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Critical Political Science (Section 27)

A section of critical scholars committed to making the study of political science relevant to building a more democratic and egalitarian economic, social, and political order.

CNPS biennial conference postponed from 2021 to 2022 due to Covid-19 pandemic. Details will follow on section website.

Founded: 1992
Website: connect.apsanet.org/s27

Social: @NPS_Journal

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Section Journal

New Political Science  

NPS_Dec17

Publishes 4 times per year.

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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.

All section 27. New Political Science awards to-date »
 

Christian Bay Award

The Christian Bay Award recognizes the best paper presented on a Critical Political Science panel at the previous year's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024.

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
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Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven Award

The Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven Award recognizes an activist group, in the region of the annual meeting, that puts the ideals of the Critical Political Science Section, "to make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world," into practice. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Biko Koenig (Chair) Franklin and Marshall College bkoenig@fandm.edu
Claire Snyder-Hall N/A claire.snyderhall@gmail.com
Katerina Traut University of Pennsylvania trautk@sas.upenn.edu

Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award

The Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award recognizes a progressive political scientist who has had a long, successful career as a writer, teacher, and activist. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Victor Wallis (Chair) Berklee College of Music vwallis@berklee.edu
Lauren Olson Lehigh University  lko1@lehigh.edu
Edwin Dan Jacob Arizona State University  edwindanieljacob@gmail.com

 

 


 

Michael Harrington Book Award

The Michael Harrington Book Award recognizes an outstanding book that demonstrates how scholarship can be used in the struggle for a better world.
Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Bryant Sculos (Chair) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  bryant.sculos@utrgv.edu
Stan Luger University of Northern Colorado stan.luger@unco.edu
Brian Waddell University of Connecticut brian.waddell@uconn.edu
Kevin Funk  Columbia University  kevin.funk@gmail.com

Stephen Eric Bronner Dissertation Award

For an outstanding Political Science dissertation finished within the previous year of the APSA Meeting which exemplifies the commitment to use scholarship in the struggle for a better world. Deadline for nominations: April 1, 2024

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Candice K. Travis (Chair)

Quinnipiac University candice.travis@quinnipiac.edu
Judith Grant Ohio University  grantj1@ohio.edu
Lucrecia Garcia Iommi Fairfield University  lgarciaiommi@fairfield.edu
William Sokoloff University of Texas Rio Grande Valley william.sokoloff@utrgv.edu