Executive Committee

Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (President)

Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania (President-Elect)

David Lake, University of California, San Diego (Past-President)

Thomas Pepinsky, Cornell University (2017–20 Treasurer)

Omar Encarnación, Bard College (2016–19 Council)

Amaney Jamal, Princeton University (2015–18 Council)

Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, Purdue University (2017–20 Council)

Renée Van Vechten, University of Redlands (2016–19 Council)

Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame (2016–19 Council)

Publications Policy Committee

Chair: Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame (2016–19 Council)

Joseph Carens, University of Toronto (2017–20 Council)

Lisa Garcia-Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley (2017–20 Council)

Kristian Gleditsch, University of Essex (2016–19 Council)

Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University (2015–18 Council)

James Mahoney, Northwestern University (2015–18 Council)

Membership and Professional Development Policy Committee

Chair: Omar Encarnación, Bard College (2016–19 Council)

Byron D’Andra Orey, Jackson State University (2015–18 Council)

Gary Segura, University of California, Los Angeles (2017–18 Vice President)

Colleen Shogan, Library of Congress (2016–19 Council)

Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida (2017–20 Council)

Carol Weissert, Florida State University (2017–18 Council)

Conferences and Meetings Policy Committee

Chair: Amaney Jamal, Princeton University (2015–18 Council)

Juliet Hooker, Brown University (2016–19 Council)

Simon Jackman, University of Sydney (2017–20 Council)

Matthew Kocher, Johns Hopkins University (2017–20 Council)

Bo Rothstein, University of Gothenburg (2015–18 Council)

Teaching and Learning Policy Committee

Chair: Renée Van Vechten, University of Redlands (2016–19 Council)

Cameron Thies, Arizona State University (2015–18 Council)

Mark Crescenzi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2016–19 Council)

Erin Richards, Cascadia College (2017–20 Council)

Public Engagement Policy Committee

Chair: Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, Purdue University (2017–20 Council)

Matt Barreto, University of California, Los Angeles (2016–19 Council)

Lilly J. Goren, Carrol University (2017–20 Council)

Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2017–18 Vice President)

Pippa Norris, Harvard University and University of Sydney (2017–18 Vice President)

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee prepares a slate of candidates for APSA elective office.

Chair: Jennifer Merolla, University of California, Riverside (expiring August 2018)

Scott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin, Madison (exp. August 2018)

Jennifer Pitts, University of Chicago (exp. August 2018)

Lee Ann Fujii, University of Toronto (exp. August 2019)

Alfred Montero, Carleton College (exp. August 2019)

Todd Shaw, University of South Carolina (exp. August 2019)

Audit Committee

Chair: Caroline Tolbert, University of Iowa (2015–18 Council, exp. August 2018)

Mark Crescenzi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2016–19 Council, exp. August 2018)

David Lublin, American University (exp. August 2018)

Lilly J. Goren, Carrol University (2017–20 Council, exp. August 2019)

Simon Jackman, University of Sydney (2017–20 Council, exp. August 2019)

Benedict Jimenez, Northeastern University (exp. August 2019)

Rules and Elections Committee

Chair: Juliet Hooker, Brown University (2016–19 Council, exp. August 2018)

Jeffrey Berry, Tufts University (exp. August 2018)

Elisabeth Gidengil, McGill University (exp. August 2018)

Eliza Willis, Grinnell College (exp. August 2018)

Christina Bejarano, University of Kansas (exp. August 2019)

Wade Jacoby, Brigham Young University (exp. August 2019)

Jana Morgan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (exp. August 2019)

Investment Committee

Thomas Pepinsky (2017–20 Treasurer)

Helen Milner, Princeton University (exp. August 2020)

Benjamin Jerry Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara (exp. August 2020)

John Carey, Dartmouth University (exp. August 2020)

APSA/ASA Steering Committee

Co-Chair: Catherine Boone, London School of Economics

Carl LeVan, American University

Kennedy Mkutu, United States International University, Nairobi

Asia Workshop Steering Committee

Chair: John Aldrich, Duke University

Edmund Malesky, Duke University

Meredith Weiss, University at Albany SUNY

Middle East Workshop Steering Committee

Chair: Lisa Anderson, American University in Cairo (exp. August 2019)

Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, United Arab Emirates (exp. August 2019)

Mustapha K. Al Sayyid, American University in Cairo (exp. August 2019)

Nancy Bermeo, University of Oxford (exp. August 2019)

Amaney Jamal, Princeton University (exp. August 2019)

Bassel Salloukh, Lebanese American University (exp. August 2019)

Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Asian American and Pacific Islander political scientists.

