2011 Awards Recipients

Awards Recipients for 2011

Harold D. Lasswell Award
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for the best dissertation in the field of public policy. It is co-sponsored by the Policy Studies Association and the Public Policy Section. Dissertations must have been completed in the previous calendar year. This award carries a prize of $1,000.

Jennifer Kavanaugh, “The Dynamics of Protracted Terror Campaigns: Domestic Politics, Terrorist Violence, and Counterterror Responses,” University of Michigan (Charles Shipan, Chair); Associate Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award
The Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award is given for the best book or article published in the general area of public policy during the past twenty plus years. The book or article should have had a major impact on the field. This award carries a prize of $500.

Paul Pierson, “Increasing Returns, Path Dependence, and the Study of Politics,” American Political Science Review 94(2) (June 2000): 251-267.

Excellence in Mentoring Award
The Excellence in Mentoring Award has been established to recognize sustained efforts by a senior scholar to encourage and facilitate the career of emerging political scientists in the field of public policy. This award carries a prize of $500.

Bryan Jones, University of Texas, Austin

Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award
The Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award is given to recognize an article of particular distinction published at any time in Policy Studies Journal. This award carries a prize of $500.

William T. Gormley, Jr, Deborah Phillips, Shirley Adelstein, and Catherine Shaw, “Head Start’s Comparative Advantage: Myth or Reality?” Policy Studies Journal 38(3) (August 2010): 397-418.

Best Paper on Public Policy Award (previous APSA annual meeting)
The Best Paper on Public Policy Award is given for the best paper on public policy given at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. This award carries a prize of $500.

Susan L. Moffitt and David K. Cohen, “The Politics of Bad News: Politics, Policy and Practice in K-12 Education,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 2010.

Best Comparative Policy Paper Award (joint with International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum/Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis)
The Best Comparative Policy Paper Award is given to recognize an article of particular distinction published in the area of comparative public policy, awarded in collaboration with the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum. This award carries a prize of $500.

Shaun Bevan and Will Jennings, “Opinion-Responsiveness of Governing Agendas in the US and the UK: Institutional Filtering of Issue Priorities of the Public,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 2010.

Best Poster on Public Policy Award (previous APSA annual meeting)
The Best Poster on Public Policy Award is given for the best paper or poster presented at the poster session at the previous APSA meeting. This award carries a prize of $500.

Lindsay Flynn, “The Work-Family Tradeoff: How Some Countries are Managing Better than Others,” poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 2010.