Legislative Studies Section--Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize

The Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize

The Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize is awarded to the best book in legislative studies published in 2011.

In the tradition of Professor Fenno's work, this prize is designed to honor work that is both theoretically and empirically strong. Moreover, this prize is dedicated to encouraging scholars to pursue new and different avenues of research in order to find answers to previously unexplored questions about the nature of politics.

Nominations must have a 2011 copyright date, and a copy of the book must be sent to each member of the selection committee. Deadline for submission is March 1, 2012.

The committee for this year:

· Gregory Koger (chair), Department of Political Science, University of Miami,
5250 University Dr., Jenkins Building, Room 314, Coral Gables, FL 33146. Email: gregory.koger@gmail.com.

· Brian F. Crisp, Department of Political Science, Washington University, St. Louis, Campus Box 1063, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899. Email: crisp@wustl.edu.

· Cherie Maestas, Department of Political Science, Florida State University,
531 Bellamy Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Email: Cherie.Maestas@fsu.edu.

http://www.apsanet.org/~lss/fennoprize.html#Winner_2006

Previous Winners of the Fenno Prize

2011	Gregory Koger
2010	Frances Lee
2009	Damon M. Cann
2008	Simon Hix, Abdul Noury, and Gerard Roland
2007	Gregory Wawro and Eric Schickler
2006	Tracy Sulkin
2005	Diana Evans
2004	Sarah Binder
2003	John Huber and Charles Shipan
2002	Eric Schickler
2001	Charles M. Cameron
2000	David T. Canon
1999	Keith Krehbiel
1998	David C. King
1997	Richard L. Hall
1996	John Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
1995	Chandler Davidson and Bernard Grofman
1994	Gary Cox and Matthew McCubbins
1993	Frank Sorauf
1992	Keith Krehbiel
1991	R. Douglas Arnold
1990	Barbara Sinclair
1989	David Brady
1988	Bruce Cain, John Ferejohn, and Morris Fiorina
1987	No award given
1986	Gerhard Loewenberg, Samuel C. Patterson, Malcolm E. Jewell

2011 Winner

Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate. Written by Gregory Koger, University of Miami. Published by University of Chicago Press.

Selection Committee Members:

Frances Lee (chair), University of Maryland

Georg Vanberg, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Lynda Powell, University of Rochester

2010 Winner

Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U.S. Senate. Written by Frances Lee, University of Maryland, College Park. Published by University of Chicago Press.

Selection Committee Members:

Damon M. Cann (chair), Utah State University

Linda L. Fowler, Dartmouth College

C. Lawrence Evans, College of William and Mary

2009 Winner

Sharing the Wealth: Member Contributions and the Exchange Theory of Party Influence in the U.S. House of Representatives. Written by Damon M. Cann, Utah State University. Published by SUNY Press.

Selection Committee Members:

Kenneth A. Shepsle (chair), Harvard University

Sarah Binder, George Washington University

Simon Hix, London School of Economics and Political Science

2008 Winner

Democratic Politics in the European Parliament. Written by Simon Hix, Abdul Noury, and Gerard Roland. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Gregory Wawro (chair), Columbia University
Bryan D. Jones, University of Washington, Seattle

Barbara Sinclair, University of California, Los Angeles

2007 Winner

Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate. Written by Gregory Wawro, Columbia University, and Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley. Published by Princeton University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Tracy Sulkin (chair), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne
Burdett Loomis, University of Kansas

Thomas Remington, Emory University

2006 Winner

Issue Politics in Congress. Written by Tracy Sulkin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Diana Evans (chair), Yale University
Andrew J. Taylor, North Carolina State University

William T. Bianco, Pennsylvania State University

2005 Winner
Greasing the Wheels: Using Pork Barrel Projects to Build Majority Coalitions in Congress. Written by Diana Evans, Trinity College. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Sarah Binder (chair), George Washington University
Scott Adler, University of Colorado
Gary Cox, University of California - San Diego