Chair: James Lai, Santa Clara University (exp. August 2019)

Tsung Chi, Occidental College (exp. August 2020)

Zhiqun Zhu, Bucknell University (exp. August 2020)

Carrie Liu Currier, Texas Christian University (exp. August 2019)

Julie Merseth, Northwestern University (exp. August 2018)

Okiyoshi Takeda, Aoyama Gakuin University (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of African Americans within the discipline.

Chair: Tyson King Meadows, University of Maryland Baltimore County (exp. August 2019)

Niambi Carter, Howard University (exp. August 2020)

Keesha Middlemass, Trinity University (exp. August 2020)

Alexandra Moffett-Bateau, City University of New York (exp. August 2019)

Porsha Cropper, Abt Associates (exp. August 2018)

Clarissa Hayward, Washington University in Saint Louis (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession

Chair: Sara Parker, Chabot College (exp. August 2018)

Eric Schwartz, Hagerstown Community College (exp. August 2020)

Nichole Shippen, LaGuardia Community College (exp. August 2020)

Elsa Dias, Pikes Peak Community College (exp. August 2019)

Peter Bowman, Palomar College (exp. August 2019)

Erin Richards, Cascadia College (exp. August 2018)

Cammy Shay, Houston Community College (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty in the Profession

Chair: Catherine Guisan, University of Minnesota (exp. August 2019)

Susan Orr, SUNY Brockport (exp. August 2020)

Nathan Paxton, American University (exp. August 2020)

Julia Lau, Catholic University (exp. August 2019)

Veronica Czastkiewicz, Pikes Peak Community College (exp. August 2018)

Patricia Stapleton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (exp. August 2018)

Peter Francia, East Carolina University (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of First Generation Higher Education Scholars in the Profession

Chair: Lorrie Frasure-Yokley, University of California, Los Angeles (exp. August 2018)

Francisco Pedraza, University of California, Riverside (exp. August 2020)

Celeste Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder (exp. August 2020)

Ricardo Ramirez, University of Notre Dame (exp. August 2019)

Tom K. Wong, University of California, San Diego (exp. August 2019)

Els De Graauw, CUNY, Baruch (exp. August 2018)

Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession

This committee brings attention to issues and concerns affecting PhD students in the discipline and provides input to the APSA Council and staff on policies and programs to effectively engage and support PhD students.

Rodrigo Barrenechea, Northwestern University (exp. August 2019)

Lauren Muscott, Ohio State University (exp. August 2019)

Delphia Shanks-Booth, Cornell University (exp. August 2019)

Melina Juarez, University of New Mexico (exp. August 2018)

Nakissa Jahanbani, SUNY Albany (exp. August 2018)

Christine Slaughter, University of California Los Angeles (exp. August 2018)

Bailey Fairbanks, Georgia State University (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Latino scholars within the discipline.

Chair: Linda Mancillas, Georgia Gwinnett College (exp. August 2018)

Jason Casellas, University of Houston (exp. August 2020)

Anna Sampaio, Santa Clara University (exp. August 2020)

Antonio Vazquez Arroyo, Rutgers University (exp. August 2019)

David Leal, University of Texas, Austin (exp. August 2019)

Stephen Nuno, Northern Arizona University (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and the Transgendered

This committee assesses the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) scholars in the profession, advances the research on LGBT issues, develops curriculum materials, and works to ensure tolerance toward LGBT political scientists.

Chair: Jami Taylor, University of Toledo (exp. August 2018)

Susan Burgess, Ohio University (exp. August 2020)

Andrew Flores, Mills College (exp. August 2020)

Stephen Engel, Bates College (exp. August 2019)

Helma de Vries-Jordan, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (exp. August 2019)

Rick Vallely, Swarthmore College (exp. August 2018)

Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession monitors and reports on the status of women in the profession, advances research on women and on issues of concern to women, develops and assesses curriculum materials, and works to ensure fair and equal treatment of women in the profession.

Chair: Mala Htun, University of New Mexico (exp. August 2020)

Magda Hinojosa, Arizona State University (exp. August 2020)

Kathleen Cunningham, University of Maryland (exp. August 2019)

Wendy Wong, University of Toronto (exp. August 2019)

Amy Atchison, Valparaiso University (exp. August 2018)

Denise Walsh, University of Virginia (exp. August 2018)

APSA Delegates to Other Associations

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Richard Boyd, Georgetown University, (exp. December 31, 2018)

National Coalition of History

Katherine Tenpas, Brookings Institution

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Jennifer Merolla, University of California, Riverside

Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEES)

Juliet Johnson, McGill University (exp. 2020)

Centennial Center Advisory Board

The Centennial Center Advisory Board guides practices of the Centennial Center, oversees funds for Center activities, and makes final decisions on awarding Centennial Center scholarships and grants.

