Conflict Processes Section Award Recipients
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Best Book Award
Best Paper Award
J. David Singer Data Innovation Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
Best Book Award
Given every two years for the best book in conflict processes that was published in the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given. Edited volumes and textbooks are not eligible for the award. Nominations must be made by a member of the Conflict Processes section; self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be submitted to the committee chair, and a copy of the book should be sent to each member of the award committee.
| 2026 | Rachel Myrick, Duke University Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global Security. Princeton University Press, 2025. |
| 2026 | Erik Lin-Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Remote Revolution: Drones and Modern Statecraft. Cornell University Press, 2025. |
| 2024 | Megan Stewart, University of Michigan Governing for Revolution: Social Transformation in Civil War. Cambridge University Press, 2021. |
| 2022 | Jason Lyall, Dartmouth College Divided Armies: Inequality & Battlefield Performace in Modern War |
| 2020 | Lisa Hultman, Uppsala University Peacekeeping in the Midst of War. Oxford, 2020. |
| 2020 | Jacob Kathman, SUNY-Buffalo Peacekeeping in the Midst of War. Oxford, 2020. |
| 2020 | Megan Shannon, University of Colorado |
| 2018 | Sabrina Karim, Cornell University Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict States.Oxford Univresity Press, 2017. |
| 2018 | Kyle Beardsley, Duke University Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict States.Oxford Univresity Press, 2017. |
| 2016 | Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa. Cornell University Press, 2015 |
| 2014 | Lars-Erik Cederman, ETH – Zurich Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War. Cambridge University Press, 2013 |
| 2014 | Kristian Gleditsch, University of Essex Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War. Cambridge University Press, 2013 |
| 2014 | Halvard Buhaug, Peace Research Institute Oslo Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War. Cambridge University Press, 2013 |
| 2012 | Terrence Chapman, University of Texas, Austin Securing Approval: Domestic Politics and Multilateral Authorization for War (University of Chicago Press, 2011) |
| 2010 | Dan Reiter, Emory University How Wars End (Princeton University Press, 2009) |
| 2008 | Tanisha Fazal, Columbia University State Death: The Politics and Geography of Conquest, Occupation, and Annexation (Princeton University Press, 2007) |
| 2006 | Andrew Kydd, University of Pennsylvania Trust and Mistrust in International Relations (Princeton University Press, 2005) |
| 2004 | Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Hoover Institution Co-Authored with Alastair Smith, New York University, Randolph M. Siverson, University of California at Davis, and James D. Morrow, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, The Logic of Political Survival (MIT Press, 2003) |
| 2004 | James Morrow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Co-Authored with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Hoover Institution, Alastair Smith, New York University, and Randolph M. Siverson, University of California at Davis, The Logic of Political Survival (MIT Press, 2003) |
| 2004 | Randolph Siverson, University of California, Davis Co-Authored with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Hoover Institution, Alastair Smith, New York University, and James D. Morrow, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, The Logic of Political Survival (MIT Press, 2003) |
| 2004 | Alastair Smith, New York University Co-Authored with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Hoover Institution, Randolph M. Siverson, University of California at Davis, and James D. Morrow, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, The Logic of Political Survival (MIT Press, 2003) |
| 2002 | Kelly Kadera, University of Iowa The Power-Conflict Story: A Dynamic Model of Interstate Rivalry (University of Michigan Press, 2001) |
| 2000 | Robert Powell, University of California-Berkeley In the Shadow of Power (Princeton University Press, 1999) |
| 1997 | Mark Lichbach, University of California-Riverside The Rebel’s Dilemma (University of Michigan Press, 1995) |
| 1996 | T. Clifton Morgan, Rice University Untying the Knot of War: A Bargaining Theory of International Crises (University of Michigan Press, 1994) |
Best Paper Award
This award is given annually for the best paper written by one or more untenured scholars (graduate students, post-docs, or faculty) and presented as part of a conflict processes sponsored panel or poster session at the previous annual meeting. Papers are eligible only if all authors are untenured at the time the paper is presented. Nominations must be made by a member of the Conflict Processes section; self-nominations are encouraged.
