The IHAP section awards two annual prizes:
The Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award is for the best book in International History and Politics. The award was named for eminent historian Paul Schroeder and distinguished political scientist Robert Jervis. The award is to be presented to the best monograph (single-authored or co-authored) or edited volume that promotes, explains, and/or employs (a) history and historiographical methods to improve the analysis and understanding of international politics or (b) political science and scientific methods to improve the analysis and understanding of international history. This award may be granted to a single-authored or multi-authored book, or to an edited volume. The award will be given to works published in the calendar year prior to the year of the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. The copyright date of a book will establish the relevant year.
Self-nominations are permitted.
Deadline for nominations: January 31, 2026
Please send your nominations directly to the committee. The committee members request that hard copies of nominated books be sent to their mailing addresses.
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky Department of Global Studies, UC Santa Barbara Social Sciences & Media Studies, 2nd Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7065 USA
Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson Department of International History, LSE Sardinia House 52 Sardinia Street Lincoln's Inn Field London WC2A 3LZ Uk
James Morrison Department of International Relations, LSE Centre Building Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE UK
Deadline for nominations: January 31, 2026
For a list of previous winners, click here.
The Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics, which recognizes exceptional peer-reviewed journal articles representing the mission of the section, including innovative work that brings new light to events and processes in international politics, encourages interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and advances historiographical methods. The Outstanding Article Award is given to a published article that appeared in print in the calendar year preceding the APSA meeting at which the award is presented. It may be granted to an article that is single- or co-authored. The year of final journal publication, as detailed by print citation, establishes eligibility.
Nominations including a brief description of the significance of the article and a digital copy of the article should be sent directly to the committee via email:
Şener Aktürk, sakturk@ku.edu.tr Onur Ulaş İnce, ui2@soas.ac.uk Joanne Yao, joanne.yao@qmul.ac.uk
Please limit article nominations to one submission per author.
Deadline for nominations: January 31, 2026.
For a list of previous winners, click here.