The Burdette prize is awarded annually for the best paper presented at the previous year's annual meeting. The award is supported by Pi Sigma Alpha. It carries a prize of $750.

The December 1, 2007 nomination deadline has been extended to January 15, 2008.  Please send your nominations via email or post to APSA headquarters.  If submitting via email, please attach an electronic copy of the nominated paper.  If submitting via post, please include three copies of the nominated paper. 

2007 Winner

All Winners

2008 Award Committee

Chair: Fredrick C. Harris
Columbia University
Political Science
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New York, NY 10027
fh2170@columbia.edu

Lawrie  Balfour
University of Virginia
Department of Politics
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Charlottesville, VA 22904-4787

William T. Bernhard
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Political Science
361 Lincoln Hall
702 South Wight Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Franklin Burdette - Pi Sigma Alpha Award
American Political Science Association
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Washington, DC 20036