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 20. Comparative Politics awards to-date »
Luebbert Book Prize
The Luebbert Book Prize has a two-tier selection process – the Shortlisting Committee reads all books and the Final Selection Committee makes the decision. However, we ask that physical copies of nominated books should be sent to each member of both committees by February 1. Please note, only books with a copyright date of 2022 and 2023 are eligible. We will be in touch with authors whose books have been shortlisted. Please apply via the following link: Luebbert Book Prize
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024
Luebbert Article Prize
Awarded annually for the best article published in the field of comparative politics during the previous two years. Please apply via the following link: Luebbert Article Prize
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024
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Sage Paper Prize
Awarded to the best paper in comparative politics presented at the 2023 meeting of the American Political Science Association. Please apply via the following link: Sage Paper Prize
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024
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Lijphart/Przeworksi/Verba Dataset Award
Awarded annually to a publicly available dataset in the field of comparative politics. Please include instructions on accessing the dataset and note the top 5 publications or documents utilizing the dataset. Please apply via the following link: Lijphart/Przeworksi/Verba Dataset Award
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024
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Theda Skocpol Prize for Emerging Scholars
Awarded to a scholar up to ten years post-PhD whose work has made impactful empirical, theoretical and/or methodological contributions to the study of comparative politics. Nominations should include the CV of the nominee and a nomination letter. Please apply via the following link: Theda Skocpol Prize for Emerging Scholars
Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024
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Bingham Powell Mentoring Award
This prize, introduced in 2012, is awarded to a political scientist who, throughout their career, has demonstrated a particularly outstanding commitment to the mentoring of graduate students in the field of comparative politics. The prize was named in honor of G. Bingham Powell, and initiated by his students. Nomination letters for the G. Bingham Powell graduate mentoring award should include, but go beyond, the academic achievements of the nominee, and provide information about the role the nominee has played in advancing the intellectual development and research careers of their mentees. Testimonials from a few former mentees can be included in the nomination letter, which should not exceed five pages. Please apply via the following link: Bingham Powell Mentoring Award
Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024
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