WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL AWARDS

Dissertation Award: For the best doctoral dissertation completed at a university within the regional groupings of the WPSA between July 1 and June 30 of the previous academic year. ($250 award)

Pi Sigma Alpha Award: For the best paper presented at the previous WPSA annual meeting. ($500 award)

The Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award: For the best paper on women and politics presented at the previous Annual Meeting of the WPSA. ($250 award)

WPSA Best Paper Award on Latina/Latino Politics: For an out-standing paper on Latina/Latino politics and its relative aspects. ($250 award)

Award by Committee on the Status of Blacks: For an outstanding paper discussing issues and problems which concern most Black Americans. ($250 award)

Charles Redd Award for Best Paper on the Politics of the American West: an award offered jointly by the WPSA and the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies of Brigham Young University for the best paper on the politics of the American West presented at the previous Convention of the WPSA. Papers may cover a broad range of topics--governance, policy, culture, politics--and may compare the West to other regions. ($250 award)

The Political Research Quarterly Best Article Award. This award is given for the best article published by the PRQ during the prior calendar year. ($1000 award)

WPSA Best Paper in Environmental Political Theory Award: for the best paper in environmental political theory presented at the annual WPSA meeting. ($250 award) THIS IS A NEW WPSA AWARD!

B. The following guidelines are to be noted by persons submitting work:

1. With the exception of the PRQ Award, no previously published material is to be submitted.
   
2. Review processes for each award are conducted by award committees consisting of at least three political scientists. The review process is anonymous.
   
3. WPSA awards carry a monetary prizes determined by the Executive Council, or, in the case of the PRQ award, determined by the PRQ Editors.
   
4. As part of the long-standing commitment of the Association to have the
   Political Research Quarterly reflect the intellectual strengths of the
   organization, WPSA paper award winners are provided with an enhanced
   opportunity to seek publication of the paper in PRQ. Papers receiving WPSA
   awards will be offered the opportunity of an expedited review. If, after the
   first review, an award winning paper does not meet the normal publication
   standards as determined by the editor(s), at least one opportunity to revise
   and resubmit will be provided to the author(s). There is no guarantee that
   papers will be published, but the editors will make every effort to work with
   authors to bring manuscripts to the level required by the normal peer review
   process. Papers must be submitted through the web-based submission
   system within six months of receipt of the award.
   
5. Winners of the Awards are announced at the Annual Meeting of the WPSA.

Award Submissions

Please send award submission to the individuals listed below by the deadline noted. No previously published material may be submitted.

Pi Sigma Alpha Award:
Chair: Sean Kelly, California State University, Channel Islands
sean.kelly@csuci.edu
Deadline: June 15, 2009

Dissertation Award:
Chair: Matt Jarvis, California State University, Fullerton
mjarvis@fullerton.edu
Deadline: October 15, 2009

Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award:
Chair: Christina Bejarano, University of Kansas
cbejaran@ku.edu
Deadline: June 15, 2009

Latina/Latino Politics Award:
Chair: Sylvia Manzano, Texas A&M University
smanzano@politics.tamu.edu
Deadline: June 15, 2009

Blacks and Politics Award:
Chair: Chris Lee, University of Niagara
clee@niagara.edu
Deadline: June 15, 2009

Charles Redd Center Award:
Chair: Sara Singleton, Western Washington University
sara.singleton@wwu.edu
Deadline: June 15, 2009

Environmental Political Theory Award -- NEW AWARD!
Chair: Kim Smith, Carleton College
ksmith@carleton.edu
Deadline: June 15, 2009