Leo Strauss Award

The Leo Strauss prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of political philosophy. It carries a prize of $750.

The Fund was developed by former students of Strauss' who sought to recognize his extraordinary influence on generations of students and his contributions to the field of political philosophy. He was a major figure in the department of political science at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1949 to 1967.

2009 Leo Strauss Award Recipient

List of All Leo Strauss Award Recipients

2010 Nomination Information

Departments are requested to submit a letter of nomination and a copy of the dissertation to each award committee member, and a letter of nomination only to the APSA office by January 15, 2010. Please do not submit a copy of the dissertation to the APSA office.

2010 Award Committee

Chair: Mark Bevir
University of California, Berkeley
Political Science
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1950
mbevir@berkeley.edu

Nadia Urbinati
Until December 20th
Department of Political Science
International Affairs Building room 719
Columbia University
New York NY 10027
nu15@columbia.edu
After December 20th
c/o Istituto Gramsci Emilia-Romagna
via Galliera 26
40121 Bologna (Italy)

Juliet A. Williams
University of California, Los Angeles
Women's Studies Department
2225 Rolfe Hall, 951504
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1504
jawilliams@women.ucla.edu

Strauss Award
1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036

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