Information Technology and Politics Section Awards

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Best Article

2008 Lynne Rienner Publishers Award to Dhavan V. Shah, Jaeho Cho, Seungahn Nah, Melissa R. Gotlieb, Hyunseo Hwang, Nam-Jim Lee, Rosanne M. Scholl, and Douglas M. McLeod "Campaign Ads, Online Messaging, and Participation: Extending the Communication Mediation Model," Journal of Communication 57 (2007): 676–703.
2008 Honorable Mention to R. Charli Carpenter, "Studying Issue (Non)-Adoption in Transnational Advocacy Networks," International Organization 61 (Summer 2007): 643–67
2006 Matthew Hindman, "The Real Lessons of Howard Dean: Reflections on the First Digital Campaign." Perspectives on Politics 3 (March 2005):121-128.
2005 Kenneth Rogerson, "Talking Past Each Other: International Organization Internet Policy in the Developing World," International Politics 41 (June 2004): 176 - 195.

Best Graduate Student Paper

2006 Jennifer L. Bussell, University of California, Berkeley "International Norms on ICTs for Development: New Data, Initial Findings and Opportunities for Analysis"
2005 Kathleen McNutt, Simon Fraser University, "The Canadian Virtual State: E-Government Policy and Progress."

Best Instructional Political Science Website

2008 Dataverse Network Project, Gary King, Harvard University
2006 Voting Behavior: The 2004 Election by Charles Prysby, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Carmine Scavo, East Carolina University
2005 IDEAlog
2002 Legsim (Legislative Simulator)
2000 Warner Institute for Education in Democracy, UniCAM Focus
1999 G. David Garson, North Carolina State University,
Quantitative Research in Public Administration
GIS in Public Administration
Computer Applications in Public Administration
Introduction to American Government

Best Professional Political Science Website

2002 The Dirksen Congressional Center
2001 Teaching Human Rights Online
2000 Center for Responsive Politics, OpenSecrets.org
1999 co-winners
Micah Altman, Gary King, Bradley Palmquist, Greg Adams, Kenneth Benoit, Claudine Gay, Jeffrey B. Lewis, Russ Mayer, & Eric Reinhardt, Harvard University, Record of American Democracy (ROAD)
Micah Altman, Jeff Gill, Gary King, and William Wei, The Harvard-MIT Data Center Site
1998 Project Vote Smart

Best Instructional Software

2000 Michael Corbett, Ball State University, Poli-Tutor
1999 Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, The Supreme Court’s Greatest Hits
1998 David Smetters, MicroCase Corporation, Explorit
1997 Kent Portney, Tufts University and Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, Crime and Punishment
1995 G. David Garson, North Carolina State University, American Government Simulations
1994 Marc A. Triebwasser, Central Connecticut State University, The American Government Interactive Videodisc
1992 co-winners
Michael Rich and Jack Combs, Brown University, STATMASTER: A Computer Guide to Interpreting SPSS
Dennis Hartman, Kenneth Janda and Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, IDEAlog: A Computer Program for Analyzing Political Values
1991 Bahram Farzanegan, University of North Carolina at Asheville, INS4

Best Research Software

2008 Stuart Shulman, University of Massachusetts Amherst, The Coding Analysis Toolkit
2005 Micah Altman, Gary King, and Sidney Verba, Harvard University, The Virtual Data Center
2000 Computer-Assisted Survey Methods Program, University of California, Berkeley, SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis
1999 Michael Tomz, Jason Wittenberg, and Gary King, Harvard University, Clarify: Software for Interpreting and Presenting Statistical Results
1998 D. Scott Bennett, Pennsylvania State University and Allan C. Stam, Yale University, EUGene
1997 Kenneth Benoit and Gary King, Harvard University, Ezl: An (Easy) Program for Ecological Inference
1995 Philip A. Schrodt, University of Kansas, KEDS: Kansas Event Data System
1994 Gary King, Harvard University COUNT: A Program for Estimating Event Count and Duration Regression Models
1992 Andrew Gelman, University of California at Berkley and Gary King, Harvard University, JudgeIt: A Computer Program for Evaluating Electoral Systems and Redistricting
1991 Ellen Vasu and Michael Vasu, North Carolina State University, SocStatSim

Best Software (Research or Instructional)

