Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee consists of the president, president-elect, treasurer, and four other Council members whose main duties include preparing agendas for Council meetings and annual business meetings and acting on behalf of the Council to dispose of policy issues deemed of insufficient weight to require decisions by the Council.

• Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University
• Michael Doyle, Columbia University
• John Ishiyama, Truman State University
• Peter Katzenstein, Cornell University
• Arthur (Skip) Lupia, University of Michigan
• Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Texas Christian University
• Dianne Pinderhughes, University of Notre Dame

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee selects one nomination for each elective office to be filled and submits the slate for the next annual business meeting, with a report to the president no later than April 15.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• John M. Carey, Dartmouth College
• Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard University
• Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley*

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Irvine
• K.C. Morrison, University of Missouri, Columbia, chair
• H.W. Perry, Jr., University of Texas, Austin

* Laura Stoker was appointed in October 2006 to replace W. Phillips Shively, who withdrew for personal reasons before the nominating commtitee began its work.

Annual Meeting Program Committee

Annual Member Program Committee members organize all panels, plenary sessions, and other aspects of the official program for the annual meeting. Members are appointed by the Council after it hears the recommendations of the program chair-designate.

Trust and Development Fund Board of Trustees

The Trust and Development Fund Board of Trustees consists of the treasurer of the Association, who serves ex-officio as chair, and six other trustees who direct the investment of the Fund's resources.

Elections Committee

The Elections Committee supervises the conduct of Association elections. Three members are appointed after the election from among newly elected and continuing Council members.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• H N Hirsch, Oberlin College
• Dan Reiter, Emory University
• Anna Sampaio, University of Colorado, Denver, chair

Committee on the Annual Meeting

The Committee on the Annual Meeting is designed to oversee the practices and policies of the APSA Annual Meeting.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Jean Wahl Harris, University of Scranton
• Joe Soss, University of Wisconsin, Madison, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Quentin Kidd, Christopher Newport University
• Kenneth F. Scheve, Yale University

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• James Lance Taylor, University of San Francisco
• Joan C. Tronto, CUNY, Hunter College

Committee on Civic Education and Engagement

The Committee on Civic Education and Engagement focuses on the contributions that higher education, and political sciences in higher education institutions, are making or could make to enhancing the quantity and quality of civic engagement among young Americans.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Donald P. Green, Yale University
• Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University, Bloomington

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Elizabeth Beaumont, University of Minnesota
• Larry W. Chappell, Mississippi Valley State University, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Allison Calhoun-Brown, Georgia State University
• S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside

Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee

The Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee provides overall policy guidance for the program and has its own selection procedure.

Michael Barone, US News and World Report

Doug Bereuter, president, Asia Foundation; former member, U.S. House of Representatives

David Broder, Washington Post

Joan Claybrook*, president, Public Citizen

Richard Cohen, National Journal

Charles Cook, Cook Political Report

Robert Dole, Former Republican Leader, U.S. Senate; Republican Nominee for President 1996

Richard J. Durbin, U.S. Senate

Eugene Eidenberg*, Granite Ventures, LLC

Ronald D. Elving*, National Public Radio

Vic Fazio, Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives

Thomas S. Foley, Former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives; former Ambassador to Japan

Mike Franc, The Heritage Foundation

William Frenzel, Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives

David R. Gergen, JFK Schl of Government, US News & World Report

Robert G. Gilpin, Jr.*, Princeton University

Lee H. Hamilton, Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives

Albert R. Hunt, Wall Street Journal

Gary Hymel, Hill & Knowlton

Charles O. Jones, The Brookings Institution

Gerald J. Kovach, NeuStar

Ray LaHood, U.S. House of Representatives

Richard G. Lugar, U.S. Senate

Robert Merry, Congressional Quarterly, Inc.

