Political Communication

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to foster the study of political communications within the discipline of political science including research on mass media, telecommunications policy, new media technologies, and the process of communicating and understanding.

Website: www.politicalcommunication.org

2011 - 2012 Officers

Chair:
Regina G. Lawrence
Louisiana State University
Manship School of Mass Communication
Journalism Building 211
Baton Rouge LA 70803

Vice Chair/Chair-Elect:
Stephen J. Farnsworth
George Mason University
Communication
4400 University Drive, MS 3D6
Fairfax VA 22030

Secretary/Treasurer:
Kate M. Kenski
University of Arizona
Communication
1103 E. University Blvd
Communication Building #25, Room 211
Tucson AZ 85721-0025

Program Chair:
Travis N. Ridout
Washington State University
Political Science
PO Box 644880
816 Johnson Tower
Pullman WA 99164

Executive Council:
Regina Lawrence, Louisiana State University
Stephen Farnsworth, George Mason University
Kate M. Kenski, University of Arizona
Michael Xenos, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ellen Mickiewicz, Duke University
Andrew Rojecki, University of Illinois, Chicago (Member at Large)

Awards

Previous Award Winners

Paul Lazarfeld Best Paper Award for the best paper on political communication presented at the previous years APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be received by December 31, 2011.

Award Committee Members:
Kimberly A. Gross, George Washington University, Chair
Craig Leonard Brians, Virginia Tech
Sean Richey, Georgia State University

Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award for the best book of the year published on political communication within the last ten years. Nominations should be received by December 31, 2011.

Award Committee Members:
Roderick Hart, University of Texas Austin, Chair
Steven Livingston, George Washington University
Ted Brader, University of Michigan

Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award for lifetime service to the study of political communication. Nomination should be received by December 31, 2011.

Award Committee Members:
W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington, Chair
Michael Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania
Rosalee Clawson, Purdue University

Timothy Cook Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award for the best paper on political communication presented by a Graduate Student at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be received by December 31, 2011.

Award Committee Members:
Stephanie Burkhalter, Humboldt State University, Chair
Johanna Dunaway, Louisiana State University
Danielle Vinson, Furman University

David Swanson Career Achievement Award
Jointly administered with the International Communication Association

Award Committee Members:
Gienpietro Mazzoleni, Università di Milano, Chair
Christina Holtz-Bacha, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Ann N. Crigler, University of Southern California
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania