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Presidents and Executive Politics (Section 9)

Presidents & Executive Politics (PEP) of APSA is the premier association of scholars devoted to the study of the presidency and executives (formerly known as the Presidency Research Group). To that end, it welcomes diverse theoretical perspectives, analytical techniques, and data sources as they contribute to the advancement of scholarship and teaching. It also invites the contributions and perspectives of other disciplines. PEP values the establishment and enhancement of non-partisan links between scholarship, the real world of presidential and executive politics, and public policy.

Founded: 1985

Social: @PEP_Tweets_PEP

Website: connect.apsanet.org/s9

Newsletter: PEP Report

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Section Membership Dues
Student Regular
$0 $10

Section Officers

Section Officers

Section Journal

Presidential Studies Quarterly

 

PSQ

 

 

Publishes 4 times per year.

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 09. Presidents and Executive Politics awards to-date »

 

George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award

The George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on executive politics completed and accepted during the previous two calendar years (January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022). The recipient will receive a $250 award. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2023

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Adam McMahon (Chair)

 Rider University and The College of New Jersey mcmahona@tcnj.edu
Jonathan Klingler University of Mississippi  jklingle@olemiss.edu
Graham Dodds Concordia University G.Dodds@concordia.ca
Renee Van Vechten University of Redlands Renee_Vanvechten@redlands.edu
Sarah Burns Rochester Institute of Technology smbgsm@rit.edu

Founders Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The Founders Award honoring Lester Seligman will be given for the best paper on executive politics presented by a Graduate Student at either the preceding year’s APSA annual meeting or at any of the regional meetings in 2021 or 2022. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2023

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Alison Howard (Chair) Dominican University of California alison.howard@dominican.edu
Jennifer R. Hopper Southern Connecticut State University hopperj2@southernct.edu
Kenneth Mayer University of Wisconsin  krmayer@wisc.edu

Founders Best Paper Award

The Founders Award honoring Francis Rourke will be given for the best paper on executive politics authored by a PhD – holding scholar at the previous year’s (2022) APSA annual meeting.. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2023

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Jennifer Selin (Chair)

 Administrative Conference of the United States jennifer.selin@wayne.edu
Laine Shay Texas A&M-Corpus Christi laine.shay@tamucc.edu
Shannon Bow O’Brien University of Texas shannonbow@utexas.edu
George C. Edwards III Texas A&M gedwards@tamu.edu

Richard E. Neustadt Award

The Richard E. Neustadt Award will be given for the best book on executive politics published during 2022. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Diane Heith (Chair)

 St. John’s University heithd@stjohns.edu
George Krause University of Georgia  gkrause@uga.edu
Austin Trantham Saint Leo University austin.trantham@saintleo.edu
Kevin Baron Austin Peay University baronkm@apsu.edu
Donna Hoffman University of Northern Iowa donna.hoffman@uni.edu

The Legacy Award

The Legacy Award will be given to a living author for a book, essay, or article, published at least 10 years prior to the award year that has made a continuing contribution to the intellectual development of the fields of presidency and executive politics. Letters of nominations should provide a rationale for the work receiving the award. Nomination Instructions: Nominations should be emailed to the committee members. Letters of nominations should provide a rationale for the work receiving the award. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2022

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Julia Azari (Chair)  Marquette University julia.azari@marquette.edu
William Adler Northeastern Illinois University w-adler@neiu.edu
Mary McHugh Merrimack University MaryAnn.McHugh@merrimack.edu
Zim Nwokora Deakin University, Melbourne Campus z.nwokora@deakin.edu.au

 

PEP Career Service Award

Every four years, during a presidential election, the division awards one person the PEP Career Service Award in recognition of career service to the study of the presidency. Deadline for nominations: Not Awarded in 2022

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Not Awarded in 2022    
     
     
     

 

Emerging Scholar Award

Emerging Scholar Award will be given to an early career scholar (10 years from date of award of PhD) that has made a significant contribution to the intellectual development of the fields of presidency and executive politics. Deadline for nominations: February 1, 2023

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
David Lewis (Chair)
Vanderbilt University    
david.lewis@Vanderbilt.edu
Meena Bose    
Hofstra University    
Meena.bose@hofstra.edu
Karen Hult    
Virginia Tech    
Khult@vt.edu

 

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