Norman Ornstein*, American Enterprise Institute, Chair

David Price, U.S. House of Representatives

Cokie Roberts, ABC News and National Public Radio

Catherine E. Rudder*, George Mason University

Barbara Sinclair*, University of California, Los Angeles

* indicates former fellow

Committee on Departmental Services

The Committee on Departmental Services advises on publications and other services for members of the Association's Departmental Services Program.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Lynne E. Ford, College of Charleston
• Richard C. Hula, Michigan State University

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Robert H. Bates, Harvard University
• Laura Katz Olson, Lehigh University

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Joseph Stewart, Jr., Clemson University
• Graham K. Wilson, Boston University, chair

Editorial Board, PS,

The Editorial Board, PS, consists of 15 members who advise the editor on the content of each issue.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Earl Black, Rice University
• Sonia Kruks, Oberlin College
• Kathleen Thelen, Northwestern University
• David Waldner, University of Virginia
• Kenton W. Worcester, Marymount Manhattan College

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Andrew M. Appleton, Washington State University
• Wendy K. Tam Cho, University of Illinois
• Timothy J. Schorn, University of South Dakota
• Kiron Kanina Skinner, Garnegie Mellon University
• Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Rosalee Clawson, Purdue University
• Fernando J. Guerra, Loyola Marymount University
• Lorenzo Morris, Howard University, chair
• Pippa Norris, Harvard University
• Peter W. Wielhouwer, Western Michigan University

Committee on Publications

The Committee on Publications oversees and coordinates existing APSA publications, explores possible relationships with political science journals not sponsored by the Association, and develops proposals for new publications, when appropriate. It has six members, in addition to ex-officio members.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Alex Holzman, Temple University Press
• David B. Robertson, University of Missouri, St. Louis, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• James Johnson, University of Rochester
• Catherine E. Rudder, George Mason University
• Richard Snyder, Brown University

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Rose McDermott, University of California, Santa Barbara
• George Lopez, University of Notre Dame

Term expiring August 31, 2011

• James Caporaso, University of Washington
• Lisa Martin, Harvard University
• Ronald Rogowski, University of California, Los Angeles

Committee on International Political Science

The Committee on International Political Science recommends policy to the APSA Council with regard to international membership issues, oversees relationships with other national and international political science associations, and supports the inclusiveness of the Association's work and activities in ways that transcend national boundaries.

Most recently, the Committee considered how to strengthen international partnerships and enhance cross-national perspectives within the Association.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Ethan B. Kapstein, INSEAD
• Richard Samuels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Leonard Wantchekon, New York University
• Elisabeth Jean Wood, Yale University

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Sylvia B. Bashevkin, University of Toronto
• Jose Antonio Cheibub, Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights and Freedoms

The responsibility of the Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights and Freedoms is to protect the rights of political scientists and ensure that the ethical policies of the Association are followed.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Elizabeth Kier, University of Washington
• Sidney M. Milkis, University of Virginia

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Neta C. Crawford, Boston University
• Paul M. Sniderman, Standford University, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Lynn Ragsdale, Rice University
• Robert Grey, Grinnell College

Task Force on Political Violence and Terrorism

The objective of the APSA Task Force on Political Violence and Terrorism is to assess the contribution of political science to the understanding of how trends in civil violence affect domestic and international political order and to share findings with the public.

• Martha Crenshaw, Wesleyan University, chair
• Robert H. Bates, Harvard University
• Jeannine Bell, Indiana University
• Christian Davenport, University of Maryland
• Donatella Della Porta, European University Institute
• Fen Hampson, Carleton University
• Stathis N. Kalyvas, Yale University
• David D. Laitin, Stanford University
• Margaret Levi, University of Washington, Seattle
• Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University
• T. David Mason, University of North Texas
• Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University
• Marc Ross, Bryn Mawr College
• Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca, Juan March Institute - Madrid
• Joanna Vecchiarelli Scott, Eastern Michigan University
• Barbara F. Walter, University of California, San Diego
• Elisabeth Jean Wood, Yale University

Task Force on Difference and Inequality in the Developing World

The Task Force on Difference and Inequality in the Developing World will assemble what political science knows about key global problems and find ways and means by which our scholarship might influence public opinion, shape discourse in the public sphere, and influence policy makers.