| 2026 | Leonardo Arriola, University of California, Merced David Dow, Naval Postgraduate School Aila Matanock, University of California, San Diego “The Design of Policing Institutions and Perceptions of the Police.” |
| 2026 | By a Junior Scholar Michael Joseph, University of California, San Diego Joon H. Chung, University of California, San Diego Hui Seong Park “Do Elite Partisan Disagreements Degrade the Probability. Of Victory in War? Evidence from South Korean Military Battle Experiments.” |
| 2025 | (Co-)authored by a Tenured Scholar Seden Akcinaroglu, Binghamton University Jeremy Berkowitz, Prairie View A&M University Carlos E. Moreno Leon, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Sema Hande Ogutcu-Fu, Lincoln University Evgency Sedashov, HSE University Efe Tokdemir, Bilkent University “Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance.” |
| 2025 | By a Junior Scholar Risa Kitagawa, Northeastern University Sumin Lee, Texas A&M University “Gendered historical legacy of wartime sexual violence.” |
| 2024 | Tamar Mitts, Columbia University “Information Operations, Territorial Control, and Perceptions of Power During Conflict.” Asfandyar Mir, Johns Hopkins University “Information Operations, Territorial Control, and Perceptions of Power During Conflict.” Austin Wright, University of Chicago “Information Operations, Territorial Control, and Perceptions of Power During Conflict.” |
| 2023 | Aidan Milliff, Stanford University Making Sense, Making Choices: How Civilians Choose Survival Strategies during Violence. Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting. |
| 2022 | Jessie Bullock, Harvard University “Machine Gun Politics: Why Politicians Cooperate with Criminal Groups” |
| 2021 | Michael Rubin, University of Connecticut “Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict. Evidence from Palestinian Villages in the 1948 War.” International Relations. |
| 2021 | Daniel Arnon, Emory University “Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict. Evidence from Palestinian Villages in the 1948 War.” International Relations. |
| 2021 | Richard McAlexander, University of Pennsylvania “Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict. Evidence from Palestinian Villages in the 1948 War.” International Relations. |
| 2020 | Chagai Weiss, University of Wisconsin “Curing Prejudice through Representative Bureaucracies: Evidence from A Natural Experiment in Israeli Medical Clinics” |
| 2019 | Sara M. T. Polo, University of Essex “Trojan Horse, Copycat, or Scapegoat? Unpacking the Refugees-Terrorism Nexus.” |
| 2019 | Julian Wucherpfennig, Hertie School of Governance “Trojan Horse, Copycat, or Scapegoat? Unpacking the Refugees-Terrorism Nexus.” |
| 2018 | Thomas Chadefaux, Trinity College Dublin “The Price is Right: Market Anticipation of the Cost of War.” |
| 2017 | Jessica A. Stanton, University of Pennsylvania “A Strategic Logic of Attacking Aid Workers: Evidence from Violence in Afghanistan, 2008-2012.” |
| 2017 | Neil Narang, University of California, Santa Barbara “A Strategic Logic of Attacking Aid Workers: Evidence from Violence in Afghanistan, 2008-2012.” |
| 2016 | Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld, University of California, San Diego “Spontaneous Collective Action: Peripheral Mobilization during the Arab Spring.” APSA Annual Meeting, 2015 |
| 2015 | Nils W. Metternich, University College London “Who Joins and Who Fights? Explaining Coalition Behavior Among Civil War Actors.” |
| 2015 | Martin C. Steinwand, Stony Brook University “Who Joins and Who Fights? Explaining Coalition Behavior Among Civil War Actors.” |
| 2014 | David Carter, Princeton University “Provocation and the Strategy of Terrorist and Guerilla Attacks.” |
J. David Singer Data Innovation Award
The J. David Singer Data Innovation Award is given for the best data contribution to the study of any and all forms of political conflict, either within or between nation-states. Nominations must be made by a member of the Conflict Processes section; self-nominations are encouraged. This is a biennial award.
| 2025 | Halvard Buhaug, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) & Norwegian University of Science and Technology Andreas Forø Tollefsen, PRIO Håvard Strand, PRIO Jonas Vestby, PRIO Scott Gates, PRIO |
| 2023 | Dara Cohen, Harvard University “Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (SVAC)” |
| 2023 | Ragnhild Nordas, University of Michigan “Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (SVAC)” |
| 2023 | Robert Ulrich Nagel, Georgetown University “Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (SVAC)” |
| 2021 | Glenn Palmer, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2021 | Charles Gochman, University of Pittsburgh The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Zeev Maoz, University of California, Davis The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | J. David Singer, University of Michigan The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Daniel Jones, University of Michigan The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Stuart Bremer, Pennsylvania State University The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Faten Ghosn, University of Arizona The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Matthew Lane, RAND Corporation The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Mikaela Karstens, Pennsylvania State University The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Michael Kenwick, Rutgers University The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Vito D’Orazio, University of Texas at Dallas The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2021 | Roseanne McManus, Pennsylvania State University The Militarized Interstate Disputes Data |
| 2019 | Paul Hensel, University of North Texas Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) |
| 2019 | Sara Mitchell, University of Iowa Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) |
| 2017 | Idean Salehyan, University of Texas at Dallas The Social Conflict Analysis Database (SCAD) |
| 2017 | Cullen Hendrix, University of Denver The Social Conflict Analysis Database (SCAD) |
| 2015 | Larks-Erik Cederman , ETH Zurich (on behalf of larger team behind platform) GROWup – Geographical Research On War, Unified Platform. growup.ethz.ch/ |
| 2015 | Luc Girardin , ETH Zurich (on behalf of larger team behind platform) GROWup – Geographical Research On War, Unified Platform. growup.ethz.ch |
| 2013 | Uppsala Conflict Data Program UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Data Set |
| 2013 | International Peace Research Institute UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Data Set |
| 2011 | D. Scott Bennett , Pennsylvania State University EUGene: Expected Utility Generation and Data Management Program |
| 2011 | Allan Stam, University of Michigan EUGene: Expected Utility Generation and Data Management Program |
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement award is given every other year in recognition of scholarly contributions that have fundamentally improved the study of conflict processes.
| 2025 | Elisabeth Wood, Yale University |
| 2023 | Sara Mitchell, University of Iowa |
| 2021 | Paul Huth, University of Maryland |
| 2019 | Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University |
| 2017 | John A. Vasquez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| 2015 | Harvey Starr, University of South Carolina |
| 2013 | Robert Axelrod, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2011 | Nils Gleditsch, International Peace Research Institute |
| 2009 | Michael Brecher, McGill University |
| 2007 | Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, New York University |
| 2005 | Anatol Rapoport, University of Toronto |
| 2003 | Rudolph Rummel, University of Hawaii |
| 2001 | Thomas Schelling, University of Maryland |
| 1999 | Ole Holsti, Duke University |
| 1997 | Bruce Russett, Yale University |
| 1995 | Harold Guetzkow, Northwestern University |
| 1994 | Dina Zinnes, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign |
| 1993 | Robert North, Stanford University |
| 1992 | A.F.K. Organski, University of Michigan |
| 1991 | Ted Gurr, University of Maryland-College Park |
| 1991 | J.David Singer, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |