virginia Oliveros, Tulane University; Tiffany Barnes, University of Kentucky.

AJPS Best Article Award

A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference. All published articles in this timeframe will be considered.

Award Committee: Joshua Tucker, New York University (Chair); Richard Fox, Loyola Marymount University; Kimuli Kasara, Columbia University; Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg; Molly Roberts, University of California, San Diego.

Field Awards

Best Paper in American Politics

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of American politics.

Award Committee: Yanna Krupnikov, Stony Brook (Chair); Josh McCrain, University of Utah; Dino Christenson, Washington University, St. Louis.

Best Paper in International Relations

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.

Award Committee: Erin Lin, The Ohio State University (Chair); Scott Tyson, Rochester; David Carter, Washington University, St. Louis.

Best Paper in Political Behavior

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political behavior.

Award Committee: Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Ronald Rapoport, College of William and Mary; Stephen Utych, Boise State University.

Evan Ringquist Award

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political institutions.

Award Committee: Mary Anderson, University of Tampa (Chair); Christina Boyd, University of Georgia; Belinda Davis, Louisiana State University.

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award

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

Award Committee: André Borges, University of Brasilia (Chair); Noam Gidron, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jessica Andersson-Hudson, Lund University.

Kenneth J. Meier Award

A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.

Award Committee: Karen Hult, Virginia Tech (Chair); Gary Hollibaugh, University of Pittsburgh; Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado Denver.

Review of Politics Award

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

Award Committee: Harrison Frye, University of Georgia (Chair); Michelle Kundmueller, Old Dominion University; James Read, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University.

Robert H. Durr Award

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

Award Committee: Patrick Brandt, The University of Texas at Dallas (Chair); Andrea Barrick, Shippensburg University; Olesya Tkacheva, Brussels School of Governance – Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Subfield Awards

Lucius Barker Award

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

Award Committee: Jeremy Buchman, LIU Post (Chair); Vanessa Cruz Nicholas, Indiana University; Aaron Rosenthal, Simmons University.

Patrick J. Fett Award 

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

Award Committee: Daniel Moskowitz, University of Chicago (Chair); Andrew Sidman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Marie Hojnacki, Pennsylvania State University – Main Campus.

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award

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

Award Committee: Jennifer Wolak, Michigan State (Chair); Alan Wiseman, Vanderbilt University; Sarah Fischer, Marymount University.

Richard E. Matland Award 

A $250 award for the best paper by an emerging scholar in representation, elections, or voting. Author (or lead author) is an untenured faculty member or graduate student.

Award Committee: Natasha Altema McNeely, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Chair); Charles Hunt, Boise State University; Aaron Sparks, Elon University.

Career Stage Awards

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar

A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.

Award Committee: Thessalia Merivaki, Mississippi State University (Chair); Jeong Hyun Kim, Louisiana State University; Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award

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

Award Committee: Benjamin Gross, Jacksonville State University (Chair); Mahalia Jackson, University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus; Carol Leff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student Award

A $250 award for the best paper delivered by an undergraduate.

Award Committee: Claudia Avellaneda, Indiana University Bloomington (Chair); Tyson Roberts, UCLA; Robin Blom, Ball State University.

Herbert Simon Award

 A $500 award for a mid-career scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy. Submissions are handled by the Midwest Caucus on Policy Administration.

Award Committee: Midwest Caucus for Public Administration

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 conference, MPSA only awarded the AJPS Best Article Award and the Herbert Simon Award.

Flagship Awards

Pi Sigma Alpha Award

A $250 award for the best paper presented at the annual MPSA conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

AJPS Best Article Award

A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference. All published articles in this timeframe will be considered.

Award Committee: Costas Panagopoulos, Northeastern University (Chair); Walter Mebane, University of Michigan; Pablo Pinto, University of Houston; Rune Slothuus, Aarhus University; Jeff Spinner-Halev, University of North Carolina.

Field Awards

Best Paper in American Politics

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of American politics. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Best Paper in International Relations

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Best Paper in Political Behavior

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political behavior. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Evan Ringquist Award

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political institutions. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award

A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.- Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Kenneth J. Meier Award

A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Review of Politics Award

A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Robert H. Durr Award

A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Subfield Awards

Lucius Barker Award

A $250 award for the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Patrick J. Fett Award 

A $250 award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of women and politics. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Richard E. Matland Award 

A $250 award for the best paper by an emerging scholar in representation, elections, or voting. Author (or lead author) is an untenured faculty member or graduate student. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Career Stage Awards

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar

A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field of topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award

A $250 award for best paper delivered by a graduate student. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student Award (co-winners)

A $250 award for the best paper delivered by an undergraduate. – Not awarded for 2020 due to conference cancellation.

