Representation and Electoral Systems Section Award Recipients
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George H. Hallett Award
Lawrence Longley Award
Leon Weaver Award
George H. Hallett Award
The George H. Hallett Award is presented annually to the author of a book published at least ten years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems.
| 2025 | Amel Ahmed, University of Massachusetts Amherst Democracy and the Politics of Electoral System Choice: Engineering Electoral Dominance. Cambridge University Press, 2013. |
| 2024 | José Antonio Cheibub, University of Pittsburgh Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy. Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| 2023 | David J. Samuels and Matthew S. Shugart, University of Minnesota and University of California, San Diego Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers: How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior, Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
| 2022 | Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, Rice University Political Power and Women’s Representation in Latin America, Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| 2021 | Alan I. Abramowitz, Emory University The Disappearing Center.Yale University Press, 2010. |
| 2020 | Michael Saward, University of Warwick |
| 2019 | Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University Quotas for Women: Gender and Candidate Selection Reform Worldwide. Oxford University Press 2009. |
| 2018 | Pippa Norris, Harvard University Political Recruitment: Gender, Race, and Class in the British Parliament. Cambridge University Press, 1995. |
| 2018 | Joni Lovenduski, Birkbeck, University of London Political Recruitment: Gender, Race, and Class in the British Parliament. Cambridge University Press, 1995. |
| 2017 | Anne Phillips, London School of Economics The Politics of Presence. Oxford University Press |
| 2016 | Susan Stokes, Yale Univesity Mandates and Democracy: Neoliberalism by Surprise in Latin America.Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| 2015 | G. Bingham Powell, University of Rochester Elections as Instruments of Democracy. Yale University Press, 2000. |
| 2014 | Matthew Shugart, University of California, Davis Presidents and Assemblies: Constitutional Design and Electoral Dynamics. Cambridge University Press, 1992 |
| 2014 | John Carey, Dartmouth College Presidents and Assemblies: Constitutional Design and Electoral Dynamics. Cambridge University Press, 1992 |
| 2013 | Kenneth Arrow, Stanford University Social Choice and Individual Values (Yale University Press 1951) |
| 2012 | William Riker, (Deaceased) Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice (W.H. Freeeman, 1982) |
| 2011 | Anthony Downs An Economic Theory of Democracy. (Harper, 1957). |
| 2010 | Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994) |
| 2009 | Sidney Verba, Harvard University Participation and Political Equality: A Seven Nation Comparison (New York: Cambridge University Press) |
| 2009 | Norman Nie, Stanford University Participation and Political Equality: A Seven Nation Comparison (New York: Cambridge University Press) |
| 2008 | Michel Balinski Fair Representation: Meeting the Ideal of One-Man One-Vote. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982). |
| 2008 | H. Young, Johns Hopkins University Fair Representation: Meeting the Ideal of One-Man One-Vote (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982) |
| 2007 | Gary Cox, University of California, San Diego Making Votes Count: Strategic Coordination in the World’s Electoral System |
| 2006 | Seymour Lipset Party Systems and Voter Alignments (New York: Free Press, 1967) |
| 2006 | Stein Rokkan Party Systems and Voter Alignments (New York: Free Press, 1967) |
| 2005 | V. Key Jr., late of Harvard University “Southern Politics” |
| 2004 | Douglas Amy, Mount Holyoke College Real Choices/New Voices (Columbia University Press, 2002) |
| 2003 | Gary Cox, University of Calrifornia-San Diego The Efficient Secret: The Cabinet and the Development of Political Parities in Victorian England (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987) |
| 2002 | David Butler, Oxford University Political Change in Britain (St. Martin’s Press, 1971) |
| 2002 | Donald Stokes, Princeton University Political Change in Britain (St. Martin’s Press, 1971) |
| 2001 | Bernard Grofman, University of California-Irvine Choosing an Electoral System (Praeger, 1984) and Electoral Laws and Their Political Consequences (Agathon, 1986) |
