{"id":19,"date":"2019-03-07T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s36\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:11:06","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s36\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Section Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Human Rights Section offers annual awards for Best Paper, Best Dissertation and Best Book. The Distinguished Scholar in Human Rights is given out every three years. Click here<\/a> for previous Human Rights Section Award Recipients.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 HUMAN RIGHT SECTION AWARDS AND COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Best Paper:<\/strong>
The competition is open to papers presented on an APSA panel sponsored by the Human Rights section at the most recent American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nomination Instructions.\u00a0 <\/strong>Please send a full pdf copy of the paper, along with a cover letter indicating the APSA panel on which it was presented and the name of the panel chair, to each member of the award committee.\u00a0 Self-nominations are welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Award Committee<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
Pelekeh Tapang (Chair), York University, Canada, pelekeh@gmail.com<\/a>
Audrey Comstock, Arizona State University haridge@chapman.edu<\/a>
Bi Zhao Gonzaga University, zhaob@gonzaga.edu<\/a>
Emily Henchen Ritter, Vanderbilt University, emily.h.ritter@vanderbilt.edu<\/a>
Katerina Tertytchnaya, Oxford University, katerina.tertytchnaya@politics.ox.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Dissertation:<\/strong>
The competition is open to political science dissertations that focus on human rights.\u00a0 To be eligible, a dissertation must have been\u00a0completed and accepted within the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given.\u00a0 The date the dissertation was filed will establish the relevant year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nomination instructions:\u00a0 A full pdf copy of the filed dissertation, along with a letter of support from the nominee\u2019s dissertation chair, should be sent to each member of the award committee by email. \u00a0The letter should specify the contribution of the work to the field of human rights in 1000 words or less.\u00a0 A qualifying dissertation can be submitted for consideration only once.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Award Committee<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Eugene Richard Sensenig (Chair), Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh Campus, eugensensenig@gmail.com<\/a>
Gino Pauselli, University of Illinois, pauselli@illinois.edu<\/a>
Isabel G. Laterzo, University of Texas, isabel.laterzo@texas.edu<\/a>
Nusta Carranza Ko, University of Baltimore, nustako@gmail.com<\/a>
Robyn Linde, Rhode Island College, rlinde@ric.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Book:<\/strong>
The competition is open to books on human rights that were written by a political scientist.\u00a0 To be eligible, a book must have been published\u00a0within the two calendar years prior to the year in which the award is given.\u00a0 The copyright date of the book will establish the relevant year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nomination Instructions: One copy of the nominated work, along with a cover letter, should be sent to each member of the award committee.\u00a0 Please email committee members directly to determine which form of the book they prefer to receive \u2013 pdf or hard copy.A qualifying book can be submitted for consideration only once. \u00a0Self-nominations are welcome.<\/p>\n

Award Committee<\/strong>:
Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch (Chair), Suffolk University, mben-josefhirsch@suffolk.edu<\/a>
Philip M. Ayoub, University College London, p.ayoub@ucl.a.uk<\/a>
Ezgi Yildiz, Bowdoin College, e.yildiz@bowdoin.edu<\/a>
Kristina Stoeckl, Luiss University, kstoeckl@luiss.it<\/a>
Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University, pehendri@nmu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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