Herbert Simon Award

A $500 award for a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy. Submissions are handled by the Midwest Caucus on Policy Administration.

Award Committee: Midwest Caucus for Public Administration

Flagship Awards

Pi Sigma Alpha Award
A $250 award for the best paper presented at the annual MPSA conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards.

Award Committee: Brad Gomez, Florida State University (Chair); Caroline Tolbert, University of Iowa; Rachel Bowen, Ohio State University; Virginia Oliveros, Tulane University; Hannah Alarian, University of Florida


AJPS Best Article Award (co-winners)

A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science publish ed in the year preceding the conference. All published articles in this timeframe will be considered.

Award Committee: Jonathan Andrew Rodden, Stanford University (Chair); Daniel Kono, University of California Davis; Jessica Rich, Marquette University; Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, Rice University; Kendall Funk, Arizona State University


Field Awards

Best Paper in American Politics
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of American politics.

Award Committee: Nate Monroe, University of California-Merced (Chair); Samara Klar, University of Arizona; Vanessa Baird, University of Colorado-Boulder


Best Paper in International Relations
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.

Award Committee: Benjamin Appel, Michigan State (Chair); Jacqueline DeMeritt, University of North Texas; Christina Cliff, Franklin Pierce University


Best Paper in Political Behavior

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political behavior.

Award Committee: Lily Mason, University of Maryland, College Park (Chair); Rosario Aguilar-Pariente, Newcastle University; Camille Burge, Villanova University


Evan Ringquist Award

A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political institutions.

Award Committee: Wendy Hansen, University of New Mexico (Chair); Benjamin Bricker, Southern Illinois University; Eric Magar, ITAM


Kellogg/Notre Dame Award

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

Award Committee: Tiffany Barnes, University of Kentucky (Chair); Guillermo Rosas, Washington University St. Louis; Stephen Bloom, Southern Illinois University


Kenneth J. Meier Award

A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.

Award Committee: Rachel Potter, University of Virginia (Chair); Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt University; Manuel Teodoro, Texas A&M University


Review of Politics Award

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

Award Committee: Alexander Kirshner, Duke University (Chair); Joshua Dienstag, UCLA; Lorraine McCrary, Wabash College


Robert H. Durr Award

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

Award Committee: David Bateman, Cornell University (Chair); Tom Nelson, Ohio State University; Wendy Tam Cho, University of Illinois


Subfield Awards

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

Award Commitee: Taeku Lee, University of Berkeley (Chair); Valerie Martinez-Ebers, University of North Texas; Gabriel R. Sanchez, University of New Mexico; Christopher Sebastian Parker, University of Washington


Patrick J. Fett Award 

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

Award Committee: Kenneth Lowande, University of Michigan (Chair); Scott Adler, University of Colorado Boulder; Gisela Sin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Sophonisba Breckinridge Award

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

Award Committee: Julia Hellwege, University of South Dakota (Chair); Liza Mugge, University of Amsterdam; Erin Cassese, University of Delaware


Richard E. Matland Award 

A $250 award for the best paper by an emerging scholar in representation, elections, or voting. Author (or lead author) is an untenured faculty member or graduate student.

Award Committee: Mandi Bailey, Valdosta State University (Chair); Jesse Rhodes, University of Massachusetts; Thessalia Merivaki, Mississippi State University


Career Stage Awards

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar
A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field of topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.

Award Committee: Michael Jones-Correa, University of Pennsylvania (Chair); Noam Gidron, Hebrew University – Jerusalem; Rachel Ellett, Beloit College


Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award

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

Award Committee: Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Chair); Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois-Springfield; Melissa Rogers, Claremont Graduate School


Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student Award (co-winners)

A $250 award for the best paper delivered by an undergraduate.

Award Committee: Mark Miller, Clark University (Chair); Carl Palmer, Illinois State; Daniel Chand, Kent State


Herbert Simon Award

A $500 award for a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy. Submissions are handled by the Midwest Caucus on Policy Administration.

