Awards are presented each year during our section’s business meeting at the APSA Annual Meeting. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.
Cynthia Weber Best Conference Paper Award
The section’s Best Conference Paper Award is named in honor of political scientist Cynthia Weber (Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex). The award recognizes the best paper exploring sexuality and politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Award Committee:
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Nicholas Segal (Chair) | San Francisco State University | snsiegel@sfsu.edu |
| Joanna Wuest | Mount Holyoke College | jwuest@mtholyoke.edu |
| Minwoo Jung | Loyola University Chicago | mjung@luc.edu |
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2023
Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Award
The section’s Best Dissertation Award is named in honor of political scientist Kenneth Sherrill (Professor Emeritus, Hunter College-CUNY). The award recognizes the best dissertation on sexuality and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous two calendar years. The award is open to all scholarship that falls under the broad rubric of sexuality and politics, including studies concerning the regulation of sexuality, political responses to the regulation of sexuality, the uses of sexuality as a political construct, the intersections of sexuality with gender, race, and class, or LGBT politics and mobilizations.
Award Committee:
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Harrison (Chair) | University of Minnesota | brianfharrison@icloud.com |
| Isabel Felix Gonzales | University of California, Irvine | isabelfg@uci.edu |
| Zein Murib | Fordham University | zmurib@fordham.edu |
Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2023
LGBTQ+ Politics Best Book Award
The LGBTQ+ Politics Best Book Award is given annually to a book published in the preceding calendar year that addresses LGBTQ+ politics, broadly defined. The committee welcomes books in any subfield of political science and using any appropriate methodology.
We are currently seeking nominations for the first award to be given at the 2023 APSA Meeting in Los Angeles. Any book on LGBTQ+ politics, broadly defined, published in 2022 is eligible for consideration. The Committee welcomes nominations from any subfield of political science and using any methodological approach.
Authors should arrange to have a copy of their book sent to each of the three committee members at the addresses listed below. Books must be received by April 15th, 2023 to be considered. Any questions can be directed to the chair of the Book Award Committee Alison Gash at gash@uoregon.edu.
Award Committee:
| Name | Affiliation | Email/Address |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Gash (Chair) | University of Oregon | bgash@uoregon.edu |
| Edward F. Kammerer, Jr. | Idaho State University | 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8073 Pocatello ID 83201 |
| Melissa R. Michelson | Menlo College | 1000 El Camino Real Atherton CA 94027 |
Deadline for nominations: April 15th, 2023
Sexuality & Politics Lasting Contribution Award
This award is given to recognize a paper, journal article, book, or body of work that has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of sexuality and politics and the discipline of political science more broadly. To be considered for this award, the work nominated must be at least 10 years old. Any member of the Sexuality & Politics section can put forward a nomination for this award.