• Leslie Elliott Armijo, Reed College
• Marc Blecher, Oberlin College
• Valerie Bunce, Cornell University
• Kiren A. Chaudhry, University of California, Berkeley
• John Echeverri-Gent, University of Virginia, chair
• John W. Harbeson, CUNY-City College and The Graduate College
• Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Bronwyn Leebaw, University of California, Riverside
• Aseema Sinha, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Susan L. Woodward, The Graduate College, CUNY
• Dan Brumberg, Georgetown University
• Loren Ryter, Cornell University

Task Force on Religion and Democracy in the United States

Will examine how relevant disciplinary knowledge can help Americans understand the role that religion plays in their public life, and consider both the opportunities and dangers to democracy that flow from the presence of significant numbers of citizens who possess strong religious convictions.

• Allison Calhoun-Brown, Georgia State University
• Rosa L. DeLauro, U.S. House of Representatives
• John J. Dilulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania
• Bette Novit Evans, Creighton University
• James L Gibson, Washington University, St. Louis
• John C. Green, University of Akron
• Fredrick C. Harris, University of Rochester & Columbia University
• Amaney Jamal, Princeton University
• Ira Katznelson, Columbia University
• Geoffrey C. Layman, University of Maryland
• David L. Leal, University of Texas, Austin
• Mark Lilla, University of Chicago
• Nancy L. Rosenblum, Harvard University
• Kenneth D. Wald, University of Florida
• Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University
• Alan Wolfe, Boston College, chair

Task Force on Interdisciplinarity

The purpose of this project is to advance interdisciplinarity in the social and behavioral sciences and humanities by identifying, examining, and recommending best practices for its development.

• John H. Aldrich, Duke University, chair
• Lisa Anderson, Columbia University
• Karen Beckwith, Case Western Reserve University
• Lawrence Bobo, Stanford University
• Matthew C. Moen, University of South Dakota
• Kristen Renwick Monroe, University of California, Irvine
• Charles R. Plott, California Institute of Technology
• Kenneth Prewitt, Columbia University
• Philip Tetlock, University of California, Berkeley

Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Blacks within the discipline.

Term expiring 2008

• James Jennings, Tufts University, Chair
• Angela K. Lewis, University of Alabama, Birmingham, chair

Term expiring 2009

• Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles
• Toni-Michelle Travis, George Mason University

Term expiring 2010

• Alice M. Jackson, Morgan State University
• Robert Starks, Northeastern Illinois University

Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Latinos within the discipline.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
• Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti, University of Texas, Pan American

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Celeste M. Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder, chair
• Rodolfo Rosales, University of Texas, San Antonio, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Benjamin Marquez, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Maria De los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago

Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession monitors the status of women in the profession at all levels, including faculty members and graduate students. It reports periodically to the membership at large on its findings, works to advance research on women as well as on issues of particular concern to women, works in coordination with other groups to develop and assess curriculum materials, and works to ensure fair and equal treatment of women in the profession.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• S. Laurel Weldon, Purdue University
• Elizabeth R. Wingrove, University of Michigan

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Paula D. McClain, Duke University
• Joanna Vecchiarelli Scott, Eastern Michigan University

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Gretchen G. Casper, Pennsylvania State University
• Kristen Renwick Monroe, University of California, Irvine, chair

Committee on Asian Pacific Americans in Political Science

The Committee on the Asian Pacific Americans in Political Science develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Asian Pacific Americans within the discipline.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Liane C. Kosaki, University of Wisconsin
• Don T. Nakanishi, University of California, Los Angeles

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Leela M. Fernandes, Rutgers University
• Janelle Wong, University of Southern California, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• David C. Kang, Dartmouth College
• Ann Chih Lin, University of Michigan

Committee on Teaching and Learning

The Committee on Teaching and Learning develops and promotes activities within the Association and the political science community regarding political science and the practices and policies of higher education, including undergraduate, graduate, professional and life-long education. The committee addresses issues of course and curriculum preparation and assessment, the professional development of college and graduate teaching, pedagogies and strategies of teaching and learning for the diversity of our students and program missions, instructional technologies and other resources, and higher education policy. It encourages studies in these areas, promotes supportive projects and materials development, and advises the APSA Council. The Committee also advises the APSA Council on the practices and policy for the annual Teaching and Learning Conference.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Jeffrey K. Tulis, University of Texas-Austin, chair
• Deborah E. Ward, Seton Hall University

