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Presidents and Executive Politics (Section 9)

Presidents & Executive Politics (PEP) of APSA is the premier association of scholars devoted to the study of the presidency and executives (formerly known as the Presidency Research Group). To that end, it welcomes diverse theoretical perspectives, analytical techniques, and data sources as they contribute to the advancement of scholarship and teaching. It also invites the contributions and perspectives of other disciplines. PEP values the establishment and enhancement of non-partisan links between scholarship, the real world of presidential and executive politics, and public policy.

Founded: 1985

Social: @APSApep

Website: connect.apsanet.org/s9

 

Newsletter: PEP Report

Section Counts

 

Section Membership Dues

 

 

Student Regular
$0 $10

 

Section Officers

Section Officers

Section Journal

Presidential Studies Quarterly

 

PSQ

 

 

Publishes 4 times per year.

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 09. Presidents and Executive Politics awards to-date »

 

George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award

The George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on executive politics completed and accepted during the previous two calendar years (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023). The recipient will receive a $250 award. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Matthew Miles (Chair)

Brigham Young University — Idaho milesma@byui.edu
Michelle Belco University of Houston  mhbelco@central.uh.edu
David Miller  University of California, Riverside david.miller1@ucr.edu

Founders Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The Founders Award honoring Stephen Wayne will be given for the best paper on executive politics presented by a Graduate Student at either the preceding year’s APSA annual meeting or at any of the regional meetings in 2022 or 2023. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Leah A. Murray (Chair) Weber State University lmurray@weber.edu
Benjamin S. Noble University of California, San Diego b2noble@ucsd.edu
Heath Brown  John Jay College — CUNY hbrown@jjay.cuny.edu

Founders Best Paper Award

The Founders Award honoring James Sterling Young will be given for the best paper on executive politics authored by a PhD – holding scholar at the previous year’s (2023) APSA annual meeting. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Dino Christenson (Chair)

Washington University in St. Louis dinopc@wustl.edu
Daniel Tichenor University of Oregon tichenor@uoregon.edu
Joshua B. Kennedy Georgia Southern University joshuakennedy@georgiasouthern.edu
Christina Kinane Yale University  christina.kinane@yale.edu

Richard E. Neustadt Award

The Richard E. Neustadt Award will be given for the best book on executive politics published during 2023. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Donna R. Hoffman (Chair)

University of Northern Iowa donna.hoffman@uni.edu
Sharece Thrower Vanderbilt University  sharece.d.thrower@vanderbilt.edu
Alexander Bolton Emory University  alexander.daniel.bolton@emory.edu
Christopher Devine University of Dayton  cdevine1@udayton.edu
Jeffrey Crouch American University  crouch@american.edu

The Legacy Award

The Legacy Award will be given to a living author for a book, essay, or article, published at least 10 years prior to the award year that has made a continuing contribution to the intellectual development of the fields of presidency and executive politics. Letters of nominations should provide a rationale for the work receiving the award. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
James Pfiffner (Chair) George Mason University  pfiffner@gmu.edu
John A. Dearborn Vanderbilt University  john.a.dearborn@vanderbilt.edu
Ashley Moraguez University of North Carolina at Asheville amorague@unca.edu

 

PEP Career Service Award

Every four years, during a presidential election, the division awards one person the PEP Career Service Award in recognition of career service to the study of the presidency. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2024

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Brendan J. Doherty (Chair) U.S. Naval Academy doherty@usna.edu
Janet Martin Bowdoin College  jmartin@bowdoin.edu
Martha Joynt Kumar Towon University  marthakumar1600@gmail.com
     

 

Emerging Scholar Award

Emerging Scholar Award will be given to an early career scholar (10 years from date of award of PhD) that has made a significant contribution to the intellectual development of the fields of presidency and executive politics. Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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