Chair: Joyce Kaufman, Whittier College (exp. August 2018)

Jonathan Ladd, Georgetown University (exp. August 2020)

Robin Turner, Butler University (exp. August 2020)

Sarah Childs, University of Bristol (exp. August 2019)

Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston (exp. August 2019)

Costas Panagopolous, Fordham University (exp. August 2018)

Toni Michelle Travis, George Mason University (exp. August 2018)

Centennial Center Grant Review Committee

Pearl Dowe, University of Arkansas (exp. December 31, 2017 )

Beth Whitaker, University of North Carolina, Charlotte (exp. December 31, 2017)

Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee

Doug Bereuter, President Emeritus, The Asia Foundation; former Member, U.S. House of Representative

Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen; former administrator NHTSA

Richard Cohen, Congressional Quarterly

Charles E. Cook, Jr., The Cook Report; The National Journal

Robert Dole, Special Counsel, Alston and Bird; former Member, US Senate

Ronald D. Elving, National Public Radio

Vic Fazio, Partner, Akin Gump; former Member, US House of Representatives

David Gergen, Harvard University; CNN

Lee H. Hamilton, Indiana University; former Member, US House of Representatives

Gerald Kovach, former Senior Vice President, MCI

Richard Lugar, The Lugar Center; former Member, US Senate

David Price, Member, US House of Representatives

Cokie Roberts, ABC News; National Public Radio

Catherine Rudder, George Mason University

James Thurber, American University

Michelle Chin, Archer Center, University of Texas System (exp. August 2019)

Menna Demessie, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (exp. August 2019)

Paul Light, New York University (exp. August 2019)

Committee on Departmental Services

The Committee on Departmental Services oversees APSA’s Departmental Services Program (DSP) which provides a forum for political science departments large and small to address common issues as well as plan and develop publications and services for chairs, faculty, and students. The program, overseen by the Committee on Departmental Services, supports political science teaching, scholarship, and service, and provides resources for department chairs.

Chair: Holley Tankersley, Coastal Carolina University (exp. August 2019)

Amy Fried, University of Maine (exp. August 2020)

Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak, St. Olaf College (exp. August 2020)

Robert Pahre, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (exp. August 2019)

Thomas Keck, Syracuse University (exp. August 2018)

George Lovell, University of Washington (exp. August 2018)

Committee on International Political Science

The Committee on International Political Science recommends policy to the APSA Council regarding internationalization of the association, develops relationships between American political science and political science in other nations, and oversees APSA’s relationship with IPSA and other non-US national and international associations.

Chair: Karen Anderson, University of Southampton (exp. August 2018)

Argelina Figueiredo, Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (exp. August 2020)

Marc Helbling, University of Bamberg (exp. August 2020)

David Mednicoff, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (exp. August 2019)

Nadine Sika, American University in Cairo (exp. August 2019)

Todd Eisenstadt, American University (exp. August 2018)

Committee on Organized Sections

The committee helps Organized Sections carry out their work and oversees the balance between Sections and APSA as a whole. As Section issues have become more routinized we expect that this Committee can function as a board that meets by email and phone to address issues of compliance with APSA section procedures.

Chair: Layna Mosley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (exp. August 2019)

Jennifer Clark, University of Houston (exp. August 2020)

Michael Sparer, Columbia University (exp. August 2020)

Craig Volden, University of Virginia (exp. August 2019)

Carol Mershon, University of Virginia (exp. August 2018)

Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms

The responsibility of the Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms is to protect the rights of political scientists and ensure that the ethical policies of the association are followed.

Chair: Virginia Sapiro, Boston University (exp. August 2018)

Catherine Boone, London School of Economics (exp. August 2020)

Deborah Yashar, Princeton University (exp. August 2020)

Alison Brysk, University of California, Santa Barbara (exp. August 2019)

Kathleen Hancock, Colorado School of Mines (exp. August 2019)

Michael Fortner, CUNY Graduate Center (exp. August 2018)

Samantha Frost, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (exp. August 2018)

Radin Pracademic Fellowship Committee

Ira Goldstein, Deloitte Consulting

Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University

Colleen Shogan, Library of Congress

Small Research Grants Review Committee

Chair: Mike Bosia, St. Michael’s College (exp. December 31, 2017)

Helen Knowles, State University of New York, Oswego (exp. December 31, 2017)

Julia Maskivker, Rollins College (exp. December 31, 2017)

Gabriel Ondetti, Missouri State University (exp. December 31, 2017)

Karen Young, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (exp. December 31, 2017)

APSA Distinguished Teaching Award

Honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year as well as graduate level institutions. It may recognize a series of contributions spanning several years, an entire career, or a single project of exceptional impact.

