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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2010, pp. 157 - 158
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Spotlight: Elinor Ostrom Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics. Elinor Ostrom received the 2009 Sveriges Riksbank Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, recognizing “her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons.” “Elinor Ostrom has challenged the conventional wisdom that common property is poorly managed and should be either regulated by central authorities or privatized,” the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences said. “Based on numerous studies of user-managed fish stocks, pastures, woods, lakes, and groundwater basins, Ostrom concluded that the outcomes are, more often than not, better than predicted by standard theories.” Ostrom is the Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science and a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. She is co-founder and senior research director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at IU. She served as president of APSA in 1996–97 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Her books include Governing the Commons (1990), Understanding Institutional Diversity (2005), and Working Together: Collective Action, the Commons, and Multiple Methods in Practice (forthcoming 2010, with Amy Poteete and Marco Janssen).

AP/WIDE WORLD PHOTOS

Robert M. Eisinger has been named dean of the School of Liberal Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design. A political scientist, Eisinger has taught at Lewis & Clark College, where he also served as department chair; the University of Maryland in College Park; and the George Washington University. He is the author of The Evolution of Presidential Polling (Cambridge University Press, 2003), as well as numerous articles, op-ed pieces, essays, and book reviews. He also has served as a radio political analyst for Oregon Public Broadcasting and a mayoral campaign adviser. Eisinger's areas of expertise in political science include American politics, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, and research methods.

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Jeffrey Herbst, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Miami University (Ohio), was named Colgate University's sixteenth president, taking office in the summer of 2010. Before his time at Miami, Herbst was on the faculty at Princeton University, where he also held a number of administrative positions, including chair of the department of politics, director of the African Studies Program, chair of the faculty committee on study abroad, and acting associate dean of the Woodrow Wilson School. Herbst's extensive research and teaching expertise focused on the politics of sub-Saharan Africa, including peacekeeping, how the United States can promote democratic liberalization in Africa, and what the international community can do to further economic growth in less developed regions of the world. He is the author of several books and articles, including States and Power in Africa (Princeton University Press, 2000), co-winner of the Gregory Luebbert Best Book Award from APSA's Comparative Politics Section. His articles have been published in Comparative Politics, Foreign Affairs, International Organization, and International Security.

Amy Gutmann has been named chair of the new Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. The commission will advise the president on bioethical issues that may emerge from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. It will work with the goal of identifying and promoting policies and practices that ensure scientific research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in an ethically responsible manner. Gutmann is president of the University of Pennsylvania, and she is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science and holds secondary appointments in communications, education, and philosophy. Prior to her appointment as the University of Pennsylvania's president in 2004, Gutmann served as provost at Princeton University. At Princeton, she was the founding director of the University Center for Human Values—a leading multi-disciplinary center that fosters greater research and discourse on ethics and human values.

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

Gerry Gryski, chair, department of political science, Auburn University.

Juliet Hooker, associate director, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin.

Lorraine and Thomas Pangle, co-directors, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas, The University of Texas at Austin.

NEW APPOINTMENTS

John Ahlquist, assistant professor, department of political science, Florida State University.

Bethany Albertson, assistant professor, department of government, The University of Texas at Austin.

Eric Coleman, assistant professor, department of political science, Florida State University.

Minion K. C. Morrison, professor and head, department of political science and public administration, Mississippi State University.

John Ryan, assistant professor, department of political science, Florida State University.

VISITING AND TEMPORARY POSITIONS

Peter M. Haas, Karl Deutsch Visiting Professor, Wisseschaftszentrum Berlin.

PROMOTIONS

Victor Asal, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University at Albany, SUNY.

Jason Barabas, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Florida State University.

Jason Brownlee, associate professor, department of government, The University of Texas at Austin.

Cheng Chen, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University at Albany.

Jennifer Jerit, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Florida State University.

Andrew Karch, associate professor, department of government, The University of Texas at Austin.

Michael Leo Owens, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Emory University.

Christopher Reenock, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Florida State University.

Dale Smith, professor, department of political science, Florida State University.

AWARDS

Kevin Bruyneel, associate professor of politics, history and society division, Babson College, received the 2009 Deans' Award “in recognition of excellence in teaching in the undergraduate school.”

Susanne D. Mueller, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University, received the best article of the year award from the African Politics Conference Group for her article “The Political Economy of Kenya's Crisis” (Journal of Eastern African Studies, July 2008). She has also served as a consultant in Kenya to the Waki Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence.

Eric M. Patashnik, professor of politics and public policy at the University of Virginia, received the Louis Brownlow Book Award from the National Academy of Public Administration for his book, Reforms at Risk: What Happens After Major Policy Changes Are Enacted (Princeton University Press, 2008).

Richard Rose, director, Centre for the Study of Public Policy, University of Aberdeen, received the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies from the Political Studies Association of the UK. He also received the Mattei Dogan Prize for lifetime achievement in European Political Sociology from the European Consortium for Political Research at its biennial conference in Potsdam.

John Seery, George Irving Thompson Memorial Professor of Government and professor of politics, Pomona College, is the recipient of the 2009 Sidney Hook Memorial Award, given by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. This triennial award “recognizes national distinction by a single scholar in each of three endeavors—scholarship, undergraduate teaching and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education.”

Devin Stauffer, associate professor, department of government, The University of Texas at Austin, received a President's Associate Teaching Excellence Award.

IN THE NEWS

Joseph Bafumi, assistant professor, department of government, Dartmouth College, quoted in the NPR article “Jump in Jobless Rate Puts Spotlight on Obama” on the potential for Republicans to pick up seats in the midterm elections.

Jeffrey M. Berry, John Richard Skuse, Class of 1941 Professor, political science department, Tufts University, quoted in the Boston Globe on Massachusetts residents not factoring the sexual orientation of candidates into their voting decisions.

Peter Feaver, Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor, department of political science, Duke University, quoted in a Washington Post article on Obama's plans for Afghanistan.

Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, senior scholar, School of Policy, Planning and Development, USC, quoted in the Los Angeles Times on the upcoming confirmation process for a new California lieutenant governor.

Mark Jones, professor, department of political science, Rice University, in the AP article “Mujica Headed for Presidential Victory in Uruguay.”

Burdett Loomis, professor, department of political science, University of Kansas, quoted in the Kansas City Star article “Full Speed Ahead for GOP Fight in Kansas.”

Jonathan B. Oberlander, associate professor, department of health policy and management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, quoted in the Washington Post article “Influential AMA's Support for Reform Is Far From Certain.”

Robert Oldendick, professor, department of political science, University of South Carolina, quoted in the Christian Science Monitor article “Five Reasons Mark Sanford Might Last as South Carolina Governor.”

Michael Leo Owens, associate professor, department of political science, Emory University, quoted in the New York Times on the transformation of Atlanta's electoral politics.

Mark Rozell, department of public policy, George Mason University, quoted in the New York Times article “High Unemployment Puts Jobs at Heart of U.S. Climate Debate.”