The William Anderson prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state and local politics. It carries a prize of $750.

The award was set up in honor of William Anderson, former APSA president, who was a leading American authority in the areas of local government, public administration, intergovernmental relations and the history of political science. He did much to shape teaching and research in these fields not only at his own university, but throughout the country.

2008 William Anderson Award Recipient

List of All William Anderson Award Recipients

2009 Nomination Information

Departments are requested to submit a letter of nomination and a copy of the dissertation to each award committee member and to the APSA National Office by January 15, 2009.

2009 Award Committee

Chair: Nancy Burns
University of Michigan
Center for Political Studies
PO Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI  48106
nburns@umich.edu

Ricardo Ramirez
University of Southern California
Political Science
Von KleinSmid Center, 327
Los Angeles, CA  90089
ricardo.ramirez@usc.edu

Kim M. Williams
Harvard University
JFK School of Government
79 JFK Street
Taubman 358
Cambridge, MA  02138
kim_williams@harvard.edu

Anderson Award
APSA
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036