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 38. Sexuality and Politics awards to-date »
Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Award
The Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Award recognizes the best dissertation on sexuality and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous two calendar years. The award is open to all scholarship that falls under the broad rubric of sexuality and politics, including studies concerning the regulation of sexuality, political responses to the regulation of sexuality, the uses of sexuality as a political construct, the intersections of sexuality with gender, race, and class, or LGBT politics and mobilizations.
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024
Award Committee
Cynthia Weber Best Conference Paper Award
The Best Conference Paper Award recognizes the best paper exploring sexuality and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2024
Award Committee
Sexuality & Politics: LGBTQ+ Politics Best Book Award
The LGBTQ+ Politics Best Book Award is given annually to a book published in the preceding calendar year that addresses LGBTQ+ politics, broadly defined. The committee welcomes books in any subfield of political science and using any appropriate methodology. Nominations must be received by April 15th of the year the award will be given. Authors should arrange to have a copy of their book sent to each of the three committee members. Books must be received by April 15th, 2024 to be considered. Any questions can be directed to the chair of the Book Award Committee Melissa Michelson at melissa.michelson@menlo.edu.
Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2024
Award Committee
| Name
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Affiliation
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Email
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Address
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| Paisley Currah
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Brooklyn College
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pcurrah@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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Paisley Currah
Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
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| Ed Kammerer
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Idaho State University
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edwardkammerer@isu.edu
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Edward F. Kammerer, Jr.
Assistant Professor
Idaho State University
921 S 8th Ave Stop 8073
Pocatello ID 83201
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| Melissa Michelson (Chair)
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Menlo College
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melissa.michelson@menlo.edu
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Melissa R. Michelson
Dean of Arts & Sciences
Menlo College
1000 El Camino Real
Atherton CA 94027
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Sexuality & Politics Lasting Contribution Award
This award is given to recognize a paper, journal article, book, or body of work that has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of sexuality and politics and the discipline of political science more broadly. To be considered for this award, the work nominated must be at least 10 years old. Any member of the Sexuality & Politics section can put forward a nomination for this award. Nominations should be sent to the chair, Paisley Currah, at PCurrah@brooklyn.cuny.edu. Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2024