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Information Technology and Politics Section Award Recipients

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Best Student Paper
Best Public Facing Scholarship
Best Book Award
Best Conference Paper
Best Dissertation Award
Best Published Article Award
Best Instructional Software Award
Best Research Software Award

Best Website Award
Instructional Web Application Award
Outstanding Political Science Computer Software Award
Best Panel, Strategic Narrative in International Politics


Best Student Paper
Best student paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA meeting.

2023 Rui Wang, The State University of New York at Buffalo
“Not all Bots Are Created Equal: The Impact of Bots Classification Techniques on Identification of Discursive Behaviors Around the COVID-19 Vaccine.”
2023 Dror Walter, Georgia State University
“Not all Bots Are Created Equal: The Impact of Bots Classification Techniques on Identification of Discursive Behaviors Around the COVID-19 Vaccine.”
2023 Yotam Ophir, The State University of New York at Buffalo
“Not all Bots Are Created Equal: The Impact of Bots Classification Techniques on Identification of Discursive Behaviors Around the COVID-19 Vaccine.”
2022 Cristian Vaccari, Loughborough University
Outside the Bubble: Social Media and Political Participation in Western Democracies, Oxford UP.
2022 Augusto Valeriani, University of Bologna
Outside the Bubble: Social Media and Political Participation in Western Democracies, Oxford UP.
2021

Katharina Heger, Leipzig University
“Women's Online Political Participation: Empowerment Through a Feminist Identity.” Presented at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting.

2021 Christian P. Hoffmann, Leipzig University
“Women's Online Political Participation: Empowerment Through a Feminist Identity.” Presented at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting.
2020

Heather Hughes, University of Haifa
“The Macedonian Fake News Industry and the 2016 Election.” Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

2019   Emily Van Duyn, The University of Texas at Austin
“Hidden Democracy.”

Best Public Facing Scholarship
Best public-facing scholarship published in the previous calendar year (ie 2017 for 2018’s award call). This includes blog posts and popular press publications intended for a broad public audience.

2023 David Nemer, University of Virginia
2022 Shannon McGregor, University of North Carolina
2020 David Karpf, George Washington University
2019   Julia Azari, Marquette University

Best Book Award
The Best Book Award recognizes the best book in the area of Information Technology and Politics. The contest is limited to books published in the previous calendar year.

2023 Jennifer Forestal, Loyola University Chicago
Designing for Democracy. How to Build Community in Digital Environments. Oxford University Press.
2023 Honorable Mention 
Nina Hall, John Hopkins University
Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era, Think Global, Act Local. Oxford University Press.
2023 Honorable Mention
Emily van Duyn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Democracy Lives in Darkness, How and Why People Keep their Politics a Secret. Oxford University Press.
2021

Rachel K. Gibson, University of Manchester
When the Nerds Go Marching in: How Digital Technology Moved from the Margins to the Mainstream of Political Campaigns. Oxford University Press, 2020.

2020 Nils B. Weidmann, University of Konstanz
The Internet and Political Protest in Autocracies. Oxford University Press, 2019.
2020 Espen Geelmuyden Rod, Uppsala University
The Internet and Political Protest in Autocracies. Oxford University Press, 2019.
2019   Margaret Roberts, University of California, San Diego
Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall. Princeton University Press, 2018. 
2018 Joel Penney, Montclair State University
The Citizen Marketer: Promoting Political Opinion in the Social Media Age. Oxford University Press.
2017  Daniel Kreiss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Prototype Politics: Technology-Intensive Campaigning and the Data of Democracy. Oxford University Press, 2016. 
2016  Eitan Hersch, Yale University
Hacking the Electorate: How Campaigns Perceive Voters. Cambridge University Press, 2015 
2015  Catie Bailard, George Washington University
Democracy's Double-Edged Sword: How Internet Use Changes Citizens' Views of their Government. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 
2014 Andrew Chadwick, University of London
The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power. Oxford University Press, 2013.
2013 David Karpf, George Washington University
The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy. Oxford University Press, 2012.
2012 J.P. Singh, Georgetown University
Globalized Arts: The Entertainment Economy and Cultural Identity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2011.
2010 Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds
The Internet and Democratic Citizenship: Theory, Practice and Policy. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
2010   Jay Blumler, University of Leeds
The Internet and Democratic Citizenship: Theory, Practice and Policy. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

 


Best Conference Paper Award
The Best Conference Paper Award recognizes the best conference paper in the area of information technology and politics. The contest is limited to articles presented at conferences in the previous calendar year.