| 2001 | Arend Lijphart, University of California-San Diego Choosing an Electoral System (Praeger, 1984) and Electoral Laws and Their Political Consequences (Agathon, 1986) |
| 2000 | G. Bingham Powell Jr., University of Rochester Contemporary Democracies: Participation, Stability and Violence (Harvard University Press, 1982) |
| 1999 | Matthew Shugart, University of California, San Diego Seats and Votes: The Effects and Determinants of Electoral Systems (Yale University Press, 1989) |
| 1999 | Rein Taagepera, University of California-Irvine Seats and Votes: The Effects and Determinants of Electoral Systems (Yale University Press, 1989) |
| 1998 | Richard Katz, Johns Hopkins University A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980) |
| 1997 | Harold Gosnell Why Europe Votes? (University of Chicago, 1930) |
| 1996 | Roy Pierce, University of Michigan Political Representation in France (Belknap Press, 1986) |
| 1996 | Philip Converse, University of Michigan Political Representation in France Belknap Press, 1986) |
| 1995 | Arend Lijphart, University of California-San Diego Democracies (Yale University Press, 1984) |
| 1994 | W. Mackenzie Free Elections |
| 1993 | Enid Lakeman How Democracies Vote: A Study of Electoral Systems (London: Faber & Faber, 1974) |
| 1992 | Robert Dixon Democratic Representation |
| 1991 | Hanna Pitkin, University of California-Berkeley The Concept of Representation (University of California Press, 1967) |
| 1990 | Maurice Duverger, Sorbonne-University of Paris Political Parties (John Wiley) – originally published as Les Partis Politiques (Armand Coplin) |
| 1989 | Douglas Rae, Yale University The Political Consequences of Electoral Laws (Yale University Press, 1967; 2nd revised edition, 1971) |
Lawrence Longley Award
The Lawrence Longley Award is given for the best article published in the previous year.
| 2025 | Vicente Valentim, IE University and Elias Dinas, European University Institute “Does Party-System Fragmentation Affect the Quality of Democracy?”. British Journal of Political Science 54(1): 152-178. 2024. |
| 2024 | Michael Hankinson, George Washington University “The Supply-Equity Trade-Off: The Effect of Spatial Representation on the Local Housing Supply.” The Journal of Politics, 85(3): 1033-1047. 2023. Asya Magazinnik, The Hertie School “The Supply-Equity Trade-Off: The Effect of Spatial Representation on the Local Housing Supply.” The Journal of Politics, 85(3): 1033-1047. 2023. |
| 2023 | Daniel M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania Shusei, Eshima, Harvard University “Just a Number? Voter Evaluations of Age in Candidate Choice Experiments” The Journal of Politics 84, no. 3 (2022): 1856-1861. |
| 2023 | Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University Zach Warner, Purdue University “Affluence and congruence: unequal representation around the world.” The Journal of Politics 84, no. 1 (2022): 276-290. |
| 2022 | Timm Betz, Technical University of Munich “Women’s Descriptive Representation and Gendered Import Tax Discrimination,” American Political Science Review 115 (1) 2021, 307-315. |
| 2022 | David Fortunato, University of California, San Diego “Women’s Descriptive Representation and Gendered Import Tax Discrimination,” American Political Science Review 115 (1) 2021, 307-315. |
| 2022 | Diana O’Brien, Rice University “Women’s Descriptive Representation and Gendered Import Tax Discrimination,” American Political Science Review 115 (1) 2021, 307-315. |
| 2022 | Honorable Mention Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University “Overcoming the Political Exclusion of Migrants: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India,” American Political Science Review 115 (4) 2021, 1129-1146. |
| 2022 | Honorable Mention Garreth Nellis, University of California, San Diego “Overcoming the Political Exclusion of Migrants: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India,” American Political Science Review 115 (4) 2021, 1129-1146. |
| 2021 | Saad Gulzar, Stanford University |
| 2021 | Nicholas Haas, Aarhus University |
| 2021 | Benjamin Pasquale, Independent Researcher “Does Political Affirmative Action Work, and for Whom? Theory and Evidence on India’s Scheduled Areas.” American Political Science Review 114(4), 2020. |
| 2020 | David Fortunato, Texas A&M; University “The Electoral Implications of Coalition Policy Making.” British Journal of Political Science, 2019, volume 49, issue 1. |
