Comparative Democratization

Membership

Section List

By-Laws

The Comparative Democratization Section exists to promote the analysis of the origins, processes, and outcomes of democratization among nations, spur communication among political scientists whose scholarship focuses on particular world regions, and stimulate greater involvement within APSA of political scientists working in various areas like Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Far East, Europe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Section By-Laws

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2011 - 2012 Officers

Chair:
Stephan Haggard
University of California, San Diego
Graduate School of International Relations
9500 Gilman Dr
La Jolla CA 92093-0519
shaggard@ucsd.edu

Vice-Chair:
Dan Slater
University of Chicago
Political Science
5828 S. University, Pick 401
Chicago IL 60637
slater@uchicago.edu

Secretary:
Henry E. Hale
George Washington University
Political Science/ IERES
1957 E St NW, Suite 412
Washington DC 20052
hhale@gwu.edu

Treasurer:
Amaney Jamal
Princeton University
Politics
241 Corwin Hall
Princeton NJ 08544
ajamal@princeton.edu

Newsletter Editors:
Executive Editor:
Michael Bernhard
University of Florida
Political Science
Anderson Hall
PO Box 117325
Gainesville FL 32611
bernhard@ufl.edu

Managing Editor:
Melissa Aten-Becnel
National Endowment for Democracy
International Forum for Democratic Studies
1025 F St, NW Suite 800
Washington DC 20004
melissaa@ned.org

2012 Program Chair:
Kurt Weyland
University of Texas, Austin
Government
1 University Sta A1800
2.116 Batts Hall
Austin TX 78712
kweyland@mail.la.utexas.edu

Awards

Previous Award Recipients

The Best Book Award is given for the best book in the field of comparative democratization published in 2011 (authored, co-authored, or edited). Copies of the nominated book should be sent to each committtee member in time to arrive by March 2, 2012. Books received after this deadline cannot be considered.

Award Committee Chair:
Michael L. Ross
University of California, Los Angeles
Political Science
4289 Bunche Hall, Box 951472
Los Angeles CA 90095
mlross@polisci.ucla.edu

Award Committee Members:
Thad Dunning
Yale University
Political Science
115 Prospect St
New Haven CT 06520-8301
thad.dunning@yale.edu

Benjamin Smith
University of Florida
Political Science
234 Anderson Hall
PO Box 117325
Gainesville FL 32611
bbsmith@ufl.edu

The Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy is given for the best dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy completed and accepted in the two calendar years immediately prior to the APSA Annual Meeting where the award will be presented (2010 or 2011 for the 2012 Annual Meeting). The prize can be awarded to analyses of individual country cases as long as they are clearly cast in a comparative perspective. A hard copy of the dissertation, accompanied by a letter of support from a member of the dissertation committee should be sent to each member of the prize selection committee. Deadline: March 2, 2012”

Award Committee Chair:
Nancy Bermeo
Oxford University
Nuffield College
New Rd
Oxford OX1 1NF
United Kingdom
nancy.bermeo@nuffield.ox.ac.uk

Award Committee Members:
Thomas Pepinsky
Cornell University
Government
322 White Hall
Ithaca NY 14853
pepinsky@cornell.edu

Pauline Jones Luong
University of Michigan
Political Science
505 S. State Street
7632 Haven Hall
Ann Arbor MI 48104
pjluong@umich.edu

The Best Field Work is a prize that rewards dissertation students who conduct especially innovative and difficult fieldwork. Scholars who are currently writing their dissertations or who complete their dissertations in 2011 are eligible. Candidates must submit two chapters of their dissertation and a letter of nomination from the chair of their dissertation committee describing the field work. The material submitted must describe the field work in detail and should provide one or two key insights from the evidence collected in the field. The chapters may be sent electronically or in hard copy directly to each committee member. Nominations should be received by the March 2, 2012 deadline.

Award Committee Chair:
Kenneth F. Greene
University of Texas, Austin
Government
1 University Station - A1800
Austin TX 78712-0119
kgreene@austin.utexas.edu

Award Committee Members:
Claire Leslie Adida
University of California, San Diego
Political Science
9500 Gilman Dr - 0521
La Jolla CA 92093-0521
cadida@ucsd.edu

Lily Tsai
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Political Science
E53-425
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139
l_tsai@mit.edu

The Best Article Award is awarded to single-authored or co-authored articles focusing directly on the subject of democratization and published in 2011 are eligible. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. Copies of the articles should be sent by postal mail to each of the committee members. Nominations should be received by the March 2, 2012 deadline.

Award Committee Chair:
Daniel Posner
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Political Science
4289 Bunche Hall
Box 951472
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472
dposner@polisci.ucla.edu

Award Committee Members:
Anna M. Grzymala-Busse
University of Michigan
Political Science
505 S. State St
Ann Arbor MI 48109
abusse@umich.edu

Edmund J. Malesky
University of California, San Diego
Graduate School of International Relations
9500 Gilman Drive (0519)
IRPS
La Jolla CA 92093-0519
emalesky@ucsd.edu

The Best Paper Award is given to the best paper on comparative democratization presented at the previous year's APSA Convention. Papers must be nominated by panel chairs or discussants. No self nominations are permitted. Nominated papers must be sent by email to each committee member listed below. Deadline: March 2, 2012

Award Committee Chair:
Marc Morjé Howard
Georgetown University
Government
37th & O Sts NW
ICC 681
Washington DC 20057-1034
mmh@georgetown.edu

Award Committee Members:
Lisa A. Blaydes
Stanford University
Political Science
616 Serra St
Encina Hall West, Rm 100
Palo Alto CA 94305-6044
blaydes@stanford.edu

Christian Houle
Trinity College, Dublin
Political Science
College Green 1
Dublin 2
Ireland
houlec@tcd.ie