Religion and Politics

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to encourage the study of religions and politics by political scientists including issues of church and state, law, morality, political behavior, social justice, and the contributions of faith to political understanding.

Website: www.apsanet.org/~religionandpolitics/

2008 - 2009 Officers

Chair:
Kimberly H. Conger
Iowa State University
Political Science
515 Ross Hall
Ames IA 50011-1204
conger@iastate.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
John R. Pottenger
University of Alabama, Huntsville
Political Science
Morton Hall 250
1401 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville AL 35899
pottenj@uah.edu

2009 Program Chair:
J. Matthew Wilson
Southern Methodist University
Political Science
Box 750117
Dallas TX 75275-0117
jmwilson@mail.smu.edu

Webmaster
Ricardo M. Barrera, resident@politicalphilosophy.net

Executive Committee
Ahmet Kuru, Columbia University
Katherine Knutson, Gustauvs Adolphus College
Mark Rozell, George Mason University
Shmuel Sandler, Bar Ilan University

Journal
Politics and Religion

Editors:
Ted G. Jelen
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Political Science
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 455029
Las Vegas NV 89154-5029
jelent@unlv.nevada.edu

Sabrina Petra Ramet
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sociology & Political Science
Institutt for sociologi and statsvitenskap
Trondheim 7491 Norway
sabrina.ramet@svt.ntnu.no

Awards

Previous Award Recipients

The Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on religion and politics successfully defended in 2007 and 2008. Please direct a copy of each nominated dissertation to each committee member by February 15, 2009.

Award Committee Chair:
Mark Brewer, University of Maine

Committee Members:
Ahmet T. Kuru, Columbia University
Eldon Eisenach, University of Tulsa
Caroline Nordlund, Lake Forest College
Tamir Moustafa, Simon Fraser University

The Paul J. Weber Award is given for the best paper dealing with religion and politics presented at the 2007 APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations are made by panel chairs and discussants and must be submitted to the Committee Chair by February 1, 2009.

Award Committee Chair:
James Penning, Calvin College

Committee Members:
Brian Calfano, Missouri State University
Nancy Wadsworth, University of Denver
Thomas Uthup, United Nations
Rolin Mainuddin, North Carolina Central University
Mohammed Nimer

The Hubert Morken Award is given for the best publication dealing with religion and politics published during 2006 and 2007. This is a biennial award to be awarded at the 2009 APSA meeting. Please direct one copy of each nominated
publication to each committee member by September 30, 2008.

Award Committee Chair:
Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Center for International Development
79 JFK Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Committee Members:
Melissa Deckman, Washington College
Moshe Hellinger, Bar-IIan University
Stephen M. King, Patrick Henry College
Dave Rausch, West Texas A&M University