{"id":57,"date":"2017-07-13T20:12:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T20:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s13\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:51:03","slug":"best-dissertation-award-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s13\/best-dissertation-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Dissertation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zack Taylor presents the Best Dissertation Award to Peter Bucchanieri at the 2019 APSA conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation on urban and local politics accepted in 2025. Studies can be comparative or focused on the U.S. The award comes with a $250 prize.<\/p>\n

Nomination Instructions:
\n<\/strong>To nominate, electronic copies of the completed dissertation and a nomination letter should be sent to each committee member. Applicants may self-nominate.<\/p>\n

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Award Committee 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melissa A. Lyon, University at Albany, SUNY (<\/span>mlyon@albany.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Matthew D. Nelsen, University of Miami (<\/span>mdn475@miami.edu<\/a>)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elisa Wirsching, LSE (<\/span>e.m.wirsching@lse.ac.uk<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Deadline for nominations:<\/strong> March 15, 2026<\/p>\n

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Recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2025<\/td>\n\n

Elisa Maria Wirsching (Princeton University),
\n\u201cEssays on the Politics of Local Bureaucracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2024<\/td>\n\n

Alice Xu (Harvard University), \u201cSegregation and the Spatial\u00a0 Externalities of Inequality: A Theory of Interdependence and Public Goods in Cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2023<\/td>\nJessie Trudeau (Syracuse), \u201cMachine Gun Politics: Why Politicians Cooperate with Criminal Groups”Honorable Mention:<\/em>Marco Rosaire Rossi (University of Illinois Chicago),\u201cMunicipal Governments and the Non-Occurrence of an American Socialist Party.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nJae Yeon Kim (KDI), \u201cEssays on the Politics of Solidarity in Multiracial America.\u201d University of California, Berkeley, 2021Emily Rains (Louisiana State University), \u201cNegotiating Informality: Essays on Policy Needs and Political Problem-Solving in Indian Slums.\u201d Duke University, 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nMarshail Malik, Harvard University.\u00a0\u201cThe Microfoundations of Identity Politics in Pakistan\u2019s Megacity.\u201d Stanford University, 2020Honorable Mention:<\/em>Tanu<\/span> Kumar,\u00a0<\/span>William & Mary.\u00a0\u201cHow Welfare Shapes Beneficiaries\u2019 Political and Economic Behavior: Evidence from Two Programs in India.\u201d University of California at Berkeley, 2020.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nDr. Camila Cordeiro Andrade Gripp<\/strong>, Yale Law School.\u00a0\u201cNew Dogs, Old Tricks: The Inner Workings of an Attempt at Police Reform in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,\u201d New School for Social Research, 2019
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nPeter Bucchianeri<\/strong>, Vanderbilt University.\u00a0\u201cThe Organization of Conflict in American Local Government.\u201d Harvard University, 2018.Honorable Mentions:\u00a0<\/em>Elizabeth DeYoung<\/strong>, \u201cGirdwood Barracks: Power, Politics and Planning in the Post-Ceasefire City.\u201d University of Liverpool, 2018Juan Guillermo Albarrac\u00edn Dierolf<\/strong>, Universidad Icesi in Cali, Colombia. \u201cCriminalized Electoral Politics: The Socio-Political Foundations of Electoral Coercion in Democratic Brazil.\u201d University of Notre Dame, 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/b><\/td>\nNo award given.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/b><\/td>\nIza (Yue) Ding<\/strong>, University of Pittsburgh<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u201cInvisible Sky, Visible State: Environmental Governance and Political Support in China.\u201d Harvard University, 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/b><\/td>\nZack Taylor<\/strong>, University of Western Ontario
\n\u201cThe Politics of Metropolitan Development: Institutions, Interests, and Ideas in the Making of Urban Governance in the United States and Canada, 1800-2000.\u201d University of Toronto, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/b><\/td>\nAlisha Holland<\/strong>, Harvard University
\n\u201cForbearance as Redistribution: Enforcement Politics in Urban Latin America.\u201d Harvard University, 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/strong><\/td>\nAdam Auerbach<\/strong>, University of Wisconsin – Madison
\n\u201cDemanding Development: Democracy, Community Governance, and Public Goods Provision in India\u2019s Urban Slums.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/strong><\/td>\nEleanor Gao<\/strong>, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
\n\u201cDiverse but Not Divisive: Tribal Diversity and Public Goods Provision in Jordan\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nDaniel Bliss<\/strong>, Illinois Institute of Technology
\n\u201cDefining the Path to Growth: Small Town Governance and Economic Development in an Age of Globalization\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nQuinton Mayne<\/strong>, Harvard University
\n\u201cThe Satisfied Citzen: Participation, Influence, and Public Perceptions of Democratic Performance\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/strong><\/td>\nJoshua Sapotichne<\/strong>, Michigan State University
\n\u201cReconstructing National Urban Policy: Agenda Setting in Complex Policy Areas\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nJames Ingram III<\/strong>, University of California, San Diego
\n\u201cThe Rules of the Ruling: Charter Reforn in Los Angeles, 1850-2008\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/strong><\/td>\nParu Shah<\/strong>, Macalester College
\n\u201cThe Politics and Policy Implications of Latino Representation in Education\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/strong><\/td>\nChristine Palus<\/strong>, University of Michigan-Dearborn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/strong><\/td>\nLynette Rawlings<\/strong>, George Washington University
\n\u201cThe Determinants of Cooperation among Local Governments in Metropolitan Areas\u201d (Supervisor: Hal Wolman)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/strong><\/td>\nSteven Johnson<\/strong>, Portland State University
\n\u201cThe Transformation of Civic Institutions and Practices in Portland, Oregon, 1960-1999\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/strong><\/td>\nMara Sidney<\/strong>, Rutgers University
\n\u201cLinking National Policy Designs and Local Action: A Comparison of Fair Housing and Community Reinvestment Policies\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/strong><\/td>\nPatrick Joyce<\/strong>, Harvard University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/strong><\/td>\nTimothy Krebs<\/strong>, University Of Chicago
\n\u201cThe Politics of Chicago City Council Elections, 1979-1995\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/strong><\/td>\nGerald Gamm<\/strong>, Howard University
\n\u201cNeighborhood Roots: Exodus and Stability in Boston, 1870-1990\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/strong><\/td>\nGuy Stuart<\/strong>, University of Chicago
\n\u201cThe\u00a0Social Construction of Risk in Mortgage Lending\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/strong><\/td>\nNancy Burns<\/strong>, Harvard University
\n\u201cMaking Politics Permanent: The Formation of American Local Governments\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/strong><\/td>\nCarol Pierannunzi<\/strong>, University of Georgia
\n\u201cThe Role of Local Government in Land-Use Politics: Testing and Developing Models of Local Decision Making On Zoning Issues\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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