The purpose of this section is to foster communication among scholars, recognize leadership in the field, facilitate research and publication opportunities, encourage undergraduate and student interest, and create a permanent forum for developing and refining appropriate theoretical models in the study of race and ethnicity.
Founded: 1995
Yearly membership dues: $0 for students and $20 for other members.
Website: http://www.apsarep.org/
Public Discussion Lists: RACE-POL Listserv
Newsletter: Race, Ethnicity and Politics Section Newsletter
Section Counts
Organized sections provide opportunities for APSA members who share a common interest in a particular subfield to organize meetings and coordinate communications under Association auspices.
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2019 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Rena Rocha
University of Iowa
Pearl K Ford
University of Arkansas
Executive Council
Pearl Ford Dowe, University of Arkansas
Lorrie Frasure-Yokley, University of California, Los Angeles
Jessica Lavariega-Monforti, California Lutheran University
Jennifer Merolla, University of California, Riverside
Sara Sadhwani, University of Southern California
Bernard Fraga, Indiana
Tyson King-Meadows, UMBC
Ivy Cargile, St Norbert
Efren Perez, UCLA
Michael Jones-Correa, Penn
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 33. Race, Ethnicity and Politics awards to-date »
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award is given for the best book in the field of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.
Previous recipients »
Award Committee:
Shatema Threadcraft, Dartmouth
Spencer Piston, Boston University
Sophia Wallace, U Washington
Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best American dissertation on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics accepted in the previous year.
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Deadline for nominations: TBA
Award Committee:
LaFleur Stephens, Princeton
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, Purdue
Ismail White, Duke
Best Comparative Dissertation Award
The Best Comparative Dissertation Award is given for the best comparative dissertation on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics of the previous year.
Previous recipients »
Deadline for nominations: TBA
Award Committee
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Previous recipients »
Deadline for nominations: TBA
Award Committee
Allison Anoll, Vanderbildt
Sergio Garcia-Rios, Cornell
Danielle Lemi, Southern Methodist U
Mark Q. Sawyer Memorial Scholarship in Comparative Race Politics
Deadline for nominations: TBA
Award Committee
Andra Gillespie
Emory University
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Lorrie Frasure-Yokley
University of California, Los Angeles
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Tyson King-Meadows
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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