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2023 APSA Religion & Politics Award Winners!

Congratulations to our 2023 APSA Religion & Politics Award Winners!

Ted Jelen Best Journal Article Award

Winner: Shakhanova, Gaziza, and Petr Kratochvíl. “The Patriotic Turn in Russia: Political Convergence of the Russian Orthodox Church and the State?.” Politics and Religion 15, no. 1 (2022): 114-141.

Honorable Mention: Bleich, Erik, Jeffrey Carpenter, and A. Maurits van der Veen. “Assessing the Effect of Media Tone on Attitudes Toward Muslims: Evidence From an Online Experiment.” Politics and Religion 15, no. 3 (2022): 441-461.

Aaron Wildavsky Best Dissertation in Religion and Politics Award

Winner: Amy Lakeman, When Theology Responds: How Politics Shapes Religious Belief

Hubert Morken Best Book in Religion and Politics Award

Winner:  H. Zeynep Bulutgil, The Origins of Secular Institutions: Ideas, Timing, and Organization

Honorable Mention: Diego Fossati, Unity through Division: Political Islam, Representation and Democracy in Indonesia

Kenneth D. Wald Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Winner: Feyaad Allie (“The Representation Trap: How and Why Muslims Struggle to Maintain Power in India”)

Weber Best Conference Paper in Religion and Politics Award

Winner: Feyaad Allie (“The Representation Trap: How and Why Muslims Struggle to Maintain Power in India”)

Honorable Mention: Rajeshwari Majumdar, Richard Bonneau, Jonathan Nagler, and Joshua A. Tucker (“Reducing Prejudice and Support for Religious Nationalism Through Conversations on WhatsApp”)

Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar in Religion and Politics Award

Winners: Ron Hassner (University of California, Berkeley)

Aaron Wildvasky Dissertation Award – Call for Nominations

We would like to invite nominations for APSA’s 2023 Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award. The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation in the field of religion and politics. Eligible dissertations have been defended in the last two years (2021 or 2022) and should make a distinctive contribution to the study of religion and politics, broadly understood.

Nomination Instructions: Please send a letter of nomination (maximum 2 pages) and a copy of the dissertation to the committee members by email. Self-nominations are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact the committee chair, Nandini Deo (ndd208@lehigh.edu).

Deadline for Nominations: March 17th, 2023

Award Committee:

Nandini Deo (Committee Chair), Lehigh University (ndd208@lehigh.edu)
Jessica Soedirgo, University of Amsterdam (j.soedirgo@uva.nl)
John McTague, Towson University (jmctague@towson.edu)

Aaron Wildavsky Best Dissertation Award – Call for Nominations

APSA Religion and Politics Section invites nominations for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award. The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation in the field of religion and politics. Eligible dissertations have been defended in the last two years (2020 or 2021), and should make a distinctive contribution to the study of religion and politics, broadly understood.

Nomination Instructions: Please send a letter of nomination (maximum 2 pages) and a copy of the dissertation to the committee members by email. Self-nominations are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact the committee chair, Kikue Hamayotsu (khamayotsu@niu.edu).

Deadline for Nominations: April 15, 2022

Award Committee:

Kikue Hamayotsu (Committee Chair), Northern Illinois University (khamayotsu@niu.edu)
Alexandra Blackman, Cornell University (adb295@cornell.edu)
Ani Sarkissian, Michigan State University (asarkiss@msu.edu)

Deadline Approaching – Aaron Wildavsky Best Dissertation Award: April 15, 2021

 

Deadline for Nominations: April 15, 2021

APSA Religion and Politics Section invites nominations for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award. The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation in the field of religion and politics. Eligible dissertations have been defended in the last two years (2019 or 2020), and should make a distinctive contribution to the study of religion and politics, broadly understood. Please submit nominations to the committee members by email – self-nominations are welcome!

Nomination Instructions: Please send a letter of nomination (maximum 2 pages) and a copy of the dissertation to the committee members by email.

Award Committee:
Rina Williams (Chair)
University of Cincinnati
willi3ra@UCMAIL.UC.EDU

Peter Henne
University of Vermont
Peter.Henne@uvm.edu

Kristina Teater
US Commission on International Religious Freedom
teaterkm@ucmail.uc.edu

Guadalupe Tuñón
Princeton University
tunon@princeton.edu

Aaron Wildavsky Best Dissertation in Religion and Politics Award, 2021

Call for Nominations
Aaron Wildavsky Best Dissertation in Religion and Politics Award

APSA Religion and Politics Section invites nominations for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award. The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation in the field of religion and politics. Eligible dissertations have been defended in the last two years (2019 or 2020), and should make a distinctive contribution to the study of religion and politics, broadly understood. Please submit nominations to the committee members by email – self-nominations are welcome!

Nomination Instructions: Please send a letter of nomination (maximum 2 pages) and a copy of the dissertation to the committee members by email.

Deadline for Nominations: April 15, 2021

Award Committee:

Rina Williams (Chair)
University of Cincinnati
willi3ra@UCMAIL.UC.EDU  

Peter Henne 
University of Vermont
Peter.Henne@uvm.edu  

Kristina Teater 
US Commission on International Religious Freedom
teaterkm@ucmail.uc.edu   

Guadalupe Tuñón
Princeton University
tunon@princeton.edu