Alert: Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award 2014

From: Iza Hussin, Chair
To: Section 11: Religion and Politics
Subject: Wildavsky Dissertation Award 2014: Call for Nominations

The Religion and Politics Section of APSA invites nominations for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award 2014. This prize is awarded to the best dissertation defended in the last two years. Please send a short letter of nomination and a copy of the dissertation to the Committee Chair, Prof Ted Jelen (jelent@unlv.nevada.edu). The submission deadline is March 1 2014. Please direct all inquiries to the Committee Chair.

Section Journal Article – “Habermas, Religion, and Citizenship”

Habermas, Religion, and Citizenship
Abstract:
What is the appropriate place for religious argument in the public realm of a liberal-democratic polity? The primary competing positions have been a “liberal” account and a “revisionist” response arguing for a greater role for religious argument in liberal democracy than the liberal position is ordinarily understood to allow. Liberals and their revisionist critics disagree about whether restraints on religious arguments and justifications are justified and desirable. Jürgen Habermas has intervened in this debate with a provocative account of the place of religion in the public sphere. Habermas presents his account as an alternative to both the liberal and the revisionist perspectives, and purports to do justice to the legitimate claims of each without falling prey to the failings of either. This article critically analyzes Habermas's interesting proposal and argues that it does not succeed.

Invitation from the section chair – award committees 2014!

Dear Religion and Politics Section members,

I'd like to invite you to become a member of our award committees for 2014 awards – the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award and the Best Paper Award (descriptions below). These awards not only recognise the lively and important work being done in the field, but actively shape the field itself, and the careers of emerging and established scholars. Please email me to express your interest; the committees will be convened in December and awards will be determined in June and presented at the 2014 meeting. If you can't commit to serving this year, please make a note to nominate your best dissertators and paper presenters later this year.

The Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper dealing with religion and politics presented at the previous years APSA Annual Meeting.


The Aaron Wildavsky Award recognizes the best dissertation on religion and politics successfully defended within the last two years.

Thank you - 

Iza Hussin
Chair, APSA Religion and Politics Section
Department of Political Science
University of Chicago
hussin@uchicago.edu