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Chair
Isabela Mares
Columbia University
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Treasurer
David Primo
University of Rochester
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2018 Annual Meeting Program Chairs
Victor Menaldo
University of Washington
Rory Truex
Princeton University
Newsletter Editor
The Political Economist Newsletter
Megumi Naoi
University of California, San Diego
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John Ahlquist
University of California, San Diego
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Christina Schneider
University of California, San Diego
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Council
Leonardo Arriola, University of California, Berkeley
Mark Dincecco, University of Michigan
Stephanie Rickard, London School of Economics
Jonathan Rodden, Stanford University
Kellee Tsai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Rachel Wellhausen, University of Texas at Austin
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 25. Political Economy awards to-date »
McGillivray Best Paper Award
The McGillivray Best Paper Award is given for the best paper in Political Economy presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
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Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2018
Michael Wallerstein Award
The Michael Wallerstein Award is given for the best published article in Political Economy in the previous calendar year.
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Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2018
Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award, named for Mancur Olson, is given for the best dissertation in political economy completed in the previous two years.
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Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2018
William H. Riker Book Award
The Best Book Award, named for William H. Riker, is given for the best book on political economy published during the past three calendar years.
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Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2018
Award Committee
Gary Cox, Chair
Department of Political Science
Stanford University
616 Serra Street
Encina Hall West, Room 100
Stanford, CA 94305-6044
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James Long
Department of Political Science
University of Washington
101 Gowen Hall
Box 353530
Seattle, WA 98195
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Matthew Winters
Department of Political Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
315 David Kinley Hall, MC-713
1407 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
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