Award Committee: Midwest Caucus for Public Administration

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar
A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.
Award Committee: David Leal, The University of Texas at Austin (chair); Natasha Altema McNeely, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley; Jennifer Eileen Byrne, James Madison University

Best Paper in International Relations
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee: Christopher Francis Gelpi, Ohio State University-Main Campus (chair); Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University-Main Campus; Michael Colaresi, University of Pittsburgh

Best Undergraduate Poster Award
A $250 award for the best paper presented in a poster format by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Mary P McGuire, SUNY College at Cortland (chair); Kristin Garrett, Wheaton College; Eric Juenke, Michigan State University

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award 
A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee: Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (chair); Emily Beaulieu, University of Kentucky; Pablo Martin Pinto, University of Houston

Kenneth J. Meier Award
A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.
Award Committee: David Nixon, University of Hawaii at Manoa (chair); Jiaqi Liang, University of Illinois at Chicago; Amanda Rutherford, Indiana University-Bloomington

Lucius Barker Award
A $250 award for the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee: Ismail K. White, George Washington University (chair); Michael W. Combs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Andra Gillespie, Emory University; Linda Trautman, Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

Patrick J. Fett Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University (chair); Laurel Harbridge Yong, Northwestern University; George A. Krause, University of Georgia

Pi Sigma Alpha Award 
A $250 award for the best paper presented at the MPSA Annual National Conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Award Committee: Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame (chair); Hans Noel, Georgetown University; Maggie Penn, Emory University

Review of Politics Award
A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee: Heather McDougall, Leadership exCHANGE (chair); Ruth Abbey, University of Notre Dame; Jennet Kirkpatrick, Arizona State University

Robert H. Durr Award 
A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee: Iris Hui, Stanford (chair); Daniel Hidalgo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ines Levin, University of California, Irvine

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of women and politics.
Award Committee: Eileen L. McDonagh, Northeastern University (chair); Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University-Provo; Olena Nikolayenko, Fordham University

Best Paper by a Graduate Student
A $250 award  for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee: Mary Keys, University of Notre Dame (chair); Kelly Rader, Yale University; D. Stephen Voss, University of Kentucky

AJPS Award – Best Paper 
A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference.
Award Committee: William Bernhard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (chair); Melissa Michelson, Menlo College; Burt Monroe, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Best Paper in American Politics
A $250 award for the best paper in American politics.
Award committee: Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University-New Brunswick (chair); Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University; Bradford Jones, University of Califorina-Davis

Best Paper in Political Behavior
A $250 award for the best paper in political behavior.
Award committee: Kyle Saunders, Colorado State University-Fort Collins (chair); Ignacio Jurado, University of York; Candis Watts Smith, UNC

Evan Ringquist Award
A $250 award for the best paper in political institutions.
Award committee: Scott Adler, University of Colorado Boulder (chair); Christian Grose, University of Southern California; Yushim Kim, Arizona State University

Pi Sigma Alpha Award
A $250 award for the best paper presented at the annual MPSA conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards. Nomination pool will consist of papers selected for the field awards.
Award Committee: Brandon Bartels, George Washington University (Chair); George Krause, University of Georgia; and Olena Nikolayenko, Fordham University

AJPS Best Article Award
A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference. All published articles in this timeframe will be considered.
Award Committee: Cara Wong, University of Illinois (Chair); Corwin Smidt, Michigan State University; and Richard Matland, Loyola University Chicago

Best Paper in American Politics
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of American politics.
Award Committee: Shana Gadarian, Syracuse University (Chair); E. Scott Adler, University of Colorado; Ben Bishin, University of California, Riverside; and Eric G. Juenke, Michigan State University (De Facto)

Best Paper in International Relations 
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee: Christopher Gelpi, Ohio State University-Main Campus (Chair); Ana Garriga, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE); and Pablo Pinto, University of Houston

Best Paper in Political Behavior
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political behavior.
Award Committee: Hans Noel, Georgetown University (Chair); Hyeonho Hahm, University of Mannheim; and Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley

Evan Ringquist Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of political institutions.
Award Committee: Justin Phillips, Columbia University (Chair); Michael Crespin, University of Oklahoma; and Beth Leech, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award
A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee: Michelle Dion, McMaster University (Chair); Kunle Patrick Owolabi, Villanova University; and Su-Mei Ooi, Butler University

Kenneth J. Meier Award
A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.
Award Committee: Amanda Rutherford, Indiana University-Bloomington (Chair); Christoffer Green-Pederson, Aarhus University; and Sanghee Park, Boise State Universit