| 2019 | Nasos Roussias, University of Sheffield “‘Tying incumbent’s hands’: The effects of election monitoring on electoral outcomes.” Electoral Studies 54: 116-127. |
| 2019 | Ruben Ruiz-Rufino, King’s College London “‘Tying incumbent’s hands’: The effects of election monitoring on electoral outcomes.” Electoral Studies 54: 116-127. |
| 2018 | Zoltan Hajnal, University of Califonia, San Diego “Voter Identification Laws adn the Suppression of Minority Votes.”‘ The Journal of Politics79 (2):363-379 |
| 2018 | Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University “Voter Identification Laws adn the Suppression of Minority Votes.”‘ The Journal of Politics79 (2):363-379. |
| 2018 | Lindsay Nielson, TechWerks “Voter Identification Laws adn the Suppression of Minority Votes.”‘ The Journal of Politics79 (2):363-379. |
| 2017 | Tarik Abou-Cadi, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin “Moderate as Necessary: The Role of Electoral Competitiveness and Party Size in Explaining Parties’ Policy Shifts.” The Journal of Politics, 78 (3):868-881. |
| 2017 | Matthias Orlowski, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin “Moderate as Necessary: The Role of Electoral Competitiveness and Party Size in Explaining Parties’ Policy Shifts.” The Journal of Politics, 78 (3):868-881. |
| 2017 | Orit Kedar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem “Are Voters Equal under the Proportional Representation.” American Journal of Political Science, 60 (3):676-691. |
| 2017 | Liran Harsgor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem “Are Voters Equal under the Proportional Representation.” American Journal of Political Science, 60 (3):676-691. |
| 2017 | Raz Sheinerman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem “Are Voters Equal under the Proportional Representation.” American Journal of Political Science, 60 (3):676-691. |
| 2016 | Rafaela M. Dancygier, Princeton University “Why Are Immigrants Underrepresented in Politics? Evidence from Sweden.” American Political Science Review, 2015 |
| 2016 | Karl-Oskar Lindgren, Uppsala University “Why Are Immigrants Underrepresented in Politics? Evidence from Sweden.” American Political Science Review, 2015 |
| 2016 | Sven Oskarsson, Uppsala University “Why Are Immigrants Underrepresented in Politics? Evidence from Sweden.” American Political Science Review, 2015 |
| 2016 | Kåre Vernby, Stockholm University “Why Are Immigrants Underrepresented in Politics? Evidence from Sweden.” American Political Science Review, 2015 |
| 2015 | Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania “Do Selection Rules Affect Leader Responsiveness? Evidence from Uganda.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science |
| 2015 | Lucas Leeman, University College London “The Adoption of Proportional Representation.” Journal of Politics |
| 2015 | Isabela Mares, Columbia University “The Adoption of Proportional Representation.” Journal of Politics |
| 2013 | Scott Clifford, Florida State University Reconsidering the Unequal Representation of Latinos and African Americans (Journal of Politics 74 pages 903-916) |
| 2013 | David Broockman, Berkeley “Black Politicians Are More Intrinsically Motivated to Advance Blacks Interests: A Field Experiment Manipulating Political Incentives.” American Journal of Political Science 57(3): 521-536 |
| 2012 | Ernesto Calvo, University of Maryland Centripetal and Centrifugal Incentives under Different Electoral Systems |
| 2012 | Timothy Hellwig, Indiana University, Bloomington Centripetal and Centrifugal Incentives under Different Electoral Systems |
| 2011 | David Stasavage, New York University When Distance Mattered: Geographic Scale and the Development of European Representative Assemblies American Political Science Review 104 (4):625-643.2010 |
| 2011 | Adam Przeworski, New York University Conquered or Granted: A History of Suffrage Extensions; British Journal of Political Science. 39 (2):291-321 |
| 2009 | Christopher Carman, University of Strathclyde The Unfortunate Natural Experiment in Ballot Design; The Scottish Parliamentary Elections of 2007; Electoral Studies 27: 442-459 |
| 2009 | James Mitchell, University of Strathclyde The Unfortunate Natural Experiment in Ballot Design; The Scottish Parliamentary Elections of 2007; Electoral Studies 27: 442-459 |
| 2009 | Robert Johns, University of Strathclyde The Unfortunate Natural Experiment in Ballot Design; The Scottish Parliamentary Elections of 2007; Electoral Studies 27: 442-459 |
