Ralph Bunche Award

The Ralph Bunche prize is awarded annually for the best scholarly work in political science which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism. It carries a prize of $1,000.

2007 Winner

List of All Winners

2008 Nomination Information

One copy of each nominated book should be sent to each committee member, as well as to the APSA national office. Should they meet the named criteria, books may be nominated for more than one prize. The deadline for nominations from individuals is January 15 of each year.  The deadline for nominations from publishers is February 15 of each year.

2008 Award Committee

Chair: Ashutosh  Varshney
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Political Science
5700 Haven Hall
505 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045
varshney@umich.edu 

Amrita Basu
Amherst College
1364 Southeast Street
Amherst MA 01002

Merle L. Bowen
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Political Science
702 S. Wright Street
361 Lincoln Hall
Urbana IL 61801-3696 

Bunche Award
APSA
1527 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036-1206