The Democracy and Autocracy section exists to promote the analysis of the origins, processes, and outcomes of democratization among nations, spur communication among political scientists whose scholarship focuses on particular world regions, and stimulate greater involvement within APSA of political scientists working in various areas like Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Far East, Europe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Founded: 2000
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Chair
Susan Stokes
University of Chicago
Vice Chair
Sheri Berman
Barnard College
Secretary
Anne Meng
University of Virginia
Treasurer
Erik Kuhonta
McGill University
Newsletter Editor
Dan Slater, University of Michigan
Rob Mickey, University of Michigan
2020 Program Chair
Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University
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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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Best Article Award
Single-authored or co-authored articles focusing on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism, published in print in 2018 are eligible. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. Copies of the article should be sent by email to each of the committee members by March 15, 2020.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Alberto Simpser, ITAM
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Aditya Dasgupta, University of California, Merced
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Jan Pierskalla, Ohio State University
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Best Book Award
Given for the best book focusing on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism, published in print in 2018. Copies of the nominated book should be sent to each committee member by mail by March 15, 2020.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Deborah Yashar, Princeton University
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Tom Pepinsky, Cornell University
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Sanjay Puparelia, Ryerson University
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Best Fieldwork Award
This prize rewards dissertation students who conduct innovative and difficult fieldwork on the topics of democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism. Scholars who are currently writing their dissertations or who completed their dissertations in 2018 are eligible. Candidates must submit two chapters of their dissertation and a letter of nomination from the chair of their dissertation committee describing the field work. The material submitted must describe the field work in detail and should provide one or two key insights from the evidence collected in the field. The chapters should be sent electronically to each committee member by March 15, 2020.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Danny Choi, University of Pittsburgh
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Lauren Young, University of California, Davis
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Kikue Hamayostu, Northern Illinois University
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Best Paper Award
Given to the best paper on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism presented at the 2018 APSA Convention. Papers can be nominated by panel chairs or discussants. Self-submissions are allowed. Please send electronic copies of the papers to the committee members by March 15, 2020.
Nomination Instructions: Nominated papers must be sent by email to each committee member listed below.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2020
Juan Linz Best Dissertation Award
Given for the best dissertation on democratization and/or the development and dynamics of democracy and authoritarianism completed and accepted in the two calendar years immediately prior to the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting (i.e., 2017 or 2018). The prize can be awarded to analyses of individual country cases as long as they are clearly cast in a comparative perspective. An emailed copy of the dissertation, accompanied by a letter of support from a member of the dissertation committee, should be sent to each member of the prize selection committee by March 15, 2020.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University
[email protected]@columbia.edu
Kate Baldwin, Yale University
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James Hollyer, University of Minnesota
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