| 2008 | Miriam Golden, University of California-Los Angeles Electoral Systems, District Magnitude and Corruption; British Journal of Political Science 37 |
| 2008 | Eric Chang, Michigan State University Electoral Systems, District Magnitude and Corruption; British Journal of Political Science 37 |
| 2007 | Jeffrey Karp, University of Exeter Why Politicians Like Electora Institutions: Self-Interest, Values, or Ideology? |
| 2007 | Todd Donovan, Western Washington University Why Politicians Like Electoral Institutions: Self-Interest, Values, or Ideology? |
| 2007 | Shaun Bowler, University of California, Riverside Why Politicians Like Electoral Institutions: Self-Interest, Values, or Ideology? |
| 2006 | Erik Engstrom, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill “Manufactured Responsiveness: The Impact of State Electoral Laws on the Unified Party Control of the Presidency and House of Representatives, 1840-1940.” American Journal of Political Science 49: 531-49. |
| 2006 | Samuel Kernell, University of California, San Diego “Manufactured Responsiveness: The Impact of State Electoral Laws on the Unified Party Control of the Presidency and House of Representatives, 1840-1940.” American Journal of Political Science 49: 531-49. |
| 2005 | Simon Hix, London School of Economics “Electoral Institutions and Legislative Behavior: Explaining Voting Defection in the European Parliament” (World Politics, vol. 56, No. 2, Jan 2004, pp. 194-223). |
| 2004 | Grigorii Golosov “Electoral Systems and Party Formation in Russia: A Cross Regional Analysis” (Comparative Political Studies, October 2003) |
| 2003 | Rein Taagepera, University of California- Irvine “Nationwide Threshold of Representation” (Electoral Studies, 21, 2002) |
Leon Weaver Award
The Leon Weaver Award given for the best paper presented at the previous year’s annual meeting at a panel sponsored by the Representation and Electoral Systems Division.
| 2025 | Nirvikar Jassal, London School of Economics and Political Science “Hate-Crime and Co-Ethnicity: Evidence from Caste-Segregated Police Enclaves in India.” |
| 2024 | Christopher L. Carter, University of Virginia “Strengthening Political Parties: Experiences of Political Participation and Efficacy.” Mathias Poertner, The London School of Economics “Strengthening Political Parties: Experiences of Political Participation and Efficacy.” |
| 2023 | Andrea Carson, La Trobe University Timothy B. Gravelle, Momentive Lía Acosta Rueda, University of Melbourne Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne “Understanding public support for policies aimed at gender parity in politics: A cross-national experimental study.” Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique, 57(1), 83–104. |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Lockhart, University of California, San Diego “Declining Local News Benefits Incumbents and Extremists in Primary Elections,” Presented at the APSA 2021 Annual Meeting |
| 2021 | Amy Catalinac, New York University “Geographically-Targeted Spending in Mixed-Member Majoritarian Electoral Systems.” Paper presented at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting. |
| 2021 | Lucia Motolinia, New York University “Geographically-Targeted Spending in Mixed-Member Majoritarian Electoral Systems.” Paper presented at the 2020 APSA Annual Meeting. |
| 2020 | Stephanie S. Holmsten, University of Texas-Austin “The Election of Minority Women: Ethnic Parties, Ethnic Seats, and Gender Quotas.” Presented at APSA 2019. |
| 2020 | Melanie M. Hughes, University of Pittsburgh “The Election of Minority Women: Ethnic Parties, Ethnic Seats, and Gender Quotas.” Presented at APSA 2019. |
| 2020 | Robert G. Moser, University of Texas-Austin “The Election of Minority Women: Ethnic Parties, Ethnic Seats, and Gender Quotas.” Presented at APSA 2019. |
| 2019 | Karen L. Jusko, Stanford University “Opportunity, not Grievance: The Strategic Entry of the Norwegian Labor Party.” |
| 2018 | Jennifer L. Merolla, University of California “Does the Presence of Women in Elected Office Increase Female Empowerment? Using an Experimental Approach to look at the Effects of Descriptive Representation.” |
| 2018 | Abbylin H. Sellers, Azusa Pacific University “Does the Presence of Women in Elected Office Increase Female Empowerment? Using an Experimental Approach to look at the Effects of Descriptive Representation.” |
| 2018 | Danielle Casarez Lemi, Southern Methodist University “Does the Presence of Women in Elected Office Increase Female Empowerment? Using an Experimental Approach to look at the Effects of Descriptive Representation.” |
