Awards

• Previous Award Recipients

Richard F. Fenno Book Prize for the best book in legislative studies published in 2007. In the tradition of Professor Fenno's work, this prize is designed to honor work that is both theoretically and empirically strong. Moreover, this prize is dedicated to encouraging scholars to pursue new and different avenues of research in order to find answers to previously unexplored questions about the nature of politics.  Nominations must have a 2007 copyright date, and a copy of the book must be sent to each member of the committee by March 1, 2008. 

Award Committee Chair:
Gregory Wawro
Columbia University
Political Science
420 West 118th Street
New York NY 10027

Committee Members:
Bryan D. Jones
University of Washington
Political Science
Box 353530
Seattle WA 98195

Barbara  Sinclair
University of California, Los Angeles
Political Science
4289 Bunche Hall
405 Hilgard St., Box 951472
Los Angeles CA 90095-1472

The Congressional Quarterly Press Award for the best paper on legislative studies presented at the 2007 APSA Annual Meeting.  Nominations should be submitted by January 1, 2008. 

Award Committee Chair:
Bruce I. Oppenheimer
Vanderbilt University
Political Science
Box 8, Station B
Nashville TN 37235

Committee Members:
Jennifer L. Lawless
Brown University
Political Science
Prospect House, Box 1844
36 Prospect Street
Providence RI 02912

Joshua D. Clinton
Princeton University
Politics
Corwin Hall
Princeton NJ 08544-1012

Lawrence C. Dodd
University of Florida
Political Science
234 Anderson Hall
Gainesville FL 32611

The Carl Albert Dissertation Award. Topics may be national or subnational in focus-on Congress, parliaments, state legislatures, or other representative bodies. Dissertation must have a 2005 or 2006 copyright date. Terms for submitting dissertation: (1) one copy sent to each member of the committee; (2) no more than one submission per PhD granting department; (3) letter form the department idicating the selection; and (4) a letter from the dissertation chair, or other appropriate committee member, describing the significance of the work.  Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2008.

The Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the best article in Legislative Studies Quarterly in 2007. The award is sponsored by the Dirksen Congressional Center. Nominations shoud be submitted by March 1, 2008.

Award Committee Chair:
John D. Griffin
University of Notre Dame
Political Science
217 O'Shaughnessy
South Bend IN 46556

Committee Members:
Sarah Binder
Brookings Institution
 and George Washington University
Political Science
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036

William  Mishler
University of Arizona
Political Science
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 315
Tucson AZ 85721-0027

The Alan Rosenthal Prize for the best book or article in legislative studies written by a junior scholar that has potential value to legislative practitioners. In the spirit of Alan Rosenthal's work, this prize is dedicated to encouraging young scholars to study questions that are of importance to legislators and legislative staff and to conduct research that has the potential application to strengthening the practice of representative democracy. Topics may be national or subnational in focus and apply to any country. Preference will be given to comparative legislative research among legislatures in the same country of across countries. The prize is funded by the Trust for Representative Democracy of the National Conference of State Legislature and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation. Nominations for award may be done by anyone, including authors, publishers, departments or practitioners. Please send cover letter and copy of work to each member of prize committee by March 1, 2008.  

Award Committee Chair:
Dr. James A. Thurber
American University
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Ward 109
Washington DC 20016-8130

Committee Members:
Nancy  Martorano
University of Dayton
Political Science
300 College Park
Dayton OH 45469-1425

Michael D. Minta
Washington University in St. Louis
Political Science
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1063
Saint Louis MO 63130

Tracy  Sulkin
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Political Science and Speech Communication
702 South Wright Street
361 Lincoln Hall
Urbana IL 61801