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Democracy and Autocracy (Section 35)

The Democracy and Autocracy section exists to promote the analysis of the origins, processes, and outcomes of democratization among nations, spur communication among political scientists whose scholarship focuses on particular world regions, and stimulate greater involvement within APSA of political scientists working in various areas like Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Far East, Europe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Founded: 2000
Website: https://democracyautocracy.notion.site/democracyautocracy/Democracy-and-Autocracy-Section-Website-6d327492210e4f9e80b7870492b5cbc2
Newsletter: https://connect.apsanet.org/s35/newsletter/

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Section Awards

Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.

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Best Article Award

Solo- or co-authored articles focusing directly on the subject of democracy, autocracy and/or regime change and published in 2023 are eligible. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. Copies of the article should be sent by email to each of the committee members. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Jean Hong (Chair) University of Michigan jeanhong@umich.edu
Lisa Mueller Macalester College  lmueller@macalester.edu
Anibal Perez-Linan Notre Dame University aperezl1@nd.edu

Best Book Award

Given for the best book in the comparative study of democracy, autocracy and/or regime change published in 2023 (authored, co-authored, or edited). Copies of the nominated book should be sent to each committee member in time to arrive by March 15, 2024. Books received after this deadline will not be considered. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024.

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Fiona Shen-Bayh (Chair) University of Maryland  shenbayh@umd.edu
Lucan Way  University of Toronto lucan.way@utoronto.ca
Paul Schuler University of Arizona  pschuler@arizona.edu

Best Fieldwork Award

This prize rewards dissertation students who conduct especially innovative and difficult fieldwork in the comparative study of regime change. Scholars who are currently writing their dissertations or who completed their dissertations in 2023 are eligible. Candidates must submit two chapters of their dissertation and a short letter of nomination from the chair of their dissertation committee describing the field work. The material submitted must describe the field work in detail and should provide one or two key insights from the evidence collected in the field. The chapters may be sent electronically or in hard copy directly to each committee member. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Elvin Ong (Chair) National University of Singapore poloje@nus.edu.sg
Emilia Simison  Queen Mary University of London e.simison@qmul.ac.uk
Chantal Berman Georgetown University  chantal.berman@gmail.com

Best Paper Award

Given to the best paper on the comparative study of democracy, autocracy and/or regime change presented at the previous year's APSA Convention. Papers can be nominated by panel chairs or discussants. Self-submissions are also encouraged. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Steven Rosenzweig (Chair) Boston University  scrosen@bu.edu
Sharan Grewal College of William and Mary  ssgrewal@wm.edu
Jane Esberg University of Pennsylvania  jesberg@sas.upenn.edu

Juan Linz Best Dissertation Award

Given for the best dissertation on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism completed and accepted in the two calendar years immediately prior to the APSA Annual Meeting where the award will be presented (2022 or 2023 for the 2024 Annual Meeting). The prize can be awarded to analyses of individual country cases as long as they are clearly cast in a comparative perspective. A copy of the dissertation, accompanied by a letter of support from a member of the dissertation committee, should be sent to each member of the prize selection committee.

Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Genevieve Bates (Chair) University of Wisconsin - Madison  genevieve.bates@wisc.edu
Tanushree Goyal Princeton University  tgoyal@princeton.edu
Minh Trinh Purdue University  mdtrinh@purdue.edu