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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)

Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award – Call for Nominations

The Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award recognizes a scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the field of religion and politics. These contributions should be through a combination of excellent and widely influential scholarship, policy input/impact, public engagement, service, teaching, and mentorship.

The award is presented annually, following a review of applications by the committee. (The 2022 Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Awardee will be honored at the 2023 APSA Annual Meeting during the section business meeting).

The award is intended as an addition to, not replacement for, the practice of awarding special ‘lifetime achievement awards’ for scholars who have made substantial contributions to the Section on the event of their retirement. Instead, this is meant to reward political scientists (including those who are mid-career) who have made a substantial contribution to the field of religion and politics.

Nomination letters and the CVs of the nominees are due to the Committee Chair, Paul Djupe (pdjupe@gmail.com) by March 17th, 2023. The nomination letter should clearly and substantially describe how the nominee fulfills the criteria described above: scholarship, teaching/mentoring, policy impact, and public engagement. Since this award is meant to reflect peer recognition, self-nominations will not be considered. One letter per candidate will be accepted, with the possibility of several signatories.

Award Committee:

Paul Djupe (Committee Chair), Denison University (djupe@denison.edu)
Laura Olson, Clemson University (laurao@clemson.edu)
Sabri Ciftci, Kansas State University (ciftci@ksu.edu)

Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award – Call for Nominations

The Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award recognizes a scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the field of religion and politics. These contributions should be through a combination of excellent and widely influential scholarship, policy input/impact, public engagement, service, teaching, and mentorship. Although the committee highly encourages nominations of APSA members and takes service to APSA seriously, nominees do not have to be current APSA members. The nominees are expected to attend the following year’s APSA Annual Meeting and participate in the roundtable organized to celebrate their work.

The award is presented annually, following a review of applications by the committee. The winner will be honored with a plaque, a monetary award of $500, and a roundtable symposium honoring their work at the APSA Annual Meeting of the next calendar year. (The 2022 Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Awardee will be honored at the 2023 APSA Annual Meeting both during the business meeting and the roundtable).

The award is intended as an addition to, not replacement for, the practice of awarding special ‘lifetime achievement awards’ for scholars who have made substantial contributions to the Section on the event of their retirement. Instead, this is meant to reward political scientists (including those who are mid-career) who have made a substantial contribution to the field of religion and politics.

Nomination letters and the CVs of the nominees are due to the Committee Chair, Jocelyne Cesari (jcesari@hds.harvard.edu) by April 15, 2022. The nomination letter should clearly and substantially describe how the nominee fulfills the criteria described above: scholarship, teaching/mentoring, policy impact, and public engagement. Since this award is meant to reflect peer recognition, self-nominations will not be considered. One letter per candidate will be accepted, with the possibility of several signatories.

Award Committee:

Jocelyne Cesari (Committee Chair), University of Birmingham (jcesari@hds.harvard.edu)
Paul Djupe, Denison University (djupe@denison.edu)
Jonathan Fox, Bar Ilan University (Jonathan.Fox@biu.ac.il)

Extended Deadline: Nominations – Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award

Nomination Deadline Extension to April 20, 2021

Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award

The Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award recognizes a scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the field of religion and politics. These contributions should be through a combination of excellent and widely influential scholarship, policy input/impact, public engagement, service, teaching, and mentorship. Although the committee highly encourages nominations of APSA members and takes service to APSA seriously, nominees do not have to be current APSA members. The nominees are expected to attend the following year’s APSA Annual Meeting and participate in the roundtable organized in to celebrate their work.

The award is presented annually, following a review of applications by the committee. The winner will be honored with a plaque, a monetary award of $500, and a roundtable symposium honoring their work at the APSA Annual Meeting of the next calendar year. (The 2021 Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Awardee will be honored at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting both during the business meeting and the roundtable).

The award is intended as an addition to, not replacement for, the practice of awarding special ‘lifetime achievement awards’ for scholars who have made substantial contributions to the Section on the event of their retirement. Instead, this is meant to reward political scientists (including those who are mid-career) who have made a substantial contribution to the field of religion and politics.

Nomination letters and the CVs of the nominees are due to the Committee Chair, Jocelyne Cesari (jcesari@hds.harvard.edu) by April 20, 2021. The nomination letter should clearly describe how the nominee fulfills the criteria described above. Since this award is meant to reflect peer recognition, self-nominations will not be considered.

Award Committee:
Jocelyne Cesari (jcesari@hds.harvard.edu)
Joel Fetzer (joel.fetzer@pepperdine.edu)
Sultan Tepe (sultant@uic.edu)