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

Ian Turner, Yale University

Council

Carlo Prato, Columbia University

Annual Meeting Division Chair

Sergio Ascencio, University of Essex

Annual Meeting Division Chair

Giovanna Maria Invernizzi, Duke University

Treasurer

Carlo Horz, Texas A&M University

Vice Chair

Ryan Hubert, University of California, Davis

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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 (2022, 2023). Due Date: March 1, 2024

Name	Affiliation	Email
Catherine Hafer	New York University	catherine.hafer@nyu.edu
Scott Tyson	University of Rochester	styson2@ur.rochester.edu
Ian Turner	Yale University	ian.turner@yale.edu

Best Article by a Non-Tenured Scholar

Best paper published in 2023 by a non-tenured scholar. Due Date: March 1, 2024

Name	Affiliation	Email
Elizabeth Maggie Penn	Emory University	empenn@emory.edu
Nolan McCarty	Princeton University	nmccarty@princeton.edu
Scott Wolford	University of Texas at Austin	swolford@austin.utexas.edu

Best Article

Best article published in 2023. Due Date: March 1, 2024

Name	Affiliation	Email
Alexandre Debs	Yale University	alexandre.debs@yale.edu
Alan Wiseman	Vanderbilt University	alan.wiseman@vanderbilt.edu
Keith Schnakenberg	Washington University in St. Louis	keschnak@wustl.edu

Best APSA Paper

Best paper presented at APSA in 2023. Due Date: March 1, 2024

Name	Affiliation	Email
Hannah Simpson	Texas A&M University	hannah.simpson@tamu.edu
Alex Hirsch	California Institute of Technology	avhirsch@caltech.edu
John Patty	Emory University	jpatty@emory.edu