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Political Communication (Section 23)

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.

Founded: 1989
Website: http://www.politicalcommunication.org/ 

Social: @poli_com
Newsletter: Political Communication Report

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Section Awards

Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.

All section 23. Political Communication awards to-date »

 

Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award

The Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award is given to the most outstanding book in the field of political communication that was published in the past decade. The nominated book and a nomination letter should be sent to all three members of the award committee. The nomination letter should clearly explicate how the book has made a significant theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical contribution to political communication scholarship in the last decade. Copies of book reviews may also be included with the nomination letter and book. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Michael Wagner (Chair) University of Wisconsin - Madison mwagner8@wisc.edu
Jessica Feezell  University of New Mexico  jfeezell@unm.edu
Rachel Kuo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign rskuo2@illinois.edu
Lala Muradova Pompeu Fabra University lala.muradova@upf.edu

Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award

The Paul Lazarsfeld Award recognizes the best paper on political communication presented at the previous year’s APSA annual meeting or Political Communication pre-conference. Preference will be given to papers presented in the Political Communication Section. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024


Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Rune Slothuus (Chair) Aarhus University slothuus@ps.au.dk
Chelsea Butkowski American University butkowski@american.edu
Meredith Pruden Kennesaw State University mpruden@kennesaw.edu

Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The Timothy E. Cook Award recognizes the best paper on political communication presented by a graduate student at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting or Political Communication pre-conference. Preference will be given to papers presented in the Political Communication Section. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Nina Oberheimer (Chair) King's College London nina.obermeier@kcl.ac.uk
Emilija Gagrcin  University of Mannheim  gagrcin@uni-mannheim.de
Dan Myers University of Minnesota cdmyers@umn.edu
Pelekeh Tapang York University  pelekeh@gmail.com

Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award

The Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation completed in the field of political communication in the previous year. Nominations for the award should be made by the adviser of the dissertation or by a faculty member from the department in which the dissertation was completed. Nomination letters should explain the central argument advanced by the dissertation and specify its original contribution to the field. Letters should be no more than one page in length. Eligible dissertations must have been defended successfully in the calendar year preceding the award (e.g., candidates whose degrees were awarded in 2023 will be eligible for the 2024 dissertation award). The nominating letter and digital copies of the dissertation, abstract of the dissertation (500 words or less), and the nominee’s curriculum vita (with current address) should be sent to the chair of the dissertation award committee.  Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Jianing Li (Chair) University of South Florida jianingli@usf.edu
Eunji Kim Columbia University ek3307@columbia.edu
Emily Lynch University of Rhode Island emilylynch@uri.edu
Tarah Williams Allegheny College twilliams@allegheny.edu

Walter Lippmann Best Published Article Award

The Walter Lippmann Best Published Article Award recognizes the best article published in the field of political communication in the previous calendar year. Articles will be proposed by nomination or self-nomination. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Patricia Rossini (Chair) University of Glasgow patricia.rossini@glasgow.ac.uk
John Cluverius University of Massachusetts Lowell john_cluverius@uml.edu
Philipp Darius The Hertie School darius@hertie-school.org
Stephanie DeMora University of Pennsylvania stephanie.demora@appc.upenn.edu

Murray Edelman Lifetime Distinguished Career Award

The Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. The award is now given only in odd-numbered years. Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
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David Swanson Award for Service to Political Communication Scholarship

The David Swanson Award for Service to Political Communication Scholarship recognizes distinguished and sustained contributions to the field as planners, editors, and leaders and in roles that require time and energy, innovation, and personal dedication. The award honors David Swanson, one of the founders of political communication who gave exemplary service to the ICA Political Communication Division and the APSA Political Communication Section. In his memory, the ICA division presents the award every other year. The joint award committee includes representatives of the ICA division and APSA section.
The ICA division chair appoints members with the advice of the APSA chair, and the committee receives nominations and generates additional candidates, deliberates on the pool of potential awardees, and makes a selection. The winner receives the award plaque at the annual business meeting of the ICA Political Communication Division. The award is given in even-numbered years. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Yariv Tsfati University of Haifa ytsfati@com.haifa.ac.il
Johanna Dunaway Syracuse University jldunawa@syr.edu
Claes de Vreese University of Amsterdam c.h.devreese@uva.nl