British Politics Group Paper, Dissertation, and Fellowship Awards

Stokes Dissertation Research Fellowship
The British Politics Group is pleased to announce the annual Donald E. Stokes Dissertation Research Fellowship. This fellowship of $1000 U.S is intended to assist a graduate student at a North American University working on a dissertation on British politics (broadly defined to include comparative and historical work as well as contemporary British politics) to conduct research in the United Kingdom. The application deadline for the 2008 competition is March 15, 2008. Applications should include a prospectus of 3-5 double-spaced, typewritten pages which outlines the project and makes clear how the fellowship will aid the research, plus a brief C.V. of no more than three pages. A letter from the Chair of the Dissertation Committee concerning the research is also required. Research should be conducted in the United Kingdom sometime during the period June 2008 through August 2009. The successful applicant is required to submit a brief report (3-5 double-spaced pages) on the research financed by the Fellowship by September 30, 2009. Applications will be judged by an international committee of British politics scholars. Applicants will be notified of the committee's decision on their application by May 15, 2008.

The fellowship honors Donald E. Stokes, a founding member of the British Politics Group, a member of its first Executive Committee, and co-author of the seminal book, Political Change in Britain.

All materials and/or inquiries should be directed to:

Samuel H. Beer Prize for the Best Dissertation on British Politics
The Samuel H. Beer Dissertation Prize was developed by the British Politics Group to encourage the study of British politics by graduate students and to reward exceptional work in that area of study. The principle criterion for awarding the Prize is the dissertation's
contribution to the understanding of British politics, regardless of whether the study is exclusively British or comparative research.

We invite nominations for the 2008 award of $300 for the best doctoral dissertation on British politics completed during the calendar years 2005, 2006, or 2007. All nominees must have received their Ph. D. from a department in the U.S. or Canada. Either a supervising professor or a department's director of graduate studies may nominate a dissertation. Either the supervising professor or the dissertation author must be a member of the BPG (can join upon submission). No one person may nominate more than one dissertation. Three (3) loose copies of the nominated dissertation, along with a brief letter of nomination, should be submitted by March 1, 2008 to:

Terrence Casey, Executive Director
British Politics Group
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 877-8281
casey1@rose-hulman.edu

The winner of the award will be announced at the BPG's annual business
meeting at the 2008 APSA convention in Boston.

James B. Christoph Prize for the Best Conference Paper on British
Politics by a Junior Faculty Member
The British Politics Group invites applications for the sixth annual James B. Christoph Prize for the Best Conference Paper on British Politics presented by a junior faculty member. The paper (or poster) must have been presented at a conference during the calendar year 2007.
All papers on British politics, whether solely on Britain or comparative, are eligible. The author/presenter must have: (a) already received his or her Ph.D. at the time the paper was presented; and (b) been an untenured, full-time (tenure-track or visiting) or part-time
faculty member at any institution of higher education in North America at the time of presentation. The prize is $200 US and the decision will be made by a three-person committee of established scholars who are BPG members. The prize is named in honor of the late James B. Christoph, a leading scholar and former President of the BPG.

Those wishing to be considered for the prize should submit either four hard copies or an electronic copy (preferred) of the paper by April 1, 2008. Submissions should be sent to:

The winner of the award will be announced at the BPG's annual business meeting at the 2008 APSA convention in Boston.