European Politics and Society

The purpose of the section is to promote comparative discussion, research and debate about the changing sociology of politics, the state and social structures in modern Western Europe.

Review the Section's bylaws.

European Politics and Society Syllabus Bank 

Website: www.apsanet.org/~ep/

2008 - 2009 Officers 

Chair:
Anna M. Grzymala-Busse
University of Michigan
Department of Political Science
505 S. State Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109
abusse@umich.edu

Chair-Elect:
David  Rueda
University of Oxford
Politics and International Relations
Merton College
Merton Street
Oxford OX1 4JD United Kingdom
david.rueda@politics.ox.ac.uk

Treasurer:
Karl C. Kaltenthaler
University of Akron
Department of Political Science
Olin Hall 214
Akron OH 44325-1904
kck@uakron.edu

2009 Program Chair:
Sven  Steinmo
European University Institute
Political Science
Via dei Roccentini 9
Badia Fiesolana
San Domenico 50014 Italy
sven.steinmo@eui.eu

Webmaster:
Leonard Ray
Louisana State University
Department of Political Science
240 Stubbs Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
lray2@lsu.edu

EPS Newsletter Editor:
George E. Shambaugh
Georgetown University
Department of Government
681 ICC
Washington DC 20057-1055
langenbe@georgetown.edu

Steering Committee:
Christopher Anderson, Cornell University
Tanja Borzel, Free University Berlin
Rachel Cichowski, University of Washington
Marc M. Howard, Georgetown University
Karl Kaltenthaler, University of Akron
Kees van Kersbergen, Free University Amsterdam
Amie Kreppel, University of Florida
Bruno Palier, Sciences Po
Jonas Pontusson, Princeton University
David Rueda, University of Oxford
Milada Anna Vachudova, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Missouri

Awards

• Previous Award Recipients 

The Best Book Award will be given to the best book published on European Politics and Society during 2007.  Books to be considered for this award must be nominated by the publisher (self-nominations will not be accepted).  Please send a letter of nomination and one copy of the book to each committee member by March 1, 2009.

Award Committee Chair:
Andrew  Moravcsik
Princeton University
Department of Politics
Robertson Hall 443
Woodrow Wilson School
Princeton NJ 08544

Committee Members:
Conor  O'Dwyer
University of Florida
Political Science
234 Anderson Hall
P.O. Box 117325
Gainesville FL 32611-7325

Julia  Lynch
University of Pennsylvania
Political Science
243 Stiteler Hall
Philadelphia PA 19104-6215

Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on European Politics and Society presented at the 2007 APSA meeting.  Nominations (a brief note of nomination as well as a copy of the paper itself) should be sent to each of the three committee members, either electronically or in hard copy and must be received by March 1, 2009. 

Award Committee Chair:
G. Bingham Powell Jr.
University of Rochester
Political Science
Harkness Hall
Rochester NY 14627

Committee Members:
Rafaela  Dancygier
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School
434 Robertson Hall
Princeton NJ 08544-1012

Marc Morjé Howard
Georgetown University
Government
ICC 681
Washington DC 20057-1034

Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award
The Section's inaugural Prize for the Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation on European Politics and Society filed during 2008.  To be considered for this award, a dissertation must be nominated by the Chair of the department in which it was defended (again, we cannot accept self-nominations).  Letters of nomination and a copy of the dissertation must be sent to each committee member.

Award Committee Chair:
Jytte Klausen
Brandeis University
Politics
MS 058
Waltham MA 02454-9110

Committee Members:
David R. Cameron
Yale University
Political Science
124 Prospect Street
New Haven CT 06520-8301

Mitchell A. Orenstein
The Johns Hopkins University
European Studies
1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Room 523
Washington DC 20036