1990 Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas


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	Information Technology and Politics Section Awards Click here to nominate candidates for section awards. Click on a name to go to the web site for the award winner. Best Article 2008 Lynne Rienner Publishers Award to Dhavan V. Shah, Jaeho Cho, Seungahn Nah, Melissa R. Gotlieb, Hyunseo Hwang, Nam-Jim Lee, Rosanne M. Scholl, and Douglas M. McLeod "Campaign Ads, Online Messaging, and Participation: Extending the Communication Mediation Model," Journal of Communication 57 (2007): 676–703. 2008 Honorable Mention to R. Charli Carpenter, "Studying Issue (Non)-Adoption in Transnational Advocacy Networks," International Organization 61 (Summer 2007): 643–67 2006 Matthew Hindman, "The Real Lessons of Howard Dean: Reflections on the First Digital Campaign." Perspectives on Politics 3 (March 2005):121-128. 2005 Kenneth Rogerson, "Talking Past Each Other: International Organization Internet Policy in the Developing World," International Politics 41 (June 2004): 176 - 195. Best Graduate Student Paper 2006 Jennifer L. Bussell, University of California, Berkeley "International Norms on ICTs for Development: New Data, Initial Findings and Opportunities for Analysis" 2005 Kathleen McNutt, Simon Fraser University, "The Canadian Virtual State: E-Government Policy and Progress." Best Instructional Political Science Website 2008 Dataverse Network Project, Gary King, Harvard University 2006 Voting Behavior: The 2004 Election by Charles Prysby, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Carmine Scavo, East Carolina University 2005 IDEAlog 2002 Legsim (Legislative Simulator) 2000 Warner Institute for Education in Democracy, UniCAM Focus 1999 G. David Garson, North Carolina State University, Quantitative Research in Public Administration GIS in Public Administration Computer Applications in Public Administration Introduction to American Government Best Professional Political Science Website 2002 The Dirksen Congressional Center 2001 Teaching Human Rights Online 2000 Center for Responsive Politics, OpenSecrets.org 1999 co-winners Micah Altman, Gary King, Bradley Palmquist, Greg Adams, Kenneth Benoit, Claudine Gay, Jeffrey B. Lewis, Russ Mayer, & Eric Reinhardt, Harvard University, Record of American Democracy (ROAD) Micah Altman, Jeff Gill, Gary King, and William Wei, The Harvard-MIT Data Center Site 1998 Project Vote Smart Best Instructional Software 2000 Michael Corbett, Ball State University, Poli-Tutor 1999 Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, The Supreme Court’s Greatest Hits 1998 David Smetters, MicroCase Corporation, Explorit 1997 Kent Portney, Tufts University and Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, Crime and Punishment 1995 G. David Garson, North Carolina State University, American Government Simulations 1994 Marc A. Triebwasser, Central Connecticut State University, The American Government Interactive Videodisc 1992 co-winners Michael Rich and Jack Combs, Brown University, STATMASTER: A Computer Guide to Interpreting SPSS Dennis Hartman, Kenneth Janda and Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, IDEAlog: A Computer Program for Analyzing Political Values 1991 Bahram Farzanegan, University of North Carolina at Asheville, INS4 Best Research Software 2008 Stuart Shulman, University of Massachusetts Amherst, The Coding Analysis Toolkit 2005 Micah Altman, Gary King, and Sidney Verba, Harvard University, The Virtual Data Center 2000 Computer-Assisted Survey Methods Program, University of California, Berkeley, SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis 1999 Michael Tomz, Jason Wittenberg, and Gary King, Harvard University, Clarify: Software for Interpreting and Presenting Statistical Results 1998 D. Scott Bennett, Pennsylvania State University and Allan C. Stam, Yale University, EUGene 1997 Kenneth Benoit and Gary King, Harvard University, Ezl: An (Easy) Program for Ecological Inference 1995 Philip A. Schrodt, University of Kansas, KEDS: Kansas Event Data System 1994 Gary King, Harvard University COUNT: A Program for Estimating Event Count and Duration Regression Models 1992 Andrew Gelman, University of California at Berkley and Gary King, Harvard University, JudgeIt: A Computer Program for Evaluating Electoral Systems and Redistricting 1991 Ellen Vasu and Michael Vasu, North Carolina State University, SocStatSim Best Software (Research or Instructional) 1990 Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas

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