{"id":205,"date":"2019-02-05T16:51:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s3\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:22:28","slug":"alan-rosenthal-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s3\/alan-rosenthal-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Rosenthal Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the spirit of Alan Rosenthal’s work, this prize is dedicated to encouraging young scholars to study questions that are of importance to legislators and legislative staff and to conduct research that has potential application to strengthening the practice of representative democracy. Topics may be national or subnational in focus and may apply to any country. Preference will be given to comparative legislative research among legislatures in the same country or across countries. The prize is funded by the Trust for Representative Democracy of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation. See below for additional background.<\/p>\n

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The book or article must be published in the previous calendar year and authored by scholars below the rank of associate professor or legislative practitioners at equivalent career stage. In the case of books or articles by multiple authors, the work is eligible for the award if at least one author is below the rank of associate professor. Nominations for the prize may be made by anyone, including authors, publishers, departments, or practitioners.\u00a0 Please send cover letter and copy of work to each member of the prize committee.<\/p>\n

A selection committee appointed by the LSS chair will choose the prize winner from among the nominees. At least one member of the selection committee shall be a practitioner. Practitioners are considered to be people who are directly involved in the legislative process including elected legislators, legislative staff, legislative advocates (private sector and executive branch), journalists who cover legislatures, and staff of national or international organizations of legislators. The committee may choose not to award the prize in any given year. The amount of the prize will be commensurate with other awards given by the Legislative Studies Section. Deadline for submission is March 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2025 Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela Ban (UCSD), Ju Yeon Park (Ohio State University), and Hye Young You (Princeton University).<\/strong>\u00a0Hearings on the Hill: The Politics of Informing Congress.<\/em> Cambridge University Press, 2024.<\/p>\n

2025 Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Melinda Ritchie (Chair), Ohio State University<\/td>\nritchie.196@osu.edu<\/p>\n
2140 Derby Hall<\/div>\n
154 North Oval Mall<\/div>\n
Columbus, OH 43210<\/div>\n

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Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston<\/td>\njclark10@uh.edu<\/a><\/span>3551 Cullen Boulevard, Room 447,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Houston, TX 77204-3011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexander Bolton, Emory University<\/td>\nabolton@emory.edu<\/a><\/span>73 Mount Vernon Circle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Atlanta, GA 30338<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2024 Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ritchie, Melinda N. (Ohio State University)<\/strong>. Backdoor Lawmaking: Evading Obstacles in the US Congress. <\/em>New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2023.<\/p>\n

2024 Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Christian Grose (Chair) University of Southern California<\/td>\ncgrose@usc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Katelyn Stauffer, University of Georgia<\/td>\nkstauffer@uga.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thiago Nascimento da Silva, Australian National University<\/td>\nThiago.Silva@anu.edu.au<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2023 Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christian Grose, University of Southern California; Pamela Lopez, K Street Consulting; Sara Sadhwani, Pomona College; and Antoine Yoshinaka, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.<\/strong> “Social Lobbying.” The Journal of Politics<\/em> 84 (1): 367-382. January 2022.<\/p>\n

2023 Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Alexander Bolton (Chair), Emory University<\/td>\nabolton@emory.edu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt University<\/td>\nsharece.d.thrower@vanderbilt.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cynthia Rugeley, University of Minnesota, Duluth<\/td>\ncrugeley@d.umn.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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2022 Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander Bolton (Emory University) and Sharece Thrower (Vanderbilt University)<\/b><\/p>\n

Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power. <\/i>(Princeton University Press 2022)<\/p>\n

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2022 Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Jason Casellas (Chair), University of Houston<\/td>\njcasellas@uh.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jon Rogowski, University of Chicago<\/td>\njrogowski@uchicago.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlos Algara, Claremont Graduate University<\/td>\ncarlos.algara@cgu.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2021 Winner
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Leah Stokes, University of California, Santa Barbara. <\/strong>Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States. <\/em>(Oxford University Press 2020)<\/p>\n

2021 Selection Committee<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Christopher J. Clark, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/td>\nchriclar@email.unc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, Rice University<\/td>\nschwindt@rice.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nils Ringe, University of Wisconsin<\/td>\nringe@wisc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2020 Winner<\/span>
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Christopher J. Clark, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Gaining Voice:\u00a0The Causes and Consequences of Black Representation in the American States<\/em> (Oxford University Press 2019)
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2020 Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kristin Wylie (Chair), James Madison University<\/td>\nwyliekn@jmu.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juan Pablo Micozzi, ITAM<\/td>\njuanpmicozzi@gmail.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shane Martin, University of Essex<\/td>\nshane.martin@essex.ac.uk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2019 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kristin Wylie, James Madison University for Party\u00a0Institutionalization and Women\u2019s Representation in Democratic Brazil <\/em>(Cambridge University Press 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruth Bloch Rubin (Chair), University of Chicago
\nDomingo Morel, University of Rutgers, Newark
\nCharles Shipan, University of Michigan<\/p>\n

2018 Winner<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruth Bloch Rubin, University of Chicago, for Building the Bloc: Intraparty Organization in the US Congress (Cambridge University Press, 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiffany D. Barnes, University of Kentucky
\nAmanda Driscoll, Florida State University
\nNathaniel Birkhead, Kansas State University<\/p>\n

2017 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tiffany D. Barnes of the University of Kentucky for Gendering Legislative Behavior<\/em> (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Selection committee:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

