The purpose of the Section is to promote interest in teaching and research in urban politics and policy. The Section seeks to encourage communication among person interested in urban politics within the Association and within related disciples.

Website: The Section operates a web site at www.apsanet.org/~urban that includes access to research and data, conference information, Section business, and more.

2007 - 2008 Officers

President:
Richard Stren
University of Toronto (Emeritus)
Political Science
100 St George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 Canada
restren@gmail.com

President-Elect:
Susan E. Clarke
University of Colorado
Political Science
CB 333
Boulder CO 80309
clarkes@colorado.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Lenneal J. Henderson, Chair
University of Baltimore
Public Affairs
Schaefer Center for Public Policy
1304 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD  21202
lennealh@cs.com

2008 Program Chairs:
Melissa J. Marschall
Rice University
Political Science, MS24
PO Box 1892
Houston TX 77251-1892
marschal@rice.edu

Lester Kenyatta Spence
Johns Hopkins University
Political Science
338 Mergenthaler Hall
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore MD 21218
invictus@jhu.edu

Urban Affairs Review:
Baodong (Paul) Liu
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Political Science
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh WI 54901 
liu@uwosh.edu

Executive Council, 2006 - 2008:
Janice Bockmeyer, City University of New York
Julie-Anne Boudreau, University of Quebec
Peter F. Burns, Loyola University-New Orleans
Richard C. Feiock, Florida State University
Michael Owens, Emory University
Takashi Tsukamoto, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Executive Council, 2007 - 2009:
Georgia Persons, Georgia Tech University
James Lance Taylor, University of Southern Florida
Joel Rast, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Mitchell Rice, Texas A & M University
Paul Kantor, Fordham University
Peter Burns, Darthmouth College

Nominating Committee:
Michael Pagano, University of Illinois, Chicago
Jill Gross, Hunter College-CUNY
Andrew Sancton, University of Western Ontario
Robert Whelan, University of Texas, Arlington 

Awards

• Previous Award Recipients 

Award Committee Chair:
Paul  Kantor
Fordham University
Political Science
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx NY 10458-5158

Committee Members:
Julie-Anne  Boudreau
University of Quebec
National Institute of Scientific Research
385, rue Sherbrooke E.
Montreal, Quebec Canada

Richard E. Foglesong
Rollins College
Political Science
1000 Holt Avenue, Box 2762
Winter Park FL 32789-4499

The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper given at an Urban Politics Section panel at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting.

Award Committee Chair:
Ester Rachel Fuchs
Columbia University
International and Public Affairs
420 West 118th Street, Rm 1430A
MC 3328
New York NY 10027

Committee Members:
Cynthia Horan
Yale University
Political Science
124 Prospect St.
New Haven CT 06520

Thomas J. Vicino
University of Texas,  Arlington
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Box 19588
601 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington TX 76019

The Bryan Jackson Dissertation In Ethnic and Racial Politics Research Support Award is given to a graduate student studying racial and ethnic politics in an urban setting.  

Award Committee Chair:
James Lance Taylor
University of San Francisco
Politics
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco CA 94117

Committtee Members:
Georgia A. Persons
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Public Policy
Atlanta GA 30332

Peter Burns
Loyola University, New Orleans
Political Science
6363 St Charles Avenue
Box 86
New Orleans LA 70118