Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to plan, develop, and implement professional activities for Association members with interests in federalism, intergovernmental relations and state and local government.

Members of this section receive a subscripton to the journal Publius: The Journal of Federalism (http://publius.oxfordjournals.org), the world's leading journal devoted to federalism.

Website: www.apsanet.org/~federalism

2011 - 2012 Officers

Chair:
John J. Dinan
Wake Forest University
Political Science
Box 7568
Winston Salem NC 27109
dinanjj@wfu.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Michael W. Hail
Morehead State University
IRAPP Political Science
UPO Box 699
150 University Blvd.
Morehead KY 40351
m.hail@morehead-st.edu

Editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism:
Carol S. Weissert
Florida State University
Political Science
531 Bellamy Building
Tallahassee FL 32306-2230
cweisser@fsu.edu

2012 Program Chair:
Sean Nicholson-Crotty
University of Missouri
Political Science
113 Professional Building
Columbia, MO 65211-6030
nicholsoncrottys@missouri.edu

Council:
J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida
Kathleen Hale, Auburn University
J. Mitchell Pickerill, Northern Illinois University
Douglas Brown, St. Francis Xavier University
Jeremy Hall, University of Texas at Dallas
Carolyn Johns, Ryerson University
Shama Gamkhar, University of Texas at Austin
Sean Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri
Sandra Vergari, University at Albany, SUNY

Awards

Previous Award Winners

The Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes a lifetime of contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
J. Edwin Benton
University of South Florida
Government & International Affairs
4202 E. Fowler Ave., SOC 107
Tampa FL 33620-8100
jbenton@usf.edu

Award Committee Members:
Jenna Bednar
University of Michigan
Political Science
4259 ISR
426 Thompson St
Ann Arbor MI 48106
jbednar@umich.edu

Jacob T. Levy
McGill University
Political Science
Leacock, 855 Sherbrooke St. W.
Montreal H3A 2T7
Canada
jtlevy@gmail.com

The Deil Wright Best Paper Award is presented to the author of the best paper on federalism and intergovernmental relations presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Kathleen Hale
Auburn University
Political Science
7080 Haley Center
Auburn AL 36849-5208
halekat@auburn.edu

Award Committee Members:
Alec Ewald
University of Vermont
Political Science
532 Old Mill, 94 Univ. Place
Burlington VT 05405-0114
alec.ewald@uvm.edu

Sonja Walti
American University
Public Administration and Policy
Ward Circle Building
4400 Mass. Ave., NW
Washington DC 20016
walti@american.edu

The Martha Derthick Best Book Award is presented to the author of a book published at least ten years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Nominations should be received by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
J. Mitchell Pickerill
Northern Illinois University
Political Science
415 Zulauf Hall
DeKalb IL 60115-2854
pick@niu.edu

Award Committee Members:
Marc Landy
Boston College
Political Science
McGuinn 517
Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Landym@bc.edu

Anna O. Law
DePaul University
Political Science
990 West Fullerton Ave
Suite 2200
Chicago IL 60614
alaw1@depaul.edu