Political Methodology (Section 10)
The purpose of this Section is to provide members having interests in methodology, including research design, measurement, and statistics, opportunities to meet and exchange ideas.
Founded: 1986
Social: @PolMethSociety
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Section Membership Dues
| Student | Regular |
|---|---|
| $10 (Online Journal Only) | $35 (Online Journal Only) |
Section Officers
Section Officers
Section Awards
Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.
All section 10. Political Methodology awards to-date »
Career Achievement Award
The Career Achievement Award honors an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the Political Methodology field.
Nomination Instructions: Nominations may be made by any member of the Section and should consist of a statement outlining the contributions of the nominee and, if possible, the nominee’s vitae.
Deadline for nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Katz (Chair) | California Institute of Technology | jkatz@caltech.edu |
ICPSR Summer Program Undergraduate Scholarships
The ICPSR Summer Program Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded to 8 undergraduates from under-represented groups, broadly defined, to attend the first 4-week session of the ICPSR summer program. Deadline for nominations: TBA
Award Committee
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Emerging Scholar Award
The Emerging Scholar Award honors a young researcher, within ten years of their degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of Political Methodology. Deadline for nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| John Londregan (Chair) | Princeton University | jbl@princeton.edu |
Harold F. Gosnell Prize
The Gosnell Prize for Excellence in Political Methodology is awarded for the best work in political methodology presented at any political science conference during the preceding year. Deadline for Nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Montgomery (Chair) | Washington University in St. Louis | jacob.montgomery@wustl.edu |
John T. Willliams Dissertation Prize
In recognition of John T. Williams’ contribution to graduate training, the John T. Williams Award has been established for the best dissertation proposal in the area of political methodology. Deadline for Nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Mebane (Chair) | University of Michigan | wmebane@umich.edu |
Outstanding Reviewer Award
The Political Analysis Outstanding Reviewer Award recognizes individuals who have provided exemplary assistance to Political Analysis during the previous year. Outstanding Reviewers are those who provide excellent, timely and productive feedback for authors who have submitted manuscripts to Political Analysis. Outstanding Reviewers are also those who frequently review for the journal, and who provide the Editors with productive advice about the submissions they review.
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Hopkins | University of Pennsylvania | danhop@sas.upenn.edu |
| Brandon Stewart | Princeton University | bms4@princeton.edu |
Society for Political Methodology Poster Award
The Society for Political Methodology Poster Awards are given for the best poster presented by a graduate student and the best poster presented by a faculty member or other researcher at the annual summer Methodology Meeting of the previous year.
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Shahryar Minhas (Chair) | Michigan State University | minhassh@msu.edu |
The Latin American Best Poster Award
The Latin American PolMeth Best Poster Award is given for the best poster presented at the Latin American PolMeth meeting. The winner receives a trip to the PolMeth Annual Meeting the following year.
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago Olivella (Chair) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | olivella@email.unc.edu |
Statistical Software Award
The Best Statistical Software Award recognizes individuals for developing statistical software that makes a significant research contribution. Deadline for nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Olga Chyzh (Chair) | University of Toronto | olga.chyzh@utoronto.ca |
Warren Miller Article Award
The Miller Prize for is awarded for the best work appearing in Political Analysis the preceding year. Deadline for nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Hopkins | University of Pennsylvania | danhop@sas.upenn.edu |
| Brandon Stewart | Princeton University | bms4@princeton.edu |
Becky Morton & Tom Carsey Political Methodology Mentoring Award
The Becky Morton & Tom Carsey Political Methodology Mentoring Award honors members of the Society who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentoring and advising graduate and/or undergraduate students and, in particular, those from underrepresented groups. Deadline for nominations: June 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Summer (Chair) | University of Minnesota | jlsumner@umn.edu |
Box-Steffensmeier and Garcia ICPSR Summer Program Scholarship
The John A. Garcia Award is a waiver of Program Scholar fees to attend one or both of the ICPSR Summer Program’s four-week sessions. The scholarship will be awarded to a maximum of three under-represented graduate students in Ph.D. programs Deadline for nominations: TBA
Award Committee
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