At the 2008 APSA Meeting, our section will give three awards. Details about the nomination committees and nomination requirements appear below.

Best Book Award (Robert E. Lane Award)

The Robert E. Lane Award is given for the best book in political psychology published in 2007. Self nominations are accepted. Please send one copy of the nominated book to each committee member.

Best Book Committee (Robert E. Lane Award):

Diana Mutz (Penn), Chair
Ted Brader (Michigan)
Zoe Oxley (Union College)

Contact Information:

Diana Mutz
Department of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania
208 S. 37th Street, Room 217
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215
mutz@sas.upenn.edu

Ted Brader
Department of Political Science
5700 Haven Hall
505 South State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1045

Zoe Oxley
Department of Political Science
Union College
Schenectady, New York 12308


Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award is awarded to the authors of a paper in the area of Political Psychology that was presented during the 2007 APSA Annual Meeting. The paper did not have to be presented on a Political Psychology panel to qualify. Self nominations are accepted. Please send a hard copy of the nominated paper to each committee member.

Best Paper Committee:

Jamie Druckman (Northwestern), Chair
Joanne Miller (Minnesota)
David Nickerson (Notre Dame)

Contact Information:

James N. Druckman
Department of Political Science
Northwestern University
Scott Hall
601 University Place
Evanston, IL 60208
druckman@northwestern.edu

Joanne Miller
Department of Political Science
1414 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

David Nickerson
Department of Political Science
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556


Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in political psychology filed during 2007. Self-nominations are accepted. All nominations should include a letter of support from the chair of the dissertation committee that addresses the contribution of the dissertation to the field of political psychology. Please send a hard copy of the nominated dissertation to each committee member.

Best Dissertation Committee:

George Marcus (Williams), Chair
Cindy Kam (UC Davis)
Jason Barabas (Florida State)

Contact Information:

George E. Marcus
Department of Political Science
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267
gmarcus@williams.edu

Cindy Kam
Department of Political Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Jason Barabas
Department of Political Science
531 Bellamy Building
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2230