| 2017 | Jana Morgan, University of Tennessee “Women in Political Parties: Seen But Not Heard.” |
| 2017 | Magda Hinojosa, Arizona State University “Women in Political Parties: Seen But Not Heard.” |
| 2016 | Amy Catalinac, New York University “Positioning Under Alternative Electoral Systems: Evidence From 7,497 Japanese Candidate Election Manifestos.” |
| 2015 | Justin Kirkland, University of Houston “Ideological and Strategic Party Disloyalty in the U.S. Congress.” |
| 2015 | Jonathan Slapin, University of Houston “Ideological and Strategic Party Disloyalty in the U.S. Congress.” |
| 2014 | G. Bingham Powell Jr., University of Rochester “Party System Polarization and the Ideological Congruence Mechanisms.” |
| 2012 | Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine The Dynamics of Democratic Representation: How Democracy Works |
| 2012 | David Farrell, University College Dublin, Belfield The Dynamics of Democratic Representation: How Democracy Works |
| 2012 | Ian McAllister, Australian National University The Dynamics of Democratic Representation: How Democracy Works |
| 2011 | Wendy Cho, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Migration and Party Switching in the American Electorate |
| 2011 | James Gimpel, University of Maryland, College Park Migration and Party Switching in the American Electorate |
| 2011 | Iris Hui, University of California, Los Angeles Migration and Party Switching in the American Electorate |
| 2011 | Ian McAllister, Australian National University The Personalization of Election Campaigning within a Compulsory Voting System |
| 2009 | Christian Jensen, University of Iowa The Institutional Effects of Compulsory Voting |
| 2009 | Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Iowa The Institutional Effects of Compulsory Voting |
| 2008 | James Adams, University of California, Davis Moderate Now, Win Votes Later: The Electoral Consequences of Parties’ Policy Shifts in Twenty-Five Postwar Democracies |
| 2008 | Zeynep Somer-Topcu, University of California, Davis Moderate Now, Win Votes Later: The Electoral Consequences of Parties’ Policy Shifts in Twenty-Five Postwar Democracies |
| 2007 | Jean-Benoit Pilet, Free University Brussels Why Do Big Parties Oppose Majority Systems: Satisfaction and Electoral Reform in Belgium |
| 2006 | Martin Edwards, Seton Hall University “Personal Votes and Public Expenditure” |
| 2006 | Frank Thames, Texas Tech University “Personal Votes and Public Expenditure” |
| 2005 | Mona Lyne, University of South Carolina “Endogenous Institutions: Electoral Law and Internal Party Dynamics in Brazil” |
| 2004 | Josep Colomer, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas “It’s Parties that Choose Electoral Systems (or Duverger’s Laws Upside Down)” |
| 2003 | Ray Christensen, Brigham Young University “The Drawing of Electoral Lines in Japan” |
| 2002 | Aubrey Jewett, University of Central Florida “Does Voting Method Affect the Level of Ballot Position on Election Outcomes?” |
| 2001 | G. Bingham Powell Jr., University of Rochester “Election Laws and Representation: Beyond Votes and Seats” |
| 2000 | Stephen Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Undemocratic Democracy, or Why the People of California Voted to Disenfranchise Themselves” |
| 2000 | James Snyder Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Undemocratic Democracy, or Why the People of California Voted to Disenfranchise Themselves” |
| 2000 | Jonathan Woon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Undemocratic Democracy, or Why the People of California Voted to Disenfranchise Themselves” |
| 1999 | Matthew Shugart, University of California, San Diego “Efficiency and Reform: A Theory of Electoral System Change in the Context of Economic Liberalization” |
| 1998 | Micah Altman, Harvard University “Do Traditional Districting Principles Matter?” |
| 1997 | Anna Cielecka, University of Birmingham “The Polish Electoral System: An Unrepresentative Outlier?” |
| 1997 | John Gibson, University of Birmingham “The Polish Electoral System: An Unrepresentative Outlier?” |
| 1996 | Thomas Cavanagh, Yale University “Voting Rights in a New Key: Using Seats/Votes Models to Evaluate African American Representation” |
| 1995 | Peter Siavelis, Georgetown University “Electoral Reform and Democratic Stability in Chile” |
| 1994 | Burt Monroe, Indiana University “Fully Proportional Representation” |