2023   Kari Steen-Johnsen, Institute for Social Research, Norway
“The Road to Citizenship: Discussing Politics Reinforces Political Interest.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2023   Mads Thau, Institute for Social Research, Norway
“The Road to Citizenship: Discussing Politics Reinforces Political Interest.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2023   Cristian Vaccari, Loughborough University
“The Road to Citizenship: Discussing Politics Reinforces Political Interest.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2022   Cristian Vaccari, Loughborough University
"The Campaign Disinformation Divide: Believing and Sharing News in the 2019 UK General Election"
2022   Andrew Chadwick, Longborough University
"The Campaign Disinformation Divide: Believing and Sharing News in the 2019 UK General Election"
2022   Johannes Kaiser, Longborough University
"The Campaign Disinformation Divide: Believing and Sharing News in the 2019 UK General Election"
2021   Annelise Russell, University of Kentucky
“Tweeting Red: Angry Emotional Appeals in Congress.” Presented at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting.
2021   Whitney Hua, University of Southern California 
“Tweeting Red: Angry Emotional Appeals in Congress.” Presented at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting.
2020   Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University
"Political Advertising Online and Offline." Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
2020   Michael M. Franz, Bowdoin College
"Political Advertising Online and Offline." Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
2020   Gregory J. Martin, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
"Political Advertising Online and Offline." Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
2020   Zachary Peskowitz, Emory University
"Political Advertising Online and Offline." Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
2020  

Travis N. Ridout, Washington State University
"Political Advertising Online and Offline." Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

2019   Cristian Vaccari, Loughborough University 
“Digital Political Talk and Participation in Established and Third Wave Democracies.”
2019   August Valeriani, University of Bologna 
“Digital Political Talk and Participation in Established and Third Wave Democracies.”
2018   Shelley Boulianne, MacEwan University
“Twenty years, thirty-five countries: Digital media effects on participation.”
2018   Honorable Mention
Andrew Guess, Princeton University
Brendan Nyhan, University of Michigan
Jason Reifler, University of Exeter
“Inside the fake news bubble? Consumption of online fake news in the 2016 US Election.”
2017    Hannah Chapman, University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Shoring Up Autocracy: Participatory Technologies and Regime Support in Putin's Russia."
2016    Yannis Theocharis, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research
“A Bad Workman Blames his Tweets.” 
2016    Pablo Barberá, New York University
“A Bad Workman Blames his Tweets.” 
2016    Zoltán Fazekas, University of Southern Denmark
“A Bad Workman Blames his Tweets.” 
2016    Sebastian Adrian Popa, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research
“A Bad Workman Blames his Tweets.” 
2015    Natalie Jomini Stroud, University of Texas, Austin
“Can News Comment Sections Be More Deliberative?” 
2015    Joshua M. Scacco, Purdue University
“Can News Comment Sections Be More Deliberative?” 
2015    Ashley Muddiman, University of Wyoming
“Can News Comment Sections Be More Deliberative?” 
2015    Alexander L. Curry, University of Texas, Austin
“Can News Comment Sections Be More Deliberative?” 
2015    Honorable Mention
Kevin Wallsten, California State University
“Persuasion from Below? An Experimental Assessment of the Impact of Anonymous Comments Sections on New Reader Attitudes” 
2015    Honorable Mention
Melinda Tarsi, Bridgewater State University
“Persuasion from Below? An Experimental Assessment of the Impact of Anonymous Comments Sections on New Reader Attitudes” 
2014    Gabriella Sacramone-Lutz, Columbia University 
"Does Information Technology Flatten Interest Articulation?"
2014    Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University 
"Does Information Technology Flatten Interest Articulation?"
2014     Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania
"Does Information Technology Flatten Interest Articulation?"
2012   Christopher Mascaro, Drexel University
The Daily Brew: The Structural Evolution of the Coffee Party on Facebook (presented during the 2010 United States Midterm Election Season)
2012   Sean Goggins, Drexel University
The Daily Brew: The Structural Evolution of the Coffee Party on Facebook (presented during the 2010 United States Midterm Election Season)
2012   Alison Novak, Drexel University

"The Daily Brew: The Structural Evolution of the Coffee Party on Facebook (presented during the 2010 United States Midterm Election Season)

2010   Jessica Feezell, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Facebook is...Fostering Political Engagement: a Study of Online Social Networking Groups and Offline Participation." 
2010   Meredith Conroy, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Facebook is...Fostering Political Engagement: a Study of Online Social Networking Groups and Offline Participation."
2010   Mario Guerrero, University of California, Santa Barbara

"Facebook is..Fostering Political Engagement: a Study of Online Social Networking Groups and Offline Participation."

2007   Kevin Wallsten, University of California, Berkeley

 


Best Dissertation Award
The Best Disseration Award recognizes the best dissertation in the area of Information Technology and Politics.

