Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to plan, develop, and implement professional activities for Association members with interests in federalism, intergovernmental relations and state and local government.

Members of this section receive a subscripton to the journal Publius: The Journal of Federalism (http://publius.oxfordjournals.org), the world's leading journal devoted to federalism.

Website: www.apsanet.org/~federalism

2009 - 2010 Officers

Chair:
Barry G. Rabe
University of Michigan
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
735 S. State St.
5234 Weill Hall
Ann Arbor MI 48109-3120
brabe@umich.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Michael W. Hail
Morehead State University
IRAPP Political Science
UPO Box 699
150 University Blvd.
Morehead KY 40351
m.hail@morehead-st.edu

Editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism:
Carol S. Weissert
Florida State University
Political Science
531 Bellamy Building
Tallahassee FL 32306-2230
cweisser@fsu.edu

2010 Program Chair:
Scott W. Allard
University of Chicago
School of Social Service Administration
969 E 60th St
Chicago IL 60637
sallard@uchicago.edu

Council:
Scott Allard, University of Chicago
Carolyn Bourdeaux, Georgia State University
Douglas Brown, Saint Francis Xavier University
Kiki Caruson, University of South Florida
John Dinan, Wake Forest University
Jeremy Hall, University of Texas at Dallas
Carolyn Johns, Ryerson University
Alberta Sbragia, University of Pittsburgh
Debora Van Nijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University

Awards

Previous Award Winners

The Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes a lifetime of contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Jeremy Hall, University of Texas at Dallas
jlh085000@utdallas.edu

Committee Members:
Cheryl Collier, University of Windsor
ccollier@uwindsor.ca

John Dinan, Wake Forest University
dinanjj@wfu.edu

The Deil Wright Best Paper Award is presented to the author of the best paper on federalism and intergovernmental relations presented at the 2006 APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be received by November 1, 2009.

Award Committee Chair:
Carolyn Johns, Ryerson University
cjohns@politics.ryerson.ca

Award Committee Members:
Shama Gamkhar, University of Texas at Austin
gamkhar@utexas.edu

Christopher Borick, Muhlenberg College
cborick@muhlenberg.edu

The Martha Derthick Best Book Award is presented to the author of a book published at least ten years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Kiki Caruson, University of South Florida
kcaruson@cas.usf.edu

Award Committee Members:
Edella Schlager, University of Arizona
edella.schlager@gmail.com

Patrick McGuinn, Drew University
pmcguinn@drew.edu

Nominations Committee for 2010:
Frank Thompson, Rutgers University at Newark, Chair
Carolyn Bourdeaux, Georgia State University