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Political Economy (Section 25)

The purpose of this section is to promote teaching and research in the areas of representation and electoral systems, and to encourage communication among persons interested in these fields within the Association and with related disciplines.

Founded: 1990
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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.

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McGillivray Best Paper Award

Best paper in political economy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations are welcome from any member (chair, discussant, paper presenters, attendees) of the political economy panels at the APSA meeting. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be directed to all three members of the award committee.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Srinivas Parinandi (Chair) University of Colorado Boulder srinivas.parinandi@colorado.edu
Jian Xu National University of Singapore jianxu@yale-nus.edu.sg
Horace Bartilow American University bartilow@american.edu

Michael Wallerstein Award

Best published article in political economy in a peer-reviewed journal. All articles published in the previous two calendar years (as indicated by online publication date or print publication date) are eligible for consideration, with a preference given to articles that exemplify themes or methods for which Michael Wallerstein was known and respected. All members of the section are eligible to make nominations. Nominations should be directed to all members of the award committee.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Jane Sumner (Chair) University of Minnesota jlsumner@umn.edu
Didac Queralt Yale University didac.queralt@yale.edu
Megumi Naoi University of California San Diego megumi.naoi@gmail.com
Simone Dietrich University of Geneva dietrich.simone@gmail.com

Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award

Best Dissertation Award, named for Mancur Olson, is given for the best dissertation in political economy. All dissertations completed within the previous two calendar years are eligible for consideration. Nominations should be directed to all members of the award committee.  All members of the Section are eligible to make nominations.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Philipp Rehm (Chair) Johns Hopkins University rehm@jhu.edu
Abhit Bhandari Vanderbilt University abhit.bhandari@vanderbilt.edu
Asya Magazinnik The Hertie School, Berlin a.magazinnik@hertie-school.org
Ada Johnson-Kanu University of Kentucky anjohnson-kanu@uky.edu

William H. Riker Book Award

Best book award, named for William H. Riker, is given for the best book in political economy. All books published within the previous two calendar years are eligible for consideration. Nominations should be directed to all members of the award committee.  All members of the Section are eligible to make nominations.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Charles Hankla (Chair) Georgia State University chankla@gsu.edu
Irene Merendez Gonzalez IE Madrid irene.menendez@ie.edu
Amy Pond Washington University in St. Louis pamy@wustl.edu
Joel Selway Brigham Young University joelselway@gmail.com