Book Awards

Publishers and individuals are invited to submit nominations for APSA book awards, presented each year at the Association's Annual Meeting. Detailed information is mailed to publishers each October, including procedures for submission. Announcements also appear in the December issue of PS: Political Science & Politics.

Nomination Information

One copy of each nominated book should be sent to each committee member, as well as to the APSA national office. Should they meet the named criteria, books may be nominated for more than one prize. The deadline for nominations from individuals is January 15 of each year.  The deadline for nominations from publishers is February 15 of each year.

Book Awards
To learn more about an award or to view the names and addresses of the nominating committee for an award, click on the name of the award in the list below.

• Ralph J. Bunche Award [$1,000]
  For the best scholarly work in political science published in the previous calendar year which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism.

2007 CO-RECIPIENTS: 
Fredrick C. Harris, Columbia University; Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, University of Rochester; and Brian D. McKenzie, Texas A&M University

Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles

• Gladys M. Kammerer Award [$1,000]
  For the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of U.S. national policy.

2007 WINNERS:
Marshall Bouton, Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Benjamin I. Page, Northwestern University

• Victoria Schuck Award [$1,000]
  For the best book published in the previous calendar year on women and politics.

2007 CO-RECIPIENTS:
Shireen Hassim, University of Witwatersand

Kathrin S. Zippel, Northeastern University

• Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award [$5,000]
  For the best book published in the U.S. during the previous calendar year on government, politics, or international affairs (supported by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation).

2007 CO-RECIPIENTS:
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James A. Robinson, Harvard University

Stathis Kalyvas, Yale University

Organized Section Book Awards

Many of the Organized Sections also present book awards.  For a summary of current awards, see Organized Section Book Awards.