  2023 Tongtong Zhang, Stanford University
“Whose Voice Matters? Conformists, Non-Conformists, and Responsiveness in China”
  2023 Honorable Mention
Kiran Arabaghatta Basavaraj, University College London
"The Dynamics and Diffusion of Campaign Misinformation"
  2021 Josh Simons, Harvard University
“Democracy against Prediction: Citizen Rule in the Age of Machine Learning.”
  2020 Xu Xu, Pennsylvania State University
Authoritarian Control in the Age of Digital Surveillance. 2019
  2019 Lizhi Liu, Georgetown University
“From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China.” Stanford University.
  2018   Juan S. Larrosa-Fuentes, Temple University
“Communication and the Body Politic: Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign in Philadelphia’s Latino Community.”
  2018

Honorable Mention
Chrysi Dagoula, University of Sheffield
“The Ongoing Structural Transformations of the Digital Public Sphere(s): The Role of Journalism.”

  2016  David Benson, Southern Methodist University
“The Internet Effect: How Authoritarian Governments use Internet Communication Technologies to Maintain Control of States.” 
  2015  Andreas Jungherr, University of Bamberg
“The Use of Twitter in the Analysis of Political Phenomena” 
  2014 Jun Liu, University of Copenhagen
"How Chinese People Use Mobile Phones to Change Politics and Democracy."
  2013 Leticia Bode, University of Wisconsin and Georgetown University
"Political Information 2.0: A Study in Political Learning Via Social Media"
  2012 Daniel Ross, York University
"The Political Economy of Free and Open Source Software" (Completed at York University; advised b y George Comninel)

 


Best Information Technology & Politics Article Award
The Best Published Article Award recognizes the best scholarly article published about Information Technology and Politics. The contest is limited to articles published in the calendar year. The winner will receive a certificate and a check for the cost of one year’s membership in the APSA and the ITP section. 

2023 Benjamin Guinaudeau, University of Konstanz
 "Fifteen Seconds of Fame: TikTok and the Supply Side of Social Video." Computational Communication Research, 4(2), 463-485.
2023 Kevin Munger, Pennsylvania State University
 "Fifteen Seconds of Fame: TikTok and the Supply Side of Social Video." Computational Communication Research, 4(2), 463-485.
2023 Fabio Votta, University of Amsterdam
 "Fifteen Seconds of Fame: TikTok and the Supply Side of Social Video." Computational Communication Research, 4(2), 463-485.
2021 Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania
“Information Technology and Political Engagement: Mixed Evidence from Uganda.” Journal of Politics 82(4), 2020.
2021 Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University and WZB Berlin 
“Information Technology and Political Engagement: Mixed Evidence from Uganda.” Journal of Politics 82(4), 2020.
2021 Gabriella Sacramone-Lutz, Columbia University
“Information Technology and Political Engagement: Mixed Evidence from Uganda.” Journal of Politics 82(4), 2020.
2020 Jennifer M. Larson, Vanderbilt University
"Social Networks and Protest Participation: Evidence from 130 Million Twitter Users." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 63, Issue 3, July 2019, pages 690-705
2020 Jonathan Nagler, New York University
"Social Networks and Protest Participation: Evidence from 130 Million Twitter Users." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 63, Issue 3, July 2019, pages 690-705
2020 Jonathan Ronen, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology
"Social Networks and Protest Participation: Evidence from 130 Million Twitter Users." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 63, Issue 3, July 2019, pages 690-705
2020 Joshua A. Tucker, New York University
"Social Networks and Protest Participation: Evidence from 130 Million Twitter Users." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 63, Issue 3, July 2019, pages 690-705
2019 Stephen Meserve, Texas Tech University
“Google Politics: The Political Determinants of Internet Censorship in Democracies.” Political Science Research & Methods 6(2): 245-263.
2019 Daniel Pemstein, North Dakota State University 
“Google Politics: The Political Determinants of Internet Censorship in Democracies.” Political Science Research & Methods 6(2): 245-263.
2018   Homero Gil de Zúñiga, University of Vienna
“Effects of the News-Finds-Me Perception in Communication: Social Media Use Implications for News Seeking and Learning About Politics.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
2018 Brian Weeks, University of Michigan
“Effects of the News-Finds-Me Perception in Communication: Social Media Use Implications for News Seeking and Learning About Politics.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
2018 Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu, Universidad de la Laguna
“Effects of the News-Finds-Me Perception in Communication: Social Media Use Implications for News Seeking and Learning About Politics.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
2017  Cristian Vaccari, University of London, Royal Holloway
"Online Mobilization in Comparative Perspective: Digital appeals and political engagement in Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom." Political Communication34(1):69-88.
2016  Pablo Barberá, New York University
“Birds of the Same Feather Tweet Together: Bayesian Ideal Point Estimation Using Twitter Data.” Political Analysis, 23(1), 76-91. 
2014 Pablo Rey Mazon, pageonex.com
2013 Yochai Benkler, Harvard University
A Tale of two Blogospheres Discursive Practices on the Left and Right (American Behavioral Scientist April 2012 vol 56 no 4 pages 459-487)
2013 Aaron Shaw, UC Berkeley and Harvard University
A Tale of two Blogospheres Discursive Practices on the Left and Right (American Behavioral Scientist April 2012 vol 56 no 4 pages 459-487)
2007 Brian Krueger, University of Rhode Island
 

Best Instructional Software Award
The Best Instructional Software Award recognizes a work that enhances the teaching of political science through the use of technology.

