Information Technology and Politics (Section 18)
The purpose of this section is to provide a forum for members with an interest in the use of computers, the Internet, and multimedia in teaching, research, and policy applications in political science and all related subfields and disciplines.
Founded: 1988
Public Discussion List: APSA Connect discussion
Newsletter: Information Technology and Politics Newsletter
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|---|---|
| $0 | $8 |
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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 18. Information Technology and Politics awards to-date »
Best Dissertation Award
Best dissertation in information technology and politics defended since the last APSA annual meeting. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalynd Southern | University of Liverpool | r.southern@liverpool.ac.uk |
| Will Schulz | Stanford University | wschulz@stanford.edu |
| Shir Raviv | Tel Aviv University | shirraviv@mail.tau.ac.il |
| Eddie Yang | Purdue University | EddieYang@purdue.edu |
Best Book Award
Best book in information technology and politics published in the previous calendar year. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonis Kalogeropoulos | Vrije Universiteit Brussels | Antonis.kalogeropoulos@vub.be |
| Vaclav Stetka | Loughborough University | v.stetka@lboro.ac.uk |
| Benjamin Burnley | Colorado State University | benjamin.burnley@colostate.edu |
Best Article Published in Information Technology and Politics
Best article published in Information Technology and Politics published in the previous calendar year (ie 2025 for 2026’s award call; must have appeared in an issue – articles that are published as online first should be considered for the year in which they are published in their final version). Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Hoffman | University of Delaware | lindsayh@udel.edu |
| Daniel Muise | Screenlake | muise.dan@gmail.com |
| Augusto Valeriani | University of Bologna | augusto.valeriani@unibo.it |
| Sabina Mihelj | Loughborough University | S.Mihelj@lboro.ac.uk |
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. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Zilinsky | Technical University of Munich | jan.zilinsky@tum.de |
| Thomas Zeitzoff | American University | zeitzoff@american.edu |
| Rajeshwari Majumdar | George Washington University | r.majumdar@gwu.edu |
Best Student Paper Award
Best student paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Yilin Su | University College London | yilin.su@ucl.ac.uk |
| Allison Ko | University of Buffalo | a.w.koh@bham.ac.uk |
| Camila Mont’Alverne | University of Strathclyde | Camila.montalverne@strath.ac.uk |
Best Public Facing Scholarship Award
Best public-facing scholarship published in the previous calendar year (ie 2025 for 2026’s award call). This includes blog posts and popular press publications intended for a broad public audience. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2026
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Curd Knüpfer | University of South Denmark | curd@sdu.dk |
| Michael Bossetta | Lund University | michael.bossetta@gmail.com |
| Manu Singh Burson | Columbia University | ms5129@columbia.edu |