Department of Political Science Honors and Awards
Honors & Awards
Paul Beck receives Samuel J. Eldersveld Award
Paul Beck has received the Samuel J. Eldersveld Award from the Political Organizations and Parties section of the American Political Science Association in recognition of the outstanding contribution he has made to the field.
Larry Baum receives C. Herman Pritchett Award
Larry Baum has received the C. Herman Pritchett Award from the Law and Courts section of the American Political Science Association for his book Courts and Their Audiences as the best book published in 2006 on law and courts written by a political scientist.
John Mueller receives Warren Mitofsky Award
John Mueller is the recipient of the first Warren E. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research for his book Wars, Presidents and Public Opinion New York: Wiley, 1973). As stated in the award committee’s citation, “In the field of political science and public opinion research, Mueller was the initial leader in analyzing the effect of wars on public opinion, the effect of casualties on public support for wars, and how wars, casualties, economic conditions, and political conflict that occur over time affect support for American presidents. The ideas and arguments about how economic slumps and casualties affect public opinion, and the ‘rally round the flag’ effect that we take for granted in public discourse owe much to Mueller's work.
Richard Herrmann named Joan N. Huber Fellow
Richard Herrmann has been named a Joan N. Huber Fellow by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in recognition of his place as a leading scholar in the field of international relations. He has served on the Secretary of State’s policy planning staff and as coeditor of International Studies Quarterly. Dr. Herrmann approaches international politics from a political psychology perspective, and is best known for his work on image theory, including the ways in which perceptions of threat, opportunity, capabilities, and cultural differences affect the images used by national leaders to define relations with other nations.
Jennifer Mitzen receives EJIR Best Article Award
Jennifer Mitzen’s article on “Ontological Security in World Politics” was awarded the prize for the best article published in the European Journal of International Relations in 2006. The prize was awarded at the European Consortium for Political Research’s conference in Turin Italy in September. Mitzen studies international relations, with emphasis on IR theory, global governance, and post-conflict reconciliation.
Alexander Thompson wins Robert O. Keohane Awar
Alexander Thompson’s article “Coercion through International Organizations: The Security Council and the Logic of Information Transmission” was awarded the Robert O. Keohane Award for the best article published in International Organization in 2006 by an untenured scholar. Thompson studies international relations, with emphasis on international organization and political economy.
Marcus Kurtz wins the 2007 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
Marcus Kurtz won the 2007 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, the top recognition of teaching at Ohio State. Kurtz studies comparative politics, with a focus on Latin America. His teaches across the curriculum, from the freshman level to advanced graduate courses. His course evaluations are among the very highest at the University, and spontaneous comments by his students repeatedly describe his classes as intellectually stimulating.
Irfan Nooruddin receives a Distinguished University Mentor of the Year Award
The OSU Undergraduate Research Office named Irfan Nooruddin a Distinguished University Mentor of the Year. Nooruddin studies comparative politics, with a focus on the political economy of development. He was nominated for the award by four undergraduate students whose honors theses he chaired.
Janet Box-Steffensmeier is President of the Society for Political Methodology
Prof. Box-Steffensmeier is current president of the Society for Political Methodology. She is Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science and author of Event History Modeling. She has twice received the Gosnell Award for her work in political methodology.
