Political Networks (Section 41)

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The purpose of the Political Networks organized section is to promote intellectual exchange among scholars regarding the theoretical, methodological, and substantive aspects of political networks.

Founded: 2009
Website: http://www.polinetworks.org/

Social: @PolNetworks

Section Counts

Section Membership Dues

Student	Regular
$0	$10

Section Officers

Archivist

Lauren Ratliff Santoro, University of Texas at Dallas

Chair

Lorien Jasny, University of Exeter

Chair Elect

Philip Leifeld, University of Essex

Communications Director

Margaret Foster, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Annual Meeting Division Chair

Ted Hsuan Yun Chen, George Mason University

Treasurer

Sahar Abi-Hassan, Northeastern University

Vice Chair

Philip Leifeld, University of Essex

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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 41. Political Networks awards to-date »

John Sprague Award

This award, is issued by the Political Networks Section of APSA, is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a graduate student delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. The award includes a cash prize. Deadline for nominations: April 5, 2024

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Bomi Lee	Washington University in St. Louis	bomi@wustl.edu
Claudia Wiehler	ETH Zürich	claudia.wiehler@sipo.gess.ethz.ch
Taylor Carlson	Washington University in St. Louis	tncarlson@wustl.edu

Best Conference Paper Award

This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a faculty person delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. Deadline for nominations: April 5, 2024

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Naoki Egami	Columbia University	naoki.egami@columbia.edu
Laurence Brandenberger	ETH Zürich	lbrandenberger@ethz.ch
Olga Chyzh	University of Toronto	olga.chyzh@utoronto.ca

Political Ties Award

The APSA organized section on Political Networks is seeking nominations for the Political Ties Award. This award is given annually to the best article published on the subject of political networks. Nominees must have been published — either on-line or in print — in a peer-reviewed journal between January 1st and December 31st of 2023. Deadline for nominations: April 5, 2024

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Guy Grossman	University of Pennsylvania	ggross@sas.upenn.edu
Cassy Dorff	Vanderbilt University	cassy.dorff@vanderbilt.edu

Best Book Award

Awarded on a biennial basis to the best book published on political networks in a two-year period (current cycle includes books published April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024). Deadline for nomination: Not awarded in 2024

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Career Achievement Award

Please contact the committee directly with nominations. Nominations should include a nomination letter and a candidate CV. Self-nominations are encouraged. Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024

Award Committee

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