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.

All section 13. Urban and Local Politics awards to-date »

Dennis Judd Best Book Award

The Best Book Award recognizes the best book on urban politics published in the previous year. Hard copies of nominated books should be sent to each committee member. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

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Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award is given annually for the best dissertation on urban politics accepted in the previous year. The award comes with a $250 prize. Electronic or hard copies of dissertations completed and approved in the previous year should be sent to each committee member. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

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Byran Jackson Dissertation Research on Minority Politics Award

The Byran Jackson Award recognizes the outstanding scholarship by a graduate student studying racial and ethnic politics in an urban setting. The award comes with a $500 prize. Electronic or hard copies of approved dissertation proposals should be sent to each committee member. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

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The Urban Affairs Review Best Paper Award

Urban Affairs Review is sponsoring a $250 award for the Best Paper in Urban or Regional Politics presented at the previous year's American Political Science Association conference. We encourage panel chairs to nominate papers. We also welcome self-nominations. Papers presented on any panel associated with the conference are eligible for this award. The award will be made by a three person panel: one editor of Urban Affairs Review, one member of the UAR editorial board, and one member of the executive council of the Urban and Local Politics Section. The committee will evaluate the version of the paper at the time of the APSA conference.The award will be announced on the APSA Urban and Local Politics section website and the UAR website. The recipient will be invited to submit the paper to the Urban Affairs Review for fast-track review and publication. This is an annual award. Awards may not be made every year, depending on the number and quality of submissions. Please send your nominations to Elizabeth Motyka at urban.affairs.review@gmail.com. Questions can be directed to Peter Burns at pburns@soka.edu. Deadline for nominations: October 31, 2023

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Norton Long Career Achievement Award

The Norton Long Career Achievement Award is presented annually to a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to the study of urban politics over the course of a career through scholarly publication, the mentoring of students, and public service. Nominations and two (2) supporting letters should be submitted electronically to all committee members.
Nomination Instructions: Nominations and two (2) supporting letters submitted to all committee members by the deadline.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

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Susan Clarke Young Scholars' Award

The Susan Clarke Young Scholars' award recognizes scholars who completed their Ph.D. within the last three years (or are ABDs) and submitted a paper proposal for the 2023 APSA meeting to the 2023 program chairs. Please send accepted proposals to the 2024 Program Chairs and indicate that you are eligible for the Susan Clarke Young Scholars' Award. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

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Clarence Stone Scholar Award

The Clarence Stone Scholar Award recognizes up to two young scholars who are making a significant contribution to the study of urban politics. The award is to be given to up to two post-PhD scholars who are in their career (pre-tenure, or recently advanced within the last 3 years). Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024

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