Rachael McLellan wins the 2019 APSA Comparative Democratization Fieldwork Prize

Graduate student Rachael McLellan won the 2019 APSA Comparative Democratization Fieldwork Prize for her work on incumbent and opposition strategies in Tanzania.

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August 14, 2026

PhD Alum Emily "Sal" Salamanca awarded the 2026 Melvin Richter Prize for the best dissertation in the history of political thought by The International Conference for the Study of Political Thought

August 7, 2026

Two Politics PhD Alum receive awards in the Democracy and Autocracy Section of APSA

Politics PhD Alum Daniel Tavana has won the Best Article Award for his article "Endogenous opposition: Identity and Ideology in Kuwaiti Electoral Politics." Politics PhD Alum Killian Clarke is the

July 27, 2026

Politics Alum Ophelia Vedder awarded Co-winner and Winner in two sections of APSA

Ophelia Vedder is named co-winner of the best dissertation award given by the APSA Women, Gender, and Politics Section. Read More. Ophelia has also been awarded the Kenneth Sherill Best