1994 Award Recipients

Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations

Deil S. Wright Best Paper Award
The Deil S. Wright Best Paper Award conferred for the best paper in the field of federalism and intergovernmental relations presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting.

Rey Koslowski, University of Pennsylvania
“Immigration and the Union of Democratic States”

Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award
The Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award recognizes distinguished scholarly contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.

Samuel Beer, Harvard University

Law and Courts

Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award
The Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award (formerly the American Judicature Society Award) is given annually for the best paper on law and courts presented at the previous year’s annual meetings of the American, International, or regional political science associations. Single- and co-authored papers, written by political scientists, are eligible. Papers may be nominated by any member of the Section.

	Christine Harrington, New York University “Rethinking Litigation: The Role of Courts in Producing Litigation”
	Daniel Ward, Rice University “Rethinking Litigation: The Role of Courts in Producing Litigation”
	Honorable Mention Kevin McGuire, University of Minnesota “The Supreme Court Bar: Legal Elites in the Washington Community” (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993)

Law and Courts Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Formerly the CQ Press Award, the Best Graduate Student Paper Award is given annually for the best paper in the field of law and courts written by a graduate student. To be eligible, the nominated paper must have been written by a full-time graduate student. Both single- and co-authored papers are eligible. In the case of co-authored papers, each author must have been a full-time graduate student at the time the paper was written. Submitted papers may have been written for any purpose (including papers written for seminar, scholarly meetings, and for potential publication in academic journals). This is NOT, however, a dissertation or thesis prize.

Nancy Crowe, University of Chicago
“Gender and Asset Settlements in Divorce Proceedings”

C. Herman Pritchett Award
The C. Herman Pritchett award is given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist and published the previous year.

	Howard Gillman, University of Southern California The Constitution Besieged: The Rise and Demise of Lochner Era Police Powers Jurisprudence (Durham: Duke University Press, 1993)
	Honorable Mention Kevin McGuire, University of Minnesota The Supreme Court Bar: Legal Elites in the Washington Community (University Press of Virginia)

Legislative Studies

CQ Press Award
The CQ Press Award for the best paper on legislative studies presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting.

	Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska, Lincoln “Public Enemy: People's Perception of Congress”
	John Hibbing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln “Public Enemy: People's Perception of Congress”

Richard F. Fenno Prize
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.

	Gary Cox, University of California-San Diego Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House (University of California Press, 1993)
	Mathew McCubbins, University of California-San Diego Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House (University of California Press, 1993)

Public Policy

Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award
The Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award is given for the best book or article published in the general area of public policy during the past twenty (20) plus years. The book or article should have had a major impact on the field. This award carries a $500 prize.

John Kingdon, University of Michigan
Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policy (Addison-Wesley Pub Co, 1997; 2nd Edition)

Political Organizations and Parties

Emerging Scholars Award
The Emerging Scholars Award is given to a scholar who has received his or her Ph.D. within the last five years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.

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