2004 Awards APSA Recognizes Outstanding Accomplishments during Annual Meeting

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The Association honored 23 scholars for their career achievements and outstanding research at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held as part of the Annual Meeting in Chicago. Hosted by 2004 Program Co-Chairs Atul Kohli and Anne Norton, the event began with a luncheon for the winners, their guests, and committee members, and was followed by a ceremony presenting 18 prizes.

The Association honored four individuals for their major contributions to the profession and our understanding and practice of politics. The Association was pleased to honor Patricia W. Ingraham of Syracuse University with the John Gaus Award honoring a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint traditions of political science and public administration. In conjunction with receiving the Gaus Award, Ingraham delivered the annual John Gaus lecture, titled "You Talking to Me? Accountability and the Public Service."

The Carey McWilliams Award, presented annually to an individual who has made a major journalistic contribution to the understanding of politics, was presented to one of today's foremost political commentators, Bill Moyers of Public Affairs Television. His contribution to the politics and the public's understanding of such can not be overemphasized. For many Americans he has been among the most important wellsprings of knowledge and understanding of major social and political trends.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Award, presented each year in recognition of notable public service by a political scientist, was presented to The Honorable David Dreier, Representative of California. Congressman Dreier earned a Master's degree in American Government from Claremont Graduate University in 1976. Respected on both sides of the aisle, the Congressman is best known for his work on the historic 1995 congressional reform package that streamlined committee staff by one-third, made Congress compliant with all anti-discrimination and workplace safety laws, promoted fiscal responsibility through the use of honest budget numbers, eliminated proxy voting in all House committees, created term-limits for committee chairmen, and opened committee meetings to the public and press. His work has truly made Congress more efficient and responsive.

The Ithiel de Sola Pool Award, presented triennially to a scholar selected to explore the implications of research on issues of politics in a global society, went to Manuel Castells of the University of Southern California and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. In conjunction with receiving the award, Castells delivered the triennial Ithiel de Sola Pool address, entitled "Global Politics and Global Governance," which will appear in the January issue of PS.

Eight dissertation prizes were awarded to young scholars who had completed their doctoral studies in 2002 or 2003. The Gabriel A. Almond prize for the best dissertation in comparative politics was awarded to Daniel Ziblatt, University of Pennsylvania. Ziblatt completed "Constructing a Federal State: Political Development, Path Dependence, and the Origins of Federalism in Modern Europe, 1815-1871" under the direction of Kenneth Jowitt at the University of California, Berkeley.

The William Anderson Award for the best doctoral dissertation in the general field of federalism, intergovernmental relations, or state and local politics was awarded to Christopher Berry, Harvard University. Berry completed his dissertation, "Imperfect Union: Fiscal Externalities in Multi-Level Governments," under the direction of Mark Hansen at the University of Chicago.

Tamir Moustafa, University of Wisconsin, won the Edward S. Corwin   Award for "Law Versus the State: The Expansion of Constitutional Power in Egypt, 1980-2001." Joel Migdal of the University of Washington served as Staton's dissertation chair. The Corwin Award is given for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law.

The Harold D. Lasswell Award for the best dissertation in policy studies was presented to Suzanne Christine Nielsen of the U.S. Army for her work "Preparing for War: The Dynamics of Peacetime Military Reform." Nielsen completed her dissertation under the direction of Stephen Peter Rosen at Harvard University.

Helen M. Kinsella of the University of Minnesota received the Helen Dwight Reid Award for the best doctoral dissertation in international relations, law, and politics. Brooks wrote his dissertation, "The Image Before the Weapon: A Genealogy of the 'Civilian' in International Law and Politics," under the direction of Lisa Disch and Kathryn Sikkink, University of Minnesota.

The E. E. Schattschneider Award for the best dissertation in the field of American Politics was jointly presented to Jeremy David Bailey, Boston College, and David Campbell, Harvard University. Bailey completed his dissertation, "Democratic Energy: Thomas Jefferson and the Development of Presidential Power," under the direction of Marc Landy, Boston College. Campbell competed his dissertation, "Participation in Context: How Communities and Schools Shape Civic Engagement," under the direction of Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University.

The Leonard D. White Award for best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration was awarded jointly to Neal D. Woods of the University of South Carolina and Young Han Chun of Chung-Ang University. Woods' dissertation, entitled "Rethinking Regulation: Institutions and Interests in State Regulatory Enforcement," was completed under the direction of Edward T. Jennings of the University of Kentucky. Young's dissertation, "Goal Ambiguity in Public Organizations: Dimensions, Antecedents, and Comparisons" was overseen by Hal G. Rainey, University of Georgia.

The Leo Strauss Award, for the best doctoral dissertation completed and accepted in 2002 or 2003 in the field of political philosophy, was presented to Christina Tarnopolsky of Harvard University. She completed her dissertation, "Plato and the Politics of Shame," under the direction of Nathon Tarcov and Charles Larmore, University of Chicago.

Two awards were presented in the paper and article category in 2004. The Heinz Eulau Award for the best article published in the American Political Science Review during 2003 was given to Mary Hawkesworth of Rutgers University for her work "Congressional Enactments of Race-Gender: Toward a Theory of Raced-Gendered Institutions," published in the December issue.

The Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for the best paper presented at last year's Annual Meeting, was given to Larry W. Chappell of Mississippi Valley State University and Bernard L. Bray of Talladega College for their work, "Civic Theatre for Civic Education."

Four book awards were also presented. Robert O. Self of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee was awarded the Ralph Bunche Award for his book, American Babylon: Race and the Struggle for Postwar Oklahoma (Princeton University Press). The Bunche award is given for the year's best scholarly work in political science which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism.

The Gladys M. Kammerer Award, given for the best political science publication in 2003 in the field of U.S. national policy, was awarded to Gerry Mackie of the University of Notre Dame for his work, Democracy Defended (Cambridge University Press) and to Peter W. Singer of the Brookings Institution for his book Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell University Press).

The Victoria Schuck Award, for the best book published in 2003 on women and politics, was awarded to Nancy J. Hirschmann of the University of Pennsylvania for The Subject of Liberty: Toward a Feminist Theory of Freedom (Princeton University Press).

The Purpose of Intervention: Changing Beliefs about the Use of Force (Cornell University Press), authored by Martha Finnemore of George Washington University, was named winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award. The prize is given for the best book published in 2003 on government, politics, or international affairs.