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APSA Book Awards

Publishers and individuals are invited to submit nominations for APSA book awards, presented each year at the Association's Annual Meeting. Detailed information is mailed to publishers each October, including procedures for submission.

A copy of each nominated book should be sent to each award committee member, as well as to the APSA national office. Should they meet the named criteria, books may be nominated for more than one prize. The deadline for nominations from individuals is January 15 of each year. The deadline for nominations from publishers is February 15 of each year.

Click on the name of the award in the following list to learn more about the award and to find the names of award committee members.

Ralph J. Bunche Award [$1,000]
For the best scholarly work in political science published in the previous calendar year which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism.

Gladys M. Kammerer Award [$1,000]
For the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of U.S. national policy.

Victoria Schuck Award [$1,000]
For the best book published in the previous calendar year on women and politics.

Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award [$5,000]
For the best book published in the U.S. during the previous calendar year on government, politics, or international affairs (supported by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation).

Organized Section Book Awards

The following APSA organized section book awards will be presented at the next APSA Annual Meeting. Recipients are generally selected by member committees appointed by the chair or executive committee of the section. The organized section recognize winners at their annual business meetings, which are held in conjunction with the APSA Annual Meeting.

Deadlines and nomination procedures for the following section awards vary. Please address questions about these awards to the award committee chair listed on the organized section's page. All entries below contain a link to the section's page.

CONFLICT PROCESSES
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best book making outstanding contributions to the study of any and all forms of political conflict, either within or between nation-states, published in the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given. For details, see the Conflict Processes organized section.

FEDERALISM & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Martha Derthick Best Book Award
The Martha Derthick Best Book Award is conferred for the best book on federalism and intergovernmental relations published at least 10 years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. For details, see the Federalism & Intergovermental Relations organized section.

LAW AND COURTS
C. Herman Pritchett Award
The C. Herman Pritchett award is given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist and published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. Case books and edited books are not eligible. Books may be nominated by publishers or by members of the section. for details, see the Law and Courts organized section.

LAW AND COURTS
Lasting Contribution Award
This award is given annually for a book or journal article, 10 years or older, that has made a lasting impression on the field of law and courts. Only books and articles written by political scientists are eligible; single-authored works produced by winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award are not eligible. The award carries a cash prize of $250. for details, see the Law and Courts organized section.

LEGISLATIVE STUDIES
Richard Fenno Award
In the tradition of Professor Fenno's work, this prize is designed to honor work that is both theoretically and empirically strong. Moreover, this prize is dedicated to encouraging scholars to pursue new and different avenues of research in order to find answers to previously unexplored questions about the nature of politics. Nominations must have a copyright year that is one year prior to the Annual Meeting year. for details, see the Legislative Studies organized section.

LEGISLATIVE STUDIES
Alan Rosenthal Prize
The Alan Rosenthal Prize is given to the Best Book or Article in legislative studies written by a junior scholar that has potential value to legislative practitioners. for details, see the Legislative Studies organized section.

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTIES
Leon Epstein Book Award
For a book published in the last two calendar years that makes an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties. for details, see the Political Organization and Parties organized section.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Herbert A. Simon Book Award
The Herbert A. Simon Best Book Award conferred annually for the best book on public administration published in the last 3 to 5 years that has made a significant contribution to public administration scholarship. for details, see the Public Administration organized section.

REPRESENTATION & ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
George H. Hallet Award
Given for a book that is at least 10 years old, that has had a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems. for details, see the Representation & Electoral Systems organized section.

PRESIDENCY RESEARCH
Richard E. Neustadt Award
For the best book on the U.S. presidency published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. for details see the Presidency Research organized section.

RELIGION & POLITICS
Best Publication Award
The Religion and Politics organized section presents this award biennially for the best publication dealing with religion and politics published during the specified time period. for details, see the Religion and Politics organized section.

URBAN POLITICS
Best Book Award
For the best book on urban politics published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. for details, see the Urban Politics organized section.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
Lynton Keith Caldwell Award
The Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize is given for the best book on environmental politics and policy published in the past three years. for details, see the Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics organized section.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
Don K. Price Award
The Don K. Price Award is given for the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the past three years. for details, see the Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics organized section.

FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL THEORY
First Book Award
The First Book Award recognizes the best first book by a scholar in the early stages of his or her career. for details, see the Foundations of Political Theory organized section.

FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL THEORY
David Easton Award
The David Easton Award is given for a book that broadens the horizons of contemporary political science by engaging issues of philosophical significance in political life through any of a variety of approaches in the social sciences and humanities. for details, see the Foundations of Political Theory organized section.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Gregory Luebbert Book Award
For the best book in the field of comparative politics published in the preceeding two years. for details, see the Comparative Politics organized section.

EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Best Book Award
For the best book on European politics and society published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. for details, see the European Politics and Society organized section.

NEW POLITICAL SCIENCE
Michael Harrington Book Award
The Michael Harrington Book Award is given for an outstanding book that demonstrates how scholarship can be used in the struggle for a better world. for details, see the New Political Science organized section.

POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
Doris Graber Book Award
For the best book published on political communication in the last 10 years. for details, see the Political Communication organized section.

POLITICS AND HISTORY
J. David Greenstone Book Award
The J. David Greenstone Award for the best book in politics and history published within the previous two calendar years. for details, see the Politics and History organized section.

POLITICAL ECONOMY
William H. Riker Book Award
For the best book on political economy published in the previous year. for details, see the Political Economy organized section.

POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Robert E. Lane Award
For the best book in political psychology published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. for details, see the Political Psychology organized section.

ELECTIONS, PUBLIC OPINION, AND VOTING BEHAVIOR
Philip Converse Book Award
Philip Converse Book Award for outstanding book in the field published five or more years ago. for details, see the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior organized section.

RACE, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICS
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is awarded to best book in the field of race, ethnicity, and politics. for details, see the Race, Ethnicity and Politics organized section.

INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS
Robert Jervis and Paul Schroeder Best Book Award
For the best book on international history and politics. This award may be granted to a single-authored or multi-authored book, or to an edited volume. The award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. The copyright date of a book will establish the relevant year. for details, see the International History and Politics organized section.

COMPARATIVE DEMOCRATIZATION
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best single authored, multi-authored, or edited book on comparative democratization published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. for details, see the Comparative Democratization organized section.

HUMAN RIGHTS
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best single-authored, multi-authored or edited volume on human rights published in the year prior to the Annual Meeting. for details, see the Human Rights organized section.

QUALITATIVE METHODS AND MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH
Giovanni Sartori Book Award
The Giovanni Sartori Book Award honors Giovanni Sartori's work on qualitative methods and concept formation, and especially his contribution to helping scholars think about problems of context as they refine concepts and apply them to new spatial and temporal settings. The award is intended to encompass two types of contributions: new research on methodology per se, i.e., studies that introduce specific methodological innovations or that synthesize and integrate methodological ideas in a way that is in itself a methodological contribution; and substantive work that is an exemplar for the application of qualitative methods. This award may be granted to a single-authored or multi-authored book, or to an edited volume. The award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. for details, see the Qualitative Methods and Multi-Method Research organized section.