Policy Section
American Political Science Association

PUBLIC POLICY SECTION ESTABLISHES NEW JOURNAL
WITH THE POLICY STUDIES ORGANIZATION

The new Policy Studies Journal, under the direction of its editor-in-chief Hank Jenkins-Smith of Texas A&M University, is now the premier outlet for public policy research with the mission of publishing theoretically-oriented, empirically-grounded research.

For information, go to Policy Studies Journal.

2006 APSA AWARDS NOMINATING COMMITEES:

Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award:
The Aaron Wildavsky Award is for a book or article published in the last ten to twenty years that continues to influence the study of public policy.
Committee: Gary Bryner, Brigham Young University gary_bryner@byu.edu (chair), Frank Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State University frankb@la.psu.edu, Michael Lipsky, Georgetown Public Policy Institute mlipsky@demos-usa.org

Best Paper for 2005 Meeting Award:
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on Public Policy given at the previous APSA Annual Meeting.
Committee: Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois at Chicago (chair) mossberg@uic.edu, Amy Zegart, University of California, Los Angeles zegart@ucla.edu, Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University howlett@sfu.ca

The Excellence in Mentoring Award:
The award recognizes sustained efforts by senior scholars to encourage and facilitate the career advancement of emerging political scientists in the field of public policy.
Committee: Frank Thompson, Visiting Fellow, Rutgers University, fthompson@ifh.rutgers.edu, (chair), Mark Schaan, Somerville College, mark.schaan@somerville.oxford.ac.uk, Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia, harrison@politics.ubc.ca

Nominations Committee:
Eric M. Patashnik, University of Virginia ericpat@virginia.edu (chair)
Alesha E. Doan, California Polytechnic State University adoan@calpoly.edu
Brenda Bushouse, University of Massachusetts, bushouse@polsci.umass.edu

2005 AWARDS:

Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award: Gosta Esping-Andersen, The Three World of Welfare Capitalism (Princeton 1990). Committee: Mark Peterson, UCLA (chair); Ann Lin, U Michigan; Paul Rich, Policy Studies Organization

Best Paper for 2005 Meeting Award: Karen Mossberger, Caroline Tolbert, and Michele Gilbert, "Race, Place, and Information Technology."Committee: Deborah McFarlane, U N Mexico (chair); Alesha Doan, California Polytechnic State; William Lowry, Washington University

The Excellence in Mentoring Award: Frank Baumgartner, Penn State.