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Rosalee Clawson, Purdue University
• William D. Rose, Albion College

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Stephen G. Salkever, Bryn Mawr College
• Dick W. Simpson, University of Illinois, Chicago

Teaching Conference Program Committee

Term expiring April 30, 2008

• Helen Boutrous, Mount Saint Mary's College
• Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Russell Mayer, Merrimack College
• Cameron G. Thies, University of Missouri-Columbia
• Christopher Van Aller, Winthrop University
• Sherri L. Wallace, University of Louisville, chair

Organized Sections Committee

The role of the Organized Sections Committee is to help organized sections carry out their work and to oversee the balance between Sections and APSA as a whole.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Gretchen Ritter, University of Texas, Austin
• Lynn M. Sanders, University of Virginia

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• John M. Bruce, University of Mississippi
• Claire Jean Kim, University of California, Irvine
• Gretchen Ritter, University of Texas, Austin

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Donna Bahry, Vanderbilt University
• Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College

Development Committee

The Development Committee was authorized by the Council in 1988 to propose development goals and policies to the Council and oversee their eventual implementation.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Lee Epstein, Washington University, St. Louis
• Norman H. Nie, Stanford University

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Gary J. Andres, Dutko Worldwide
• Susan Welch, Pennsylvania State University, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Betty Glad, University of South Carolina
• Paula D. McClain, Duke University

Centennial Center Advisory Board

The Centennial Center Advisory Board oversees practices of the Centennial Center, raises funds for Center activities, and makes final decisions on awarding of Centennial Center scholarships and grants.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Shiela Harmon-Martin, University of District of Columbia
• Christopher Howard, College of William & Mary
• Wilbur C. Rich, Wellesley College

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Susan C. Bourque, Smith College
• Roger H. Davidson, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Ruth S. Jones, Arizona State University, chair

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Robert F. Durant, American University
• Luis Ricardo Fraga, University of Washington
• Beryl A. Radin, American University

Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgendered (LGBT) in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgendered (LGBT) in the Profession assesses the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered scholars in the profession; advances the research on LGBT issues; develops curriculum materials; and works to ensure tolerance toward LGBT political scientists.

Term expiring August 31, 2008

• Valerie Lehr, St. Lawrence University
• Gary L. Lehring, Smith College

Term expiring August 31, 2009

• Donald B. Rosenthal, chair
• Angelia Ruth Wilson, University of Manchester

Term expiring August 31, 2010

• Jay Barth, Hendrix College
• Cynthia Burack, Ohio State University

Gabriel A. Almond Prize

The Gabriel A. Almond Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics. It carries a prize of $750.

The award was created in recognition of Gabriel Almond's contributions to the discipline, profession, and Association. He was a long time faculty member at Stanford University and former APSA President (1966). Almond's scholarly work contributed directly to the development of theory in comparative politics and brought together work on the developing areas and Western Europe that prevented splintering into an array of disparate areas studies.

William Anderson Prize

The William Anderson Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state and local politics. It carries a prize of $750.

The award was set up in honor of William Anderson, former APSA president, who was a leading American authority in the areas of local government, public administration, intergovernmental relations and the history of political science. He did much to shape teaching and research in these fields not only at his own university, but throughout the country.

Edward S. Corwin Prize

The Edward S. Corwin Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of public law. It carries a prize of $750.

The Corwin award is for the best doctoral dissertation completed and accepted during that year or the previous year in the field of public law, broadly defined to include the judicial process, judicial behavior, judicial biography, courts, law, legal systems, the American constitutional system, civil liberties, or any other substantial area, or any work which deals in a significant fashion with a topic related to or having substantial impact on the American Constitution.

Harold D. Lasswell Award

The Harold D. Lasswell Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of public policy. The award is cosponsored by the Policy Studies Organization and the APSA Public Policy Organized Section. It carries a prize of $1,000.

Helen Dwight Reid Prize

The Helen Dwight Reid Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of international relations, law, and politics. The award is supported by the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation. It carries a prize of $750.

E. E. Schattschneider Prize

The E. E. Schattschneider Prize is awarded annually for the best doctoral dissertation completed and accepted during that year or the previous year in the field of American government. This award fund was established in 1971. It carries a prize of $750.

