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 44. African Politics Conference Group awards to-date »
APCG Best Dissertation Award
The APCG-Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award Committee invites submissions for the best dissertation in African politics 2021. The award carries a prize and recognizes outstanding scholarship in African politics. Multiple dissertations may be nominated per department. Dissertations that were completed and accepted in the 2021 calendar year are eligible for this award. Deadline for nominations: February 2022
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APCG Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Student Paper Award
The APCG Ralphe Bunche Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee seeks nominations for the 2021 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 are allowed), written by a graduate student, and presented at any professional conference in 2021, 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: February 2022
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