Edward S. Corwin Award

The Edward S. Corwin prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of public law. It carries a prize of $750.

The Corwin award is for the best doctoral dissertation completed and accepted during that year or the previous year in the field of public law, broadly defined to include the judicial process, judicial behavior, judicial biography, courts, law, legal systems, the American constitutional system, civil liberties, or any other substantial area, or any work which deals in a significant fashion with a topic related to or having substantial impact on the American Constitution.

Edward S. Corwin was a former Association president who is nationally known and widely published. He consulted with many other academics as well as politicians involved with constitutional issues, most notably when he publicly supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's Supreme Court reorganization ("court packing") plan.

Gifts from members and friends to help fund awards like the Edward S. Corwin prize are always appreciated and help APSA promote opportunity and achievement.

2007 Winner

List of All Winners

2008 Nomination Information

2008 Award Committee

Chair: Ira H. Carmen
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Political Science
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Urbana, IL 61801
icarmen@uiuc.edu

Ellen Ann Andersen
Indiana University / Purdue University
Political Science
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Indianapolis, IN 46202

Gregory A. Caldeira
Ohio State University
Political Science
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Columbus, OH 43210-1373