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Women, Gender and Politics Research (Section 16)

The purpose of this section is to foster the study of women and politics within the discipline of political science.

Founded: 1986
Public Discussion List: APSA Connect discussion
Website: Women, Gender, and Politics Research

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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 Paper Award

The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on women, gender, and politics at the previous year’s APSA conference. Any individual can nominate a paper for the award, including self-nominations. In addition, all papers presented in the Women and Politics Research Section and posted to the APSA conference paper website will be considered nominated. Award Amount: $500 Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Kristen Williams (Chair) Clark University  kwilliams@clarku.edu
Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat  University of Connecticut dorssome@lincolnu.edu
Jill Greenlee Brandeis University  greenlee@brandeis.edu
Sarah Liu  University of Edinburgh sarah.liu@ed.ac.uk
Whitney Ross Manzo Meredith College  wrmanzo@meredith.edu

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on women and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous calendar year. Award amount: $500 Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Anna Mahoney (Chair) Dartmouth University  anna.m.mahoney@dartmouth.edu
Sofia Collignon Queen Mary University of London s.collignon@qmul.ac.uk
Sara Hassani Providence College  shassani@providence.edu 

The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory

The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory is jointly given by the Section, Foundations of Political Theory, and the Women’s Caucus for Political Science. The award commemorates the scholarly, mentoring, and professional contributions of Susan Moller Okin and Iris Marion Young to the development of the field of feminist political theory. This annual award recognizes the best paper on feminist theory published in an English language academic journal during the previous calendar year. Papers are considered by self-nomination or nomination by other individuals. Nominations are due no later than April 1st and the Award decision is announced by June 1st. Award amount: $750. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Katrina Forrester  Harvard University  kforrester@g.harvard.edu

Best Paper on Intersectionality

Best Paper on Intersectionality, to be co-sponsored with the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section. This award is for the best paper addressing intersectionality presented at the previous year’s annual meeting. The scope of the award recognizes the roots of intersectional analysis in a critical analysis of the lived experiences of women of color, while also allowing for a more expansive reading of identity politics that takes into account multiple subjectivities and experiences, both within and outside the United States. Nomination Instructions: Self-nominations and nominations by others are welcome. To be considered for this award, a copy of the article should be sent electronically to each committee member by the deadline set by the Section. Award amount: $500 Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Kanisha Bond (Chair) Binghamton University  kbond@binghamton.edu

Jasmine Jackson 

Texas Christian University  jasmine.jackson@tcu.edu
Ethan Tungohan York University  tungohan@yorku.ca

Public Engagement Award

An annual award to recognize the exemplary public-facing work of political scientists in the field of Women, Gender, and Politics. This award seeks to recognize significant efforts to serve a local community/do outreach on women, gender and politics, or efforts to diffuse knowledge beyond the classroom, and to make a social/political difference. While all faculty are eligible for this award, we especially welcome nominations of permanent and non-permanent faculty with teaching loads of 3-3 and above. Nominations by oneself or others should be made to the committee appointed by the Women, Gender, and Politics section. Award amount: $500 Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Angie Torres-Beltran (Chair) Cornell University at787@cornell.edu
Erin Cassese  University of Delaware 

ecassese@udel.edu

Claire Gothreau Aarhus University  cgothreau@ps.au.dk
Luisa Turbino Torres Florida Atlantic University lturbinotorres@fau.edu

Politics & Gender 2023 Best Article Award 

An annual award to recognize the best article published in our section journal, Politics & Gender, during the previous year. Nominations will not be sought for this award; the award will be by a committee chosen by the editors of the journal. Award amount: $500 

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Editorial Board of Politics & Gender

 

Microgrants

The Women, Gender, & Politics Research Section of the APSA is currently seeking applications for research grants of up to $1000 to assist with research expenses. Examples of expenses covered could include (but are not limited to): child or elder care, data acquisition, software, research assistance, copyediting, translation, transcription, etc. These grants are open to all Section members, but priority will be given to junior, non-tenure track, and/or unfunded scholars (i.e. scholars without institutional support or whose institutions have eliminated research funding during the pandemic).
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