Chair: Amanda Hollis-Brusky, Pomona College (exp. August 2018)

Chris Howell, Oberlin College (exp. August 2018)

Tamara Metz, Reed College (exp. August 2018)

Dahl Award

The Robert A. Dahl Award is awarded annually to an untenured scholar who has produced scholarship of the highest quality on the subject of democracy. Non-ladder faculty members, junior tenure-track faculty at universities and colleges are eligible for the Dahl Award, as are scholars at nonprofit organizations and think tanks, and independent scholars.

Chair: John Seery, Pomona College (exp. August 2018)

Lucan Way University of Toronto (exp. August 2018)

Margaret Weir, Brown University (exp. August 2018)

John Gaus Lecture Committee

Honors the recipient’s lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration as well as recognizes achievement and encourages scholarship in public administration.

Chair: Kelly Leroux, University of Illinois, Chicago (exp. August 2018)

Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Indiana University (exp. August 2018)

Andrew Whitford, University of Georgia (exp. August 2018)

Frank J. Goodnow Award

Recognizes distinguished service to the profession and the Association, but not necessarily a career of scholarship. This service may be by individuals, groups, and public and private organizations who have played a role in the development of the political science profession and the building of APSA.

Chair: Linda Fowler, Dartmouth University (exp. August 2018)

Karen Hult, Virginia Tech (exp. August 2018)

K.C. Morrison, University of Delaware (exp. August 2018)

Hanes Walton, Jr. Career Award

The Hanes Walton, Jr. Career Award is named in honor of the former APSA Vice President (2012—13) and professor of political science at the University of Michigan. Given biennially, this award recognizes a political scientist whose lifetime of distinguished scholarship has made significant contributions to our understanding of racial and ethnic politics and illuminates the conditions under which diversity and intergroup tolerance thrive in democratic societies. Given biennially; next awarded in 2019.

Hubert H. Humphrey Award Committee

For recognition of notable public service by a political scientist.

William Galston, Brookings Institution (exp. August 2018)

Peter Feaver, Duke University (exp. August 2018)

Barbara Romzek, American University (exp. August 2018)

Benjamin E. Lippincott Award

This award recognizes a work of exceptional quality by a living political theorist that is still considered significant after a time span of at least 15 years since the original publication (supported by University of Minnesota). Given biennially; next awarded in 2019.

James Madison Award Committee

To recognize an American political scientist who has made a distinguished scholarly contribution to political science. The award is given triennially. The next award will be in 2020.

Carey McWilliams Award Committee

Honors a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.

Chair: Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University

Bruce Bimber, University of California, Santa Barbara

Stephen Saideman, Carleton University

Charles Merriam Award

Recognizes a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research. Given biennially; next awarded in 2019.

Kenneth Sherrill Award for Emerging Scholars

The Kenneth Sherrill Award for Emerging Scholars is given to a recipient who has completed his or her doctoral dissertation but has not yet attained tenure at an academic institution. The purpose of the award is to support his or her research and publication in the field of LGBT politics to assist scholars in receiving tenure.

Gary Mucciaroni, Temple University (exp. August 2018)

Jyl Josephson, Rutgers University, Newark (exp. August 2018)

Ithiel de Sola Pool Award

The Ithiel de Sola Pool Award and Lectureship was established in 1995 by the association to honor the memory and contributions of Ithiel de Sola Pool. The award honors a scholar whose research explores a broad range of fields pursued by Ithiel de Sola Pool including political theory, political behavior, political communication, science and technology policy, and international affairs. The award is made triennially, and given next in 2016. It includes a $2,000 prize, and the recipient delivers a lecture at the APSA Annual Meeting. Given triennially; next awarded in 2019.

Gabriel A. Almond Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of comparative politics.

Chair: Fotini Christia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exp. August 2018)

Ernesto Calvo, University of Maryland, College Park (exp. August 2018)

Jane Gingrich, Magdalen College, Oxford (exp. August 2018)

William Anderson Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state and local politics.

Chair: Jenna Bednar, University of Michigan (exp. August 2018)

Jorg Broschek, Wilfred Laurier University (exp. August 2018)

Kent Eaton, University of California, Santa Cruz (exp. August 2018)

Edward S. Corwin Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law.

Chair: Jeb Barnes, University of Southern California (exp. August 2018)

Rebecca Gill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (exp. August 2018)

Eve Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University (exp. August 2018)

Harold D. Lasswell Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of policy studies. The award is supported by the Policy Studies Organization and the APSA Organized Section on Public Policy.