This award was set up in honor of Elmer Eric (“E. E.”) Schattschneider, a former APSA president, and widely published and respected political scientist.

Leo Strauss Prize

The Leo Strauss Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of political philosophy. It carries a prize of $750.

The Fund was developed by former students of Strauss who sought to recognize his extraordinary influence on generations of students and his contributions to the field of political philosophy. A former president of APSA, he was a major figure in the department of political science at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1949 to 1967.

Leonard D. White Prize

The Leonard D. White Prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of public administration. The award is supported by the University of Chicago. It carries a prize of $750.

The Heinz Eulau Prize

The Heinz Eulau Prize is awarded annually for the best article published in the American Political Science Review and for the best article published in Perspectives on Politics. It carries a prize of $500. Special thanks go to Cambridge University Press for support of the new prize given in 2005, recognizing scholarship in Perspectives on Politics.

In 2004, the APSA Council acted to incorporate the best paper published in Perspectives in Politics under the umbrella of the Heinz Eulau Award, as well as the best paper published in APSR. This action was taken to allow APSA to recognize articles in Perspectives on Politics in a way parallel with APSR, without transgressing a council moratorium on new awards. As we build up award endowment, we expect in the future that the two awards will be separated. To manage the effort involved in selecting best articles for two journals, APSA President Margaret Levi, in consultation with the Award Committee Chair, increased the number of appointees to the Eulau Committee from 3 to 5, and suggested that two members focus on APSR articles, and two on Perspectives on Politics articles, with the chair acting as the swing participant and coordinating voice.

The Burdette Prize

The Burdette Prize is awarded annually for the best paper presented at the previous year's annual meeting. The award is supported by Pi Sigma Alpha. It carries a prize of $750.

Ralph Bunche Prize

The Ralph Bunche Prize is awarded annually for the best scholarly work in political science which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism. It carries a prize of $1,000.

Gladys M. Kammerer Prize

The Gladys M. Kammerer Prize is awarded annually for the best political science publication in 2004 in the field of U.S. national policy. It carries a prize of $1,000.

Benjamin E. Lippincott Award

The Lippincott Award was established by the Association to recognize a work of exceptional quality by a living political theorist that is still considered significant after a time span of at least 15 years since the original date of publication. The award is presented every two years and carries a cash prize of $1,500. The prize is supported by the University of Minnesota. Awarded Biennially—Awarded Next in 2009

James Madison Award and Lectureship

The James Madison Award recognizes an American political scientist who has made a distinguished scholarly contribution to political science. Awarded triennially. Carries a cash prize of $2,000. Awarded Triennially.

Charles E. Merriam Award

The Merriam Award was established by the Association to recognize “a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research.“ First presented in 1975, the award was revived in 1995 and is presented biennially. The award carries a prize of $500. Awarded Next in 2009.

Ithiel de Sola Pool Award and Lectureship

The Ithiel de Sola Pool Award and Lectureship was established in 1995 by the Association to honor the memory and contributions of Ithiel de Sola Pool and to be “given to a scholar selected to present a lecture exploring the implications of research on issues of politics in a broad range of scholarship pursued by Ithiel de Sola Pool.“ The lectureship is presented and the lecture given every third year at the APSA Annual Meeting. The lecturing scholar will evoke a broad range of fields pursued by Ithiel de Sola Pool including: political theory, political behavior, political communication, science and technology policy, and international affairs. Awarded Triennially—Awarded Next in 2010.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Section K

• To be named

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies

• Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan, term expiring 2008

American Council of Learned Societies

• Joseph H. Lane, Jr., Emory and Henry Colleges, term expiring 2010

Consortium of Social Science Associations

• William R. Keech, Carnegie Mellon University, term expiring August 2008

Decade of Behavior

• Paula D. McClain, Duke University, term expiring 2009

International Political Science Association

• Helen Milner, Princeton University, Term Expiring 2009

Social Science Research Council

• Michael C. Dawson, University of Chicago, term expiring 2009

Representative to the National Coalition for History

• Martha J. Kumar, Townson University

Representative to U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation

• To be named

Liaison to Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, The National Academies

• Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University, term expiring 2010