Review of Politics Award
A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee: Michael P. Zuckert, University of Notre Dame (Chair); Michaele Ferguson, University of Colorado – Boulder; and Johnny Goldfinger, Marian University

Robert H. Durr Award
A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee: John B. Londregan, Princeton University (Chair); Fernando Daniel Hidalgo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Philip Edward Jones, University of Delaware

Lucius Barker Award
A $250 award for the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee: Bernard L. Fraga, Indiana University (Chair); K. Juree Capers, Georgia State University; and Tyson D. King-Meadows, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Patrick J. Fett Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University (Chair); Samuel Kernell, University of California-San Diego; and Craig Volden, University of Virginia

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of women and politics.
Award Committee: Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University (Chair); Delysa Burnier, Ohio University-Main Campus; and Kathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar
A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.
Award Committee: Jacqueline Demeritt, University of North Texas (Chair); Suzanne M. Robbins, University of Florida; and Bilal Dabir Sekou, University of Hartford

Best Paper Delivered by a Graduate Student Award
A $250 award for best paper delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee: Natasha Altema McNeely, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Chair); Peter John Loewen, University of Toronto-Canada; and David Ryan Smith, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Best Undergraduate Paper Presented in a Poster Format
A $250 award for the best paper presented in a poster format by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Jeffrey S. Peake, Clemson University (Chair); Gayle Alberda, Fairfield University; Gregg B. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Lori Kumler, University of Mount Union; and Michael Makara, University of Central Missouri

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar
A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.
Award Committee: Suzanna Linn, Penn State University (Chair); Danny Hayes, George Washington University; David Stasavage, New York University

Best Paper in International Relations
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee: Vesna Danilovic, University at Buffalo (Chair); David Cunningham, University of Maryland; Karl Kalenthaler, University of Akron

Best Paper Presented by a Graduate Student
A $250 award for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee: Rene Rocha, The University of Iowa (Chair); Leslie Schwindt-Baer, Rice University; Martin Johnson, Louisiana State University

Best Paper Presented in a Poster Format
A $250 award for the best paper presented in a poster format.
Award Committee: Marisa Abrajano, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Jason Barabas, Stony Brook University; Jie Lu, American University

Best Undergraduate Paper Presented in a Poster Format
A $250 award for the best paper presented in a poster format by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Christine Lipsmeyer, Texas A&M University (Chair); Chris Mann, Skidmore College; Eric Gonzalez Juenke, Michigan State University

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award
A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee: Sarah Brooks, The Ohio State University (Chair); Alex Tan, University of Canterbury; Zeynep Somer-Topcu, The University of Texas at Austin

Kenneth J. Meier Award
A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.
Award Committee: Vicky Wilkins, American University (Chair); Christopher Berry, University of Chicago; Valerie Martinez-Ebers, University of North Texas

Lucius Barker Award 
A $250 award for the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee: Micheal Giles, Emory University (Chair); Lorrie Frasure-Yokley, University California, Los Angeles; Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, Purdue University

Review of Politics Award
A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee: Mark Warren, University of British Columbia (Chair); Clarissa Rile Hayward, Washington University, St. Louis; Eileen Hunt Botting, University of Notre Dame

Robert H. Durr Award
A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee: Michael Alvarez, CalTech (Chair); Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame; David Siegel, Duke University

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of women and politics.
Award Committee: Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University (Chair); Evelyn Simien, University of Connecticut; Sarah F. Anzia, UC Berkeley

Pi Sigma Alpha Award 
A $250 award for the best paper presented at the MPSA Annual National Conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Award Committee: Peter Enns, Cornell University (Chair); Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University; Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico

AJPS Best Article Award
A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference.
Award Committee: Adam Berinsky, MIT (Chair); Margit Tavits, Washington University, St. Louis; Vera Troeger, University of Warwic

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar
A $250 award for the best paper, regardless of field or topic, by a scholar or scholars who has or have received the terminal degree(s) within six years of the year in which the paper was presented.
Award Committee: Michael Berkman, The Pennsylvania State University (Chair); Eric McDaniel, University of Texas at Austin; Gabriel Sanchez, University of New Mexico

Best Paper in Comparative Policy Award 
A $500 award sponsored by the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice (JCPA) and International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum for the best paper in comparative policy. The winner(s) may submit their paper to JCPA for an expedited triple blind-fold review process.
Award Committee: Charles Blake, James Madison University (Chair); Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Aarhus University; Klaus Schubert,University of Muenster 

