2020 Annual Award Winners
MARK D. RICHARDSON, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
“Politicization and Expertise:
Exit, Effort, and Investment“
The Joseph L. Bernd Journal of Politics Best Paper Award is awarded each year at the Annual Meeting to the Best Paper in the Journal of Politics during the previous year.
CHRISTINA M. KINANE
“Control without Confirmation: The Politics
of Vacancies in Presidential Appointments“
Malcolm Jewell Award: The Malcolm Jewell Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Graduate Student Paper presented at the Annual Meeting.
SUSAN ROBERTS, DAVIDSON COLLEGE
The Diane Blair Award is presented biennially to a
political scientist who has played an outstanding role
in politics and/or government during his/her career.
ABBY CORDOVA, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
HELEN KRAS, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
“State Action to Prevent Violence against
Women: How Women’s Police Stations Affect
Men’s Attitudes toward Gendered Violence“
Marian Irish Award: The Marian Irish Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Women and Politics presented at the Annual Meeting.
ANNA GUNDERSON, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
“Why Do States Privatize their Prisons? The
Unintended Consequences of Inmate Litigation“
Neal Tate Award: The Neal Tate Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the Annual Meeting.
MARGARET H. FROST, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
SANGEUN CECELIA KIM, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
ELIZABETH J. ZECHMEISTER, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
“Disaster May Steer the Public toward
Punitive and Private Approaches to Security“
Pi Sigma Alpha Award: The Pi Sigma Alpha Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Overall Paper presented at the annual meeting.
DAVID A. BATEMAN, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
IRA KATZNELSON, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
JOHN S. LAPINSKI, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Southern Nation: Congress and White
Supremacy afer Reconstruction
The V.O. Key Award: The V.O. Key Award is given to the author(s) of the best book on Southern Politics.
