The Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven Award is given annually by the Critical Political Science section of the American Political Science Association (APSA). It recognizes an activist group, in the region of the annual meeting of the APSA, that puts into practice the ideals of Critical Political Science, “making the study of political science relevant to building a more democratic and egalitarian economic, social, and political order.”
2026 Nomination Deadline: April 1st, 2026
2026 Committee: Heike Schotten and Kevin Bruyneel
Contact: Heike Schotten (Chair) Heike.Schotten@umb.edu
2025 Recipient: Rueben George
Past Recipients
2024: Students for the Preservation of Chinatown
2023: Food Chain Workers Alliance
2022: Hoodstock, Montreal
2021: Familias Unidas por la Justicia, Burlington, Washington
2020: East Side Arts Alliance and Cultural Center, Oakland, California
2019: Black Lives Matter, DC
2018: Young Abolitionists, Boston
2017: LeftRoots, San Francisco
2016: Urban Tree Connection, Philadelphia
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