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.
Nominations should include a CV of the nominee and a letter commenting on the nominee's work and making the case why they should get the award."
All section 20. Comparative Politics awards to-date »
Luebbert Book Prize
Awarded annually for the best book published in the field of comparative politics during the previous two years. Deadline for nominations: TBA
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Luebbert Article Prize
Awarded annually for the best article published in the field of comparative politics during the previous two years. Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2022
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Sage Paper Prize
Awarded to the best paper in comparative politics presented at the 2021 meeting of the American Political Science Association Nominations should be submitted directly to the award committee members. Deadline for nominations: TBA
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Lijphart/Przeworksi/Verba Dataset Award
Awarded annually to a publicly-available dataset in the field of comparative politics. Nominations (including self-nominations) should be submitted directly to the committee. Please include a nomination letter, instructions on accessing the data set, and any publications or documents describing the data set. Deadline for nominations: TBA
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Theda Skocpol Prize for Emerging Scholars
Awarded to a scholar up to ten years post-PhD whose work has made impactful empirical, theoretical and/or methodological contributions to the study of comparative politics. Nominations should include a CV of the nominee and a letter commenting on the nominee's work and making the case why they should get the award. Deadline for nominations: TBA
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Bingham Powell Mentoring Award
Deadline for nominations: TBA
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