Best Paper in International Relations
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee: Tim Buthe, Duke University (Chair); Navin Bapat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; S. Laurel Weldon,Purdue University

Best Paper Presented in a Poster Format
A $250 award for the best paper presented in a poster format.
Award Committee: Kyle Saunders, Colorado State University (Chair); Natalie Masuoka, Tufts University; Efrén Pérez, Vanderbilt University

Best Undergraduate Poster Award
A $250 award for the best paper presented in a poster format by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Jessica Carew, Elon University (Chair); Anne Boxberger Flaherty, Merrimack College; Joely  Proudfit, California State University San Marcos

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award (co-winners)
A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee: John Ishiyama, University of North Texas (Chair); Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University; Carol Mershon, University of Virginia

Kenneth J. Meier Award
A $250 award for the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.
Award Committee: Patricia F. Freeland, University of Tennessee (Chair); Mary Guy, University of Colorado, Denver; Erin Melton,University of Connecticut, Hartford

Lucius Barker Award
A $250 award for the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee: Andra Gillespie, Emory  University (Chair); Andrew Aoki, Augsburg College; Karen Kaufmann, University of California, Los Angeles

Patrick J. Fett Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee: Lawrence Dodd, University of Florida (Chair); Jennifer Lawless, American University; Kenny Whitby, University of South Carolina

Pi Sigma Alpha Award
A $250 award for the best paper presented at the MPSA Annual National Conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Award Committee: L. Sandy Maisel, Colby College (Chair); Tasha Philpot, University of Texas at Austin; Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania

Review of Politics Award
A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee: Lawrie Balfour, University of Virginia (Chair); Alexander Kirshner, Duke University; Melvin Rogers, University of California, Los Angeles

Robert H. Durr Award
A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee: D. Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University (Chair); Monique Lyle, University of South Carolina; John Transue, University of Illinois Springfield

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award
A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of women and politics.
Award Committee: Sherri Wallace, University of Louisville (Chair); Niambi Carter, Howard  University; Dara Z. Strolovitch, Princeton University

Westview Press Award
A $250 award sponsored by Westview Press for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee: James Garand, Louisiana State University (Chair); Todd Bradley, Indiana University, Kokomo; Marcela Garcia-Castañon, San Francisco State

AJPS Award – Best Paper
A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in the year preceding the conference.
Award Committee: Tracy Osborn, University of Iowa (Chair); James Druckman, Northwestern University; Jana Morgan, University of Tennessee 

AJPS Best Article Award A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science preceding the conference.

Award Committee: David Darmofal, University of South Carolina (chair); Matthew Golder, Penn State; Tracy Osborn, University of Iowa

Best Paper in Comparative Policy Award A $500 award sponsored by the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice (JCPA) and International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum for the best paper in comparative policy. The winner(s) may submit their paper to JCPA for an expedited triple blind-fold review process.
Award Committee:
Charles Blake,James Madison University (Chair), Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Aarhus University, Denmark, Klaus Schubert, University of Muenster          

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar Award – A $250 award given for the best paper, regardless of field of topic, authored by a scholar or scholars who have received their terminal degree(s) no sooner than six years prior to the year in which the paper was delivered.
Award Committee:
Leonie Huddy, SUNY Stony Brook (chair); Michael Berkman, Penn State; Raymond Duch, University of Oxford

Best Paper in International Relations A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee:
Zaryab Iqbal, Penn State (chair); Philip Arena, SUNY Buffalo; Jonathan Renshon, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Best Paper Presented in a Poster Format Award A $250 award for the best poster presentation.
Award Committee:
 Heather Evans, Sam Houston State University (chair); Gwen Arnold, University of California, Davis; Nick Clark, Susquehenna University

Best Undergraduate Poster Award A $250 award for the best poster presented by an undergraduate.
Award Committee:
 Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston (chair); Victor Asal, SUNY Albany; John Hulsey, James Madison University

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee:
 Robert Rohrschneider, University of Kansas (chair); Chris Blattman, Columbia University; Georgia Kernell, Northwestern University

Lucius Barker Award – A $250 award for the author or authors of the best paper presented at the annual meeting on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee: Ismail White, (chair) Ohio State University; Marisa Abrajano, University of California, San Diego; D. Stephen Voss, University of Kentucky