Chair: Jacob Hacker, Yale University

William Gormley, Georgetown University

Jennifer Kavanagh, RAND Corporation

E. E. Schattschneider Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.

Chair: Mark Peterson, University of California, Los Angeles (exp. August 2017)

Susan Haire, University of Georgia (exp. August 2017)

Vesla Weaver, Johns Hopkins University (exp. August 2017)

Kenneth Sherrill Awards Joint Committee

Established in 2015 and supported by the Ken Sherrill Fund, a temporarily restricted fund within the APSA Centennial Center, the first Sherrill Prize, given in 2016, will recognize the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) topics in political science. The proposed Kenneth Sherrill Award for Emerging Scholars is given to a recipient who has completed his or her doctoral dissertation but has not yet attained tenure at an academic institution. The purpose of the award is to support research and publication in the field of LGBT politics and to assist recipients in receiving tenure.

Chair: Pat Egan, New York University (exp. August 2018)

Jyl Josephson, Rutgers University, Newark (exp. August 2018)

Andrew Reynolds, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (exp. August 2019)

Leo Strauss Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of political philosophy.

Chair: Mary Dietz, Northwestern University (exp. August 2018)

Andrew Valls, Oregon State University (exp. August 2018)

David Lay Williams, DePaul University (exp. August 2018)

Merze Tate Award Committee

For the best dissertation successfully defended during the previous two years in the field of international relations, law, and politics.

Chair: Ido Oren, University of Florida (exp. August 2018)

K. Orfeo Fioretos, Temple University (exp. August 2018)

Stacie Goddard, Wellesley College (exp. August 2018)

Leonard D. White Award Committee

For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration.

Chair: Steven Maynard-Moody, University of Kansas (exp. August 2018)

Lotte Andersen, University of Aarhus (exp. August 2018)

Christine Roch, Georgia State University (exp. August 2018)

Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee

For the best paper presented at the previous annual meeting.

Chair: Julia Lynch, University of Pennsylvania (exp. August 2018)

Frank Schimmelfennig, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (exp. August 2018)

Patricia Strach, SUNY, University at Albany (exp. August 2018)

Heinz Eulau Award Committee

For the best article published in the APSR and Perspectives on Politics during the previous calendar year. Two Eulau Awards are given, one for each journal. Committee members are asked to help make the selection from one journal or the other, and the chair is asked to participate in both decisions.

Chair: Giovanni Capoccia, University of Oxford (exp. August 2018)

American Political Science Review

Tariq Thachil, Vanderbilt University

Jessica Weeks, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Perspectives on Politics

Janet Johnson, CUNY, Brooklyn College

Jan Toerell, Lund University

Ralph J. Bunche Award Committee

For the best scholarly work in political science published in the previous calendar year which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism.

Chair: Antje Ellermann, University of British Columbia (exp. August 2018)

Erin Chung, Johns Hopkins University (exp. August 2018)

Sophia Jordan Wallace, University of Washington, Seattle (exp. August 2018)

Gladys M. Kammerer Award Committee

For the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of US national policy.

Chair: Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon (exp. August 2018)

Corrine McConnaughy, George Washington University (exp. August 2018)

David Robertson, University of Missouri, St. Louis (exp. August 2018)

Ted Lowi Award

The Theodore J. Lowi Award recognizes the author of a first book in any field of political science that shows promise of having a substantive impact on the overall discipline, regardless of method, specific focus of inquiry, or approach to subject. APSA and IPSA will administer and fund the Lowi Award in alternating years. The 2018 Lowi Award will be awarded at the 2018 IPSA World Congress of Political Science and IPSA will appoint the award committee chair while APSA will appoint the other two award committee members. APSA will award it at the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting, and will appoint the award committee chair, while IPSA will appoint the other two award committee members.

Chair (Appointed by IPSA): Carlo Guarnieri, Università di Bologna (exp. August 2018)

Suzanne Mettler, Cornell University (exp. August 2018)

David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley (exp. August 2018)

Victoria Schuck Award Committee

The Victoria Schuck Award is for the best book published in the previous calendar year on women and politics.

Chair: Mona Krook, Rutgers University (exp. August 2018)

Amrita Basu, Amherst College (exp. August 2018)

Farida Jalalzai, Oklahoma State University (exp. August 2018)

Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award Committee

For the best book published in the United States during the previous calendar year on government, politics, or international affairs. The award is supported by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.

Chair: Allison Stanger, Middlebury College (exp. August 2018)

Ester Fuchs, Columbia University (exp. August 2018)

Timothy Kaufman-Osborn, Whitman College (exp. August 2018)