Urban Politics Section Award Recipients
Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given annually for the best dissertation on urban politics accepted in the previous year.
2016 |
Zachary Todd Taylor, Western University
“The Politics of Metropolitan Development: Institutions, Interests, and Ideas in the Making of Urban Governance in the United States and Canada, 1800-2000." University of Toronto |
2015 |
Alisha Holland, Harvard University
“Forbearance as Redistribution: Enforcement Politics in Urban Latin America.” Harvard University, 2014 |
2014 |
Adam Auerbach, University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Demanding Development: Democracy, Community Governance, and Public Goods Provision in India's Urban Slums." |
2013 |
Eleanor Gao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
"Diverse but Not Divisive: Tribal Diversity and Public Goods Provision in Jordan" |
2012 |
Daniel Bliss, Illinois Institute of Technology
"Defining the Path to Growth: Small Town Governance and Economic Development in an Age of Globalization" |
2011 |
Quinton Mayne, Harvard University
The Satisfied Citzen: Participation, Influence, and Public Perceptions of Democratic Performance |
2010 |
Joshua Sapotichne, Michigan State University
Reconstructing National Urban Policy: Agenda Setting in Complex Policy Areas |
2009 |
James Ingram III, University of California, San Diego
"The Rules of the Ruling: Charter Reforn in Los Angeles, 1850-2008" |
2007 |
Paru Shah, Macalester College
The Politics and Policy Implications of Latino Representation in Education |
2005 |
Christine Palus, University of Michigan-Dearborn |
2004 |
Lynette Rawlings, George Washington University
"The Determinants of Cooperation among Local Governments in Metropolitan Areas" (Supervisor: Hal Wolman) |
2003 |
Steven Johnson, Portland State University
"The Transformation of Civic Institutions and Practices in Portland, Oregon, 1960-1999 |
2001 |
Mara Sidney, Rutgers University
"Linking National Policy Designs and Local Action: A Comparison of Fair Housing and Community Reinvestment Policies" |
2000 |
Patrick Joyce, Harvard University |
1998 |
Timothy Krebs, University Of Chicago
"The Politics of Chicago City Council Elections, 1979-1995" |
1995 |
Gerald Gamm, Howard University
"Neighborhood Roots: Exodus and Stability in Boston, 1870-1990" |
1995 |
Guy Stuart, University of Chicago
"Neighborhood Roots: Exodus and Stability in Boston, 1870-1990" |
1991 |
Nancy Burns, Harvard University
"Making Politics Permanent: The Formation of American Local Governments" |
1990 |
Carol Pierannunzi, University of Georgia
"The Role of Local Government in Land-Use Politics: Testing and Developing Models of Local Decision Making On Zoning Issues" |