Patrick J. Fett Award A $250 award for best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee:
 George Edwards, Texas A&M (chair); David Canon, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Ensley, Kent State University

Review of Politics Award A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee:
 Joan Tronto, University of Minnesota (chair); Patrick Deneen, Notre Dame University; Peter Lindsay, Georgia State University

Robert H. Durr Award A $250 award for best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee:
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University (chair); Andrew Gelman, Columbia University; Gabriel Lenz, University of California, Berkeley

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award A $250 award for the best paper delivered on women and politics.
Award Committee:
Kim Fridkin, Arizona State University (chair); Alice Kang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame 

Westview Press Award A $250 award sponsored by Westview Press for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee:
 Shaun Bowler, University of California, Riverside (chair); Adam Seth-Levine, Cornell University; Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University

The following committees selected recipients of awards for outstanding papers delivered at the 2013 MPSA conference. Winners were announced at the 2014 conference. 

AJPS Best Article Award. A $1,000 award for the best article appearing in the volume of the American Journal of Political Science preceding the conference.
Award Committee:
Harvey D. Palmer, SUNY Buffalo (Chair); John Patty, Washington University in St. Louis; Orit Kedar, Hebrew University

Best Paper in Comparative Policy Award. A $500 award sponsored by the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice (JCPA) and International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum for the best paper in comparative policy. The winner(s) may submit their paper to JCPA for an expedited triple blind-fold review process.
Award Committee:

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar Award. A $250 award given for the best paper, regardless of field of topic, authored by a scholar or scholars who have received their terminal degree(s) no sooner than six years prior to the year in which the paper was delivered.
Award Committee:
Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los Angeles (Chair); Jay Goodliffe, Brigham Young University; Cindy Kam, Vanderbilt University

Best Paper in International Relations. A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee:
Allan Stam, University of Michigan (Chair); Lisa Martin, University of Wisconsin; Johannes Urpelainen, Columbia University

Best Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presentation.
Award Committee:
Jennifer Jerit, Florida State University (Chair); Kevin Arceneaux, Temple University; Elizabeth Suhay, Laffayete College

Best Undergraduate Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presented by an undergraduate.
Award Committee:
Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University (Chair); Byron D’Andra Orey, Jackson State University; Cheryl Boudreau, University of California, Davis

Herbert Simon Award. A $500 award for a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy.
Award Committee:
Gary Miller, Washington University, St. Louis (Chair): Jonathan Bendor, Stanford University, Alan Wiseman, Vanderbilt University

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award. A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee:
Kaare Strom, University of California, San Diego (Chair): Bonnie Meguid, University of Rochester; Eric Magar, Instituto Tecnologico Autonono de Mexico

Lucius Barker Award. A $250 award for the author or authors of the best paper presented at the annual meeting on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee:
Ted Carmines, Indiana University (Chair); David Wilson, University of Delaware; Candis Watts-Smith, Williams College

Patrick J. Fett Award. A $250 award for best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee:
Charles Stewart, MIT (Chair); Gisela Sin, University of Illinois; Craig Volden, University of Virginia

Pi Sigma Alpha Award. A $250 award for the best paper presented at the MPSA Annual National Conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Award Committee:
Amaney Jamal, Princeton University (Chair); Dara Strolovitch, University of  Minnesota; Will Howell, University of Chicago

Review of Politics Award. A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee:
Lisa Disch, University of Michigan (Chair); Peter Steinberger, Reed College; Ted Miller, University of Alabama

Robert H. Durr Award. A $250 award for best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee:
Simon Jackman, Stanford University (Chair); Sean Gailmard, University of California, Berkeley; Suzanna Linn, Penn State University

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award. A $250 award for the best paper delivered on women and politics.
Award Committee:
Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University (Chair); Kathy Dolan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado

Westview Press Award. A $250 award sponsored by Westview Press for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee:
Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside (Chair); Kirk Randazzo, University of South Carolina; Joanne Miller, University of Minnesota

Harrell Rodgers Scholarship Committee. This scholarship, sponsored by the Policy Studies Association, provides $500 for doctoral students to attend the MPSA Annual Conference. 
Award Committee: Dorothy Daley, University of Kansas (Chair); Richard Worthington, Pomona College; Melissa Marschall, Rice University

The following committees selected recipients of awards for outstanding papers delivered at the 2012 MPSA conference. Winners were announced at the 2013 conference. 