2013   George Boynton, University of Iowa
Samuel Best, University of Connecticut
Brian Krueger, University of Rhode Island
Jeffrey Ladewig, University of Connecticut
Clifford Vickrey, University of Connecticut
http://www.quickcount.us
2007 Roy Rosenzweig, George Mason University
1998 David Smetters, MicroCase Corporation
"Explorit"
1997 Kent Portney, Tufts University
"Crime and Punishment"
Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University
"Crime and Punishment"
1995 G. Garson, North Carolina State University
"American Government Simulations"
1994 Marc Triebwasser, Central Connecticut State University
"The American Government Interactive Videodisc"
1992 Kenneth Janda, Northwestern University
"IDEAlog: A Computer Program for Analyzing Political Values"
Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University
"IDEAlog: A Computer Program for Analyzing Political Values"
 Dennis Hartman, Northwestern University
"IDEAlog: A Computer Program for Analyzing Political Values"
Michael Rich, Brown University
"STATMASTER: A Computer Guide to Interpreting SPSS"
Jack Combs, Brown University
"STATMASTER: A Computer Guide to Interpreting SPSS"

Best Research Software Award

The Best Research Software Award recognizes a work that contributes to the furtherance of research in the field as well as improvement of research.

2012    Derrick Cogburn, American University
IDPP Cyberinfrastructure
Micah Altman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DistrictBuilder
Michael McDonald, George Mason University
DistrictBuilder
1998 D. Scott Bennett, Pennsylvania State University
"EUGene"
Allan Stam, Yale University
"EUGene"
1997 Kenneth Benoit, Harvard University
"Ezl: An (Easy) Program for Ecological Inference"
Gary King, Harvard University
"Ezl: An (Easy) Program for Ecological Inference"
1995 Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
"KEDS: Kansas Event Data System"
1994 Gary King, Harvard University
"COUNT: A Program for Estimating Event Count and Duration Regression Models"
1992 Andrew Gelman, University of California, Berkeley
"JudgeIt: A Computer Program for Evaluating Electoral Systems and Redistricting"
Gary King, Harvard University
"JudgeIt: A Computer Program for Evaluating Electoral Systems and Redistricting"
1991 Michael Vasu, North Carolina State University
"SocStatSim"
Ellen Vasu, North Carolina State University
"SocStatSim"

Best Website Award

The Best Political Science Website or Software Award recognizes the website or software, which contributes to research and/or teaching in political science.

2010    Chirag Shah, Rutgers, The State University
Context Miner http://contextminer.com/index.php
2006 Charles Prysby, University of North Carolina
Voting Behavior: The 2004 Election
Carmine Scavo, East Carolina University
Voting Behavior: The 2004 Election
2002 John Wilkerson, University of Washington
Legislative Simulator depts.washington.edu
Dirksen Congressional Center
www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org
LEGSIM
http://depts.washington.edu/
2001 Teaching Human Rights Online
www.oz.uc.edu/thro
2000 Center for Responsive Politics
www.OpenSecrets.org
1998 Project Vote Smart

 


Instructional Web Application Award

2007    Bryan Jones, University of Washington
Policy Agendas Project
2000 Warner Institute for Education in Democracy
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/focus/

 


Outstanding Political Science Computer Software Award

The Outstanding Political Science Computer Software Award recognizing excellence in the creation of political science computer software for classroom or research applications.

2014    Pablo Rey Mazon, PageoneX
2007  John Wilkerson, University of Washington
Policy Agendas Project
Frank Baumgartner, Penn State University
Policy Agendas Project
2000 Michael Corbett, Ball State University
"Poli-Tutor"
University of California, Berkeley
"Computer-Assisted Survey Methods Program," http://csa.berkeley.edu/
1991  Bahram Farzanegan, University of North Carolina, Ashville
"ISN4"
1990  Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
"Crosstabs"

 


Best Panel, Strategic Narrative in International Politics

2014    Ken Rogerson, Chair
Sarah A. Oates, Discussant
Laura Roselle, Panelist
Ben O'Loughline, Panelist
Robin Christoper Brown, Panelist
Cristina Archetti, Panelist
Allister John Miskimmon, Panelist