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 41. Political Networks awards to-date »

John Sprague Award

This award, issued by the Political Networks Section of the APSA, is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a graduate student at a political science conference in the previous year. The award includes a cash prize of $250. Nominations should be sent to all three committee members by the nomination deadline. Self-nominations will be accepted. All nominations should include a paragraph motivating the nomination. Late nominations will not be accepted. Deadline for nominations: April 4, 2026.

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Cassy Dorff (Chair)	Vanderbilt University	cassy.dorff@vanderbilt.edu
Claudia Zucca	Tilburg University	C.Zucca@tilburguniversity.edu
Aidan Miliff	Florida State University	amilliff@fsu.edu

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Best Conference Paper Award

This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a faculty person and delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. Nominations should be sent to all three committee members by the nomination deadline. Self-nominations will be accepted. All nominations should include a paragraph motivating the nomination. Late nominations will not be accepted. Deadline for nominations: April 4, 2026

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Anand Sokhey (Chair)	University of Colorado Boulder	anand.sokhey@colorado.edu
Ted Hsuan Yun Chen	George Mason University	ted.hsuanyun.chen@gmail.com
Max Gallop	University of Strathclyde, Glasgow	max.gallop@strath.ac.uk

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Political Ties Award

The APSA organized section on Political Networks is seeking nominations for the Political Ties Award. This award is given annually to the best article published on the subject of political networks. Nominees must have been published — either on-line or in print — in a peer-reviewed journal between January 1st and December 31st of 2025. Nominations should be sent to all three committee members by the nomination deadline. Self-nominations will be accepted. All nominations should include a paragraph motivating the nomination. Late nominations will not be accepted. Deadline for nominations: April 4, 2026

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Mark Lubell (Chair)	University of California, Davis	mnlubell@ucdavis.edu
Dotan Haim	Florida State University	dhaim@fsu.edu
Jennifer Larson	Vanderbilt University	jennifer.larson@vanderbilt.edu

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Best Book Award

Awarded on a biennial basis to the best book published on political networks in a two-year period (current cycle includes books published April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025). Nominations should be sent to all three committee members by the nomination deadline. Self-nominations will be accepted. All nominations should include a paragraph motivating the nomination. Late nominations will not be accepted. Deadline for nomination: Not offered in 2026

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email

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Career Achievement Award

The Career Achievement Award seeks to reward lifetime achievements in the area of political networks. Please contact the committee directly with nominations. Nominations should include a nomination letter and a candidate CV. Self-nominations are encouraged. Late nominations will not be accepted. Deadline for nominations: Not offered in 2026

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email