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.
Award Committee:
 Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame (Chair): Kelly Kadera, University of Iowa; Irfan Nooruddin, The Ohio State University

Best Paper in Comparative Policy Award. A $500 award sponsored by the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice(JCPA) and International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum for the best paper in comparative policy. The winner(s) may submit their paper to JCPA for an expedited triple blind-fold review process.
Award Committee:
Charles H. Blake, James Madison University (Chair); Christoffer Green-Pedersen, University of Aarhus, Denmark; Meghna Sabharwal, University of Texas at Dallas

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar Award. A $250 award given for the best paper, regardless of field of topic, authored by a scholar or scholars who have received their terminal degree(s) no sooner than six years prior to the year in which the paper was delivered.
Award Committee:
Stephen Nicholson, University of California, Merced (Chair); Brady Baybeck, Wayne State University; Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado

Best Paper in International Relations. A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee:
Caroline Hartzell, Gettysburg College (Chair); David Clark, SUNY, Binghamton; Daniel Reiter, Emory University

Best Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presentation.
Award Committee:
Brigid Harrison, Montclair State University (Chair); Isaac Unah, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Best Undergraduate Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presented by an undergraduate.
Award Committee:
Tyson King-Meadows, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Chair); Sherri Wallace, University of Louisville

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award. A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee:
 Sona Golder, Pennsylvania State University (Chair);Jennifer Seely, Earlham College; Alex Pacek, Texas A&M University

Lucius Barker Award. A $250 award for the author or authors of the best paper presented at the annual meeting on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee:
David Leal, University of Texas, Austin (Chair); Gabriel Sanchez, University of New Mexico; Jamila Michener, University of Michigan

Patrick J. Fett Award. A $250 award for best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee:
E. Scott Adler, University of Colorado (Chair); Frances E. Lee, University of Maryland; Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College

Pi Sigma Alpha Award. A $250 award for the best paper presented at the MPSA Annual National Conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Award Committee
: Jane Junn, University of Southern California (Chair); Cara Wong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jason Wittenberg, University of California, Berkeley

Review of Politics Award. A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee:
Michael Neblo, The Ohio State University (Chair); Marek Steedman, University of Southern Mississippi; Michaele Ferguson, University of Colorado

Robert H. Durr Award. A $250 award for best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee:
James Granato, University of Houston (Chair); Corrine McConnaughy, The Ohio State University; Jake Bowers, University of Illinois

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award. A $250 award for the best paper delivered on women and politics.
Award Committee:
Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College (Chair); Heather Ondercin, University of Mississippi; Nicholas Winter, University of Virginia

Westview Press Award. A $250 award sponsored by Westview Press for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee:
Patrick Egan,New York University (Chair); Zoe Oxley, Union College; Duane Swank, Marquette University

The following committees selected recipients of awards for outstanding papers delivered at the 2011 MPSA conference. Winners were announced at the 2012 conference. 

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.
Award Committee: James Fowler, University of California, San Diego (Chair); Brandon Bartels, George Washington University; Kyle Joyce, University of California, Davis

Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar Award. A $250 award given for the best paper, regardless of field of topic, authored by a scholar or scholars who have received their terminal degree(s) no sooner than six years prior to the year in which the paper was delivered.
Award Committee: Chris Wlezien, Temple University (Chair); Jacqueline DeMeritt, University of North Texas; Vera Troeger, University of Essex

Best Paper in International Relations. A $250 award for the best paper on the topic of international relations.
Award Committee: David Bearce, University of Colorado (Chair); Sara Croco, University of Maryland; Megan Shannon, University of Mississippi

Best Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presentation.
Award Committee: Sona Golder, Pennsylvania State University (Chair); Kentaro Fukumoto, Gakushuin University; Paul Herrnson, University of Maryland; Kris Miler, University of Illinois

Best Undergraduate Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presented by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Steve Frantzich, U.S. Naval Academy (Chair); George Marcus, Williams College; Grant Neeley, University of Dayton

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award. A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee: Mikki Kittilson, Arizona State University (Chair); Michelle Dion, McMaster University; Ray Duch, University of Oxford

Lucius Barker Award. A $250 award for the author or authors of the best paper presented at the annual meeting on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics honoring the spirit and work of Professor Barker.
Award Committee: Matt Barreto, University of Washington (Chair); Rodolfo Espino, Arizona State University; Ismail White, The Ohio State University

