The APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award has been established to honor Lowi’s distinctive contributions to the study of politics. Throughout a prolific and influential career, Lowi developed new understandings of the relationship of public policy to politics, the influence of institutional arrangements to the exercise of power, the role of ideology in the development of political parties, the relationship of democracy to law, the relevance of concept analysis for theory building, and more.
Eligibility
The Lowi Award recognizes the author of a first book in any field of political science that exemplifies qualities of broad ambition, high originality, and intellectual daring, showing promise of having a substantive impact on the overall discipline, regardless of method, specific focus of inquiry or approach to subject.
Prize
The award carries a cash prize of $750.00.
Award
APSA and IPSA will administer and fund the Lowi Award in alternating years. The 2016 Lowi Award will be awarded at the 2016 IPSA World Congress of Political Science in Poznań, Poland. APSA will award it at the 2017 APSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Contact
For questions about the Lowi Award, please contact awards@apsanet.org.
Nominations are open until Sunday, May 15, 2016.
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http://www.apsanet.org/lowi