The purpose of this section is to promote recognition within professional associations of the theoretical and methodological contributions to the discipline of political scientists whose research and professional interests center largely or in part upon sub-Saharan Africa.
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Zachariah Mampilly
Vassar College
Vice Chair
Jessica Piombo
Naval Postgraduate School
Treasurer
Chipo Dendere
Amherst College
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Jeffrey Paller
University of San Francisco
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Keith Weghorst
Vanderbilt University
University of Nebraska, Lincoln [email protected]
All section 44. African Politics Conference Group awards to-date »
Best Article Award
The APCG Best Article Committee seeks nominations for the 2020 award. All articles on African politics published in peer-reviewed journals in 2019 are eligible.
Deadline for nominations: April 30, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Ryan Briggs, University of Guelph
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Aditi Malik, College of the Holy Cross
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Susanna Campbell, American University
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Best Book Award
The APCG Best Book Award Committee invites nominations for the 2020 award. To be eligible, books must have been published (i.e., with a copyright date) in English in 2019. Books should analyze an issue related to political science or international relations with special reference to Africa. The book should employ methodological techniques regarded as appropriate by any subgroup of contemporary political scientists. Edited volumes are not eligible. Translations of books written in a foreign language qualify if the translation was published in 2019.
Nomination Instructions: Please email the names and authors of nominated books to the committee chair, Michele Kuenzi at [email protected] Publishers should also send copies of nominated books to each committee member at the address listed below.
Deadline for Nominations: April 30, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Michele Kuenzi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Philip Roessler, College of William and Mary
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Solomon Gofie, Addis Ababa University
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Lynne Rienner Award for Best Dissertation
The APCG-Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award Committee invites submissions for the best dissertation in African politics 2020. The award is given annually for the best dissertation in African politics. The award carries a prize and is intended to recognize outstanding scholarship in African politics. Only one dissertation may be nominated per department. Dissertations that were completed and accepted in the 2019 calendar year are eligible for this award.
Deadline for Nominations: April 30, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida
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Lisa Mueller, Macalester College
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Lauren Young, University of California, Davis
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Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Student Paper
The APCG-Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee seeks nominations for the 2020 award. The award carries a cash prize and is intended to recognize outstanding scholarship in African politics. Eligible papers must be nominated by a member of the APCG (self nominations not allowed), written by a graduate student, and presented at any professional conference in 2019, regardless of sponsorship or location, at which the paper is presented by the author and/or discussed by another colleague in the profession. This includes papers presented through the APCG online colloquium. The papers cannot have a co-author with a Ph.D.
Deadline for Nominations: April 30, 2020
Award Committee:
Chair
Rachel Gisselquist, UN University WIDER
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Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond
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Louis Alexandre Berg, Georgia State University
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