Patrick J. Fett Award. A $250 award for best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency.
Award Committee: Shawn Trier, University of Minnesota (Chair); Scott Meinke, Bucknell University; Jennifer Nicoll Victor, University of Pittsburgh

Pi Sigma Alpha Award. A $250 award for the best paper presented at the MPSA Annual National Conference. Sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Award Committee: John Scholz, Florida State University (Chair); Jason Mycoff, University of Delaware; Corwin Smidt, Michigan State University

Review of Politics Award. A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee: Eric MacGilvray, The Ohio State University (Chair); Aurelian Craiutu, Indiana University; Lisa Ellis, Texas A&M University

Robert H. Durr Award. A $250 award for best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem.
Award Committee: Fred Boehmke, University of Iowa (Chair); Dino Christenson, Boston University; Jas Sekhon, University of California, Berkeley

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award. A $250 award for the best paper delivered on women and politics.
Award Committee: Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State University (Chair); Amber Boydstun, University of California, Davis; Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University

Westview Press Award. A $250 award sponsored by Westview Press for best paper by delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee: Paul Collins, University of North Texas (Chair); Amanda Licht, University of South Carolina; Anand Sokhey, University of Colorado

The following committees selected recipients of awards for outstanding papers delivered at the 2010 MPSA conference. Winners were announced at the 2011 conference.

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.
Award Committee: Raymond Duch, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (Chair); Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Andy Whitford, University of Georgia

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.
Award Committee: Hal G. Rainey, University of Georgia (Chair); Peter C. John, University of Manchester; Michael MacKuen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Best Paper in International Relations. A $250 award for the best paper in international relations.
Award Committee: Richard Herrmann, The Ohio State University (Chair); Terrence Chapman, University of Texas, Austin; Terry D. Clark, Creighton University

Best Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presentation.
Award Committee: Heather A. Larsen-Price, University of Memphis (Chair); Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Jeffrey S. Peake, Bowling Green State University

Best Undergraduate Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presented by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Fred Slocum, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Chair); Ashley E. Jochim, University of Washington; Christopher Larimer, University of Northern Iowa

Kellogg/Notre Dame Award. A $250 award for the best paper in comparative politics.
Award Committee: Melanie Manion, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Chair); Leslie Anderson, University of Florida; Cynthia Horne, Western Washington 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.
Award Committee: Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles (Chair); David L. Leal, University of Texas at Austin; Naomi Murakawa, University of Washington

Patrick J. Fett Award. A $250 award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the Presidency.
Award Committee: John Wilkerson, University of Washington (Chair); Richard Fleisher, Fordam University; Tim J. Groseclose, University of California, Los Angeles

Pi Sigma Alpha Award. A $250 award for the best paper delivered at the conference.
Award Committee: Christopher Wlezien, Temple University (Chair); Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington; William G. Howell, University of Chicago

Review of Politics Award. A $250 award for the best paper in normative political theory.
Award Committee: Lorraine Pangle, University of Texas, Austin (Chair); Robert Grafstein, University of Georgia; Mika LaVaque-Manty, University of Michigan

Robert H. Durr Award. A $250 award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem in political science.
Award Committee: Marco Robert Steenbergen, University of Bern (Chair); Patrick Brandt, University of Texas, Dallas; J. Kevin Corder, Western Michigan University

Sophonisba Breckinridge Award. A $250 award for the best paper delivered on the topic of women and politics.
Award Committee: Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame (Chair); Amy G. Mazur, Washington State University; Kathryn L. Pearson, University of Minnesota

Westview Press Award. A $250 award for the best paper delivered by a graduate student.
Award Committee: Beth Leech, Rutgers University (Chair); Benjamin B. Smith, University of Florida; Ishmail White, The Ohio State University

The following committees selected recipients of awards for outstanding papers delivered at the 2009 MPSA conference. Winners were announced at the 2010 conference.

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

Best Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presentation.
Award Committee: Amie Kreppel, University of Florida (Chair); Christina Bejarano, University of Kansas; and Robert Jackson, Florida State University

Best Undergraduate Poster Award. A $250 award for the best poster presented by an undergraduate.
Award Committee: Sylvai Manzano, Texas A&M University (Chair); Elizabeth Bergman, California State University, East Bay; Fred Slocum, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Herbert Simon Award. A $500 award for a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Award Committee: Forrest Maltzman, George Washington University (Chair); Ricardo Ramirez, University of Southern California; and Cara Wong, University of Illinois