Formal Theory (Section 52)

The Formal Theory Section of the American Political Science Association is a forum for scholars who use formal theory in their research. The scholarship of the Section’s membership spans substantive subfields and formal approaches. The Section supports and advocates on behalf of its members by, for example, organizing panels at the annual meeting, conducting business meetings of the Section membership, facilitating communication among members, providing relevant resources for teaching and research, and working to broaden the appeal and accessibility of formal theoretic research.

Section Membership Dues

Student	Regular
$0	$25

Founded: 2020
Website: formaltheorysociety.com

Twitter: @FormalTheory

Section Counts

Section Officers

Chair

David Siegel, Duke University

Annual Meeting Division Chair

Keith Schnakenberg, Washington University

Treasurer

Carlo Horz, Texas A&M University

Vice Chair

Ian Turner, Yale University

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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 52. Formal Theory awards to-date »

Journal of Theoretical Politics Ostrom Award

The Journal of Theoretical Politics Ostrom Award is given to the best article published in the Journal of Theoretical Politics within the previous two calendar years (2021, 2022). Due Date: March 1, 2023

Name	Affiliation	Email
Deborah Beim	University of Michigan	dbeim@umich.edu
Alan Wiseman	Vanderbilt University	alan.wiseman@vanderbilt.edu
Scott Wolford	University of Texas--Austin	swolford@austin.utexas.edu

Best Article by a Non-Tenured Scholar

Best paper published in 2022 by a non-tenured scholar. Due Date: March 1, 2023

Name	Affiliation	Email
Avidit Acharya	Stanford University	avidit@stanford.edu
Brenton Kenkel	Vanderbilt University	brenton.kenkel@vanderbilt.edu
Adam Meirowitz	Yale University	adam.meirowitz@yale.edu

Best Article

Best paper published in 2022. Due Date: March 1, 2023

Name	Affiliation	Email
Craig Volden	University of Virginia	cv4w@virginia.edu
Andrew Little	University of California, Berkeley	andrew.little@berkeley.edu
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez	Georgia State University	jorgemartinez@gsu.edu

Best APSA Paper

Best paper presented at APSA in 2022. Due Date: March 1, 2023

Name	Affiliation	Email
Ken Shotts	Stanford University	kshotts@stanford.edu
Mattias Polborn	Vanderbilt University	mattias.polborn@vanderbilt.edu
Raúl Ponce Rodriguez	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez	rponce@uacj.mx