James Curry, University of Utah<\/div>\n
Jim Battista, University of Buffalo<\/div>\n
Eleanor Powell, University of Wisconsin.<\/div>\n
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2016 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

James M. Curry of the University of Utah for Legislating in the Dark<\/em> (University of Chicago Press, 2015).<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gisela Sin, University of Illinois
\nSunil Ahuja, The Higher Learning Commission
\nSeth Masket, University of Denver<\/p>\n

2015 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gisela Sin, University of Illinois, Separation of Powers and Legislative Organization<\/em>, Cambridge University Press<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicholas Carnes, Duke University
\nVictoria Farrar-Myers, University of Texas at Arlington
\nMirjam Dagefoerde, Sciences Po<\/p>\n

2014 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nicholas Carnes, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, White-Collar Government: The Hidden Role of Class in Economic Policy Making<\/em>, University Of Chicago Press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nKristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh
\nLarry Dodd, University of Florida
\nNadia Brown, Purdue University<\/p>\n

2013 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kristin Kanthak and George A. Krause, both from\u00a0 University of Pittsburgh, The Diversity Paradox: Political Parties, Legislatures, and the Organizational Foundations of Representation in America<\/em>, Oxford University Press<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nVineeta Yadav, Pennsylvania State University
\nCatherine Rudder, George Mason University
\nSarah Anderson, University of California, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

2012 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vineeta Yadav, Pennsylvania State University, Political Parties, Business\u00a0Groups, and Corruption in Developing Countries<\/em>, Oxford University Press<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nKristina Miler (chair), University of Maryland
\nGail McElroy, Trinity College
\nKeith E. Hamm, Rice University<\/p>\n

2011 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kristina Miller, University of Maryland, Constituency Representation in Congress: The View from Capitol Hill<\/em>, Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nColleen Shogan (chair), Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
\nCraig Goodman, Texas Tech University
\nSusan Carroll, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University<\/p>\n

2010 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

David C. W. Parker, Montana State University, and Craig Goodman, Texas Tech University, \u201cMaking a Good Impression: Resource Allocation, Home Styles and Washington Work,\u201d Legislative Studies Quarterly<\/em> 34 (Nov. 2009): 493-524.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nMichele Swers (Chair), Georgetown University
\nChristopher Berry, University of Chicago
\nJohn Griffin, Notre Dame University<\/p>\n

2009 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Christopher Berry, University of Chicago, \u201cPiling on: Multilevel\u00a0Government and the Fiscal Common-Pool,\u201d American Journal of Political\u00a0Science<\/em> 52 (Oct. 2008): 802-820.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nBeth A. Rosenson (chair), University of Florida
\nDavid Primo, University of Rochester
\nDan Wirls, University of California, Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

2008 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

David Primo, University of Rochester, Rules and Restraint: Government Spending and the Design of Institutions<\/em>, University of Chicago Press.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nJames A. Thurber (chair), American University
\nNancy Martorano, University of Dayton
\nMichael D. Minta, Washington University<\/p>\n

2007 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nancy Martarano, University of Dayton, \u201cBalancing Power: Committee System Autonomy and Legislative Organization,\u201d Legislative Studies Quarterly<\/em>, May 2006.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nGarrison Nelson (chair), University of Vermont
\nSusan Hammond, American University
\nStephen Frank, St. Cloud State University<\/p>\n

2006 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tracy Sulkin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Issue Politics in Congress<\/em> (Cambridge University Press).<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nStephen E. Frantzich (chair), US Naval Academy
\nGary F. Moncrief, Boise State University
\nDavid T. Canon, University of Wisconsin<\/p>\n

2005 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thad Kousser, University of California – San Diego, Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism<\/em> (Cambridge University Press).<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nJoseph Cooper (chair), Johns Hopkins University
\nCherie Maestas, Florida State University
\nDaniel J. Palazzolo, University of Richmond<\/p>\n

2004 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yusaku Horiuchi, The Australian National University, and Jun Saito, Yale University, “Reapportionment and Redistribution: Consequences of Electoral Reform in Japan,” American Journal of Political Science<\/em> 47 (October 2003): 669-682.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nBurdett Loomis (chair), University of Kansas
\nDonald Wolfensberger, Woodrow Wilson Center
\nE. Scott Adler, University of Colorado<\/p>\n

2003 Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

E. Scott Adler, University of Colorado – Boulder, Why Congressional Reforms Fail: Reelection and the House Committee System<\/em> (University of Chicago Press).<\/p>\n

Selection Committee:<\/strong>
\nKarl Kurtz (chair), National Conference of State Legislatures
\nStanley I. Bach, Congressional Research Service
\nMaureen F. Moakley, University of Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Additional Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alan Rosenthal<\/strong> has devoted a distinguished and prolific career to the comparative study of American legislatures. Perhaps more than any other legislative scholar, his books have been read by the legislators, staff, and advocates who inhabit the world he studies, and his passion, insight and scholarship have influenced the practice of representative democracy in America.<\/p>\n

Alan is committed to building links between political scientists and legislative practitioners. As one specific example of this commitment, in 2000 he convened a meeting of legislative scholars and practitioners to develop an agenda for legislative research that would meet the needs of legislators and staff. Out of this conference came a unique joint project between a group of legislative scholars and the National Conference of State Legislatures, the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the Council of State Governments to study the effects of term limits. Another goal set at that conference was to encourage young scholars to do comparative legislative research on questions that have practical application to legislatures. This prize contributes to that goal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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