2004 Winner
Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock. Written by Sarah Binder, George Washington University. Published by Brookings Institution Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Patricia A. Hurley (chair), Texas A&M University
Charles Shipan, University of Iowa
Christopher J. Deering, George Washington University

2003 Winner
Deliberate Discretion?: The Institutional Foundations of Bureaucratic Autonomy. Written by John Huber, Columbia University, and Charles Shipan, University of Iowa. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Eric Schickler (chair)
Scott Mainwaring
Katherine Tate

2002 Winner
Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress. Written by Eric Schickler, University of California - Berkeley. Published by Princeton University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Charles M. Cameron (chair)
Roger H. Davidson
Elaine K. Swift

2001 Winner
Veto Bargaining: Presidents and the Politics of Negative Power. Written by Charles M. Cameron, Columbia University. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
David Canon (chair), University of Wisconsin at Madison
Gary Cox, University of California at San Diego
Barbara Sinclair, University of California at Los Angeles

2000 Winner
Race, Redistricting, and Representation: The Unintended Consequences of Black Majority Districts. Written by David T. Canon, University of Wisconsin at Madison. Published by University of Chicago Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Keith Krehbiel (chair), Stanford University
Christine DeGregorio, American University
Larry Dodd, University of Florida

1999 Winner
Pivotal Politics: A Theory of U.S. Lawmaking. Written by Keith Krehbiel, Stanford University. Published by University of Chicago Press.

Selection Committee Members:
David King (chair), Harvard University
Jon Bond, Texas A&M University
Jim Garand, Louisiana State University

1998 Winner
Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction. Written by David C. King, Harvard University. Published by University of Chicago Press.

Selection Committee Members:
**Rick Hall (chair), University of Michigan
Jeffrey Talbert, University of Kentucky at Lexington
Garry Young, University of Missouri at Columbia

**recused himself from the selection process

1997 Winner
Participation in Congress. Written by Richard L. Hall, University of Michigan. Published by Yale University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Elisabeth Theiss-Morse (chair), University of Nebraska at Lincoln
David Canon, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Wendy J. Schiller, Brown University

1996 Winner
Congress as Public Enemy. Written by John Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Bernard Grofman
Susan Hammond
Lawrence Evans

1995 Winner
Quiet Revolution in the South. Written by Chandler Davidson, Rice University, and Bernard Grofman, University of California-Irvine. Published by Princeton University Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Gary W. Cox
Bruce Oppenheimer
Sue Thomas

1994 Winner
Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House. Written by Gary Cox and Matthew McCubbins, University of California-San Diego. Published by University of California Press.

Selection Committee Members:
Frank J. Sorauf (chair)
Brian D. Humes
Charles Stewart III

1993 Winner
Inside Campaign Finance, written by Frank Sorauf, University of Minnesota. Published by Yale University Press.

Selection Committee Members:

Keith Krehbiel (chair)

Christopher Deering

Burdett A. Loomis

1992 Winner
Information and Legislative Organization. Written by Keith Krehbiel, Stanford University. Published by University of Michigan Press.

Selection Committee Members:

R. Douglas Arnold (chair)

Bruce Cain

Peverill Squire

1991 Winner
The Logic of Congressional Action. Written by R. Douglas Arnold, Princeton University. Published by Yale University Press.

1990 Winner
The Transformation of the U.S. Senate. Written by Barbara Sinclair, University of California-Riverside. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

1989 Winner
Critical Elections and National Policymaking. Written by David Brady. Published by Stanford University Press.

Selection Committee Members:

Nancy Zingale

Demetrios Caraley

Gary King

1988 Winner
The Personal Vote: Constituency Srvice and Electoral Independence. Written by Bruce Cain, John Ferejohn, and Morris Fiorina. Published by Harvard University Press.

Selection Committee Members:

Morris Fiorina

Gerhard Lowenberg

1987 -- No award given

1986 Winner
The Handbook of Legislative Research. Written by Gerard Hoewenberg, Samuel C. Patterson, and Malcolm E. Jewell. Published by Harvard University Press.