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Information Technology and Politics (Section 18)

The purpose of this section is to provide a forum for members with an interest in the use of computers, the Internet, and multimedia in teaching, research, and policy applications in political science and all related subfields and disciplines.

Founded: 1988
Public Discussion List: APSA Connect discussion
Newsletter: Information Technology and Politics Newsletter
Section Counts

Section Membership Dues

Student Regular
$0 $8
Section Officers

Section Officers

Section Journal

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

JITP_Dec17


Publishes 4 times per year.

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.

All section 18. Information Technology and Politics awards to-date »

 

Best Dissertation Award

Best dissertation in information technology and politics defended since the last APSA annual meeting. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Kevin Wager

 Florida Atlantic University [email protected]
Jessica Baldwin-Philippi Fordham University [email protected]
Jessica Feezell University of New Mexico [email protected]

Best Book Award

Best book in information technology and politics published in the previous calendar year (ie 2022 for 2023’s award call). Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Augusto Valeriani University of Bologna [email protected]
Kate Dommett University of Sheffield [email protected]
Michael Jensen University of Canberra [email protected]

Best Journal Article of Information Technology and Politics Article Award

Best article published in information technology and politics published in the previous calendar year (ie 2022 for 2023’s award call; must have appeared in an issue – articles that are published as online first should be considered for the year in which they are published in their final version).  Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Johannes Kaiser

 IPSOS [email protected]
Cristian Vaccari Loughborough University [email protected]
Anamaria Ducteac Segesten Lund University [email protected]

 

Best Paper Award

Best paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Dan Lane University of California, Santa Barbara [email protected]
Shelley Boulianne Université Catholique de Lille [email protected]
Amir Abdul Reda Mohammed VI Polytechnic University [email protected]

Best Student Paper Award

Best student paper presented in information technology and politics at the previous year’s APSA. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Katharina Heger Weizenbaum Institut [email protected]
Benjamin Epstein DePaul University [email protected]
Heather Katz Southwestern Oklahoma State University [email protected]

Best Public Facing Scholarship Award

Best public-facing scholarship published in the previous calendar year (ie 2022 for 2023's award call). This includes blog posts and popular press publications intended for a broad public audience. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Shannon McGregor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [email protected]
Jeff Gulati Bentley University [email protected]
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