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)