Women and Politics Research

The purpose of this section is to foster the study of women and politics within the discipline of political science.

Website: www.apsanet.org/~wpol/index.htm

Journal: Politics & Gender

2007 - 2008 Officers

President:
Kira  Sanbonmatsu
Rutgers University
CAWP/Eagleton Institute
191 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick NJ 08901
sanbon@rci.rutgers.edu

President Elect:
Debra J. Liebowitz
Drew University
Political Science & Women's Studies
203 Smith House
Madison NJ 07940
dliebowi@drew.edu

President-Elect-Elect:
Georgia  Duerst-Lahti
Beloit College
Department of Political Science
700 College
Beloit WI 53511
duerstgj@beloit.edu

Secretary:
Kathleen Dolan
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Political Science
3210 N. Maryland Avenue
Milwaukee WI 53211
kdolan@uwm.edu

Treasurer:
Melody Rose
Portland State University
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
PO Box 751
URBN 650
Portland OR 97207
rosem@pdx.edu

Editors, Politics & Gender Journal:
Kathleen  Dolan
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Political Science
3210 N. Maryland Avenue
Milwaukee WI 53211
kdolan@uwm.edu

Aili Mari Tripp
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Political Science
401 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall
Madison WI 53706
tripp@polisci.wisc.edu

Newsletter Editor:
Hamideh Sedghi
Harvard University
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
38 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA  02138
hsedghi@fas.harvard.edu

2008 Program Chair:
Debra J. Liebowitz
Drew University
Political Science & Women's Studies
203 Smith House
Madison NJ 07940
dliebowi@drew.edu

Council:
Julia Jordan Zachery, Howard University
Holloway Sparks, Emory University
Mona Lena Krook, Washington University in Saint Louis
Susan Mezey, Loyola University Chicago

Awards

• Previous Award Recipients 

The Best Dissertation Award on women and politics. To be eligible, a dissertation must be completed and successfully defended in the previous calendar year. Please mail a copy of the dissertation to each member of the award committee. The deadline for submissions or nominations will be January 15, 2008.

Award Committee Chair:
Susan Gluck Mezey
Loyola University Chicago
Political Science
6525 N. Sheridan
Chicago IL 60626
smezey@luc.edu

Committee Members:
Richard L. Fox
Loyola Marymount University
Political Science
1 LMU Drive
University Hall
Los Angeles CA 90045
richard.fox@lmu.edu

Evelyn M. Simien
University of Connecticut
Political Science
341 Mansfield Rd., U-1024
Storrs Mansfield CT 06269
evelyn.simien@uconn.edu

Leslie Schwindt-Bayer
University of Missouri, Columbia
Political Science
113 Professional Building
Columbia MO 65211-6030
schwindt@missouri.edu

Mia Bloom
University of Georgia 
International Affairs
304 Candler Hall
Athens GA 30602
mbloom@uga.edu

The Best Paper Award on women and politics should have been presented at the 2007 APSA meetings.  Self-nominations are welcome.  Please submit paper nominations as an email attachment to each member of the selection committee. previous year's APSA Annual Meeting.  The deadline for submissions or nominations will be February 15, 2008.

Award Committee Chair:
Suzanne B. Mettler, Cornell University suzanne.mettler@cornell.edu

Committtee Members:
Janet Elise Johnson, Brooklyn College, CUNY johnson@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Suzanne Dovi, University of Arizona sdovi@u.arizona.edu
Sherry L. Martin, Cornell University  slm59@cornell.edu

The Okin-Young Award  in Feminist Political Theory is a new award, co-sponsored by Women and Politics, Foundations of Political Theory, and the Women’s Caucus for Political Science.  This award commemorates the scholarly, mentoring, and professional contributions of Susan Moller Okin and Iris Marion Young to the development of the field of feminist political theory. This annual award recognizes the best paper on feminist political theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year. Papers will be considered by self-nomination or nomination by other individuals. The award carries a cash award of $600. To be eligible, the article must have been published in 2007. The deadline for submissions will be February 15, 2008. To be considered for this award, one copy of the article should be sent to each committee member of the Award Committee by mail or electronically as a PDF attachment.”

Award Committee Chair:
Nancy J. Hirschmann
University of Pennsylvania
Political Science
Stiteler Hall
208 S. 37th Street
Philadelphia PA 19104
njh@sas.upenn.edu

Committee Members:
Kathy E. Ferguson
University of Hawaii
Political Science
640 Saunders Hall
2424 Maile Way
Honolulu HI 96822
kferguso@hawaii.edu

Joanna Vecchiarelli Scott
Eastern Michigan University
Political Science
601 Pray-Harrold
Ypsilanti MI 48197
joanna.v.scott@gmail.com